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Child of [10] Lewis and Catherine (Walker) Walker.

39. Catherine, m. Aquila Pumphery.

Children of [11] Thomas and Ann (Hockley) Walker.

40. Sarah-Hubley, d. unm. at Farm Ridge, La Salle Co., Ill., June 4, 1863

41. Lewis (153), m. at Laurel Lodge, Pottstown, by Rev. Levi Bull, to Sarah Yeates, dau. of Jacob and Margaret (1) (Burd) Hubley ; he d. at Spring Forge, York Co., and was buried in St. John's Churchyard, York. He was at one time engaged in the iron-works at Pine Forge. Mrs. Walker survived her husband, and died in Germantown, and was buried in St. Luke's Churchyard at that place.

42. Rebecca (156), m. John Yocum. She d. in Chester Co. about 1834, and was buried with her infant child in the family graveyard at Coventry ; but no stone marks her grave. Her husband removed with his family to La Salle Co., Ill., in 1850.

43. Anna, d. unm.

44. Elizabeth, d. unm. June 16, 1851

Children of George and [12] Anna (Walker) Leonard.

45. Thomas (159), m.

46. Elizabeth (160), m. George Leaf

(1) She was a dau. of Col. James Burd, whose name is familiar in the account of Braddock's Ex., and who built the road to Fort Du Quesne, and erected Fort Burd, near Easton, Pa. Her mother was the dau. of Edward Shippen, Sen. In the manuscript collection of the Historical Society of Pa. are several volumes of letters from Col. and Sarah (Shippen). Burd, and from her father and brother Edward Shippen.

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47. Nancy, d. unm.

48. Anne, d. unm.

49. George H., died at Batavia, island of Java.

Children of [17] Thomas and Anna (Nutt) Potts.

50. Ruth, b. at Coventry, May 16, 1758 ; d. aged three days.

51. Rebeccah-Grace (170), b. l. c., (1) July 5, 1760; m. at Coventry, Feb. 16,1786, Robert, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Brooke (2)) May. He owned and carried on the iron-works at the Head of Elk, Maryland, where be resided until some time after Rebeccah's death, which took place there July 30, 1789. She was buried in the graveyard four miles from Elk Forge, Cecil Co. The following inscription on her tombstone was written by Mrs. Nath. Potts:

"In memory of Rebecca G. May

wife of Robert May

who departed this life the

30th of July A. D. 1789

Aged 29 years.

While o'er this Tomb connubial sorrows flow

And love maternal, melts in deep-felt woe,

The happy Spirit freed from Bonds of clay

Mounts to the confines of eternal day.

"The charities which soothed woe's weary head,

And wiped in love the tears affection shed,

The patient sweetness, which endearing strove

To bless in offices of kindred love,

"The faith, which taught her hopes to rest on high

In the bright view of immortality

These, rise memorials, of the path she trod,

And gain the applauding fiat of her God."

(1). Loc. cit., 1. C., place already mentioned.

(2). She was the dau. of James Brooke, of Maryland; b. Dec. 3, 1703 married with Robert May the 17th of May, 1724." He d. Dec. 26, 1749. Their son Robert was b. Feb. 4, 1749-50, just forty days after his father's death.

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52. Nutt, b. 1. c., May 28, 1762 ; d. 19 Dec. of the same year.

53. Martha (179), b. I. c., Jan. 25, 1764; in. at Coventry, Aug. 25, 1785, Thomas, son of Joseph (1) and Sarah (Ennalls) Haskins, of the eastern shore of Maryland. He was a graduate of William and Mary Coll., Va., and studied law with his cousin, Gov. Basset, (2) at Dover, Del. Like him, he became a convert to Methodism, and he thought it his duty, though much against the wishes of his family, to give up the law for the gospel of which he soon after became a preacher.

After his marriage he entered into business in Phil., and-Martha died there, July 20, 1797, and was buried in the graveyard of St. George's Ch., of which her grandmother Grace had been one of the earliest benefactors. The following is the inscription on her tombstone:

"In memory of

Mrs. Martha Haskins

who departed this life July 20, 1797,

in the 34th year of her age.

Here lies the faithful follower of her Lord,

Who with an humble heart her God adored,

Of meekness, patience, gentleness posses't

Of Wives, of Daughters& of Friends the best.

Sic Vivam, Sic Moriar."

Mr. Haskins m. for his second w. Elizabeth, dau. of William and Mary (Patrick) Richards, of Batsto, N. J. He d. in Phil., June 29, 1816, and was buried in the yard of the Union M. E. Ch. The following is the inscription. on his tombstone:

(1) Joseph came from the neighborhood of Bristol, Eng., and settled in Md. about 1750Sarah was the dau. of Thomas and Ann (Skinner) Ennalls, who was son of Henry and Mary (Hooper) Ennalls, the son of Bartholomew and Ann (Hayward) Ennalls. Maj. Henry Ennalls and Capt. Henry Hooper were important citizens in Dorchester Co. in 1723, and are so mentioned by Ed. D. Neill in "Terra Mariae."

(2) Richard Basset was of Huguenot descent. He was a Senator in Congress, and member of the convention that framed the Constitution 'of the United States. Through the influence of Bishops Asbury and Coke he became a Methodist preacher, and built a chapel on his estate of Bohemia Manor

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Sacred to the Memory

of the

Rev. Thomas Haskins

In the days of his youth he remembered his Creator

and was a faithful servant of God

and a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

until he departed this life in a certain hope of a better

on the 29th day of June 18t6 in the 50th year of his age

'The memory of the just is blessed."'

About 1861 the two city churchyards here mentioned having become surrounded by a dense population, the only surviving child of Martha and Thomas Haskins (Mrs. Sarah E. Richards) had their remains and memorial-stones removed to the graveyard of her husband's family at Batsto, N. J.

54. Elizabeth (182), b. 1. c., June 24, 1766; m. Benjamin Jacobs. They resided at Coventry for many years, but removed to Whitelands, where he d. July, 1807. She became a member of the Society of Friends.

55. Ruth (1) (172), b. l. c., Sept. 6, 1768 m., at Coventry, Robert May, her deceased sister's husband, March 28, 1792. He removed there after the death of his first wife, and carried on the forge at that place, and became an extensive iron-master in Chester and Berks Counties, owning Gibraltar and Dale Forge, and part of Joanna Furnace. He was accidentally killed by a fall from his horse, Nov. 21, 18 12.

His wife survived him until Jan. 17, 1820. Both are buried in the family graveyard at Coventry, where marble tombstones are erected to their memory.

56. Samuel-Nutt (184), b. l. c., Oct. 13, 1770; m. Mary Camac Welsh, and d. at Phil., and was buried in the yard of the Union M. E. Ch., Fourth and Arch. His w. survived him until 1836.

57. Julianna, b. 1. c., Feb. 23, 1773; d. unm. at Coventry, Aug. 2, 1795, and was buried there in the family graveyard.

(1) According to chronological order, Ruth's children should come after those of her elder sisters, Martha and Elizabeth ; but as she married her brother-in-law, I have carried the descendants of Rebeccah and Ruth down together, to avoid separating the family.

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58. Thomas (193), b. l. c., May 13, 1777; m. Ann-Maclanahan, dau. of Assheton (1) and Frances Humphreys. He d. at Coventry, Sept. 7, 1814, and was buried there in the family graveyard. His w. survived him until Nov. 5, 1843

(1) He was the son of James and Susannah Humphreys; the latter was the dau. of Ralph and Susannah (Redman) Assheton, a cousin of William Penn, whom he had invited to this country to occupy an important post in his government. Robert or Ralph Assheton, Esq., Recorder, etc, d. in 1727, and was buried with much pomp by torchlight in Christ Ch.

This tombstone is laid in the brick pavement of the ch., which is now covered with a wooden floor, in the aisle running north and south, in front of the chancel, eleven feet from the north wall, and bears the following inscription:

"M. S. Famae

Assheton . . . . iensis

de Salford juxta Manchester,

Lancastriensis

Stephanus Watts Francisca Rudolphi

Susanna Assheton

Anno Salutis A. D. 1768."

The following inscription is from the graveyard belonging to Christ Ch. at Fifth and Arch Streets:

"Beneath this stone

are deposited

the relicts of Father, Mother

Sister Wife & children

Resting

In the affectionate Remembrance

of a Son Brother Husband

and a Father

In short

Here are deposited the remains of

James Humphreys Esq. & Susanna

his wife Susanna Jeffries

their daughter Frances Humphreys

wife of Asheton Humphreys Esq.

and several children

Reader

Weep not for the dead but for the living."

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59. Henrietta (196), b. 1. c., May 30, 1780. She was m. at Coventry, March 26, 1801, in the same house where she was b., to Isaac, son of Griffith (1) and Mary (Gyger) James, of Radnor, then in Chester Co.

(1) He was the son of Evan James, who, tradition says, was b. on the passage from Wales, and of Margaret, dau. of Griffith Jones. Their marriage certificate is printed in, the Appendix. David, the father of Evan, had suffered persecution in Wales, and is several times mentioned by Besse in his " Sufferings." In Dec., 1662, he was imprisoned three weeks for refusing to take the oath of allegiance. In a more extended account of the same event, it appears he suffered with twenty-two others. "Anno 1663. About the month called Jan. this year, David James [here follow the names of the rest] were committed to prison in Radnorshire until they should take the oath of allegiance, which yet had not been tendered them before their commitment." In 1674 David James attended a meeting at a house called Cloddian Cochion, within the corporation of Poole, where a small number of Friends were met together in silence. Thomas Lloyd, of Dalobran (afterwards well known in Pa. as Penn's first deputy-governor), being present when fifteen armed men came to arrest those attending this meeting. He requested them to remain awhile, and preached to them, for which offence he was fined, and most of those present. That the David James here mentioned is the ancestor of this family is proved by papers in their possession. He appears to have been one of those who purchased a right of land in Pa. before leaving Wales ; for his name is signed as a witness to two indentures of land from Richard Davies, gentleman, of Welshpoole, who had bought five thousand acres in Penn's new province. In the first indenture the land is granted on a peppercorn rent when lawfully demanded, two pounds per hundred acres being paid for it, reserving to Penn the annual quit-rent of a silver shilling as lord of the soil. These old deeds are in the writer's possession. That from Penn bears his sea], which is appended to the parchment by a blue ribbon, and covered with a tin box four inches and a half in diameter, and an inch deep.

David James arrived in Pa. in Aug., 1682, with Margaret, his wife, and probably went at once to Radnor, and settled on the land he had bought before coming over. They lived in a cave while building a log-house. This dwelling is remembered by the husband of the writer as standing in his boyhood, though much decayed by time.

The cave was excavated in the slope of the hill, and near a spring of fine water, celebrated before the coming of the white men as a favorite resting-place of the Indians on the direct path westward. The immigrant David built a good stone house, on one end of which are the initials of D M and the date; but these have now been plastered over, and his descendants cannot remember the exact year, but know that it was early in 1700. For a copy of the certificate sent over from the-Friends' Meeting, in Wales, in 1683, vide Appendix.

There is a tradition in the family that David James came in the same vessel with William Penn ; but the writer has reason to believe that he came with Thomas Lloyd in the America, Captain Wasey, at the same time as Pastorius, an account Of whose voyage appears in Chapter I I I . Lloyd was the head of the Welsh colony, as Pastorius was of the German one ; and it is evident, from records now extant, that these two celebrated pioneers expected to found a colony, each distinct from Penn's English one at Phil.

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He resided on the land, a right to part of which his great-grandfather David had purchased in Wales; but he sold the greater part of this estate about 1820, and removed with his family to Trenton. He studied medicine and attended lectures in Un. of Pa. and New York, and received his degree of M. D. from Columbia Coll. After practising his profession in Trenton and Phil., he returned to Radnor, and resided on a portion of his plantation which he bad reserved from the previous sale. Here his w, d. April 18, 1832, and, a few years after, the remnant of his real estate in the old Welsh colony was sold, and he removed to Bucks Co., where he m., for a second w., Huldah Wetherill.

Isaac was b. at Radnor, and is still living, in his ninety-seventh year. The following is copied from the " Evening Telegraph," Phil., Oct. 1870:

"'The Methodist' says: Rev. I. James, M. D., of Bustleton, Pa., has ,the honor of being the oldest Methodist in the world. He is in his ninetyfourth year, being born January 28, 1777. He- joined the Methodist society in 1790, - eighty years ago. He was licensed to exhort in 1798, to preach in 1800. Was ordained deacon by Bishop Asbury in 1806, and elder by Bishop Morris in 1849."'

Children of [18] Samuel and Joanna (Holland) Potts.

60. David (205), b. at Pottsgrove ; m. [99] Martha, dau. of [32] David and [24] Anna (Potts) Potts, of Pine Forge. They resided, during the first years of their marriage, in Pottstown, where David -built the large mansion near his father's, known as the Hill, and now used as a boys' boarding-school. He did not finish the house, and it remained uninhabited for many years, a terror to the villagers, who believed it haunted, and called it " Potts's Folly." It was said be discontinued building because no water could be bad there. In 1795, David removed to Warwick, on French Creek, eight miles across the Schuylkill, for

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the purpose of carrying on the furnace there, which had been built by his great-grandmother, Mrs. Samuel Nutt. Samuel Potts, by his will in 1793, left his own share of Warwick, after the death of his widow Joanna, to his son David, if he chose to take it, in fee simple, at a certain valuation, giving as a reason, "that I expect he will conduct the business of said furnace for his mother during her life." This branch of the family has ever since been designated by the name of Warwick. He d. there, Sept. 15, 1834. His w. d. at the same place, Oct. 3, 1813. Both were buried in the family graveyard at Coventry, which was originally part of the same estate.

This seems to be an appropriate place to insert an account of the celebration of Washington's funeral at Pottsgrove, as David and his brother Thomas were two of the pall-bearers, while the other four were descended from John Potts or allied by marriage to the family. It is copied from the " Norristown Gazette" of Jan. 24, 1800, a small quarto sheet somewhat larger than this page. The occasion seems to have been one which brought together the inhabitants of the neighboring towns, as the following, cut from the Phil. "Ledger" of Jan., 1873, proves: "Mrs. Mary Miller, who rode from Exeter to Pottstown, Pa., on horseback, to attend the funeral observance of George Washington in that borough, on the 12th of Jan., 1800, is still living at Mount Airy, Berks Co., aged ninety-two; but looks, and acts, and talks like a young thing of sixty or thereabouts."

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(1) Rev. John Armstrong is frequently mentioned in family letters as the Episcopal clergyman at Pine Forge and St. Gabriel;s Ch. near Pottsgrove.

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61. Nathaniel (216), b. at Coventry, 1759. He was educated as a lawyer. Early in the Revolution, when only eighteen years of age, he was cap. tain of a company in the battalion raised by his uncle Thomas. He m. at Phil., 1782, Rebeccah, dau. of Enoch (1) and Hannah (Pratt) Hobart, and sister of the Rt. Rev. H. Hobart, D. D., Bishop of New York.

At the close of the war he returned to Pottsgrove, where he d. April 26, 1784, and was buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

The following obituary is copied from one of the newspapers of the day:

"In the spring of 1784, Mr. Nathaniel Potts moved to Pottsgrove with his wife, intending to make that place his permanent residence. But imimediately on his. arrival there he was seized with a violent fever, which in a few weeks terminated his mortal existence, in the bloom of youth and promise. He had studied law in Phil. with William Lewis, and had been admitted to practice in that city, under the most flattering auspices. He was greatly endeared, by amiable qualities, to his relatives and friends."

The young widow of Nathaniel in., for her second husband, Robert, son of William and Elizabeth (Corrin) Smith, July 6,1791. He was b. in N. Y., Nov. 20, 1752, the son of this union marrying the niece of Nathaniel Potts. Rebecca became the ancestress of a branch of the family, though both of the children of her first husband d. young.

Mrs Potts inherited the literary ability of her ancestors, and was the author of many elegant verses, which were collected into a manuscript

(1) "He was a son of John, and grandson of Capt. Joshua Hobart," who came from Hingham, England, and settled in Hingham, Mass., 1633, and great-grandson of Peter, the first minister of Hingham. The words within quotation-marks I received from John Henry Hobart, of Pottsville; but from an account of the Hobart family of New England, published some years ago, it seems that two generations more should be interpolated, viz, Joshua's second son Enoch, who m. Hannah, dau. of Thomas Hamis, Aug. 7, 1678, and their only son, Thomas, b. March 31, 1683. As the name of Enoch has been handed down in this branch of the family to the present time, there is little doubt that he was their ancestor. Capt. Joshua Hobart was distinguished in the early annals of Mass. as a member of the House of Assembly for twenty-five years, and Speaker in 1674.

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volume by her son. During her widowhood, which was soon rendered childless by death, her pen seems to have been the solace of many lonely hours. The inscription on her husband's tombstone, and that on his cousin's, Mrs. R. G. May, were written by her, and are printed in this volume. Robert Smith was of Scotch descent. His ancestors had settled in New York, and he entered the army from that city, and served as a major in the Revolutionary War. He was wounded a White Plains, and fought in the terrible battle War. of Monmouth. At the conclusion of hostilities, he established himself in business in Phil., which he continued for more than forty years. He was an officer in the First City Troop when that company was called out to suppress the insurrections Of 1794 and 1798. For nearly half a century he was an elder of the Presbyterian Church. On the establishment of the United States Bank, be was elected a director, and served as such throughout the period of its existence, and then as a trustee, -in all forty-eight years. He filled with honor many public offices in his adopted city, and was liberal of his means for the benefit of others, and foremost in all the charities of the day. After a life of usefulness he passed away in a green old age, April, 1838.

Mrs. Smith d. July 7, 1802, and was buried in Christ Churchyard, from which her remains were removed to Laurel Hill in 1867.

The following obituary notice, from the pen of Dr. Benjamin Rush, was one of those inserted in the newspapers of Philadelphia a few days after her departure:

"Died, universally and justly lamented, on Wednesday morning, near Frankford, in the forty-second year of her age, Mrs. Rebecca Smith, wife of Robert Smith, merchant, of this city. A mind elevated by nature, education, and religion rendered this excellent woman an object of uncommon respect and esteem to all who knew her. She lived to a numerous family as if she. owed no obligations to society, and she lived to society as if she had no family. Such was the private and modest use she made of the talents and virtues with which Heaven bad endowed her, that their benevolent application was seldom known, except by accident, to her most intimate friends.

During the tedious and distressing illness there was no departure, in impatience or complaint, from the natural propriety and dignity of her character.

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"With every comfort and tic to life that could make it desirable, she met the approach of death with composure, and resigned her breath with a full reliance upon the merits of her Redeemer for her future happiness."

A more extended obituary was printed in the papers of the day, written by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Hobart, D. D.(1)

62. John (218), b. 1. c., Oct. 20, 1760. He was educated in Phil. as a lawyer; but, when twenty-five years old, he was induced to go to Alexandria, Va., to become the secretary of the Potomac Company, of which Gen. Washington was president.

At the close of the Revolution the subject of internal improvements by the means of canals was much discussed, and several routes to connect the Atlantic States with the West were projected. The position of the Potomac pointed it out as one of the most eligible highways; for its head-waters and those of the Ohio were only separated by a road forty miles long. The two States of Maryland and Virginia chose conferees to meet at Annapolis, Dec. 22, 1784, to act upon this project, and Washington, who entered into the plan with enthusiasm, proceeded to the meeting with Gen. Lafayette, who was received there with great honor. The conferees decided that to render the Potomac navigable was a work worthy of two States, and the Potomac Company was chartered, each State taking fifty shares of stock, and directing that a survey be made at their-joint expense. Gen. Washington was chosen the first president ; and so great was the interest he took in this design, that he assisted in the survey of the river in person. It was then supposed that the Potomac could be rendered navigable by locks, dams, and short canals, and the works for this purpose were soon undertaken; but experience proved the fallacy of the idea.

Thomas and Samuel Potts were at -the same time making plans to render the Schuylkill navigable, and the son of Samuel was induced, probably by Gen. Washington, to become the secretary of the Potomac Company. He went to Alexandria, and, though the plan was unsuccessful, he remained

(1) Previous to Rebecca Hobart's marriage to, Nath. Potts she was engaged to Major Scull, a British officer attached to Sir Wm. Howe's staff, who was drowned in the Delaware in 1777. She was buried in the Pres. graveyard Arch above 5th Street, not CIL Ch., as stated on page 256.

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there until his death. The following advertisement, which I found in a newspaper of the day, is curious, as it shows the price of labor and the food allowed to slaves; also proving the date at which the works were undertaken

"One hundred negroes are wanted on hire for the use of the Potomac Company, for each of whom there will be an allowance of twenty pounds, Virginia currency, per annum, also clothe them, pay their levies, and furnish them with rations, viz., one pound of salt pork, one pound and a quarter of salt beef, or one pound and a half of fresh beef or mutton, and a sufficiency of bread each day, and also a reasonable quantity of spirits when necessary. It is expected the negroes will be good and able working hands, and that they will come well clothed, or to be supplied with what may be deficient, which is to be stopped out of the next year's clothing. Application is to be made to Mr. William Hartshorne, in Alexandria, or to Mr. James Rumsey, the principal superintendent of the work, who are authorized to contract for them.

"By order of the Board of President and Directors,

"JOHN POTTS, JR.,

Secretary.

"ALEXANDRIA, November 1, 1785."

When the Potomac Company was subsequently merged in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, these works, planned partly by Washington, were abandoned, and a more comprehensive arrangement was adopted.

Gen. Washington was on terms of intimacy with John Potts and his family, and made his house one of his stopping-places in Alexandria, where the business of the Potomac Company must often have taken him. Several anecdotes of the general's visits are related by John's grandchildren, who have preserved with pious care numerous relics of the Father of his Country.

John m., at Alexandria, Eliza, fourth dau. of Patrick (1) and Elizabeth

(1) He was the son of Andrew Ramsay, Lord Provost of Glasgow, Scotland, 1734-35, and he had settled in Petersburg prior to 1760. On Nov. 20 of that year he m. in Bristol Parish, Prince George's Co., Va., Elizabeth Poythress. It is believed that he returned to his native country with his family at the. commencement of the Revolution, as his youngest child was b. in Glasgow in 1776. After Mr. Ramsay's death, his children remained in Great Britain for their education but in 1791-92 returned with their mother to Alexan dria, where her twin sons entered into the European trade. A grandson of Patrick Ramsay says in a letter, after giving the above account: " We have no record of the family of Elizabeth Poythress, but she belonged to one of the ancient families of the 'Old Dominion', and was connected with the Randolphs and Eppes, and was a woman of superior character and attractions. I find in Meade's History of 'Old Churches and Families in Virginia that Thomas Rolph, the only child of Pocahontas, m. a Miss Poythress, and that Richard, son of Theodoric Bland, who d. in 1776, m. another of the name. The family was one of importance in Bristol Parish, now included in Petersburg, and William and F. Poythress were among the vestrymen of old Blandford Ch."

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(Poythress) Ramsay. She was b. at Petersburg, Va., March 19, 1768, and survived her husband many years.

This is the John Potts, Jr., who is mentioned in the accounts of the attack of James Wilson's house, in 1779, as among those who defended it. He was inside with his brother Nathaniel and uncle, Dr. Potts. It is evident that some writers have thought be was John the Loyalist; but the last-named is not designated as junior after 1768. The attack on Fort Wilson, as it is sometimes called, was partly because that lawyer and signer of the Declaration had defended Roberts and Carlisle on. their trial for treason. Of the former I have given some account on pages, 156 - 159.

After the Potomac Company was abandoned, John entered into business in Alexandria, and lost a great part of his patrimony. But he continued to reside there, and most of his descendants are now living in Washington and Virginia. While on a visit to his mother, in Pottstown, he was seized with a sudden illness, and d. there, Oct. 17, 1809, and is buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

63. Thomas (223). He was brought up as a merchant, and, in 1787, was in partnership with his brother Joseph in Phil. He in. Abigail, dau. of Col. Samuel Miles.(1) Her sister in. Gen. and Gov. Joseph B. McKean, son of Gov. Thomas McKean. Thomas was made recorder of deeds and register of wills in Montgomery Co. by Gov. McKean, and resided in Norristown. He d. at Pottstown, Sept. 9, 1823. His w.

(1) Col. Miles says, in his autobiography, printed in Lossing's "Record", that his grandfather came from Radnorshire, Wales, he thinks, in the same vessel with William Penn, 1682. This is probably an error, as I believe he came in the "America," with David James, as the name of Samuel Miles is signed as a witness of the deed before mentioned in Wales, and he appears to have been one who bought land with him there.

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survived him only two weeks, and both were buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

64. Joseph (232), b. June 2, 1766; m., by Rev. Slater Clay, to [78] Sarah, dau. of [21] David and Mary (Aris) Potts, Feb. 9, 1792. Before he was of age he entered into business, with his elder brother Thomas, in Phil.; but returned to his native place, and owned and carried on Glasgow Forge, two miles from Pottstown. His branch of the family is usually designated by that name. He removed to the town during the latter part of his life, and d. there Sept. 27, 1824. His w. d. Feb., 1851, and both are buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.) She was a member of the Society of Friends, and the last surviving grandchild of John Potts. The following obituary is copied from a Phil. paper:

"Died, on the morning of the 27th ultimo, at Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pa., in the fifty-ninth year of his age, Mr. Joseph Potts, one of the most respectable inhabitants of that borough.

"The deceased was deservedly esteemed for soundness of judgment, correctness, and integrity in all his transactions. To a numerous family, over whose welfare he watched with unceasing solicitude, he was greatly endeared. Their consolation under their bereavement must be sought in Him who gave and who has taken away their greatest earthly blessing."

65. Sarah-May (244), b. Jan. 18, 1770. Jan. 14, 1790, she was m. at Pottsgrove, by the Rev. Slater Clay, to Robert Enoch,(1) son of Enoch and Hannah (Pratt) Hobart, of Phil., where be was b. April 25, 1768. He was educated as a lawyer, and practised in that city. He built, about the beginning of this century, the picturesque house still standing at the northwest corner of 9th and Spruce Sts., Phil., which was then thought quite out of town, and the streets and sidewalks in the neighborhood were unpaved. One of his daughters told me that when she first began to attend school a few squares distant, the colored manservant was in the habit of carrying her in his arms, that she might

(1) Eight years before, her brother had rn. his sister. For an account of the Hobart descent, see page 255.

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not muddy her shoes. This family were earnest members of Christ Ch., Phil., where several of them were buried.

Mr. Hobart, towards the latter part of his life, removed to Pottstown, and finished the house on the hill commenced by his brother-in-law, David Potts. In 1825 he became one of the incorporators and the senior warden of Christ Ch. in that borough. The first building stood at the corner of Hanover St. and the railroad, and was erected on the foundation walls of the old brewhouse, which is mentioned in the will of John Potts, 1767. This church was afterward rebuilt on High St., and was taken down in 1872, and a new and churchly edifice, erected on the same site, in which is a large memorial window of fine workmanship, to the memory of Robert E. Hobart. He was a member of the Legislature, and, while serving in that capacity, d. at Harrisburg, March 17, 1826. His w. had d. a few months previous, Jan. 2, 1826, and both are buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

Children of [19] John and Margaret (Carmick) Potts.

66. Mary-Ann (256), b. in Phil., 1768; m. Dec. 10, 1789 (72), David, son of Thomas and [20] Martha (Potts) Rutter.

She resided from the time of her m. at Pine, and d. Sept. 22, 1824, and was buried in the family graveyard at Pottstown. (See inscriptions.)

67. Stephen (267). He went with his father to Nova Scotia, and obtained a commission in the British navy, and was wounded in the service. He received a pension from the crown. After some years he returned to this country, and became a clerk at the iron-works at Pine Grove, Schuylkill Co.; but removed, to Pottsville, where he d. He m. Eunice Dennis.

In 1785 Stephen received a grant of land, for his services in a Loyalist regiment, of two hundred and fifty acres on the Kennebecassis River, near St. John, New Brunswick. I am unable to say whether he ever settled upon it. But in 1795 he appears to have returned to Pa., as he is mentioned in a letter of his brother Samuel as living at Sussex, Del., probably engaged in the iron-works there. Anxiety is expressed at not hearing from him, and

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Samuel informs his sister that, though it will cost him several dollars, he shall send a man down to learn tidings of` him.

68. Samuel (274). Like his father and brother, he received a pension from Great Britain; but I do not find he had a grant of land in the Provinces. He returned to this country, and was living at Rebecca Furnace in 1795. He m., first, Mary, dau. of his great-aunt, Deborah (Pyewell) Potts and her second husband, Caleb Hughes. His second wife was Ann (Dewees) Potts, widow of [75] James. He removed to Ohio, and lived near Wheeling. He became a member of the Society of Friends,(1) and a preacher among, them. At the time he joined the society, he relinquished his pension as a British officer. He d. in the West, Jan., 1850.

Children of Thomas and [20] Martha (Potts) Rutter.

69. John, b. at Pottsgrove, May 30, 176o; d. unm., Nov. 5, 1794. He is buried in the family graveyard at Pottstown. (See inscriptions.)

70. Mary-Katherine (281), b. at Popodickon, May 23, 1762; m. in 1782, John Clements, son of Anthony and Margaret Stocker, of Phil. He was b. Feb. 18, 1760, and d. Oct 12, 1813. His w. survived him only a few weeks, dying Nov. 28, 1813.

He was a successful merchant in Phil., and resided near St. Peter's Ch. The country place of the family is now the spot in the southern part of the city where the mission of St. Peter's Ch. has been recently established by one of their descendants..

The following obituary notices are copied from the papers of the day:

From Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, Thursday, Oct. 14, 1813.

"Departed this life on the 12th instant, in the fifty-third year of his age, John Clement Stocker, Esq., whose death is sincerely deplored by his rela

(1) I have a file of Samuel's letters, written in Pa. between 1795 and 1804, which prove his versatile temperament, and the trials be underwent in becoming a Friend.

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tives and friends, and will doubtless be justly and deeply lamented by the community; for in every relation of social life he was exemplarily affectionate and attentive, in every public appointment he was eminently faithful and useful. He discharged with unrivalled fidelity and attention the duties attached to an alderman of the city, a director of the Pennsylvania Bank and Pennsylvania Insurance Company, and a vestryman of the Episcopal churches of Saint Peter's, Christ Ch., and St. James.

"The high degree of merit attached to the character of the deceased renders his death a severe public as well as domestic loss ; for his liberal and extensive patronage to the poor, his firmness, zealous and undeviating patriotism, his unimpeached and incorruptible integrity, his courteous, cheerful, and mild deportment, rendered him as amiable and exemplary in private as he was correct and beneficent in public life.

"The friend who offers this record of his virtues has long been intimately acquainted with his character, and as long experienced his kindness. 'When such friends part, 't is the survivor dies.'

From Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, Nov. 30, 1813.

"Died, suddenly, by apoplexy, on Sunday last, Nov. 28, in the fifty-first year of her age, Mrs. Nary Katherine Stocker, relict of the late John Clement Stocker, Esq., whose, decease we announced on the 13th ultimo. Thus are the surviving children bereaved of both their parents within the short period of a few weeks. Such afflictive dispensations of Divine Providence call loudly upon all who are informed of them to 'consider their ways,' the uncertainty of life, and the high responsibility of man. Of Mrs. Stocker it may be truly said, that her unselfish and exalted purity, her amiable and affectionate disposition, her kind and courteous deportment, rendered her inestimably valuable to her relatives and friends, and endeared her to all who had the privilege of 'her acquaintance. Such was the blameless tenor of her life, and such her habitual meditation on the inevitable approach of death, that -his coming to terminate her state of probation, though executed without warning, did not find her unprepared ; for her spiritual lamp was always burning with a bright and steady flame."

71. Samuel (287), b. Jan. 14, 1764; m., about 1795, Sarah, dau. of Owen Jones, and sister of Jonathan-Potts Jones, the husband of [81] Mary (Powell) Potts.

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72. David (256), b. Feb. 10, 1766; m., Dec. 10, 1789, [66] Mary-Ann, dau. of [19] John and Margaret (Carmick) Potts.

He resided at Pine Forge, which he carried on. He partially rebuilt and added to the old mansion-house, where he lived until his death, April 5, 18l7.(1) His children are carried down in the order of his wife's genealogy.

73. Ruth-Anna (292), b. Jan. 3, 1768. She was educated as an Episcopalian, but became a Friend from convincement; and in her twenty-second year she was an acceptable minister of that society. She left an account in manuscript of her early religious life, which was printed a few years ago in the " Friends' Intelligencer." 26th 6 mo., 1800, she m. Jacob Lindley, a public Friend living in New Garden, Chester Co., who had lost his wife by the yellow-fever two years before. The following is the concluding paragraph of a printed account of RuthAnna:

" She removed to that place, where she continued to reside during the remainder of her days, respected and beloved by those who knew her and were capable of appreciating her worth . . . . . While her strength was equal to the exertion, she continued to attend the Meeting to which she belonged, when her voice was not unfrequently sweetly though feebly raised in advocacy of the cause to which she had devoted the morning of her days."

She d. 10th of 9 mo., 1810.

Jacob Lindley survived his w. four years, when he was killed by being overturned in a carriage, 6 mo. 12, 18 14. He was a distinguished Friend, and early interested in the abolition of slavery. Living near the Maryland and Delaware lines he had great opportunity of aiding the blacks, and much to contend with on account of his neighborhood to slaveholders. He was a cousin of Mary Lindley, who m. Mr. Murray, and became the mother of the grammarian, Lindley Murray.

74. Clement, b. March 31, 1770; d. April 9, 1771, aged one year.

(1) On p. 69 his death is incorrectly stated to have occurred in 1815 ; also that Pine Forge was purchased by him in 1783. It is believed to have been bought by his father.

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Children of [21] 1] David (1) and Mary (Aris) Potts.

75. James (296), m. at Valley Forge, about 1811, Anne, dau. of William Dewees, and his second w. Sarah Waters. He was interested in the Valley Forge works, and resided in Phil., where he sold the bar-iron manufactured there. He d. about 1820. After his death his w. went to Terre Haute, Ind., having inherited the estate of her brother George, who resided there. She afterwards removed to Springfield, where she m. [68] Samuel Potts, then an old man.

76. Charles (298), m., 1796, Margaret Tallman, and the day after he sailed for China in command of the merchant ship "Adventure." In 1798 he was captain of the " Alexander Hamilton." The following from his log-book shows the peril of the sea in those days: "March, Martinico. Weighed anchor, and sailed in company with the 'Alfred,' seventy-four, and several frigates as convoy; also a number of American vessels. Sunday, 14th. Came to St. Kitts, and lay there until Wednesday, the 16th; then weighed anchor and sailed with the convoy and two hundred and fifty sail of merchantmen. The 24^th, saluted the commodore with five guns, and left the fleet." On his return from this voyage, in the latter part of 1798, he settled in Pottstown, where he d., and was buried in the family graveyard there. His widow removed to Phil., and m. his brother Benezet.

The portrait of Capt. Charles Potts in this volume is copied from a large oil painting, now in the possession of his grand-daughter Mrs. Rae. It was taken in France. The artist's name, Salazar, and the date, 1798, are both plainly legible on the original.

77. Benezet (299), m. the widow of his brother Charles. She d. in Phil. in 1818, and was buried in Friends' graveyard at Fourth and Arch Sts.

78. Sarah (232), b. at Phil., Dec. 27, 1774; m. Feb. 9, 1792, [64] Joseph, son of [18] Samuel and Joanna (Holland) Potts. They resided at Glas

(1) In the account of David, in a previous page, I have neglected to state that he was one of the merchants of Phil. who signed the important non-importation resolutions in 1765, which was the entering wedge of the Revolution. He was m. by Rev. Dr. Duchee, Rector of Christ Ch., Phil., Jan. 10, 1767. in that register his wife's name is spelled Ayries.

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gow Forge, a few miles above Pottstown. She became a strict Friend, and was the oldest member of the family at the time of her death, which took place Feb. 11, 1851. Her children are carried down in the line of their father's descent. The following obituary is taken from a Pottstown paper, Feb., 1851

"Died, in Pottstown, on the 11th February, 1851, in the. seventy-seventh year of her age, Mrs. Sarah Potts, relict of the late Mr. Joseph Potts.

"The respect and regard. in which this venerable lady was held was attested by the large train of friends and acquaintances which accompanied her mortal remains to the 'house appointed for all living! In her the community have lost a valuable and exemplary member, the poor a kind friend, and the circle of her numerous descendants a long-loved and honored head, whose departure has severed the link that bound them to the last generation.' May the memory of her Christian virtues and example, which long exercised a salutary influence on those around her, still shed a sweet odor on survivors, and lead them to follow her in that 'straight and narrow way' which leadeth unto life eternal! 'The memory of the just is blessed.'"

79. Harriet (301), m., in 1799, Reese, son of Bowyer Brooke,(1) who lived in Brooke Court, Phil. At this time Harriet's father was dead, and Mr. Brooke, Sen., purchased for his son the widow's right in Valley Forge. The newly married pair were established there, and Reese Brooke carried on the works until his death in 1824, after. which they were discontinued. Harriet became a public Friend, and during the latter part of her life she resided at Pottstown, but d. in Phil., whither she bad gone for her health, on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1846. Her remains were taken to Pottstown, and buried in the family graveyard.

(1) He was a son of Roger Brooke, of Brooke Place, on the Patuxent River, Md., about twenty miles from its mouth. Roger's father also bore the same name, and was the son of Robert and Mary (Mainwaring) Brooke. She was the dau. of Roger Mainwaring, Bishop of St. David, and was the second w. Robert Brooke m. in England. He arrived on the Patuxent River, June 29 or 30, 1650, where he settled with the colony that he brought over with him at his own expense. The late Chief-Justice Roger Brooke Taney was one of his descendants.

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Child of (22] Joseph and Mary (Morris) Potts.

80. John-Morris, b Dec. 11, 1765 ; d. unm. March 12, 1786. He was very desirous to reach the age of twenty-one, to dispose of his property by will, but died nine months before attaining his majority. His grandfather Morris (1) devised to him, in 178 1781, all his mother's share of the Morris property; and among other things are enumerated "all the plate that was his mother's, packed up in a red leather trunk, which said plate was purchased of his father, and paid for by my dear wife and all the china-ware that was his mother's. I also give him' eight mahogany chairs, the seats of which were worked by his mother." The funeral of this young man is mention ed in a letter (2) of Margaret Morris (widow of his uncle) to her sister:" It was a disappointment to me that I did not see some of thy family at Plymouth, when I went to the funeral of my poor afflicted nephew, John Potts. His removal was very unexpected to me, and I think it was a time of deep humiliation to my mind as I ever experienced, and I have much desired it might be the same to my children, upon whose mind I have endeavored to impress that the bounties of Providence (which by their poor cousin's death will fall into their hands) are by no means the reward of their merits.'' It is evident that by his early death a goodly estate passed into the possession of John Morris's other grandchildren.

Children of his is second wife, Sarah (Powell) Potts.

81. Mary-Powell, b. Jan. 1, 1769; m. Jonathan-Potts, son of Owen Jones, and died in childbed, March 17, 1787, aged. eighteen years. Her infant survived only a few hours.

82. Joseph, b. Oct. 10, 1770; d. Jan. 12, 1774.

(1) Sister Deborah Morris to have the custody of the estate and effects left to grandson John Morris Potts, and to exercise care over him until he arrive at the age of twenty-one years." Vol. L P. 47 of "Watson's Annals" there is a long account of this Deborah Morns, who was the grand-daughter of the first Anthony Morris.

(2) "Memoirs of the Hill Family," p. 422.

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Children of his third wife, Ann (Mitchel) Potts.

83. Sarah, b. Sept. 23, 1775 d. Oct 24, 1777

84. Joseph, b. Oct. 17, 1776 d. Sept- 4, 1779.

Children of his fourth wife, Mary (Kirkbride) Potts.

85. Anna, b. at Springmill, March 7, 1781 ; d. unm., Aug. 19,1839.

86. Phineas, b. at Plymouth, Dec. 20, 1784; rn. Eliza Horn, d. s. p. Jan. 24, 1823.

87. Joseph-Kirkbride (307), b. 1. c., April 20, 1789; m. at Frankford meeting, Jan. 1, 1822, Sidney, dau. of Isaac and Mercy Bonsall. (She was b. at Uwchlan, 28th of 9 mo., 1799.)

It is only by the children of this son that [22] Joseph is represented, and the number of his descendants are few.

88. Frances, b. 1. c., May 21, 1783 ; d. unm., March 15, 1833.

89. Hepsibah, b. 1. c., Feb. 2, 1787; d. unm., Dec. 21, 1850.

90. Mary, b. 1. C., July 26, 1797; d. in infancy.

Children of [23] Jonathan and Grace (Richardson) Potts.

91. Mary-Frances (153), b. April 4, 1767; m. [38] William, son of [81 Thomas and Deborah (Pyewell) Potts. She d. 1809. Her husband survived until Feb. 21, 18ig, and both were buried in the family graveyard at Pottstown.

92. Benjamin-Rush, b. May 19, 1768. He emigrated to the West, and in 1822 was living in Ohio, seventy miles from Wheeling. It is believed that he married there; but if be left descendants, they are unknown to the rest of his family.

93. Clement, d. in infancy.

94. Grace, b. Oct 30, 1769; d. Nov. 3, aged four days.

95. Deborah-Claypoole (315), b. Dec. 15, 1770. In a petition to the Orphans' Court, 1786, she is described as a minor, above the age of fourteen, and entitled to a valuable property by the will of her father,

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Jonathan Potts, and of her aunt, Deborah Claypoole. (1) She appeared in open court, and chose for her guardians her mother, Grace Potts, now of Wilmington, Del., widow, and Joseph Mifflin, merchant, who were appointed by the court. She m., at Wilmington, Del., Thomas Shallcross, 10 mo., 1789, and d. June 10, 1798, and was buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

96. Francis-Richardson (318), b. Aug. 15, 1772. He was educated as a physician, a and practised medicine in Pottstown. He m. Lydia, dau. of Thomas (2) and Rebecca Maybury. She m., for her second husband, Dr. Rex, of Chestnut Hill. Died July 21, 1858, and was buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

97. Horatio-Gates, b. Oct. 16, 1778; d. in infancy.

98. Edward, b. 1780;d. at Phil., of yellow fever, 16th of 8 mo., 1790, and was interred in Friends' burying-ground in that city.

Children of [32] David and [24] Anna (Potts) Potts.

99. Martha (205), m. [60] David, son of [18] Samuel and Joanna (Holland) Potts. She d. at Warwick, Oct. 3, 1819. Her children are carried down in her husband's line.

(1) A note in the "Logan Correspondence" gives the following account of this lady: Abraham Hardiman d. 1699. His dau., Deborah Claypoole, lived to a great age. I have seen and conversed with her in my early youth She was upwards of ninety when she d." Watson says she buried her husband and five children, in the course of a few weeks, of the very mortal small-pox of 1730. Dr. Franklin said she had one child who survived ; but that also d., and she was left a lone widow; and Watson goes on to say that he knew her grand-daughter. Now this is an error; she left no descendants, as her will, -made in 1776, proves. Mrs. Dr. Potts, Mrs. Fairlamb, and Mrs. Mifflin were her nieces, and received a large share of her property. Mrs. Claypoole's husband was believed to be a descendant of Mrs. Claypoole, dau. of Oliver Cromwell, who d. 1658; but I do not know on what authority.

(2) Thomas Maybury was interested in iron-works. He m. a descendant of the first Thomas Rutter. During the Revolution be owned a forge at Mount Holly, N. J., where he manufactured boiler-plates, from which the camp-kettles of the Continental army were made.

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100. Ruth-Anna (319), m. Edmund Key.(1) He was of a distinguished family, in Md., where he became a judge. These two sisters, by the early death of their parents, were left orphans, and they resided, until their Marriage, with their aunt, Mrs. Martha Rutter.

Children of [25] Isaac and Martha (Bolton) Potts.

101. Mary (323), b. 11 mo. 12, 1771 ; m. at Northern District meeting, Phil., 5 mo. 12, 1,795, John, son of John and Mary (Bolton) Paul. He m., for a second wife, Hannah Lewis, and d. in Phil., 7 mo. 28, 1844.

102. Rebeccah, b. 1 mo. 3, 1773; d. 9 mo. 10, 1777.

103. Joseph-Paul, b. 7 mo. 3, 1774. The following notice of his death is copied from a record written by his father: "Joseph Paul Potts, son of Isaac and Martha Potts, departed this life at Pottstown, 8th mo. 25, 1790, of yellow-fever, supposed to have been taken while attending his cousin, Edward B. Potts, whom his humanity led him to attend, and with whom he stayed till his interment in Friends' burying-ground, Philadelphia, the evening week previous to his own departure, which was First day morning about sunrise. 0 my soul, many have been thy trials this year! Gracious God, grant patience and resignation

104. Anna, b. 8 mo. 7, 1776; d. July 20, 1779.

105. Edward-Burroughs (325), b. 12 mo. 18, 1778 m. Sarah, dau. of Isaac and Phebe Williams, of Whitemarsh, Montgomery Co.

106. Samuel (326), b. mo. 19, 1779; m. at Abington meeting, 11 mo. 20, 1806, Sarah, dau. of Thomas and Hannah Fletcher. She was b. 3 mo. 26, 1786. He d. in Phil., 3 mo.15, 1815. His w. d. in Germantown, 8 mo. 18, 1854.

107. Joanna (328), b. 12 mo. 24, 1781 ; m. at Abington meeting, 2 mo. 17, 1809, Daniel, son of Thomas and Hannah Fletcher. He was b. 5 mo. 8, 1781, and d. in Phil. 12 mo. 13, 1860.

(1) His ancestor, Philip Key, settled in St. Mary's, and was the son of Richard and Mary Key, of St. Paul's Parish, London, England, where be was b. March 20, 1696, and d. in Md., Aug. 20, 1764. Francis S. Key, the author of the Star-Spangled Banner," was a descendant of Philip.

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108. Martha, b. 3 mo. 1, 1783 m. at Abington meeting, 3 mo. 9, 1804, Rowland, son of John Jones, of Montgomery Co. She d. s. p. 7 mo. 20, 1826. He survived until 1867, dying at the age of eighty-nine.

109. Ruth-Anna (330), b. 2 mo. 18, 1785 ; m. at Phil. 6 mo. 5, 1805, Joseph M., son of John and Mary Paul. He was b. June 11, 1779. Ruth Anna d. in 18 1811, and the following obituary appeared in the Phil., United States Gazette":

"Died, on the 26th of April, Ruth Anna Paul, wife of Joseph M. Paul, of this city, in the twenty-sixth year of her age. The exit of this amiable woman, whose peculiarly affable and pleasing manners, joined to an excellent understanding, had endeared her to all her acquaintances, has made a blank that will long be felt and mourned by a large circle of attached relatives and friends. We could speak much of her virtues, but wish not to panegyrize the dead, but exalt that power which enabled this lovely woman, when surrounded by all that makes life desirable, with composure and resignation

'To meet the shaft of death, nor chide its hasty wing.'"

Joseph M. Paul survived his wife until Oct. 25, 1829.

110. Rebeccah (333), b. 8 mo. 9, 1786; m. in Phil. 1 mo. 12, 1812, William, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Wayne; b. 8 mo. 29, 1785. She d. in Phil., 2 mo. 4, 1816. Her husband survived until 12 mo. 6, 1857.

111. Anthony-Benezet, b. 7 mo. 4, 1788; d. 6 mo. 4, 1789.

112. Deborah (336), b. 2 mo. 12, 1789; m. at Mulbury St. meeting, 5 mo.4, 1815, Isaac, son of Isaac and Phebe Williams, of Whitemarsh. He was b. 3 mo. 17, 1788. She d. at Whitemarsh, Montgomery Co., 7 mo. 22, 1825. Her husband survived her only a few weeks, dying 8 mo. 31, 1825.

Children of [26] James and Anna (Stocker) Potts.

113. Anthony-Stocker, b. Feb. 22, 1779; d. May 2, 1735, and is buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

114. Maria (342), m. George Poe, Jr., at Phil., Dec., 1807. He d. at Pittsburg, 1825.

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115. Clement-Stocker, b. Nov. 1781 ; d. unm.

116. Andrew, d. unmarried at St. Thomas, W. I., of yellow-fever.

Children of Benjamin and [27] Rebeccah G. (Potts) Duffield.

117. Martha-Rutter (248), b. Aug. 9, 1780; m. Dr. Henry Neill,(1) of Snow Hill, Md. He received the degree of M. D. from the University of Pa., 1807. The subject of his essay was "Bubunocele." He practised his profession in Phil., and became vice-president of the College of Physicians, and d. 1845.

118. John-Potts (358), b. Nov. 2, 1784; m. Sally Handy, of Snow Hill, Md.; second, Miss Bishop. Died there, 1830.

119. Rebeccah-Grace (364), b. Sept. 7, 1786; m. Dr. John S. Martin, of Worcester Co., Md. He d. Nov. 21, 1843.

120. Edward (376), b. 1783 ; m. Mary Howland; d. Jan. 16, 1825, in the. forty-third year of his age.

121. Catherine, b. April 9, 1787; m. Dr. John Church. He received his degree of M. D.. from the University of Pa. in 1795. The subject of his essay was "Camphor." It is said that Dr. Church was the first physician in Phil. to give a full course of lectures upon obstetrics (2) and the diseases of women and children. Mrs. Church d. s. p. Feb. 9, 1804

Obituary Notice from Poulson's Philadelphia American Daily Advertiser,

Friday, Feb. 10, 1804.

On. Thursday afternoon, 9th instant, in the twenty-fifth year of her age, Mrs. Catherine Church, wife of Dr. John Church, of this city. By the death of this truly amiable and good woman, her husband has met with a severe

(1) The mother of Dr. Neill was a dau. of James Martin, member of the Convention of 1788 for the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The father of James was Col. James Martin, frequently mentioned in the records of the early settlement of Maryland.

(2) Dr. Hodge states that Dr. Dewees was the first lecturer on these subjects.

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and heavy affliction, her brothers and sisters have sustained a great and irreparable loss, and her numerous relations, friends, and acquaintances will have to mourn for one who was deservedly loved and esteemed by them."

Children of [28] Jesse and Sarah (Lewis) Potts.

122. Martha. She was brought up by her aunt Lohra, in Phil., where she d. of consumption at the age of sixteen years.

123. Sarah. Was burned to death when a child.

Children of [31] Edward and Sarah (StiIle) Yorke.

124. Thomas.

125. Eliza (380), m. Dr. Cole, who d. 1813 m. for her second husband George Farquhar.

126. Stephen.

127. Stille.

128. Patty (385), m. Mordecai Wetherill.

129. Gustavus.

130. Peter, m. Mary Harris, and d. 1815.

131. Samuel (386), b. 1775 ; m. Mary Lippincott; he d. in Phil., and is buried in Christ Churchyard. The following is the inscription on his tombstone:

"Sacred

To the memory of

Samuel Yorke

who departed this life

May 15th 1816

in the 42nd year of his age

He exported his fortune before him into Heaven,

by his charities; he has gone thither to enjoy it."

His w. survived him until Nov. 6, 1856, when she d. in Phil.

Children of [32] David and [24] Anna Potts

are carried down on p. 269.

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Children of [33] William and Sarah (Potts) Dewees.

132. Rachel (394), in. Benjamin Bartholomew. He was of Huguenot descent, and took an active interest in the Revolutionary struggle. He was a member of the Committee of Safety appointed by the Provincial Assembly in 1775, and a captain in the 58th Pa. Regiment.

133. Hannah (404). m. Rev. Mr. Boggs, of N. J., a Baptist minister.

Children of Thomas and [34] Hannah (Potts) Dewees.

134. Rebeccah, is mentioned in the will of her uncle, David Potts. Married Mr. Metcalf.

135. Jesse, is mentioned in his uncle's will.

136. John.

137. Sarah (406), m., first, Mr. Hodgkiss; m. for her second husband, Caleb Foulke.

138. William-Potts (409), b. at Pottsgrove, May 5, 1768.

"Dr. William P. Dewees (1) was one of the most distinguished individuals that have ever graced the annals of our profession in this country." He early determined to study medicine, and, after passing some time with an apothecary, he entered the office of Dr. William Smith, in Phil. Here he attended the lectures in the University of Pa. in 1787-88-89, but did not take a degree. At twenty-one years of age be began to practise medicine in Abington, where his talents, united with his affectionate disposition, soon won the confidence of his patients, notwithstanding his youth. After passing four years in this village, he removed to Philadelphia. His relative, Dr. Rush, here threw his commanding influence in his favor, and he soon became known. He early devoted his attention to a branch of the profession which bad not at that time been reduced to the state of a science, viz., obstetrics, and was the first who attempted to give a full 'course of lectures upon the subject in America. He wrote and published several books upon it, which became at once authority both here and in Europe. In 1825 he was chosen professor in the University of Pa., and filled his chair with great satisfaction

(1) This sketch of the life of Dr. Dewees is abridged from the memoir prepared by Dr. Hugh L. Hodge at the request of the Medical Society of Pa.

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to his pupils. He constantly received tokens of, the estimation in which his services were held in this country and in Europe, and was made member of many scientific societies in both hemispheres. He printed a work upon the diseases of women and children, which justly entitled him to a high rank as a physician.

In 1835 Dr. Dewees's health became so impaired that he resigned his professorship, and on the 25th of Nov. of that year the students of the University presented him with a magnificent silver vase with the following inscription, "Presented to William P. Dewees, M. D., late professor in the University of Pennsylvania, by the medical class of that institution, as a testimonial of their respect for his exalted worth and talent. Philadelphia, Nov. 1835. Sempe honos nomenque laudesque manebunt." The occasion of the presentation was a very interesting one, as it took place in the hall where he had lectured, and in the presence of the officers, students, and professors of the institution.

Dr. Dewees retired from the scene of his labors to seek health in a warmer climate, and he spent nearly four years in Havanna and Mobile, Ala., and re- turned to Phil. to die in May, 184o; but such was the strength of his constitution, that this event did not take place until the 20th of May, 1841. The news of his decease was heard with great regret by his professional brethren of the Medical Society of Pa., of which he was vice-president, and Dr. Hugh L. Hodge was appointed by that body to prepare a memoir of their distinguished associate. His funeral was attended on May 22d by a large concourse of physicians and students, anxious to pay the last respect to the memory of their beloved friend. He was buried in Ronaldson's Cemetery, at Ninth and Fitzwater Sts. The ladies of Phil. talked of raising a monument to his memory; but it is believed that not even a stone marks the spot where his ashes repose. A fine portrait of Dr. Dewees adorns the hall of the University of Pa. He was twice m. ;first to. Martha, dau. of Dr. Rogers, of New England. She d. s. p. in her youth and beauty. He m., secondly, Mary Lorrain, dau. of a merchant of Phil. She did not long survive her husband.

Dr. Dewees's first wife is buried in Christ Churchyard, Phil., and the following is the inscription on her tombstone:

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"In memory of

Mrs. Martha Dewees

wife of

Dr. William Dewees

who departed this life

Jan. 12th 1801

in the 25^th year of her age."

139. Hannah, b. Oct. 22, 1776; d. July 30, 1777 is buried in Christ Churchyard, Phil., and the following inscription is on her tombstone

"In memory of

Hannah Dewees

daughter-of Thomas &

Hannah Dewees

who departed this life

July 30, 1777

aged 9 months & 9 days."

Children of John and [36] Magdelen (Potts) Ellis.

140. Thomas.

141. Sarah, m. Daniel Thomas.

142. Anna, lived with her grandmother, Deborah (Pyewell) Potts Hughes.

143. Martha.

Children of Samuel and [37] Rebeccah (Potts) Baird.

144. Thomas, b. at Pottstown, April 22, 1783. He was by profession a surveyor, and d. unm. at Reading, Oct. 21, 1854. He was buried in the family graveyard, where all his brothers and sisters lie. (See inscriptions.)

145. William, b. June 24, 1784. He m. Hannah, dau. of Capt. Nathaniel Beach of Beach Grove, N. J., and d. s. p. at Pottstown, April 29, 1832.

146. John, b. 1785 ; d. 1787, aged two years.

147. Samuel (418), b. 1786. He was educated for the bar, and practised law in Reading. He m. Lydia M., dau. of William McFunn (1) and Lydia

(1) William Biddle came to Phil. in Penn's time. His son William m. Mary, dau. of Nicholas Scull, surveyor-general of Pa., whose dau. Lydia m. Capt. McFunn, of the British navy, and governor of Antigua, whose only son, William-Biddle McFunn, took the name of Biddle in conformity with the wish of his uncle Edward, who left him a large estate. He m. Lydia Spencer.

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(Spencer) Biddle, and d. there July 27, 1833. Mrs. Baird d. in Carlisle, June 3, 1871, in the seventy-fourth year of her age. After her death, her husband's remains were removed to Carlisle, and placed beside hers but the stone to his memory still remains in the family graveyard.

148. Mary-Ann, b. June 7, 1789; d. unm. at Stowe, near Pottstown, Nov. 10, 1825:

149. Deborah, b. Aug. 20, 1791 d. unm. March 25, 1829.

150. Harriet, b. 1795 ; d. unm. Jan. 24, 1864.

151. Rebecca, b. 1796; d. unm. Nov. 9, 1857.

152. Martha-Rutter, b. 1797; d. unm. Nov. 17, 1864.

Children of [38] William and [91] Mary F. (Potts) Potts.

153 1/2. Thomas, b. Nov. 25, 18oo; d. Sept. 29, 18oi.

154 1/2.. William-Baird (424), b. at Pottstown, Feb. 22, 1802. He was educated for the bar, and practised law, first at Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co., but removed to Pottsville when the courts were changed to the latter place. He was interested in collecting family genealogy, and his manuscript has been extensively copied and circulated. He had, however, little idea of chronological arrangement ; and it is much to be regretted that, with his opportunities of obtaining information from the elder generation living in his day, he noted so few dates of births, marriages, and deaths, or the parents' names of those marrying into the family. His errors of omission as well as commission have sometimes led me astray before I gave up depending upon his record. To those who may think this genealogy is merely a compilation from his manuscript, I would say, my labor would have been lighter had I never seen his. About 185o he presented the valuable collection of the papers of his maternal grandfather, Dr. Potts, to the Historical Society of Pa. William in. Jane-Hughes, dau. of Levi Downing, April 8, 1830. She was b. May 22, 1807. He d. Oct. 9, 1855, and was buried in the family graveyard. His w. still survives.

155 1/2. Deborah, b. April, 18o4, living unm. at Reading.

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Children of [41] Lewis and Sarah (Hubley) Walker.

153. Margaret- Hubley, b. at Pine; resides in West Phil. unm.

154. Thomas-Hubley (430), b. at Windsor Forge. He was admitted to practise at the bar, 1848 ; elected district attorney of Schuylkill Co., 1856, and judge of the courts in 1871. He resides at Pottsville, and m. Susan, dau. of Daniel Shollenberger.

155. Lewis-Leonard, b at Laurel Lodge, Pottstown. He received his degree of M. D. from the University of Pa., 1854. Subject of essay, "Vitality of Blood."

Children of John and [42] Rebecca (Walker) Yocum.

156. Elizabeth-Rebecca, m. Charles Smith. They reside near Ottawa, Ill.

157. Mary-Anne.

158. Samuel-Hockley (434). His wife d. 1869. He resides near Ottawa, Ill.

Children of [45] Thomas and Elizabeth (Boon) Leonard.

159. Thomas, rn. and has issue.

159 1/2. Anna, m. Mr. Mattson, and has issue; their names are unknown to me.

Children of George and [46] Elizabeth (Leonard) Leaf.

160. Frederick-Smith, d.

161. Thomas-Leonard, d.

162. George D.

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163, Mary (436), m. Thomas Boyd.

164. Harland (441), was a physician, and d. 1872.

165. Anna-Leonard.

166. William.

167. Edmund, m. Harriet, dau. of Charles and Maria Clay. He is a clergyman of the Episcopal ch. and rector of St. Gabriel's, Morlatton.

168. Julia, d.

169. Elizabeth (442), m. Beecher. She d. in Pottstown about 1843.

Children of Robert and [51] Rebeccah-G. (Potts) May.

170. Eliza (443), b. at Head of Elk, Md., March 2, 1787. She lived at Phil. and Coventry until she was m. at the former place by John Ralston, Esq., June 2, 1804, to Samuel Stevens,(1) son of Samuel Stevens, of Talbot Co., Md.

Mr. Stevens, Sr., intending his son for a merchant, had sent him to be fitted for that life in the establishment of Thomas P. Cope, at Phil. ; but the death of the father recalled the son to his native State to take possession of his inheritance. The care of his plantations gave him sufficient occupation, and he turned his attention to improvements in, agriculture. It was through his influence that the Maryland Agricultural Society was founded, of which he was the first president, continuing in the office for a long series of years. The land inherited by Samuel Stevens bad been in the family from Lord Baltimore s time. His residence, called Compton, was finely situated near the Choptank, upon a cove, where Dividing Creek falls into that river. In the war of 1812, Admiral Cockburn, with part of his fleet, passed up to this point, and, from the number of buildings, supposing the plantation to be a small town, he opened his port-holes to bombard it; but, being informed by some runaway slaves on board that it was a private residence, he dropped down the river. Mr. Stevens, being apprehensive of an attack, had sent his

(1) The family of Stevens is mentioned in the early history of Md. In 1668, Col. Wm. Stevens was authorized to induce persons to emigrate and settle near Lewes, on Delaware Bay.

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wife and her young family away to a place of safety before the vessels of war arrived. During this period, the militia of the county was under his command, and he went with them into the field. He took a prominent part in the politics of the day, and was elected to the State Senate. In 1824 he was chosen governor of Md., and, while serving in' that capacity, he resided at Government House, Annapolis. When Gen. Lafayette visited Maryland, he was the guest of Gov. Stevens, and the family still have in their possession several mementoes of that visit.

Mrs. Stevens d. at Compton, Dec. 8, 1834, and was buried at the family graveyard of Beechwood. The following notice of her death is copied from the family Bible: " Eliza M., wife of Samuel Stevens, aged 47 years, 9 months, 6 days, an exemplary Christian, an affectionate wife, a tender mother, and kind mistress; a friend to all, a slanderer of none, she lived greatly beloved, and d. lamented by all who knew her." Her husband survived her until Feb. 6, 1860, and was buried beside her. At that date all save one of his nine children were dead.

171. Rebecca-Grace, b. l. c., July 30, 1789, d. there Oct. 8, 1790.

Children of Robert and [55] Ruth (Potts) May.

172. Thomas-Potts (452), b. at Coventry, March 9, 1793. He graduated at Jefferson Coll., Cannonsburg, and afterwards studied for the ministry. He was ordained in 1817, and immediately entered upon his duties at Norristown as rector of St. John's Ch. He m. at Phil., Feb. 22, 1814, Sarah, dau. of James and Martha (Bull) McClintock, and d. Sept. 20, 1819, of yellow-fever, contracted while visiting, as a clergyman, a person ill of that disease. His w. m. again, and d. Sept. 3, 1869.

The following obituary is copied from Poulson's "American Advertiser,"

Phil., Oct. 1, 1819: -:

" Died, at Norristown, on Monday, Sept. 20, after a short but severe illness, the Rev. Thomas P. May, rector of the Episcopal churches of St. John, Norristown, and St. Thomas, Whitemarsh, in that county.

" The death of this worthy man is greatly lamented, not only by the members of his own congregation, but by many others to whom he had endeared himself by the excellence of his character and the interesting qualities which

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he discovered in his intercourse with them. Mr. May entered into the ministry of the Episcopal ch. about two and a half years since, and was shortly after chosen rector of the above-named churches. Possessed of an understanding naturally strong and also well cultivated, and having his heart interested in the sacred duties of the office to which be had devoted himself, he assiduously devoted his time and talents in disseminating among his flock and others of the neighborhood a knowledge of the important truths of Christianity, and his labors have been rewarded by considerable success. Few men have possessed talent and disposition which qualified them for usefulness in the ministerial office superior to those of Mr. May, more especially in the station to which Providence called him. In his public ministrations in the church he was solemn, instructive, and impressive, and in his private intercourse amiable, friendly, and interesting, and likewise constantly watching to seize every opportunity of impressing on the hearts of those with whom he associated the necessity of attending to those things which relate to their eternal peace. The most encouraging prospects of increased usefulness were opening to him ; but Providence, in wisdom, has seen fit to call him hence to enjoy, as we trust, the reward of his labors. He d. in the twenty-sixth year of his age, and has left a widow and two young children to lament his sudden and early decease."

173. Robert (455), b. 1. c., Jan 19, 1795. He graduated at Cannonsburg Coll., and received his degree of M. D. from the University of Pa., 1822. The subject of his essay was" Ophthalmia." Hem.Elizabeth, dau. of Erasmus and Julian Laver, March 16, 1848; and d. Jan. 26, 1866, and was buried in the family graveyard at Coventry.

174. Anna-Nutt, b. 1. c., Oct. 30, 1798; and m. March 4, 1819, [206] David, son of [60] David and [99] Martha (Potts) Potts of Warwick. She d. s. p. at Coventry, March 17, 1823.

175. James, b. 1. c., Dec. 14, 1800; d. Nov. 22, 1802, and was buried in the family graveyard at Coventry.

176. James, the second, so named, b. 1. c., Oct. 1, 1805.

After the death of his parents, he went with his two younger brothers to reside with his sister, Mrs. Stevens, in Md. He graduated at Cannonsburg, and studied divinity in Phil. He was ordained in 1826, and at once took charge of St. Stephen's Ch., Wilkesbarre, where he m. Ellen, dau. of Capt.

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Samuel (1) and Eleanor (Ledlie). Bowman, and sister of Rt. Rev. Samuel Bow. man, D. D. He d. s. p. Dec. 18, 1863. A volume of his letters from Europe has been printed, and his biography was prepared and published by Rev. Mr. Shiras. A sermon commemorative of his life and labors was preached by the Rev. J. S. Stone, D. D., in Phil., which was also printed. Dr. May was a man of intellectual ability, and greatly beloved by his parishioners, and in the theological seminaries, where he was for many years a professor. He was buried by the side of his w. in St. Mary's Churchyard, West Phil., and the following are the inscriptions on their tombstones:

177. Newton, b. 1. c., Dec. 26, 1807.

Graduated at Cannonsburg Coll., and received his degree of M. D. from the University of Pa., 1831 ; the subject of his essay, "Idiopathic Hemorrhage." He resides at Holmesburg, where he practises medicine. Unmarried.

178. Addison (462), b. 1. c., Dec. 18, 1811.

He graduated at Cannonsburg, studied law, and settled in Norristown,

(1) He was an officer in the Revolutionary army, and his name has been widely known as the captain to whose care Andre was committed after his arrest.

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where he practised his profession for several years. Married, June 13, 1839, by Rev. Levi Bull, D. D., to Elizabeth, dau. of Hon. Samuel and Martha (1) (Bull) Shafer. He resides in West Chester.

Children of Thomas E. and [53] Martha (Potts) Haskins.

179. Thomas-Potts, b. at Phil., March 27, 1787; d. there May 14, 1790.

180. Sarah-Ennalls (463), was be. at Coventry at the residence of her great-grandmother, Mrs. Robert Grace, Dec. 19, 1788, At the age of eight she lost her mother, and until her father's second m. she was under the care of his sister, Sarah Ennalls Haskins. She m. Sept. 20, 1810, at Phil., Jesse, son of William and Mary (2) (Patrick) Richards, of Batsto, N. J.

Jesse Richards carried on for many years Batsto Furnace, and, when bogiron ore became scarce, he established glass-works there. At his death the estate comprised over eighty thousand acres. Here Mrs. Richards lived in the exercise of great hospitality for fifty-nine years. She was a devoted member of the Methodist ch., and often related anecdotes of the early preachers of that denomination, remembering Bishop Asbury well, whom she greatly revered. Jesse. Richards d. at Batsto, June 8, 1854. His w. survived him until Oct. 14, 1868.

181. Joseph-Ennalls, b. at March 14, 1791 d. Sept. 1, 1791.

Children of Benjamin and [54] Elizabeth (Potts) Jacobs.

182. Samuel (470), m. Mary Miller.

183. John. He studied medicine in Phil., and m. Catherine, dau. of Justice Sheetz, of Norristown.

(1) Martha, dau. of Thomas Bull, was in. first to James McClintock. Her second husband, Sam'I Shafer, to whom she was m. Oct., 1812, became one of the judges of the courts of Chester Co.

(2) She was the dau. of Samuel and Rebecca Patrick. Her father was a kinsman of Robert Grace, and her mother a grand-daughter of the first Thomas Rutter. Jesse Richards was b. in Whitelands, Dec. 2, 1782.

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Children of [56] Samuel-Nutt and Mary-Camac (Welsh) Potts.

184. Thomas-Welsh, b. in Phil., Jan. 16,1797; m. at Norristown, 1822, Hannah, dau. of Jacob Rittenhouse. He resided at Norristown, and was for several years mayor of that borough. He d. s. p. March 14, 1864His w. survived him until March 26, 1872.

185. John-Graff (475), b. 1. c., Feb. 17, 18oo; m. at Phil., Nov. 26, 1829, Mary, dau. of William and Rachel Kennedy. She d. May 17, 1831. He m. for his second w. Elizabeth-Graham Hunt, Dec. 2, 1832.

He was engaged in the hardware business in Phil,; but in 1838 removed with his family to Galena, Ill., where he still resides. He is the oldest justice of the peace in that State, having held the office thirty-three years. He was three times chosen mayor of the city, and served each term. He is also at the head of the Order of Odd Fellows in the Northwest, and the oldest member of that society in the United States. For the purpose of instituting new lodges, he trave led many thousands of miles through a wild country before the establishment of stage-coaches and railroads.

186. Anna-Grace, b. July 21, 1802; unm:; resides at Reading with her brother Samuel.

187. Samuel-Jacobs (484), b. Nov. 23, 1805 ; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph Hulme, of Hulmeville, Sept. 12, 1832.

188. Sarah-Haskins (490), b. July 31, 1808 ; m. John R. Johnson, of Longacoming, N. J., July 20, 1826. She became a widow, and m. for her second husband, George Smith, in 1849.

189. Charles-Frederick (496), b. April 6, 1811 ; m. Roxanna-Witt Burnet, of Springfield, Mass., 1841. She d. at Galena, Ill., Feb. 28, 1871, aged fifty-seven. He m. for his second wife, Elizabeth, w. of Ebenezer Shumway, at Galena May 28, 1872. He was brought up in the hardware business in Phil., but went West in 183 7, and the following year settled in Galena Ill., the centre of the lead-mines of the Northwest.

190.Mary-Ann (501), b. May 4, 1814; m. Peter Crans, Jr., of Phil., Oct., 1836. She d. there, Oct..28, 1865.

191. George-Washington, b. 1817. Emigrated to the West, and settled in Missouri, near St. Louis, where he still resides. Unmarried.

192. Eliza-Stevens, d. unm.

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Children of [58] Thomas and Ann-McClanahan (Humphreys) Potts.

193. Julian-Humphreys (504), b. at Phil., Dec. 8, 1804; m. Sept., 1832, [213] Robert-Hobart, son of [60] David and [99] Martha Potts. She d. at Warwick, Jan. 29, 1868. Her husband survived until Dec. 12, 1872, and both are buried in the family graveyard at Coventry.

194. Thomas-Assheton (507), b. at Coventry, June 14, 1814; m. at Phil., Mary-Ann, dau. of Joseph and Isabella Haines, Aug. 12, 1835. She was b. Feb. 16, j816.

195. Frances, d. unm.

Children of Isaac and [59] Henrietta (Potts) Jaines.

196. John-Fletcher (520), b. at Radnor, Jan. 16, 1802; m. at Compton, Talbot Co., Md., by Rev. Henry M. Maison, Aug. 10, 1837, to [4491 Sarah -Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and [1701 Eliza Stevens. She d. in Phil. Jan. 30, 1842. He m., for his second wife, her sister [4501 Henrietta-Louisa, at Compton, April 2, 1845. She d. s. p. in Phil., Dec. 30, 1867.

He was fitted for Nassau Hall, Princeton ; but circumstances prevented him from obtaining a collegiate education. He however received the honorary degree of A. M. from Cannonsburg Coll. in 1834. He early developed a fondness for mathematics, and, when quite a young man, was made actuary of the Girard Life-Insurance Company of Phil. 'For this institution he calculated a set of tables upon the basis of the average of life in this country, being at that time the only person except Nathaniel Bowditch, of Boston, who had attempted this elaborate work. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society for twenty-three years. He d. suddenly in Phil., Feb. 5, 1871, and was buried near his two wives in Laurel Hill.

197. Thomas-Potts (521), b. 1. c., Sept. 1, 1803. He received his early education in Trenton, N. J., intending to enter Princeton Coll., but was prevented by circumstances. He established himself in the drug and apothecary business in Phil., which he continued for forty years. From his youth he devoted his leisure to the study of -botany, and, having acquired a knowledge of phaenogamous plants, he turned his attention to the cryptogamia, making the musci a speciality. His progress

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in this branch of science appears in the papers upon the subject he has from time to time published. He accepted the office of secretary of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and per-formed its duties for twenty-three years, and was elected professor of botany by that association after the death of its first professor, the eminent Dr. Darlington, in 1864, and to that position he has been re-elected annually. He was for a time one of the trustees of the College of Pharmacy, in Phil., and the official head of the Drug Exchange. He has been treasurer of the American Pomological Society (now in its twenty-fifth year) since its origin, and is, with one exception, the oldest living manager of the Girard Life- Insurance Company. He was chosen member of the American Philosophical Society in 1857, ninety years after the election of his maternal grandfather, whose name he bears, and was chairman of the committee of publication for several years, and filled other positions in that association. He was m. at Christ Ch., Cambridge, Mass., by Rev. N. Hoppin, Dec. 3, 185 1, to Isabella, only surviving dau. of Samuel and Mary (2) (Montgomery) Batchelder. In 1869 he removed with his family to Cambridge, Mass,, where he now resides.

(1) He was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Woodbury) I Batchelder, who was the son of Jonathan,' son of Jonathan, son of John, son of John Batchelder, who had a grant of land in Salem, Mass., in 1639

(2) Mary Montgomery was the eldest dau. of Gen. John and Elizabeth (Ring) Montgomery, of Haverhill, N. H. See "History of the Montgomerie."

(A) Elizabeth Woodbury was descended from John Woodbury, who came from Somersetshire, and established himself with Roger Conant at Cape Ann, 1624. He received a grant of two hundred acres of land in Bass River, now Beverly, in 1636. He was chosen deputy to the General Court in 1635 and 1638, and d. in 1641.

(B) Married Hepsibah Conant, great-granddaughter of Lot, the eldest son-of Roger Conant, who came to Mass. 1624, and was appointed governor of Cape Ann Colony by the Dorchester Company, in England, before the coming of Endicott or Winthrop. See 'History of Roger Conant," by J. W. Thornton.

(C) John m. Mary Herrick in 1673, a grand-daughter of Henry Herrick, who was son of Sir William Herrick, of Beaumanor Park, Leicestershire, England. Sir-William was a man of great ability, highly honored by Queen Elizabeth, whose descendant s still live at Beaumanor Park, near Loughborough. Sir William was the uncle and patron of Robert Herrick the poet. See " Burke's Landed Gentry " and " Biography of Robert Herrick"; also, Upham's " History of Salem Witchcraft.'

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198. David (525), 25), b. l. c., March 14, 1805 m. in Byberry, by Rev. George Sheetz, rector of Oxford Ch., Oct. 10, 1833, to Amanda, dau. of Benjamin and Ann (Walton) Worthington. He d. in Phil., June 7, 1873. The following obituary appeared in the Phil. Evening Bulletin " of June 9

"David James, M. D., a prominent physician of the homoeopathic school of medicine, died on Friday last, in this city. He had been- in active practice for fort -five years. For twelve or fourteen years he practised the alloypathic system of medicine; but, becoming convinced of the merits of the new system from studying and prescribing it for such patients as were willing to try it, he at length resolved to administer nothing but the homoeopathic medicines to any of his patients. So great was the confidence in him as a man and physician, that almost the entire circle of his extensive practice adopted it at once.

"He was a graduate of the Jefferson Medical Coll., of this city, in 1828, and, soon after graduating, became associated with Dr. Worthington, residing in Byberry Township, in the northern part of the then county of Phil., now the Twenty-third Ward of the city ; but about seventeen years ago he removed with his family to his late residence, in Green St., where he has since lived in the enjoyment of a large and remunerative practice.

"In 1822, he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and has always been since that time a most consistent, active, working member in the denomination of his choice. He soon became a local preacher, and a more zealous, deeply pious Christian was not to be found.

"He had a most cheerful, hopeful disposition, was always happy at home and abroad, and his routine life was truly an exemplary one. His perception was quick and discerning, his judgment very clear and accurate; he was naturally generous and open-hearted, and actuated by high and noble impulses. His loss will be felt and mourned by a large circle of warm friends."

199. Anna-Potts, b. l. c., Feb. 21, 1807; unm.

200. Mary-Ann, b. 1. c., May 6, 1808; d. there Nov. 27, 1808.

201. Isaac-Griffith, b. 1. c., Nov. 20, 1809; d. Trenton, N. J., June 8, 1822.

202. Samuel-Nutt, b. l. c., July 4, 1813; unm.

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203. Henrietta, b. 1. c., Feb. 5, 1816; d. there, Jan. 30, 1832.

204. Martha-Haskins, b. 1. c., Aug. 19, 1819; unm.

Children of [60] David and [99] Martha (Potts) Potts,

205. Joanna-Holland, b. at Pottstown, Oct. 5, 1793; d. unm. at Warwick, Oct. 3, 1826, and was buried in the family graveyard at Coventry, where lie the remains of all her deceased brothers and sisters.

206. David, b. 1. c., Nov. 27, 1794; m. at Coventry, March 4, 1819, [1743 Anna-Nutt, dau. of Robert and [55] Ruth (Potts) May. She. d. s. p., March 17, 1823.

Before the age of eighteen, David had the principal charge of Warwick Furnace, which he carried on most successfully for half a century. He was elected to Congress in 1831, and was ever zealous in serving his country. During the war of the Rebellion, he gave liberally towards the raising of regiments, and for the relief of the sick and wounded soldiers. Seven of his nephews entered the army, some of whom were wounded. During the years of the war, twice every day a messenger was sent to Pottstown, the nearest point on the railroad, eight miles over the hills, for news. How eagerly the little band of brothers and sisters, living in this isolated spot, watched for tidings of their loved ones in the field, may be only faintly imagined by those who listened eagerly for every pulsation of the telegraph wires in their city homes. David d. at Warwick, June 1, 1863, and, after forty years, was laid by the side of his wife in the family graveyard, with the request that no stone should be raised to his memory.

The following obituary, written by Rev. James May, D. D., is copied from the Phil. " Press

The late Hon. David Potts.

";TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS.'

"SIR, - The Hon. David Potts died, June 1st (instant), at his ancestral home, Warwick Furnace, Chester Co., Pa., aged sixty-eight years and six months., No man was more widely known in his native county, nor had a more honored name, than the deceased. For some years, in early life, he

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represented that county in the State Legislature, and after-ward for four full terms in the national Congress. The great features of his character were soundness of judgment, decision, firmness, with extraordinary integrity, in all affairs, public or private. His high reputation for the most scrupulous honesty and honorableness in all transactions might well be aimed at by any one. His name seemed to be a synonyme for integrity and honor. His ground of action was, not policy, nor profitableness, nor popularity, but inherent rightness. He was, during life, a decided opponent of slavery, on the simple ground that the essential element of the institution is not only compulsory, but unrequited labor. He refused offers of free tickets on railroads, because he looked on them (except in the cases of official servants of the companies) as indirect means of influence against right, and as a species of wrong to honest stockholders.

"His decision and firmness were associated with singular repose of mind. Strangers might suppose him to be quiet, almost to the degree of indolent repose, while his mind was grasping and regulating with despatch all the details of a very large business. His judicious management of his furnace (one of the very oldest in the State) secured for him an abundant estate, and enabled him to dispense his income with largeness of heart., He took the liveliest interest in the great national question of the day, sustained the government with the most deliberate and earnest loyalty, and dispensed his private fortune munificently for the encouragement of volunteers in his country's service. His death is a public loss.

"PHILADELPHIA, June 3, 1863.

207. Edmund-Key, b. at Warwick, April 16, 1796; d. May 17,1805.

208. Thomas-May (531), b, 1. c., Aug. 9, 1797; in. Hannah Templin.

209. Nathaniel, b. 1. c., Nov. 13, 1798. After the death of his brother David, he carried on Warwick Furnace, where he still resides with his unm sister.

210. Rebecca-Smith, b. l. c., June 29, 1800; d. Oct. 22, 1805.

211. Francis (540), b. l. c., Jan. 14, 1802 ; in. Ann M. Church. She d. there Sept. 29, 1872, aged fifty-five.

212. Sarah-May (546), b. I c., Dec. 19, 1803 ; m. Rev. Nathan Stem, June 19, 1831. He was rector of St. John's Ch., Norristown, for twenty

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five years, where he d., and is buried in that churchyard. Mrs. Stem m. for her second husband, [236] David, son of [641 Joseph and [731 Sarah (Potts) Potts, at Phil., Sept. 16, 1869.

213. Robert-Hobart (504), b. 1. c., May 6, 1805 ; m. Sept., 1832, [1931 Julian Humphreys, dau. of [58] Thomas and Ann M. (Humphreys) Potts. She d. Jan. 29, 1868. Her husband survived her until Dec. 12, 1872.

214. Rebecca, b. 4 c., Feb. 28, 1807; unm.

215. Martha-Ellen, b. 1. c., Aug. 16, 18og; d. unm. at Warwick, May 10, 1852.

Children of [61] Nathaniel and Rebeccah (Hobart) Potts.

216. Emily, d. in infancy.

217. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 30, 1784 d. at Pottstown, Dec. 25, 1788. (See inscriptions.)

Children of [62] John and Eliza (Ramsay) Potts.

218. Wilhelmina-Douglass (551). She was m. at Christ Ch., Alexandria, D. C., Aug. 25, r818, to Rev. William Hawley, who was rector of St. John's Ch., Washington, for twenty-eight years, and d. there Jan. 23, 1845. His w. d. in Phil., April 13, 1865. One of her daughters relates that her mother remembered sitting on Gen. Washington's knee when a child, and drinking wine out of his glass, her father's house being one of Washington's homes in Alexandria.

219. Samuel (560), m. Mary-Ann Ross.

220. Sophia-Wilson (569), m. near Alexandria, Va., July, 1808, Dr. Thomas Semmes.* He was b. in Prince George's Co., Md., Aug. 13, 1779, and received his degree of M. D. from the Univ. of Pa. in 1801. His essay was on " The Effects of Lead." After travelling extensively in Europe, he returned to Alexandria, where be commenced the practice of medicine, and resided there until his d. in 1833. His w. survived him six years. She was a woman of great personal attrac

(1) An account of Dr. Semmes may be found in the American Medical journal," 1833.

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tions and elevated character. Dr. Semmes and his w. are buried in Christ Churchyard, Alexandria.

One of Mrs. Semmes's daughters has given me the following anecdote, which she had heard her mother relate. After Gen. Washington's retirement to Mount Vernon, lie would sometimes dine at her father's, in Alexandria. On one of these occasions there were other guests, and Sophia, with their children, her young friends, was seated at a side-table. These girls were Molly Fitzhugh (afterwards Mrs. Custis, the mother of Mrs. Robert E. Lee), Nancy Jenifer, and some others. Child like, they a. reed before dinner to eat of the same dishes, so every one chose wild duck ; then all took precisely the same vegetables. This amused Washington greatly, who, turning to them, said, 11 Young ladies, will you all take a glass of wine with me!" an invitation which made the climax of the glee of the young party.

221. Ramsay-Douglass, m. Lucretia.

222. Joanna (575), b. 1789; m. [244] Nathaniel-Potts, son of Robert E. and [65] Sarah M. (Potts) Hobart, and d. at Pottstown, Jan., 1867. (See inscriptions.)

Children of [63] Thomas and Abigail (Miles) Potts.

223. Joanna, b. at Pottsgrove, Oct. 29, 1786.

224. Rebeccah, b. l. c., 1788 ; d. unm. 1843.

225. Catherine-Miles (584), b. l. c., 1789; m. Dr. Samuel Gartley. He practised medicine in Norristown.

226. Samuel-Miles, b. 1. c., 1792; d. unm. 1823.

227. Thomas (589), b. l. c., 1794 ; m. Harriet Brooke, of Limerick.

228. Juliana, b. l. c., 1796; d. unm. 1867.

229. Joseph-McKean (594), b. 1. c., 1798 ; m. 1302] Rebecca J., dau. of Reese and [74] Harriet (Potts) Brooke, in 1824. He d. Aug. 3, 1832.

230. Sarah-Miles (588), b. l. c., 1800; m. her deceased sister's husband, Dr. Samuel Gartley.

231. Francis-Richard son (599), b. 1. c., May 10, 1802; m. Mary-Ann Moore, of Chester Co. She d. s. p. He m. for his second w. his cousin, Mary Miles. He went to Ohio, and settled at Putnam, of which town he is postmaster.

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Children of [64] Joseph and [73] Sarah (Potts) Potts.

232. Mary (603), b. at Pottsgrove, Dec. 7, 1792 ; was m. at Pottstown, by Rev. Dr. Clay, Sept. 23, 1813, to Robert-Hobart, son of Robert and Rebeccah (Hobart) Smith, the widow of Nathaniel Potts.

Mr. Smith graduated at the Univ. of Pa., and studied law with Hon. Jared Ingersoll, and had commenced practice in Phil., when he believed it to be his duty to devote himself to the ministry. He therefore entered the Theological Seminary at Princeton, and, after spending the required time there, he was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Phil. in 1829. His health had, however, become too feeble for him to assume a pastoral charge; but he occasionally officiated at the various benevolent institutions of the city, and was for nearly a quarter of a century a ruling elder in the Second Presbyterian Ch. of Phil., and treasurer' of the General Assembly for many years. He was a good classical scholar, and, as he grew older, he would often turn to these favorite studies of his youth as a means of mental recreation. During the last years of his life he resided at Germantown, where he d. Aug. 10, 1858, "having occupied an enviable place in the estimation, not only of those with whom he was connected by the ties of relationship, but of all with whom he was associated, either in the department of business, or in the intercourse of society."

233. Samuel (61o), b. 1. c., March 13, 1794; m. 1817, to [257] Ruth-Anna, dau. of [72] David and [66] Mary-Ann (Potts) Rutter.

The early years of his life were spent in Pottstown ; but he removed to Phil. while still a young man, and for thirty-six years he held the office of chief clerk in the Mutual Assurance Company of Phil. He d. suddenly, while walking in the street, Nov. 1, 1869. The following is extracted from an obituary notice in the papers of the day: " Honorable in his deportment, kind and gentlemanly in his manner, punctual and reliable in his business habits, be won the respect of all who knew him in private, and both secured and to the last retained the confidence of those with whom he was connected in business life In mature age, and after due consideration, he became a member of the Episcopal Ch., and through all his subsequent years continued to manifest the sincerity of his faith by the consistency of his life. Thus, in the experience and- practice of heartfelt but unobtrusive piety, be steadily moved onward in the narrow way, until, according to the mysterious

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will of God, suddenly, and without warning, he fell upon the sideway of the busy street, and in a few moments surrendered his spirit into the hand of Him who gave it. His remains, brought to this place, were conveyed to the quiet burial-ground of those who were near of kin to him, and there committed to the grave, to mingle with kindred dust.'' Ruth-Anna, his w., d. in Phil., Oct., 1864, and is buried in the family graveyard at Pottstown. (See inscriptions.)

Two stained-glass windows have been placed in the new edifice of Christ Ch., in that town, to the memory of Samuel and Ruth-Anna Potts.

234. Henry, b. 1. c., Dec. 7, 1795 ; d. April 28, 1797.

235. Henry (613), the second so named, b. 1. c., Aug- 5, 1797 ; m., in 18 19, to Isabella, dau. of Daniel Hitner, of Maple Hall, Montgomery Co., and d. Aug; 31, 1861. The following is extracted from an obituary printed in the Pottstown paper a few days after his death.

"He was born Aug. 5, 1797, at the then family residence in Pottstown. His parents were the late Joseph and Sarah Potts, each of them a descendant, in the third generation, of John Potts, proprietor of the estate known for many years as Pottsgrove. The municipal' corporation, created at a much later day than that of his death, was called Pottstown. Henry Potts, after being carefully educated, was placed in the counting-room of the late Robert Smith, Esq., of Philadelphia, where he acquired or developed the habits of clearness and accuracy which through life distinguished him in the details of his transactions. In early life he married Isabella, daughter of Daniel Hitner, Esq., of Montgomery Co. Immediately after, was settled at Glasgow Forge for the business of his life, which was the manufacture of iron. There and at Pottstown, with the exception of about three and a half years at Norristown, his life was passed. The records of his life from the time of his marriage would be a diary of affectionate devotion to his family, and of faithful, diligent attention to the duties of his trust.,

"His general intelligence may also be remarked on. There is no matter pertaining to the important questions of the time in morals, in politics, or trade, on which be had not maturely thought, and formed soberly a distinct opinion. The soundness and balance of his judgment were especially observable when he talked of such matters.

"In his latter days he withdrew from direct participation in what had been

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the business of most of his years, and was content to enjoy the fruits of his labors. When, a very few years before his death, the Pottstown Bank was chartered, his known qualifications, not only his judgment and skill in finance, but his high moral tone, occasioned at once his being selected as president. This alone drew him in a somewhat public position. It was when seated in his accustomed place in the bank, and in his energetic discharge of its duties, that hat he was suddenly seized with paralysis, accompanied with symptoms of disease of the heart. Six weeks afterwards, in the bosom of his family, he quietly breathed his last.

"In religious sentiments, a mother's partialities bad inclined him to hold with the Society of Friends, but without distinct fellowship with them in outward habits of profession.

"The funeral solemnities on Tuesday, 3d of September, gave an illustration of the regard in which he was held, and of the impression made by his death upon the community in which he had been known for more than half a century. The concourse of relatives and citizens was such as seldom if ever before had come together for a like purpose in the town. By spontaneous impulse, the stores were closed while his body was borne to the family cemetery where his fathers sleep. The unanimous sentiment, not unfrequently spoken aloud, was, the community has lost its best, most useful, and most honored citizen, while no one lives to supply his place."

236. David (619), b. Aug. 11, 1799.

He was called Springton David, to distinguish him from his cousins of the same name. He was chiefly engaged in the iron business. His first important venture was the purchase of Springton Forge, on East Brandywine Creek, Chester Co., near Downingtown. This he subsequently sold, and, after a brief residence in Pottstown, be, in company with his brother Henry and brother-in-law John P. Rutter, built Isabella Furnace (so named in honor of Henry's wife), on a branch of the creek above mentioned, and four miles northwest of Springton. This furnace he took charge of as manager in the spring of 1836, and continued in that position until April, 1855, when the enterprise, of which he was then chief owner, succumbed to disaster.

From this time he was variously engaged until Oct., 1.865, when he was chosen secretary and treasurer of the West Branch Lumber Company, which post he successfully filled till his death. He removed, in March, 1862, to Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pa., and thence, in Sept., 1869, to Phil.

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While at Springton, he was m. Feb. 12, 1829, to Rebecca-Smith, dau. of Micajah and Phebe S. Speakman, a young Quaker lady of rare excellence and unusual force of mind and character. She was b. at Concord, Delaware Co. April 30, 1811; d. at Williamsport, March 29, 1867, and was buried at Milton. He m. for his second w., Sept. 16, 1869, his cousin, [212] Sarah (Potts), the w. of Rev. N. Stem, and dau. of [60] David and [99] Martha (Potts) Potts. He d. in Phil., Nov. 15, 1870, and was buried at Milton, Northumberland Co.

He was energetic, laborious, sanguine, fond of science, rigidly upright, a constant biblical student, and a conscientious Christian. He had a lively sense of humor, and possessed a vast store of family anecdote, in the repetition of which his enjoyment never flagged.

237. Joseph (621), b. 1. c., Feb. 17, 18oi. He was m. by Rev. Dr. Bull, Feb. 20, 1823, to [262] Mary-Katherine, dau. of [72] David and [66] Mary-Anne (Potts) Rutter; she d. May 22, 1858, and is buried in the family graveyard. He m. for his second w. Elizabeth Mitchell of Phil. He carried on the iron-works at Spring-Grove and Glasgow, and d. at the latter place May 13, 1866, and is buried by the side of his first wife. (See inscriptions.)

238. Emily (663), b. at Glasgow, June 7, 1804. She was m. Jan., 1824, by Rev. Dr. Bull, to [2591 John-Potts, son of [72] David and [66] MaryAnne (Potts) Rutter ; she d. at Pottstown, March 30, 1867.

239. Edward (624), b. 1. C., July 21, 1806. He was m. by Rev. Dr. Bull, in 1829, to Sarah, dau. of John Bechtel ; she d. at Pottstown, 1856; he d. at the same place, Dec. 29, 1836 ; and both are buried in the family graveyard.

240. John (628), b. 1. c., Sept. 28, 1809; m. 1837 to Mary-Grace, dau. of Samuel Jamison of Norristown, where she d. Aug. 25, 1867.

He was educated for the bar, and resided many years at Norristown in 1872 be removed to the home of his dau. in Ill. ; for 22 years he had been an active and influential member of the school board in Norristown, and before his departure a public reception was given him, and resolutions adopted relative to the loss that place would sustain of the most efficient laborer in the cause of popular education.

241. Sarah, b. 1. c., Jan. 10, 1812 d. July 5, 1812.

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242. Robert-Smith (633), b. Dec. 21, 1813 ; m. in 1839 to Anne H., dau. of Rev. Levi Bull, D. D., rector of St. Mary's Ch., Chester Co. ; she d. July 14, 1847 ; he m. for his second w. Lydia Baldwin, Nov., 1849.

243. Sarah, b. March 19, 1816; d. Feb. 17, 1830.

Children of Robert E. and [65] Sarah H. (Potts) Hobart.

244. Nathaniel-Potts (575), b. in Phil., Oct. 32 1790; was m. at Alexandria, Va., by Rev. Wm. Meade (afterwards, Bishop of Va.), April 18, 1813, to [222] Joanna-Holland, dau. of [62] John and Eliza (Ramsay) Potts.

He was by profession a lawyer, and was appointed by Gov. Hitner Auditor-General of Pa. He purchased the right of the other heirs of his grandfather Samuel to the Potts reserve of coal in Schuylkill Co., of which I have given an account in a previous chapter. He resided in Pottstown, where he d. July 3, 1860; his w. survived him until Jan., 1867, and both are buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

245. Joanna-Potts, b. 1. c. Sept. 26, 1792 ; d. unm. at Pottstown, April 10, 1869, and was buried in Edgewood Cemetery.

A large painted window has been placed in the new Christ Ch., Pottstown, in memory of Joanna and her sister Sarah, representing the figures of Faith, Hope, and Charity.

246. Robert-Enoch (636), b. at Pottsgrove, June 2, 1796; m. Henrietta, dau. of Gen. Wm. Rudolph Smith, and grand-daughter of Rev. Wm. Smith, Provost of the Univ. of Pa. in 1756. He d. at Pottstown, May 20, 1869, and was buried in Edgewood Cemetery.

247. Sarah-Potts, b. 1. c. Dec. 18, 1798; d. unm. at Pottstown, Feb. 2, 1872, and was buried in Edgewood Cemetery.

248. Rebecca, b. 1. c. Jan. 23, 1800 ; d. in Phil., Aug. 5, 1802 ; buried in Ch. Churchyard of that city.

249. Rebecca, the second so named, b. near Frankford, May 15, 1803 ; d. unm. at Pottstown, Jan. 13, 1837.

250. Mary, b. at Phil., March 29, 18o5; d. unm. at Pottstown, July 17, 1845.

251. Elizabeth, b. at Tacony, Aug. 18, 18o8; d. Dec. 20, 1809, and was buried in Ch. Churchyard at the head of her brother and sister.

252. Samuel-Potts, b. at Phil., Oct. 21, 1809; d. Nov. 11, 1809; buried in Ch. Churchyard.

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253. John-Henry (643), b. l c., March 15, 1810; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Wm. Mintzer. She d. at Pottstown, April 2, 1858, and is buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.) Gen. Hobart was educated as a lawyer, and practised his profession at Norristown, and was appointed district attorney in 1855. He resides in Pottstown.

254. Elizabeth- Potts, the second so named, b. at Pottstown, Aug. 11, 1811; d. Aug. 18, 1824, and was buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

255. Ellen Goodin, b. 1. c., July 4, 18 17 ; d. at Pottstown, Aug. 20, 1830.

Children of [72] David and [66] Mary-Ann (Potts) Rutter.

256. Margaretta (649), b. at Pine, Oct. 15, 1790; m. Dr. Samuel Heister. She d. May 2, 1820.

257. Ruth-Anna (610), b. 1. c., Aug. 12, 1792; M. [233] Samuel, son of [64] Joseph and [78] Sarah (Potts) Potts, Nov. 15, 1813.

258. Thomas (651) b. l. c. March 7, 1795 ; m. first Catherine Boyer. He m. for his second w. Catherine Ovenshine.

259. John-Potts (662), b. 1. c., Jan. 30, 1797; m. by Rev. Dr. Bull, Jan. 22, 1824, to [238] Emily, dau. of [64] Joseph and [78] Sarah (Potts) Potts.

At this date he owned and occupied Pine, and carried on that forge until it was sold in 1843, when he removed to Pottstown, where his w. d., March 30, 1867, and he survived her until April 13, 1870. Both are buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

From the Montgomery Ledger, Pottstown, Pa., April 19, 1870.

"Died on the 12th instant, in this borough, John P. Rutter, aged seventy-three years two months and twelve days.

"Released from the body, which because of infirmity bad become a burden, our friend now, we trust, enjoys in spirit rest and peace in, the Paradise of God.

"By his removal another link connecting the present with the past has been broken. It is with a feeling of sadness that we mark how rapidly the

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generation with which he was numbered is disappearing. But while yet the remembrance of him. is precious in our thoughts, we deem it not amiss to recall some features of his life now past. We may then say that he was a man of strong emotional tendency, and at the same time of decided convictions. During his earlier years be was at times disturbed by doubts and fears. But having,- At length received and professed the faith, he acquired a taste for devotion, and a love for the activities of the Christian life. He labored long and zealously in the cause of Sunday-school instruction, when the school over which he presided was the only one in all this vicinity. From the beginning of the temperance reform, he gave it his active aid and sympathy; while in a spirit of advanced benevolence he was one of that band of little pioneers who, amid obloquy and reproach, proclaimed the right of every man to freedom, without distinction of race or color.

"Differing, however, in one important respect, from many of his colaborers in that cause, he ever advocated human rights on Christian principles, and in that instead of depreciating or denouncing the Church of God, he continued to the last a faithful member of it, through his connection with the Episcopal communion.

"Time, indeed, may have tempered his ardor in the cause of reform, without changing his views. For time itself justified his convictions, since he lived to see the free principles to which he was so warmly attached controlling the destinies of the nation.

"But now the course of our friend on earth is ended. By a mysterious Providence, in his latter days his powers of mind and body failed under the pressure of disease. It is comforting to know that he had not deferred preparing for the great change *until the shadows of life's evening drew nigh. Rather, we may say that he knew on whom he had believed, and therefore we cherish the confident hope that having lived, served, and suffered, he now lives to serve still and forever rejoice."

260. Clement-Stocker (669), b. Jan. 15, 1799. He was m. at Phil. by Dr. Ezra Stiles, April 20, 1824, to Letitia, dau. of Capt. David and Letitia Brown. She d. April 1, 1837, aged thirty-three. He was m. by Rev. John Coleman, Nov. 8, 1838, to his second w. Sarah, dau. of Capt. John and Mary E. McCollum.

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261. David (677), b. Dec. 23, 1800. He received his degree of M. D. from the Univ. of Pa., 1823. The subject of his essay was "Ardent Spirits." He removed to Chicago, Ill., where he practised medicine for many years. He m., first, Isabella Crawford, and for his second w. Esther Ryerson ; and d. in Chicago, April, 1866.

262. Mary-Catherine (621), b. Nov. 29, 1802; m. [237] Joseph, son of [64] Joseph and [78] Sarah (Potts) Potts. She d. May 22, 1858.

263. Martha (687), b. Nov. 18, 1804; m. Major William Brooke. He d. at Pottstown, Oct. 7, 1872, in the eighty-first year of his age.

264. Lindley C. (690), b. Sept. 3, 1807. He studied divinity, and became a Presbyterian minister. He m. Rebecca S. Montgomery, June 22, 1830; he married for his second w. Matilda P. Anderson, June 13, 1833 ; he married for his third w. [300] Louisa M., dau. of [77] Benezet and Margaret (Tallman) Potts, June 27, 1835.

265. Charles (702), b. April 24, 1810; m. Mary-Ann, dau. of Jesse and Rebecca (1) (Hockley) Ives.

266. Samuel-Potts (710), b. Nov. 15, 1813 ; m. by Rev. Thos. Brainard, March 2, 1837, to Jane-Kniffen, dau. of Isaac B. and Hester Baxter of Phil.

Children of [67] Stephen and Eunice (Dennis) Potts.

267. Martha (717); m. Dr. Joseph E. Sorber. He practised medicine at Pottsville, where he d. March 13, 1850.

268. Margaret, unm.

269. Sarah, unm.

270. Mary-Ann, d. unm.

271. John, fate unknown.

272. Rebecca, m. first, Dr. Augustus Kline. He d. from a stab inflicted by Adolph Hatfield in Bucks Co., who was tried for the deed, and condemned to the penitentiary. She m. for her second husband, March, 1848, his brother Rosendale, and d. s.. p. 1849.

(1) She was a descendant of the first Thomas Rutter.

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"Primus maritus nomen Rosendale fuit: fugit Germania propter claudium virum est effectum in pugna singularis dum in Collegio; itaque nomen is assumpit Kline."

273. Edward. He removed to Natchez, Miss., and there d. unm.

Children of [68] Samuel and Mary (Hughes) Potts.

274. Ruth-Anna.

275. Edward

276. Rebecca.

277. Lindley.

278. John.

279. Harriet.

280. Oliver J. He became a physician.

Children of John-Clements and [70] Mary-K. (Rutter) Stocker.

281. Anthony, b. at Phil., Dec. 23, 1782; m. Elizabeth H. Clark of Portsmouth, N. H., Oct. 20, 1815. He d. s, p. at Phil., Feb. 24, 1832, and was buried in Christ Churchyard. His w. m. for her second husband Robert Walsh, well known for his literary pursuits, and for his long service as U. S. Consul in France.

282. John-Clements (721), b. Aug. 30, 1786 ; m. Caroline, dau. of Gen. Louis (1) Tousard, Aug. 30, 1808. He d. July 28, 1833.

283. Thomas-Daniels, b. Jan. 2, 1785 ; d. Jan. 19, 1790.

281. Martha-Rutter (733), b. in Phil., March 11, 1789; m. Robert-Morton Lewis, Feb. 2 3, 1815. She d. in the same city, Jan. 26, 1868.

285. Mary-Katherine, b. 1. c., Aug. 6, 1792; d. Oct. 22, 1793.

286. Anna-Maria (738), b. 1. c., July 6, 1798 ; m, in Phil., Lawrence Lewis, Dec. 4, 1817.

(1) In a letter of Washington to Lafayette, 1778, is the following: "1 am sorry for Monsieur Tousard's loss of an arm in the action on Rhode Island; and offer my thanks to him through you for his gallant behavior on that day." A note to the text of *Sparks's Life of Washington is as follows: " M. Tousard was a French officer attached to the family of the Marquis de la Fayette. In the action on Rhode Island he rushed forward very courageously in advance of the troops, when an attempt was made to take a cannon, and found himself surrounded by the enemy. His horse was killed under him, and he lost his right arm, but escaped from capture. As a reward for this brave act, Congress granted him the rank of lieutenant-colonel by brevet, and a pension Of $ 30 a month for life."

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Children of [71] Samuel and Sarah (Jones) Rutter.

287. Susanna-Jones,

288. Owen-Jones, [ 287 & 288}were burned to death when children, and were buried

together in the family graveyard at Pottstown. (See inscriptions.)]

289. Rebecca, d. unm.

290. Martha, m. Howell Hopkins; and d. s. p., March, 1850.

291. Thomas, d. unm.

Children of [72] David and [66] Mary-Ann (Potts) Rutter

are on page 297.

Children of Jacob and [73] Ruth-Anna (Rutter) Lindley.

292. A dau. d. in infancy.

293. Thomas-Rutter, b. at New Garden, 1 mo. 24, 1803. He was engaged with his brother in carrying on the Duncannon Iron-Works, Perry Co., and had gone to Harrisburg to transact some business connected with the establishment, when he d. there unm., 1 mo. 12, 1842.

294. William, b. 6 mo. 3, 1805. He has been for many years connected with the iron-works at Duncannon, where he still lives unm.

295. Edward, b. 5 mo. 17, 1806; d. 6 mo. 14, 1808.

Children of [75] James and Ann (Dewees) Potts.

296. David, b. at Valley Forge. Soon after his father's death his mother removed to Terre Haute, Ind., when he became the heir of his uncle, George Dewees, and m. his ward. It is believed that he d. s. p.

297. Sarah, m. at Springfield, Ind., Mr. Cole, and d. s. p.

Children of [76] Charles and Margaret (Tallman) Potts.

298. James-Hartley (744), b. at Valley Forge, Feb. 8, 1797; m. Sarah, dau. of Thomas Jackson of Robeson Township at Phil., May 11, 1821.

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She d. at Robeson, Oct. 25, 1845, in the forty-fifth year of her age. He m. for his second wife Edith, dau. of Samuel Jones of Brownsville, at Pittsburg, Feb. 1858. She d. s. p. at Jones's Mines, Berks Co., Aug. 1860. James H. d. June 6, 1863.

Children of [77] Benezet and Margaret (Tallman) Potts.

299. Aris, d. unm.

300. Louisa M. (692) ; m. [264] Rev. Lindley C., son of [72] David and [66] Mary-Ann (Potts) Rutter, June 27, 1835.

Children of [64] Joseph and [78] Sarah (Potts) Potts

are carried down in-their father's line, p. 292.

Children of Reese and [79] Harriet (Potts) Brooke.

301. Mary (750), b. Nov. 30, 1800; m. Charles, son of Timothy and Ruth (1) (Johnson) Paxson, June, 1818. He d. in Phil. in 1823, leaving a young widow who still survives him.

302.. Rebecca J. (594), m, [229] Joseph-McKean, son of [58] Thomas and Abigail (Miles) Potts, 1824.

303. Hannah, d. unm. at Pottstown, Jan. 11, 1846.

304. Bowyer (753), m. Rebecca Parvin.

305. Harriet, d. unm. 1841.

306. Sarah, d. in infancy.

(1) She was the dau. of Wm. and Ruth (Potts) Johnson; the latter m. for a second husband Oliver Paxson, uncle of the above-named Timothy, and was the dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Beakes) Potts; this Thomas was the son of Thomas and Mary Potts, of Mansfield, N. J., and is the grandson mentioned in the will of Thomas Potts, 1724, who came in the ship Shield to Burlington, in 1678, and removed to Phil., where he d. 1726, leaving only one child, Thomas. His descendants, however, reside in New Jersey, and are usually spoken of as the Jersey Potts, to distinguish them from those of Pa. After an arduous search for legal proof that Thomas of the Shield was the grandfather of Thomas who m. Sarah Beakes, I found it in a deed conveying the small lot and house in Gilbert's Alley, devised in the will of the elder Thomas Potts, which was sold as soon as the devisee came of age.

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Children of [87] Joseph-Kirkbride and Sidney (Bonsall) Potts.

307. Mary, b. at Phil. 1 mo. 24, 1824.

308. Charles, b. (759) 1 c., 12 mo. 9, 1825. He m. at 6th St. Meet., Phil., Anna, dau. of Tho. and Sarah G. McCollin, 5 mo. 10, 1853.

309. Anna, b. 10 mo. 27, 1827.

310. Edward (760), b. 12 mo. 19, 1829. He was m. at Newburg, N. J. by Rev. Wm. J. Paxson, 2 mo. 20, 1867, to Julia, dau. of Edward and Lucy A. Paxson.

311. Frances (761) b. 7 mo. 28, 1832. m. at St. Philip's Ch., Phil., by Rev. C. D. Cooper, to Waldron J. Cheyney.

312. Joseph (768), b. 11 mo. 12,1834; m. at 12th St. Meet., Phil., 5 mo. 25, 1859, Regina S., dau. of Thomas and Joanna S. Kimber. He studied law, but declined admission to the bar, on account of conscientious scruples to bind himself to support the Constitution, which then upheld slavery, and required military service or an equivalent. He is now an officer of the Penn. Steel-works, near Harrisburg, and an associate editor of the " Christian Worker," a paper in the interests of the Society of Friends.

313. William, b. at Phil., 5 of 5 mo. 1838. He studied. that branch of law connected with real estate and conveyancing, and had an office in Phil., until his removal to Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1863, where he became connected with the banking and life-insurance business. He is also engaged in literary pursuits, principally in connection with the periodical press. William m. in Brooklyn, Feb. 9, 1864, Lucretia-Starbuck, 4th dau. of Edward and Helen M. H. Anthony of that city, formerly of Providence, R. 1. He was a volunteer in an artillery company from Phil. in the Antietam campaign of 1862.

314. Elizabeth, b. at Haddington, 25th 6 mo. 1841.

The children of [38] Wm. and [91] Mary F. (Potts) Potts are inserted on p. 277, following the line of their father.

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Children of Thomas and [95] Deborah C (Potts) Shallcross.

315. Thomas, d. young.

316. Sarah.

317. John.

Child of [96] Francis R. and Lydia (Maybury) Potts.

318. Grace, died in infancy.

The children of [60] David and [99] Martha Potts are given on p. 205, following the line of their father.

Children of Edmund and [100] Ruth-Anna (Potts) Key.

319. Anna.

320. Martha, m. Mr. McGregor.

321. Thomas.

322. Jane.

Children of John and [101] Mary (Potts) Paul.

323. Isaac, b. 8 mo. 1797 d. 7 Mo. 2, 1798

321. Mary, d. young.

Children of [105] Edward B. and Sarah (Williams) Potts.

325. Isaac-Williams (770), b. in Montgomery Co., Feb. 16, 1807 ; m. in Phil., Nov. 15. 1838, Hannah-Austin, dau. of Nathaniel Newlin, late of Concord.

Children of [106] Samuel and Sarah (Fletcher) Potts.

326. Hannah-Fletcher, b. 9 mo. 22, 1808; d. unm. July 22,1872.

327. Martha, b. 2 mo. 1810; d. unm. in Phil., 8 mo. 25, 1845.

Children of Daniel and [107] Joanna (Potts) Fletcher.

328. Mary-Paul, b. 10 mo. 3, 1810; d. 2 mo. 15, 1826.

329. John-Shoemaker, b. 3 mo. 31, 1812; d. unm. 4 mo. 19, 1861.

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Children of Joseph M. and [109] Ruth-Anna (Potts) Paul.

330. Sarah-Ann (775), b. at Phil. March 29, 1806; m. there to Thomas-Callender Price, 11 mo. 1, 1826 ; m for her second husband George-Vaux Bacon, 3 mo. 31, 1841 ; she d. Dec. 13, 1858.

331. Martha, b. Dec. 16,, 1807 ; d. Aug. 21, 1809.

332. John, b. Sept. 11, 1809; d. unm. June 15, 1832.

Children of William and [110] Rebecca (Potts) Wayne.

333. Isaac, b. 10 mo. 31, 1812; d. 3 mo. 27, 1814.

334. Ruth-Anna (780), b. 2 mo. 15, 1814; m., in Phil., William-Carey, son of Samuel B. and Grace Betts, 12 mo. 4, 1833.

335. Rebecca-Potts (784), b. 7 mo. 12, 1815; m. Elwood, son of Stephen and Rebecca Byerly, 7 mo. 25, 1844.

Children of Isaac and [112] Deborah (Potts) Williams.

336. Ann, b. in Montgomery Co. 2 mo. 13, 1816, now living in Phil.

337. Martha, b. l. c., 10 mo. 15, 1817. Now living in Philadelphia.

338. Isaac (787), b. l c., 5 mo. 13, 1819; m. at Moorestown, N. J., Mary-Haines, dau. of Levi and Sarah H. Borton, 10 mo. 21, 1841. He d. at his residence near the above-named town, 6 mo. 13, 1862.

339. Elizabeth-Paul, b. I c., 1 mo. 6, 1821 ; d. unm. in. Phil., 6 mo. 22, 1843.

340. Joseph-Paul, b. I c., 12 mo. 9, 1822; d. 6 mo. 23, 1823.

341. Deborah-Potts, b. l. c., 7 mo. 15, 1824 ; d. 11 mo. 7, 1825

Children of George and [114] Maria (Potts) Poe:

342. George, d. young.

343. Anna, m. Mr. McCoy.

344. Katherine, m. Mr. Robinson.

345. James, d. young.

346. Richard, d. Young.

347. Maria, m. Dr. William H. Denny of Pittsburg. He received his degree of M. D. from the University of Pa., 1825. Subject of his essay "Bronchocele of Pittsburg." She d. 1863.

306 - Fifth Generation.

Children of Henry and [117] Martha Rutter (Duffield) Neill,

348. Benjamin.

349. Elizabeth, m. Dr. J. Rodman Paul. He received his degree of M. D. from the Univ. of Pa., 1823.Subject of his essay, "Constipation."

350. Anna.

3501/2. Emily, m. Robert Ewing.

351. Henry.

352. John, m. Miss Hollingsworth. He received his degree of M. D. from the Univ. of Pa., 1840. The subject of his essay was " Diseases of the Eye." He practises medicine in Phil. During the late war he was commissioned surgeon U. S. A., and organized the hospitals of that City.

353. Edward-Duffield. He is a Presbyterian minister, and the author of several works on early American history.

354. James P. Wilson, m. Alice Renshaw.

355. Thomas Hewson. He entered the army in 1847; graduated at West Point ; commissioned, in 1869, lieutenant-colonel, Sixth Cavalry.

356. d. young

357. d. young.

Children of [118] John-Potts and Sally (Handy) Duffield.

358. John.

359. Saunders.

360. Nancy, m. Dr. William Riley, of Snow Hill, Md. He received his degree of M. D. from the Univ. of Pa., 1832. Subject of essay, "Acute Bronchitis."

Children of his second wife, Miss Bishop.

361. Charles, m. Miss Joynes, of Accomac Co.-, Va. They reside in Norfolk.

362. Edward, m. Miss Hutchinson. She d., and he m. a second time. He resides in Hannibal, Mo.

363. Anne, m. Hon. John R. Franklin, of Snow Hill, Md.

Children of John-ScIby and [119] Rebeccah-Grace (Duffield) Martin.

364. John-Church, b. March 11, 1806; m. Caroline-Becker Krumbharr, of Phil., Oct. 27, 1835.

365. Rosena-Catherine, b. Dec. 20, 1807; d. May 11, 1808.

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366. Henry-Neill, b. July 28, 1809; m. Lucy Adams. He d. Oct. 4, 1844.

367. Rebecca-Potts, b. Dec. 4, 1811 ; d. unm. Nov. 24, 1846.

368. Rosena-Catherine, the second so named, b. Aug. 13, 1813; d. Jan. 21, 1817.

369. George, b. Oct. 21, 1816; m. Margaret W. Dixon of Mississippi, Feb. 14, 1839. He d. Oct. 11, 1844.

370. Sarah-Selby, b. April 19, 1819; m. Rev. J. K. Handy, of Maryland. She d. Oct. 14, 1853.

371. Martha-Duffield, b. March 20, 1821; d. May 29, 1823.

372. Edward-Duffield, b. March 25, 1823 ; m. Sarah Richardson.

373. Margaret-Neill, b. Sept. 5, 1825; m. William H. Parnell. He d. Aug.

374. Thomas-Edgar, b. Oct. 8, 1827; d. July 28, 1870, in Baltimore.

375. Mary-King. b. March 12, 1831 ; m. Hon. Isaac D. Jones, July 13, 185 2. He was at one time attorney-general of the State of Md.

Children of [120] Edward and Mary (Nowlan) Duffield.

376. Benjamin, m. Katherine-Bertha Mahan, May 10, 1851 ; m. second, Miss Weymas. He is a paymaster in the navy.

377. Edward, d. young.

378. John-Potts, d. young.

379. Mary-Catherine-Church, m. Lewis R. Justice. They resided in Trenton, N. J.

Children of George and [125] Eliza (Yorke) Farquhar.

380. Georgianna, b. 1795.

381. George-W., married Amelia Schreoder. He was a lawyer at Pottsville, and d. in Phil., Feb. 22, 1846.

382. Isabella.

383 Edward-Yorke, m. Virginia Sanderson; d. Feb. 8, 1856.

384: Emma, m. Thomas Donelson, of Tennessee, a nephew of President Andrew Jackson.

Child of Mordecai and [128] Patty (Yorke) Wetherill

385. Samuel, m. Jane Yorke.

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Children of [131] Samuel and Mary (Lippincott) Yorke

386. Edward, m. Sarah Hanna, of Florence, Ala. and d. at Brattleboro, Vt., where he was buried.

387. William, m. Mary Murphy, of Maysville, Ky. She and their young child d. at Cincinnati, C., and were buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

388. Peter-Lippincott, d. unm. in Phil.

389. Sarah, in. Daniel S. McCauley, lieutenant United States Navy; afterwards consul-general at Alexandria, Egypt, where he d. and was buried. His w. d. in Phil.

390.. Mary, unm. Resides in Phil.

391. Samuel, d. unm. at Phil.

392. Joshua, unm. Resides in Phil.

393. Joseph, d. in early childhood.

Children of Benjamin and [132] Rachel (Dewees) Bartholomew

394. Hannah, m. John Hughes.

395. Joseph, m. Hannah Davis

396. John, m. Lydia Cleaver.

397. Rachel, m. Thomas Davis.

398. Maryanne, d. unm.

399. Edward, m. Emily Cleaver, sister of Lydia. He resides in Newcastle Co., Del.

400. Benjamin, m. Elizabeth Pritner.

401. Austin or Augustine, m. Maryanne-Augustine Philips. He resides in Phil.

402. Ellen, m. Thomas Maxwell, of Great Valley. She is now living, a widow, near Peoria, Ill.

403. Sarah.

Children of Rev. and [133] Hannah (Dewees) Boggs.

404. Sarah.

405. Newton.

Children of ______ and [137] 13 71 Sarah (Dewees) Hodgkiss.

406. Sarah, m. Hon. John Norwell.

407. Martha, m. Col. Long, United States Army.

Child of Sarah (Dewees) Hodgkiss and her second husband, Caleb Foulke.

408. William- Hughes.

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Children of [138] William P. and Mary (Lorrain) Dewees.

409. Theodore, received his degree of M. D. from the Univ. of Pa., 1831. Subject of essay, "Enteritis."

410. William. He was a physician, and d. unm.

411. Oscar. He received his degree of M. D. from the University of Pa, 1838. The subject of his essay was "Peritonitis." Married Mary Bryan, of Phil., and has two sons and a daughter; names unknown to me.

412. Hardman, m. and resides in New York City.

413. Charles-Dayton (899), m. Jeanie-Maria, dau. of Richard Rowley, of Phil., 1846. She d. 1848. He was a physician, and resided at Meriden Springs, Miss., and d. 1864

414. Adelaide, m. Dr. Robert-Emmet Robinson, of Va. He received his degree of M. D. from the Univ. of Pa., 1836. Subject of essay, "Cholera Infantum." They resided at the South, where she d. in her first confinement.

415. Mary, m. Mr. Ogden, and settled in Alabama.

416, Lorrain, d. in infancy.

417. Emma L., b. in Phil., Sept. 25, 1823; d. May 15, 1827. These last two are buried in Christ Churchyard, Phil.

Children of [147] Samuel and Lydia M. (Biddle) Baird.

418. William-McFunn (900), b. at Reading, Aug. 4, 1817; m. Harriet Holmes, of Cape May Court-House, N. J., Dec. 18, 1847. He practised law in Reading, and was elected mayor of that borough in 1854. He d. there, Oct. 19, 1872.

(000). Samuel, b. 4 c., April 23, 1821 unm.

419. Spencer-Fullerton (905), b. 4 c., Jan., 1823 m. at Carlisle, Aug. 8, 1846, Mary-Helen, dau. of Sylvester and Lucy (Hunter) Churchill.(1)

(1) Sylvester Churchill entered the United States service from Vermont, and became inspector-general of the U. S. Army.

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He early became me interested in scientific pursuits, and was made Professor of Natural Sciences in Dickinson Coll., Carlisle, Oct., 1846. In 1850 he was called thence to become assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, with which institution his name has been honorably associated for nearly twenty-five years. His publications upon ornithology and other scientific subjects are well known to the public.

420. Rebecca-Potts, b. 1. c., 1827.

421. Lydia-Spencer, b. l. c., 1828.

422. Mary-Deborah (906), b. 1. c., Dec. 1829; m. June 1, 1854, Henry J., son of Thomas and Christine (Williams) Biddle. He was b. May 16, 1817, and was made assistant adjutant-general Pa. Reserves. During the Rebellion he was mortally wounded in the battle of New Market Cross Roads, June 30, 1862, and d. in Richmond, Va., July 20.

423. Thomas (911), 1. c., Oct. 28. 1831 m. Jan. 24, 1872, Mary Bill, of Carlisle.

Children of [154 1/2] William-Baird and Jane-Hughes (Downing) Potts.

424. Mary-Frances (912), b. at Reading, Aug. 1, 1832; m. Martin Edmonds, Sept. 6, 1855.

425. William-Ramsay, b. 1. C., July 26, 1835. He is a lawyer at Pottsville.

426. Edward-Hobart, b. at Pottsville, Nov. 3, 1838 ; d. March 30, 1848, and was buried in the family graveyard at Pottstown.

427. Howard-Downing, b. Dec. 16, 1840; entered the United States Navy, 1861 ; commissioned second assistant engineer in the Asiatic fleet, 1866.

428. Clement-Downing, b. Jan. 11, 1843.

429. Helen-Jane, b. June 9, 1846; d. Nov. 2, 1848, and is buried at St. James Ch., Schuylkill Haven.

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Children of [154] Thomas-Hubley and Susan (Shollenberger) Walker.

430. Lewis-Burd, b. at Pottsville ; now a student at Lafayette Coll., Easton.

431. Emma, b. 1. c., Oct. 20, 1857; d. at Reading, March 23, 1859.

432. Sally C.

433. Clarence.

Children of [158] Samuel-Hockley Yocum.

434. John.

435. A dau.

Children of Thomas and [163] Mary (Leaf) Boyd.

436. Copeland.

437. George-Leaf

438. Thomas

439. Anna-Leonard.

440. Alfred-Yarnall.

Child of [164] Dr. Harland Leaf.

441. Rose, m. [619] George, son of [235] Henry and Isabella (Hitner) Potts, June 11, 1861.

Children of [169] Elizabeth (Leaf) Beecher.

442. Lyman (1116), m. [697] Margaretta L., dau. of [264] Lindley C. and [300] Louisa M. (Potts) Rutter, June 13, 1866.

312 - Sixth Generation.

Children of Samuel and [170] Eliza (May) Stevens.

443. Rebecca-May, b. Oct 30, 1805 ; d. unm. at Compton, Md., Oct. 27, 1854.

444. William-Augustus, b. April 9, 1807. He studied divinity, and was settled over the Presbyterian Ch. in West Chester. He d. unm. at Warwick, Oct. 3, 1834.

445. John, b. Oct. 25, 18o8 ; d. Jan. 30, 1810.

446. Anna-Maria, b. March 22, 18io; m. at Compton, Md., July 19, 1831, Rev. Cyrus H. Jacobs. He was rector of Grace Ch., Phil. She d. April 27, 1832, and was buried in the graveyard rear of St. Andrew's Ch., Eighth St.

447. Julian- Potts, b. Feb. 18, 1812 ; d. July .24, 1813.

448. Robert-May, b. Dec. 26, 1813. When not eighteen years of age, while gunning on his father's plantation, he was accidentally killed by the discharge of his gun, Oct. 22, 1831, and was buried at Beechwood.

449. Sarah-Elizabeth (520), b. Nov. 3, 1815 ; was m. at Compton by Rev. Henry M. Maison, to [196] John F., son of Dr. Isaac and [59] Hen- rietta (Potts) James, Aug. 10, 1837. She d. in Phil., Jan. 30, 1842, and was buried at Laurel Hill. She used to relate that, when a child, she bad danced with Gen. Lafayette in her father's house ; as the " Nation's Guest," in 1825, was entertained at Annapolis by Gov. Stevens.

450. Henrietta-Louisa, b. April 26, 1817; was m. at Compton, April 2, 1845, to John F. James; d. s. p. at Phil., Dec. 30, 1867, and was buried at Laurel Hill.

451. Edwin-John (914), b. Jan. 9, 18ig; m. Sarah H. Eccleston, Nov. 14, 1844- He d. at Beechwood, near Compton, June 5, 1854, and was buried in the graveyard of Whitemarsh Ch., Talbot Co., Md. All the above-named children were b. at Compton.

Children of [172] Thomas-Potts and Sarah (McClintock) May.

452. Mary (918), b. at Norristown, Jan. 26, 1816; m. in Chester Co., Dec. 10, 1835, Caleb, son of Thomas (1) and Margaret Peirce, of Thornbury.

453. Ruth-Anna, b. Jan. 29, 1818.

454. Sarah-Thomas, d. an infant.

(1) His great-grandfather, George Peirce, took up a large tract of land in Chester Co., in William Penn's time, which he named Thornbury, in compliment to his wife, who came from that place in England. Caleb, his son, in. Annah Cloud, and she lived to see two hundred and eighteen descendants. For a further account of this 'family, see Smith's History of Delaware County."

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Children of [173] Robert and Elizabeth (Laver) May.

455. Anna-Nutt, b. May 24, 1849; d. Feb. 26, 1853.

456. Robert E., b. Aug 10, 1850.

457. Addison-Newton, b. Aug. 24, 1852.

458. James-Potts, b. Nov. 24, 1853 ; d. Dec. 2, 1854.

459. Anna-Elizabeth, b. May 22, 1857; d. Aug. 24, 1858.

460. Martha-James, b. Oct. 24, 1861 ; d. April 25, 1862, and was buried in the family graveyard at Coventry, where her brother and two sisters also repose.

461. James-Bowman, b. June 20, 1863.

Child of [178] Addison and Elizabeth (Shafer) May.

462. Martha-Ellen (923), b. Coventry, March 22, 1840; m. at West Chester, by Rev. John Bolton, to Dr. Joseph-Trimble, son of Dr. Abraham and Phebe (Trimble) Rothrock, of McVeytown, Mifflin Co., May 27, 1869. He received his degree of Al. D. from the Univ. of Pa., 1868. Essay, "Medical Notes on the Northwest." He resides in Wilkesbarre, where he practises his profession. He was captain in a regiment of Pa. cavalry during the late war, and was wounded.

Children of Jesse and [180] Sarah E. (Haskins) Richards.

463. William, b. in Phil., Aug. 11, 1811; d. in infancy.

464. Thomas-Haskins, b. I c., Dec. 12, 1812. He graduated at Princeton Coll, and d. at Gettysburg, Jan. 28, 1873.

An Extract from an Obituary in the " Gettysburg Compiler," Jan. 30, 1873.

"Died, at the Keystone Hotel, in this place, on Tuesday evening, Hon. Thomas Haskins Richards, an old and prominent citizen of New Jersey.

"He came to Gettysburg in the latter part of the past summer in failing health. His generous disposition and varied and solid attainments soon won

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him many friends, and the magnetism of his character created in those enjoying his society a degree of respect amounting almost to affection.

"He was superficial in nothing, but practical and well grounded in every thing. His knowledge of books was wonderful. In history, the languages, and the general field of literature, few can be better stored, whilst his knowledge of men and their doings was as clear as it was wide. He knew much, and he knew it all well.

"Though never a seeker after public station, he was at one time elected to the Senate of New Jersey,, where his clear views and sturdy honesty made him one of its most useful and respectable members.

"The body was placed upon the noon train, on Wednesday, to be taken to New Jersey for interment at Batsto, Burlington Co., the old family seat,- a place celebrated for its extensive manufacture of iron by the Richardses, generation after generation."

465. Samuel-Patrick (925), b. at Batsto, N.J., Oct. 19, 18 14. He graduated at Princeton Coll.; m. Oct. 13, 1856, Sarah, dau. of William and Christiana (Pechin) Lippincott, of Phil.

466. Elizabeth- Haskins (927), b. at Phil., Nov. 13, 1816; m. at Batsto, May 29, 1840, George A. Bicknell. He practised law in New York. He removed to the West, and settled at New Albany, Indiana, where he now resides, and was made a judge in the courts of that State.

467. Anna-Maria, b. at Batsto, Jan. 19, 1819; m. at Batsto, 1853, Lachlan Hamilton, son of Gen. Lachlan and Susan-Greene (Wall) McIntosh,(1) of Savannah, Georgia.

468. Sarah-Ennalls-Haskins, b. 1. c., Oct. 14, 1841, and d. there, April 27, 1873.

469. Jesse-Wurtz, b. 4 c., Aug. 3, 183 1 ; living unm. at that place.

Children of [182] Samuel H. and Mary (Miller) Jacobs.

470. Mary, unm.

471. George.

Children of [183] John and Catherine (Sheetz) Jacobs.

472. Caroline (947), m. Ames Gleason.

(1) He was a nephew of Gen. Lachlan McIntosh of the Revolution, and his wife was a grand-niece of Gen. Greene.

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473. Elizabeth (952), m. Joseph Snyder.

474. Ann (961), m. Samuel Lapp, of Great Valley.

Child of [185] John G. and Mary (Kennedy) Potts.

475. Samuel-Kennedy, b. at Phil., Nov. 8,1830; d. unm. at Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 23, 1870.

Children of his second wife, EIizabeth G. (Hunt) Potts.

476. Joseph-Hunt, b. 1. c., Sept. 23, 1833 m. at Ottumwa, Iowa, June 7, 1868, Mary-Florence Webber. They reside in Phil.

477. Elizabeth-Graham, b. 1. c., May 25, 1835 d. there Nov. 25, aged 6 months.

478. Chreswell-Harris, b. 1. c., May 28, 1839; m. at Galena, Ill., Mary-Carolina Marble, April 19, 1867. They reside at Chicago.

479. John-Harris, b. at Galena, May 26, 1843 ; unm.

480. Francis-Henry, b. 4 c., Jan. 27, 1845. He is an Episcopal clergyman, residing at Quincy, Ill..; unm.

481. Thomas-Welch, b. 1. c., Dec. 16, 1849.

482. Mary-Elizabeth-Hunt, b. 1. c., Nov. 10, 1850; unm.

483. Sarah-Sayre, b. at Galena, May 26, 1854; d. there April 5, 1859.

Children of [187] Samuel .7. and Elizabeth (Hulme) Potts.

484. Ellen-May (931), b. at Pottsville, July 18, 183 3 ; m. at Reading, Clif- ford Pomeroy, June 18, 1856.

485. Caroline, b. 1. c., Sept. 12, 1835 ; d. March 1, 1837.

486. Albert-Preston, b. Aug. 13, 1837 ; d. in infancy.

487. Howard, b. 1. c., Feb. 21, 1839; m. Amanda Wagner.

488. Anna-May, b. 1. c., 1841 ; d. in infancy.

489. Joseph-Hulme, b. 4 c., Dec., 1844; m. Kate Shanaman.

Children of John R. and [188] Sarah H. (Potts) Johnson.

490. Edward R.

491. Russel.

492. Anna.

316 - Sixth Generation.

Children of Sarah H. (Potts) and her second husband, George Smith.

493. Rufus.

494. George.

495. Thomas F.

Children of [189] Charles F. and Roxanna W (Burnett) Potts.

496. William-Hollis, born in Galena, Ill., April 28, 1845, and d. there. Nov. 22, 1846.

497. Catherine-Ann, b. 1. c. ; d. an infant, Aug. 9, 1848.

498. Mary-Elizabeth (942), b. 1. c., June 16,1849; m. Richard Bostwick, Nov. 28, 1867.

499. James-Franklin, b. 1. c., June 28, 1853.

500. Jane-Frances, b. June 28, 1853 ; d. Sept. 6, 1854.

Children of Peter and [190] Mary-Ann (Potts) Crans.

501. Julia.

502. Anna-Grace.

503. Peter (941), m.; d. Jan., 1870.

Children of [213] Robert-Hobart and [193] Julian H. (Potts) Potts.

504. Anna-May, b. at War-wick, July 4, 1833 ; unm.

505. Nathaniel (944), b. l c., July 30, 1837; m. Susan Smith, 1862 ; he died near Pughtown, Oct. 23, 1872, and is buried in the family graveyard at Coventry.

506. Francis-Thomas, b. 1. c., June 17, 1840.

Children of [194] Thomas-Assheton and Mary-Ann (Haines) Potts.

507. William-Morgan (965), b. at Darby, Feb. 24, 1838; m. Mary E., dau. of Joseph French, of Bass River, N. J., Nov. 26, 1 1863.

508, Nathan-Haines (966), b. at Kingsessing, Nov. 28, 1839; m. Anna, dau. of Dr. Mordecai Gifford, of Phil., Dec. 17, 1866.

509. Juliana, b. 1. c., Nov. 21, 1841 d. May 6, 1844.

510. Thomas-Lacey, b. 1. c., March 12, 1843; d. Dec. 12, 1843.

511. Marion-Fennimore (968), b. at Camden, N. J., Aug. 13, 1844 ; m. Jonathan, son of Jonathan Lummis, of Bridgeton, N. J., June 5, 1867.

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512. Mary-Ann, b. at Ellisburg, Nov. 26, 1845.

513. Isabella- Haines, b. at Medford, N. J., April 17, 1848.

514. Anna-May, b. 1. c., March 18, 1850; m. Alfred, son of Wm. C. Lawson, of Phil., Jan. 3, 1872.

515. Thomas-Humphrey, b. 1. c., April 17, 1851.

516. David-Gardiner, b. l. c., Feb. 4, 1853.

517. Sarah-Jane, b. 4 c., Jan. 12, 1857.

518. Juliana, second of, the name, b. l. c., Jan. 11, 1859.

519. Rebecca-Smith, b. l. c., June 24, 1861.

Child of [196] John F. and [4491 Sarah-Elizabeth (Stevens) James.

520. Henrietta, b. at Phil., 1839 ; d. there 1840.

Children of [197] Thomas-Potts and Isabella (Batchelder) James.

521. Mary-Isabella, b. at Burlington, N. J., Sept. 19, 1852.

522. Montgomery b. at Phil., Dec. 20, 1853, now in the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University.

523. Clarence-Gray, b. 1. c., June 30, 1856.

524. Frances-Batchelder, b. 1. c., Sept. 26, 1859

Children of [198] David and A Amanda ( Worthington) James.

525. Anna-Rebecca (970), b. at Byberry (now incorporated in the 23d Ward, Phil.), Aug. 6, 1834; m. at Phil. Dr. John-Wesley Thompson, Nov. 21, 1861. He received his degree of MI. D. from Univ. of Pa., 1860, subject of thesis "Anaesthesia" he commenced the practice of medicine in Coatesville, but the call for sure-eons in the army induced him to offer his services to his country, and he was commissioned surgeon in the 141st Regt. of Pa. Vol., Sept. 12, 1862, and remained in the service until his death, caused by overwork and exposure, which took place July 1, 1863.

526. Bush rod-Washington, b. 1. c., Aug. 25, 1836. He received his degree of M. D. from the Homoeopathic Med. Coll. of Phil., 1856, and practises in Phil. Unm.

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527. Mary-Ellen, b. 1. c., Sept. 15, 1838 ; d. April 5, 1842

528. William-Henry (971),b. 4 c., Aug. 17, 1841 ; m. Sarah-Eleanor Levake, Sept. 19, 1867. He studied law in Phil., and practises at Franklin, Venango Co.

529. John-Edwin, b. l. c., Jan. 18, 1844. He received his degree of M. D. from Univ. of Pa., 1866, thesis " Lithothomy" ;m., at Phil., Maria L. Eveland, Dec. 2, 1869. She d. there Sept. 12, 1871.He practises medicine in Phil.

530. Henrietta-Maria aria, b. l. c., April 15, 1846; in., at Phil., J. Wilson Moore, Jan. 27, 1870.

530 1/2. Melinda, b. l. c., March 14, 1852 ; d. aged 5 days.

Children of [208] Thomas-May and Hannah (Templin) Potts.

531. Anna-Templin, b. at Warwick, April 21, 1827; m. Dec. 19, 1850, William L. Whitney, cashier of the Miners' Bank, Pottsville ; she died there Sept. 19, 1854, and is buried in the a graveyard of the Episcopal Ch.

532. David (975), b. 1. c., Jan. 21, 1830 ; m. Kate Lewis, 1855. He served one year in the late war. He assisted his uncles in the management of Warwick Furnace, and died there in 1868.

532 1/2. Rebecca-May, b. l c., April 30,1826. 533. Emma G., d. in infancy.

534. John, b. 4 c., Feb. 28, 1841. He served in the late war as captain in the 53d Pa. Regt., and was wounded.

535. Holman, b. Feb. 8, 1844 ; he was lieutenant in the 53d Pa. Regt., and was wounded; d. unm. 1866.

536. Nathaniel, b. 1. c., Sept. 29, 1846; d. 1861.

537. Thomas, b. 1. c., Feb. 26, 1849.

538. Martha E. (981), b. l. c., Jan. 8, 1833; m. Oct. 26, 1852, Francis M. Nichols, son of F. B. Nichols.

539. Mary R.

Children of [211] Francis and A Ann (Church) Potts.

540. Maria-Theresa, m. James S. Ewing.

541. Rebecca.

542. David, m. Kate Liggett.

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543. Francis-Thomas.

544. Mary

545. Sally.

Children of Nathaniel and [212] Sarah-May (Potts) Stem.

546. Francis-Potts, d. in infancy.

547. Emma-Virginia, d. in infancy.

548. William-White, d. in infancy.

549. Martha-Ellen (985), m. Oliver-Christian Bosbyshell. He entered the army during the Rebellion, and became Major of the 41st Regt. Pa. Vol.

550. Sarah-Potts.

Children of [213] Robert H, and [193] Julian H. (Potts) Potts.

are given on p. 316 [5041, following the line of their mother,

Children of William and [218] Wilhelmina (Potts) Hawley.

551. Elizabeth-Potts.

552. Phoebe-Mary (988); m. William Weir, of Phil. He d. there Aug., 1867.

553. Thomas-Semmes, d. March 27, 1836.

554. Wilhelmina, m. Dr. Wm. Young, 1861.

555. Catherine-Ramsay.

556. Peter W. Radcliffe (990) ; m. Isabella Merritt, 1856.

557. Fanny-Lear.

558. Anna-Sophia-Semmes, m. in Phil., 1859, John F., son of Joseph Cabot. (1)

559. William H., entered the army 1861, com. 1st Lieut. ; m., 1868, Cornelia Dewey; she d. the following year.

Children of [219] Samuel F. and Mary-Ann (Ross) Potts.

560. John (1002), b. in Alexandria, Va., 1818 ; m. Louisa Rose.

He was for many years chief clerk in the War Department at Washington.Secretary Stanton esteemed him highly, and frequently spoke of him as a

(1) He is a descendant of John Cabot, who came from the island of Jersey and settled in Salem, Mass., with a brother George, about 1700. It is claimed that Sebastian Cabot the navigator was the ancestor of this family.

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man who could not be corrupted. He d. at Washington, July 24, 1872. The following notice was issued that day from the War Department:

"July 24, General Order NO- 75.

It is with regret, made stronger by personal friendship, that the Sec. of War announces the death, at an early hour this morning, of John Potts, Esq., chief clerk of the War Department. His official life, conducted with faithfulness and honor gave evidence of pure integrity, while in constant devotion to duty he was a model for our imitation. A long career of labor in public service is closed without a blemish on the record. For thirty-six years he has been in the Department ; for over thirteen years he was its chief clerk. He disbursed millions without error, and leaves a clear account. Thousands who have had official intercourse with him bear witness to the promptness of his action and to the marked courtesy of his demeanor.

"During the war, in addition to heavy disbursements, he performed delicate and important public duties, and in mention of these services the late Sec. Stanton spoke of him to the present Secretary of War as a perfectly incorruptible man; there can be no higher eulogy.

"The entrance and interior of his office will be draped in mourning, and the various Bureaus of this Department will be closed on the day of his funeral.

"WILLIAM W. BELKNAP,,

Secretary of War.

The following named gentlemen officiated as pall-bearers at his funeral:

Sec. Belknap, Surg.-Gen. Barnes, Ass.-Surg.-Gen. Crane, Gen. Park, Gen. Shriver, Adj.-Gen. Towns end, R. S. Chew,.Esq., chief clerk State Dept., and Wm. B. Lee, Esq., of the War Dept.

561. Andrew-Ross (1007), b. Nov. 9, 1824 ; m., at Phil., Boydanna, dau. of Dr. David Gilbert, Oct. 3, 1865.

562. Mary-Eliza (1010), m. Capt. T. Scott Fillebrown, U. S. N. He entered the service in 1841, commissioned Com. of Beau. of Equipment, 1866.

563. Richard or Rane, d. in the army.

564. Samuel, U. S. N. ; lost at sea.

565. Caroline, m. Capt. 8. P. Carter, U. S. N. He entered the service in 1840, now acting as Commandant at the Naval School Annapolis.

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566. Roberta, unm.

567. Charles-Ramsay.

568. Alice-Ramsay.

Children of Thomas and [220] Sophia W. (Potts) Semmes.

Six children died in infancy.

569. Thomas (0014), m. Eliza F. Bernard, of Port Royal, Va.; he was educated as a lawyer, and was a man of much intellectual ability. His early efforts at the bar placed him by the side of old and distinguished lawyers. He d. at the age of 30.

570. Anna-Sophia (1015), m., 1.834, Rev. Philip, son of Capt. Philip Slaughter,(1) of Culpeper Co., Va. He was rector of Bristol Parish, Petersburg, Va., in 1843, and remained there until failing health obliged him to resign his charge ; he afterwards became the agent for the Colonization Soc. of that State. He published an account of the ancient parish where he was settled, and made some other contributions to the local history of Va., which are highly commended by Bp. Meade in his history of old churches and families of Va.

571. Mary-Elizabeth (1017), m. John-Murray Forbes. They reside near Warrenton, Farquier Co., Va., where he is a lawyer of high reputation and large practice.

572. Douglass- Ramsay, m. Virginia Flynn, of Suray, Page Co. They reside in Alexandria.

573. William-Hawley, was educated for a lawyer, and was a young man of great promise. He emigrated to Minnesota in 1851, but the rigor of the climate was too great for his delicate constitution, and he d. there Sept., 1854, aged 28.

574. Sarah-Wilhelmina (1022), m. Rev. William-Meade Nelson, of Clarke Co., Va., rector of St. Paul's Ch., Ivy Depot, Va. She d. Aug., 1871, aged 41.

Children of [244] Nathaniel-Potts and [222] Joanna-Holland (Potts) Hobart.

575. John-Potts (1025), m. Anne-Amelia, dau. of Gen. William R. Smith, of Phil.

(1) Capt. Slaughter commanded the Culpeper minute men in the Revolution, and took part in all the great battles of the war.

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576. Sally-Potts.

577. Elizabeth-Ramsay, d. unm. May 28, 1870.

578. Anna-Sophia.

579. Hannah-Pratt, d. in infancy.

580. Robert-Henry.

581. Nath aniel- Potts, m. Susan M., dau. of Capt. John Campbell, of Phil.

582. Willi am-Ramsay-Potts, b. Oct. 27, 1828 ; d. Dec. 3, 1832.

583. Ellen-Goodin, b. April 1, 1831.

Children of Samuel and [225] Catherine H. (Potts) Gartley.

584. John (1034), m. Rebecca Hain.

585. Thomas (1041), m. Hannah Lipton.

586. Samuel (1044), m. Elizabeth Reynolds, Sept., 1848.

587. Elizabeth H., d. unm., 1848

Child of his second wife [2301 Sarah M. (Potts) Gartley.

588. William H., m. Harriet Saylor.

Children of [227] Thomas and Harriet (Brooke) Potts.

589. Elizabeth-Brooke, b. at Pottstown; m. Dr. James H. Carr, of Phil., May 6, 1847.

590. Anna-May (0045), b. 1. c., April, 1823; m. Abner Evans, Feb., 1849.

591. Julianna (1050), b. 1. c., Dec., 1825 ; m. Thomas M. Casselberry, May 12, 1846.,

592. Samuel-Miles, b. 1. c., Oct., 1827; m. Amelia Welsham.

593. Thomas (1053), b. 1. c., Feb., 1830; removed to Putnam, 0., where he M. Mary-Frances Nye, Feb. 13, 1860.

Children of [229] Joseph-McKean and [302] Rebecca -7 (Brooke). Potts.

594. Harriet-Brooke, b. at Pottstown, March 11, '1825.

595. Catherine-Gartley, b. l c., Sept., 1826; d. unm., May 26, 1847.

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596. Emily-Rutter, b. 1. c., Sept., 1829.

597. Mary-Paxson, b. 1. c., May, 1830.

598. Joseph McKean, b. 1. c., 1832; m. Mary Little.

Children of [231] Francis R. and Mary (Miles) Potts.

599. Joanna, unm.

600. James-Linnard, d. in infancy.

601. George-Engles, (twin) d. at Gettysburg, July 5, 1863, U. S. Volunteers.

602. David, (twin) unm., clerk in the U. S. Treasury Department at Washington.

Children of Robert H. and [232] Mary (Potts) Smith.

603. Rebecca, b. at Phil., July 18, 1814.

604. Robert, b. l c., July 4, 1816, unm.

605. Joseph-Potts, b. at Glasgow Forge, June 5, 1818, unm.

606. William-Alexander (0055), b. at Pottstown, Sept. 9, 1820. He was married in 1847 to Clara-Mary, dau. of the Rev. Levi Bull , D. D., of Chester Co., Pa. She d. in N. Y., in 1857; m, for his second w., Margaret, dau. of George and Serena Jones, of N. Y., Feb. 3, 1863.

In 1844 he settled in New York, and the following year became junior partner of the Wall St. house of Coit, Smith, & Co. In 1848 he was made treasurer of the N. Y. Bible Soc., and held that office until 1851. From 1861 to 1865 he. was treasurer, and from 1866 to 1867 president, of the N. Y. Stock Exchange. He is now vice-president of the Sheltering Arms, and treasurer of the Ch. Mission to the Jews, and of the trustees of the Fund for the Relief of Disabled Clergymen, etc. He is also chairman of the trustees of the Building Fund of the Midnight Mission, a trustee of the Parochial Fund of the P. E. Ch. in N. Y., also of the permanent fund of the Orphans' Home and Asylum of the P. E. Ch. in N. Y., one of the advisory committee of the same institution, a manager of the Home for Incurables, of St. Luke's Hospital, of the Society for the promotion of Religion and Learning, and of the P. E. City Mission, and secretary of the trustees of St. Johnland.

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The many positions of trust to which he has been called bear witness to the well-deserved esteem in which he is held by all with whom he has been associated. He is still constant in his attendance at the meetings of the various charitable and other associations with Which he is connected, and continues to be actively interested in business. He is now senior partner of the banking-house of William Alexander Smith & Co.

607. Alfred (1059), b. at Phil., Oct. 3 1, 1822 ; m. Mary-Amelia, dau. of Walter and Maria Butler, of Stuyvesant, N. J., July 10, 1851. She d. in Princeton, Sept. 7, 1859. He m. for his second w., at Chicago, Ill., Louisa C., dau.. of Rev. John Woodbridge, of Hadley, Mass. Since the great fire they have resided in the village of Evanston, twelve miles from the city. Mr. Smith is engaged in the grain commission business.

608. Sarah-Potts, b. 4 c., Sept. 29, 1824, unm.

609. Hobart, b. Oct. 4, 1826; he d. unm. at Germantown, Nov., 1862, and was buried at Laurel Hill.

From a Philadelphia Paper, Oct., 1843

"The New Orleans 'Picayune,' of the 20th Oct., says: 'An old sailor who had been drinking until he was somewhat intoxicated, tumbled from one of the wharves of the first municipality, a few days since, into the Mississippi, and would have been drowned had not a lad near the spot plunged into the river, and succeeded in bringing him safe ashore. The name of the young fellow was Hobart Smith, of the bark " Josephine," of Phil., and the smile upon his sunburnt countenance, as he brought the old tar safe to land, seemed an ample reward for his heroic action."'

610. Edmund (1060), b. 1. c., April 4, 1829. He was m. in Dec., 1851, to Arabella Barnes, at Blairsville.

He was educated at the Friends' Academy, on Fourth St., and afterwards passed two years in the High School, on leaving which he entered the counting-house of a firm on Front St., engaged in the wholesale drug business, where he remained for two years. In June, 1847, he received an appointment in a corps of civil engineers, who were about commencing the survey and location of the Pa. R. R., and was engaged in that work between Huntington and the summit of the Alleghany Mountains also, in the construc

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tion of a portion of the line, until the spring of 1850, when he was transferred to Blairsville, on the western division. In March, 1853, he was assigned to special duties in the company's service in Phil. In Jan., 1855, he was elected secretary of the company, which position he continued to hold until May, 1869, when he was promoted to the position of vice-president. The responsible position of treasurer of the company having become vacant, in the early part of the present year (1873), at the earnest and unanimous request of the board of directors, he resigned the office of vice-president, and accepted that of treasurer.

In the year 1859, and again in 1862, be visited Europe, to examine into the railway systems of Great Britain, and those of the Continent.

In 1870 he purchased the Colemanville Iron-Works property, in Lancaster Co., Pa., at the junction of. the Pequea Creek and the Susquehanna River, comprising a forge, and rolling-mill, and an estate of twelve hundred acres of land.

611. Corrin-Frank, b. Sept. 10, 1831 ; m. Nov., 1867, Mary-Elizabeth, dau. of George H. and Margaret (Hall) Garrett, of Mount Airey, at San Francisco, where he now resides.

Children of [233] Samuel and [257] Ruth-Anna (Riefler) Potts.

612. Mary-Ann, d. young.

612 1/2. Samuel, b. 1847; d.

613. Mary-Ann, second so named (1064); m. Dr. James M. Egleton.

Children of [235] Henry and Isabella (Hitner) Potts.

614. Sarah, b. Aug. 24, 1820; unm.

615. Joseph (1065), b. Dec. 7, 1822; m. Annie, dau. of Rev. J. C. Clay, at Gloria Dei Ch., March 3, 1846.

616. Mary-Hitner (1068), b. Jan. 24, 16825 ; m. at Pottstown, by Rev. Dr. Bull, Edward S. Davies, Dec. 3, 1846.

616 1/2. Elizabeth W., d. an infant, April 7, 1827.

617. Henry (1071), b. Nov. 30, 1832; m. at St. Luke's Ch., Phil., Mrs. RosaVirginia Moore, April 22, 1868.

618. Isabella-Hitner (1072), b. Jan. 5, 1836; m. by Rev. Dr. May, to George Rice, June 10, 1863.

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619. George H. (0074), b. March 8, 1838; m. by Rev. Edmund Leaf, to (441) Rose, dau. of Dr. Harlan Leaf, June 11, 1861.

Children of [236] David and Rebecca S. (Speakman) Potts.

620. Joseph D. (1078), b. at Springton Forge, Dec. 4,1829; m. Mary, dau. of Dr. William and Margaret (Pollock) M'Cleery, at Milton, Northumberland Co., June 1, 1854, at which place she was b., Sept. 9,1830. She was a descendant of the Scotch-Irish Covenanters, who settled that region of the State.

Joseph entered upon his profession of civil engineer, May, 1852, on the Sunbury and Erie R. R., and was afterwards engaged on various roads in Western Pa., and was made vice-president of the Steubenville and Indiana R. R., superintendent of the western division of the Pa. R. R., and president of the Western Transportation Co.

In May, 1861, Gov. Curtin appointed him on his active staff as lieut.-col. and chief of the transportation and telegraph department of the State, which post he held until Dec., 1861, at which date the State transferred this labor to the national government.

From 1862 to 1865 he was general manager of the Phil. and Erie R. R.. for its lessee, the Pa. R. R. Co. In 1862, while serving with the militia, called out in consequence of Lee's Antietam campaign, he was detailed by Gen. Haupt as military superintendent of the Franklin R. R.

From 1865 to 1872 he was president of the Empire Transportation Co., and also of the Eric and Western Transportation Co., the latter being the owner of a large fleet of propellers on the chain of great lakes.

621. William-Speakman, b. at Isabella Furnace, May 5, 1838.

He practised the profession of civil engineer, from 1855, for some years, on the Pittsburg and Connellsville, Lackawanna and Lanesboro' and East Brandywine Railroads.

In 1861 he enlisted in the three months' service, and afterwards raised a company, of which he was chosen captain; resigned because of ill health, but re-entered the service. Since the war he has been engaged in business in the British Asiatic possessions.

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Children of [237] Joseph and [262] Maly C. (Rutter) Potts.

622. John-Rutter, b. March 13, 1825 ; he was drowned in the Delaware River, Aug. 20, 1834.

623. Mary-Ann, b. Dec. 16, 1830, now living with her brother ; unm.

624. Clement-Rutter, b. Feb. 23, 1833; m. Emma R., dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Connor) Broderick, of Wilkesbarre, Nov. 23, 1866; and resides at Mauch Chunk as cashier of the Lehigh Nav. Co.

Children of [259] John P. and [238] Emily (Potts) Rutter.

See p. 329.

Children of [239] Edward and Sarah (Bechtel) Potts.

625. Sarah, d.

626. Emma, d.

627. Eliza R., died at the age of 9.

628. Edward.

Children of [240] John and Mary G. Jamison) Potts.

629. Samuel-Jamison, b. at Norristown, July 17, 1838; m. Mary-Jane Evans, March 26, 1863.

630. Helen, b. 1. c., Feb. 1, 1840; d. June 11, 1844.

631 Mary-Grace, b. l. c., Nov. 21, 1841 ; m. Dr. Theodore Jacobs, Abg. 5, 1867; and resides at Coal Valley, Rock Island Co., Ill.

632. John, b. I c., July 31, 1844; d. Nov. 6, 1863.

633. William J., b. 1. c., April 11, 1846.

Children of [242] Robert S. and Ann (Bull) Potts.

634. Howard.

And of his second wife, Lydia Baldwin.

635. Maria.

636. Charles-Sumner, d. at Transfield, Ohio.

Children of [244] Nathaniel-Potts and [222] Joanna H. (Potts) Hobart

are carried down in the line of their mother [575] ; see p. 321.

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Children of [246] Robert E. and Henrietta (Smith) Hobart.

637. William-Smith, b. April 1836.

638. Sarah-May (1119), b. March, 1838; m. at Pottstown, [703] William Ives, son of [2651 Charles and Mary-Ann (Ives) Rutter, April 29, 1863.

639. Eliza.

640. Robert, d. unm.

641. John-Henry.

642. Henrietta.

643. Anna, b. Dec. 13, 1850; d. Feb. 1, 1851.

Children of [253] John H. and Mary-Ann (Mintzer) Hobart.

644 Will iam-Mintzer, d. in infancy.

645. Robert-Enoch.

646. William-Mintzer (1123), the second so named; m. [704] Elizabeth W., dau. of [2651 Charles and Mary-Anne (Ives) Rutter, Dec. 18, 1867.

647. John-Henry, d. in infancy.

648 David-Potts.

649. John-Henry, the second so named, b. Dec. 1847.

Children of Dr. Samuel and [256] Margaretta (Rutter) Heister.

650. John-Rutter (1081), m. Mary-Ann Hittel.

651. Mary, m. Desault Beaver.

Children of [233] Samuel and [257] Ruth-Anna (Rutter) Potts

are on p 325.

Children of [258] Thomas and Catherine (Boyer) Rutter.

652. David, d. young.

653. Sarah, d. young.

Children of his second wife, Catherine (Ovenshine) Rutter

654. Sarah, b. Dec. 23, 1828 ; m. Dr. John Rose and d. s. p., Nov. 1, 1849.

655. Mary-Ann, b. June 11, 1830; d. unm. Feb. 20, 1859.

656. Catherine, b.. Au-. 30, 1832; m. Alexander Van Beck, Sept. 19, 1858.

657. Charles, b. April 15, 1835 ; d. in infancy.

658. Charles, second so named, b. Sept. 20, 1837; d. in infancy.

659. Charles, third so named, b. Oct. 14, 1839.

660. Henrietta, b. Oct. 19, 1841 ; d. in infancy.

661. Samuel 0., b. March 14, 1847.

662. Rebecca.

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Children of [259] John P. and [238] Emily (Potts) Rutter.

663. William H.

664. Sarah-Potts (1086), m. John D., son of Levi Taylor, June 20, 1848.

665. Emily, b. July, 1828.

666. Henry-Potts (1091), b. Aug. 13, 1829; m. Mary-jolly Maybury, Dec. 3, 1851 ; she d. Dec. 8, 1859; he m. for his second W. Anna F., dau. of Edward Davies and widow of Coleman J. Bull, April 16, 1863; they reside in Germantown, and he is treas. and sec. of the Midvale Steel Works in Phil.

667. Clement-Milton (1095 1/2), b. March 13, 1832 m. Jan. 3, 1856, Caroline Quick.

668. Martha, b. June, 1835 ; d. Aug. 11, 1836.

669. John-Potts, b. March 4, 1839; m. Jennie, dau. of Henry Foulke, May 7, 1863.

Children of [260] Clement S. and Letitia (Brown) Rutter.

670. Mary-Anne (1096), b. at Phil., March 19, 1825 ; was m. to Mason, son of Samuel Thomson, of N. Y., by Rev. John Coleman, July 16, 1845.

671. David-Brown, b. June 9, 1827 ; d. May 17, 1829.

672. Robert-Lewis (1102), b. Aug. 31, 1829 ; m., at Phil., by Rev. John Coleman, Sept. 1, 1852, to Ellen E., dau. of Robert T. Potts. (1) He d. at sea on his passage home from Laguyra, March 22, 1858.

673. Levi-Taylor (1104), b. Dec. 11, 1832; m., by Rev. Wm. B. Stevens, D. D., to Sally R., dau. of Abraham R. Perkins, at Phil., Nov. 30, 1859. He d. Oct. 26, 1871.

674. Clement-Stocker (1109), b. Feb. 7, 1835 ; m., by Rev. John Coleman, Oct. 15, 1856, to Anna-Jackson, dau. of M. B. and J. V. Mahony.

Children of his second wife, Sarah (McCollum) Rutter.

675. Sarah-Josephine (1111), b. Jan. 1, 1840; m., by Rev. Wm. B. Stevens, D. D., April 3, 1861, to Edward H., son of Z. and M. Pyle, of West Chester.

676. A son, b. Feb. 11, 1841 ; d. aged 24 hours.

677. A daughter, b. Aug. 17, 1843 ; d. the same day.

(1) No relationship can be traced between this gentleman and the subjects of this memorial.

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Children of [261] Dr. David and Isabella (Crawford) Rutter.(1)

678. Alexander-Crawford, b. Feb. 27, 1825 ; d. April 15, 1827.

679. Isabella-Crawford, b. July 11, 1826 ; d. Sept. 4, 1826.

680. John-Rhea-Barton, b. Mar. 28, 1828. He received his degree of M. D. at Jeff Coll., Phil., 1847, and settled at Grand de Tour, Ill., where he d. unm., Oct 19, 1853.

681. Juliet, b. Nov. 10, 1830; d. Aug. 7, 1832.

682. Elizabeth-Stocker, b. July 2, 1833 ; d. Aug- 30, 1834.

Children of his second wife, Esther-Turner (Ryerson) Rutter.

683. Mary-Ryerson (1112a)i b. Oct. 17, 1835 ; m. at Chicago, Oct. 5, 1853, by Bp. Whitehouse, to Parnassus-Taylor Turnley, U. S. A.

684. Joseph-Ormsby, b. Nov. 2, 1836. He is a banker in Chicago unm.

684 1/2. Annie, b. Jan. 9, 1841 ; d. May 21, 1841.

685. Charles-Lindley, b. Aug. 14, 1842; m. by Bp. Whitehouse, May 16, 1871, to Roxella-Duval Robeson. He is a physician.

686. Esther-Elizabeth (1112c), b. Nov. 28, 1844 ; m. by Rev. Dr. Rylance and Dr. De Koven, Feb. 10, 1870, to Clarence-Hopkins Dyer.

687. David, b. Oct. 13, 1846; m. at Newton, N. J., by Rev. T. S. Byington, to Mary-Elizabeth McMurtry. Resides in Chicago.

Children of [237] Joseph and [262] Mary C. (Rutter) Potts.

are on p. 327.

Children of William and [263] Martha (Rutter) Brooke.

688. John-Rutter, m. Mary Roberts, 1867. He entered the army, and was an active officer at the battle of Gettysburg, and for gallantry on that field was brevetted Maj.-Gen. of Volunteers. Gen. Meade said to a Gettysburg gentleman (my informant) that Pennsylvanians did

(1) The following account of Dr. Rutter was received too late for insertion on page 299. He practised his profession in Montgomery Co. for nine years, when he removed to PhiL, where he obtained an extensive practice. In 1849 he went, to Chicago, 111., and in 1859 took a prominent part in organizing the Med. Coll. in that city, where he became Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics, the chair of which he held until his death.

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not know what a debt of gratitude they owed to this youthful and gallant officer. In July, 1866, he was com. Lieut.-Col. 3d Regt. of Infantry, U. S. A.

689. Caroline.

690. Anna-Maria.

Child of [264] Lindley C. and Rebecca S. (Montgomery) Rutter.

691. William-Montgomery, d. young.

Child of his second wife, Matilda P. (Anderson) Rutter.

692. William-Anderson, b. April, 1834; d. March, 1849.

Children of his third wife, [300] Louisa M. (Potts) Rutter.

693. Samuel-Potts, b. May, 1836 ; d. aged 3 years.

694. Henry-Tallman, b. July, 1837; d. aged 2 years.

695. Henrietta-Tallman (1113), b. July 4,1839; m., Feb. 25, 1864, James C. Wood. He d. Oct., 1867.

696. Mary-Catherine (1114), b. 1840; m., Jan. 17, 1867, Jacob Person. He d. March 16, 1871.

697. Margaretta-Louisa (1116), b. 1842; m., June 13, 1866, [442] Lyman Beecher.

698. Jobn-Clement, b. April 17, 1844; m., Nov. 11, 1872, Ella McMurtrie.

699. Lindley-Charles (1118), b. Feb. 15, 1848; m., Dec. 18, 1870, Rhettie Clark.

700. Anna E., b. March 10, 1850; d. May, 1857.

701. Laura W., b. 1852.

702. Clarissa-Brooke, b. May 15, 1854.

Children of [265] Charles and Mary-Ann (Ives) Rutter.

703. William-Ives (1119) , b. at Pottstown, July 30, 1836; m. (638) Sarah-May, dau. of [246] Robert E. and Henrietta (Smith) Hobart, April 29, 1863.

704. Elizabeth-Wills (1123), b. l c., April 30,1839 ; m., Dec. 18, 1867, [646] William-Mintzer, son of [253] John H. and Mary A. (Mintzer) Hobart.

705. Samuel-Hockley, b. Z c., Aug. 24, 1842; m. Laura E. Hopkins, Nov. 23, 1869.

706. Mariella- Ryerson, b. 1. c., June 1, 1845

332 - Sixth Generation.

707. Anna-Margaretta, b. l c., March 17, 1848; d. aged 3 Years.

708. Charles-Francis, b. l. c., Jan. 1, 185 1 ; d. aged 9 mo.

709. John-Osborne, b. l c., Oct. 14, 1852.

710. Mary-Hockley, b. 1. c., July 12, 1856.

Children of [266] Samuel-Potts and Jane K. (Baxter) Rutter.

711. Letitia, b. 1. c., April 16, 1838.

712. Isaac-Baxter, b. l. c., Dec. 28, 1840.

713. David, b. l. c., April 23, 1848 ; d. June 16, 1848.

714. Thomas-Baxter, b. l. c., April 27, 1852.

715. Hester-Kniffen, b. l. c., July 12, 1854.

716. Anna-Potts, b. l. c., Feb. 6, 1857; d. April 27, 1858.

717. Samuel-Lindley, b. l. c., Aug. 9, 1861.

Children of Dr. Joseph and [267] Martha (Potts) Sorber.

718. Mary.

719. Margaret.

720. Rebecca.

721. Charles.

Children of [282] John C. and Caroline (Tousard) Stocker.

722. John-Clements (1125); m. Louisa Tessaire, 1831.

723. Louis-Tousard, b. Oct 20, 18io; d. Sept. 29, 1828.

724. Mary-Katherine.

725. Louisa-Caroline (1126), m. John-Nicholson Elbert, 1838.

726. Anna-Maria.

727. Henry-Hollingsworth, b. May 2, 18 17 ;. d. unm. Jan. 14, 1852.

728. Anthony-Eugene (1133), m. Jane Randolph, 1845. He received his degree of M. D. from the Univ. of Pa., 1840. The subject of his essay was "Osteology."

729. Laurette (1137), m. Alfred Coxe, 1846.

730. Dutilh, b. Sept 1, 1823, d. July 6, 1824

731. Martine-Dutilh (1139), m. Louis-Eugene French, 1848.

732. Emily.

733. Louis.

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Children of Robert N. and [284] Martha R. (Stocker) Lewis.

734. Mary-Stocker, d. 1858.

735. Julia-Wharton (l141), m. [741] Laurence, son of Laurence and [286] Anna M. (Stocker) Lewis, April, 1850; d. 1851.

736. Margaretta Stocker; living in Phil., unm.

737. Clement-Stocker. b. May, 1816; d. an infant, Aug. 26.

738. Robert-Wharton, b. June, 1817; d. July 12, aged three weeks.

Children of Laurence and [286] Anna M. (Stocker) Lewis.

739. Mary-Katherine.

740. Stocker.

741. Laurence (1141), m. [7351 Julia W., dau. of R. M. and [284] M. R. Lewis, 1846; m. second, Mary T. Wilcox, 1853.

742. William-Mortimer, b. Sept. 22, 1822; d. Dec. 9, 1824

743. Robert-Morton (1143), m. Anna E., dau. of Capt. Richard Shippen, 1856.

744. Francis A. (1145), m. Anna, dau. of William B. Reed, 1856.

Children of [298] James H. and Sarah (Jackson Potts.

745. Maria, b. April 25, 1822; d. Aug. 22, 1822.

746. Margaret, b. Aug. 3, 1823 ; m. at Reading, May 11, 1865, to Edwin, son of William Morris, of East Nantmeal, Chester Co.

747. Lydia-Jackson, b. April 6, 1825 ; m. at Phil., Jan. 29, 1852, to Joseph, son of George Peirce, of East Brandywine, Chester Co.

748. Louisa-Coin, b. July 1, 1827; d. unm. May 15, 1857.

749. Louis-Coin (1149), b. Feb. 8, 1830 ; m. at Phil., May 10, 1856, Pattie M., dau. of Samuel Torbert, of Chester Valle ; she d. at Coatesville, May 10, 1857, aged 24 years. He m. for his second w. Emelie Locher from the Rhine, Bavaria

750. Elizabeth (1151), b. April 7, 1832 m. at Coatesville, March 26, 1868, Samuel-Morris, son of Samuel and Lydia (Morris) Rea, of Robeson, Berks Co. Mr. Rea is the city engineer of Reading, where he now resides.

Children of [264] Rev. Lindley C. and [300] Louisa M. (Potts) Rutter

are given on p. 331, following the descent of their father.

334 - Sixth Generation.

Children of Charles and [301] Mary (Potts) Paxson.

751. Harriet (1153), was b. at the residence of her grandmother- Brooke, in Brooke Court, Phil., Feb. 18, 1819. On her 20th birthday, 1839, she m. William Wilkinson in Phil.

752. Henry, b. 1820; d. aged 16 days.

753. Edward, b. 1821 ; d, in infancy.

Children of [229] Joseph McKean and [302] Rebecca F. (Brooke) Potts

are given on p. 322.

Children of [304] Bowyer and Rebecca (Parvin) Brooke.

754. Jacob-Parvin (1158), m. Mary Stephens, of Norristown, Sept. 20, 1866. He served through the war of the Rebellion, was made captain in the Third Div. 9th Corps, and was wounded at Cold Harbor, 1864. He resides in Louisburg, Pa.

755. Mary-Davis.

756. Sarah-Starr, unm.

757. Rebecca-Potts, unm:

758. Reese, d. unm.

759, Harriet, d. unm.

Child of [308] Charles and Anna (McCollin) Potts.

760. Franklin M., b. near Paoli, Chester Co., 12 Of 4 mo., 1855.

Child of [310] 101 Edward and Julia (Paxson) Potts.

761. Lucy, b. at Phil, Dec. 30,1867.

Children of Waldron F. and [311] Frances (Potts) Cheyney.

762. George, b. at Phil., 1 of 9 mo., 1854.

763. Joseph, b. 4 c., 17 of 7 Mo., 1856.

764. John, b. 4 c., l of 4 mo., 1858.

765. Edward, b. at, Wallingford, Del. CO., 17 of 1 Mo., 1861.

766. Edith, b. at Phil.. 12 of 8 mo., 1863.

767. Samuel, b. 1. c., 15 of 7 mo., 1865.

768. Anna-Potts, b. 4 c., 9 of 5 mo., 1868.

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Children of [312] Joseph and Regina S. (Kimber) Potts.

769. Frances-Shober, b. at Phil., 8 of 4 mo., 1863.

770. Reginald S., b. l. c., 20 of 3 mo., 1867 ; d. 11 of 8 mo., 1868.

Children of [325] Isaac W. and Hannah A. (Newlin) Potts.

771. Augusta, b. at Phil., Dec. 9, 1839; d. Aug. 30, 1840.

772. William-Newlin, b. Aug. 23, 1841.

773. Austin, b. Oct. 17, 184

771. Virginia, b. April 3, 1847.

Children of Thomas C and [330] Sarah A. (Paul) Price.

775. Joseph M. Paul (1161), b. at Phil., Nov. 8, 1829; m. Emily-Maxwell, dau. of William P. and Anna M. (Maxwell) Robeson, at Belvedere, N. J., Jan. 27, 1857..

776. Richard (1163), b. 1. c., Sept. 20, 1832; m. Anna Dunbar, April 27, 1858. He d. at Minneapolis, Minn., March 2, 1869.

777. Mary-Paul (1168), b. 1. c., Sept. 17, 1834; m. William Warder, Nov. 28, 1855

Children of George-Vaux and Sarah A. (Paul) Price Bacon.

778. George-Warder, b. 1. c., April 30, 1843.

779. Frances-Eliza, b. 1. c., June 19, 1846; m. May 17, 1871, to Dr. Charles W., son of Dr..Alexander W. and Maria E. Dunlap, of Springfield, 0.

Children of William C. and [334] Ruth-Anna (Wayne) Betts.

780. Sarah-Wayne (1173), b. 8 mo. 19, 9, 1834 ; m. at Phil., April 27, 1854, Abram, son of James and Mary Marshall. He d. Feb. 23, 1861.

781. Rebecca-Potts (1175), b. 4 mo. 12, 1836; m. at Phil., 5 mo. 19, 1853, George, son of James and Elizabeth Sellers, of Delaware Co.

782. Ruth-Anna, b. 8 mo. 15, 1840.

783. Mary-Lacey, b. 10 mo. 15, 1842.

336 - Sixth Generation.

Children of EIwood and [335] Rebecca P. (Wayne) Byerly.

784. Rebecca, b. 11 mo. 18, 1847 ; d. aged fourteen hours.

785. William-Elwood, b. 2 mo. 13, 1849.

786. Martha-Gibson, b. 2 mo. 10, 1853.

Children of [338] Isaac and Mary H. (Borton) Williams.

787. Levi-Borton, b. at Whitemarsh, 10 mo. 10, 1842; d. 8 mo. 27, 1844.

788. Edward, b. 1. c., 7 mo. 6, 1845

789. Henry-Borton, b. 1. c., 12 mo. 21, 1848.

790. Sallie-Borton, b. I c., 7 mo. 10, 1852.

Child of William and [360] Nancy (Duffield) Riley.

791. William.

Child of [361] Charles and (Joynes) Duffield.

792. Mary.

Children of John R. and [363] Anne (Duffield) Franklin.

793. Anne, m. Mr. Dougherty, of Princess Anne Co., Md.

794. Emma.

795. Florence.

796. John.

797. Mary.

Child of his second wife, [808] Catherine Martin.

798. Henry, b. Oct. 7, 1869.

Children of [364] John C. and Caroline B. (Krumbhaar) Martin.

799. Lewis-Krumbhaar, b. at Phil., Dec. 27, 1836; d. Oct. 24, 1838.

800. Rebecca, b. 1. c., Sept. 22, 1838.

801. Mary-Krumbhaar, b. l. c., Aug. 31, 1 840.

802. Emma-Krumbhaar, b. 1. c., Sept. 5, 1842.

803. John-Selby, b. l. c., Nov. 16, 1844

804. Caroline, b. l. c., July 3, 1848; d. Oct 4, 1850.

805. Henry-George, b. 4 c., Feb. 24, 1851, d. Oct. 6, 1852.

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Children of [366] Henry N. and Lucy (Adams) Martin.

806. Anna.

807. Henry, m. Miss Hebron, of Miss.

Child of [369] George and Margaret W. (Dixon) Martin.

808. Catherine (1179), m. Hon. John R. Franklin, of Md., Dec. 9, 1868.

808 1/2. A son, d. young.

809. Georgianna (1180), m. Mr. Simrall, of Miss.

Child of J. K. and [370] Sarah S. (Martin) Handy.

810. James.

Children of [372] Edward D. and Sarah (Richardson) Martin.

811. Edward-Duffield, d. young. 812. John-Selby.

813. Lucy (1182), m. T. P. Wharton, of Snow Hill, Md., Oct. 10, 1871

814. William-Richardson.

815. Edward-Duffield.

Children of William H. and [373] Margaret N. (Martin) Parnell

816. Mary-Martin, d. aged 8.

817. Margaret, d. in infancy.

818. Martin, d. young.

819. Rebecca-Martin, d. young.

820. Martha-Potts, d. young

821. Lizzie-Harwood.

822. Caroline

823. William.

824. Edward-Duffield.

825. Grace.

Child of Isaac D. and [375] Mary K. (Martin) Jones.

826. Henry, b. May 2, 1853; d. July 15, 1854.

Children of Lewis R. and [379] Mary C. C. (Duffield) Justice.

827. Edward-Duffield, d. in infancy.

828. Benjamin-Duffield.

829. Lewis H.

830. Joseph.

831. Francis H., d. in boyhood, Dec., 1864.

832. Mary.

Children of [381] George W. and Amelia (Schroeder) Farquhar.

833. Eliza-Yorke, d. June, 1846.

834. Walter.

338 - Sixth Generation.

835. Francis, b. 1839.

836. Norman H., U. S. N.

837. Guy E.

838. Fergus.

839. Laura J., d. 1861.

Children of [383] Edward Y and Virginia (Sanderson) Farquhar.

840. George W.,

841. Sophia.

842. Matilda.

843. Edward-Yorke, b. at Pottsville, 1842 ; d. there May 29, 1867.

844. Virginia, d. young.

845. Edward, d. young.

Children of Thomas and [384] Emma (Farquhar0 Donelson.

846. Andrew-Jackson, b. 1823 ; d. at Phil., Feb. 10, 1837, and is buried in Christ Churchyard.

847. Eliza-Farquhar.

848. Emma-Lucinda, b. May, 1837; d. Aug. 17, the same year at Phil., buried in Christ Churchyard, where stones are erected to her memory and that of her brother.

849. Isabella.

850. Fanny.

851. Sarah P.

Children of [386] Edward and Sarah (Hanna) Yorke.

852. Edward.

853. Ellen (1183), m. in Mexico, Jan. 6, 1865, Captain Blanchot, of the Imperial Guards of France.

854. Ogden, murdered by brigands between Mexico and Vera Cruz.

855. Mary' resides with her sister in Paris ; unm.

856. Sarah, m. Cornelius, son of A. May and Anna (Phillips) Stevenson, at Phil., June 30, 1870.

Children of Daniel S. and [389] Sarah (Yorke) McCauley.

857. Mary (1186), m. in Alexandria, Egypt, Mr. Moore. He d. in Ireland, where his w. still resides.

858. Louisa (1188), m. at Alexandria, Egypt, Mr. Longshaw, and they both d. in England.

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859. Edward-Yorke (1189), entered the U. S. N. 1841 Com. Com. head of Dept and Instructor in French at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, 1866, where he now resides. He m. Josephine, dau. of _______ and Ellen (McIlvaine) Berkeley.

Children of John and [394] Hannah (Bartholomew) Hughes.

860. Rachel (1192), m. Jacob Dewees. He received his degree of M. D. from the Univ. of Pa., 1818. Essay, " Effects of Labor and Exercise."She d. Aug. 24, 1862.

861. Isaac (1198) 198). He received his degree. of M. D. from Jefferson Coll., Phil., 1839, and settled in North Carolina; he still practises his profession in Newbern. He m. first, Eliza McLinn; second, Miss Smallwood.

862. Benjamin (1206), m. first, Mary Rambo; second, Mary Brooke he d. Aug., 1856.

863. Slater (1214), m. Susan Jarrett.

864. Theodore (1216), m. Caroline Fouville.

865. Nicbolas-Collin (12 18), Epis. clergyman in N. C.; m. Adeline Williams.

866. Francis-Wade (12 19), is a prominent lawyer at Pottsville; in. Elizabeth Silliman.

867. John-Curtis-Clay, m., March 13, 1851, Emma R., widow of Charles Heebner, and dau. of Benja. Coombe.

Child of [395] Joseph and Hannah (Davis) Bartholomew.

868. Daniel.

Children of [396] John and Lydia (Cleaver) Bartholomew.

869. Lydia-Ann.

870. Mary-Emily, m. Wallace Henderson.

871. George.

872. John C d. 1857.

Children of Thomas and [397] Rachel (Bartholomew) Davis.

873. Ann.

874. Rachel.

875. Mary (1223), m. William Martin.

876. Ellen.

877. Margaret (1224), m. Michael Bright.

340 - Sixth Generation.

Children of [399] Edward and Emily (Cleaver) Bartholomew.

878. Edward.

879. Eugene.

880. Emily.

Children of [400] Benjamin and Elizabeth (Pritner) Bartholomew

881. Isaac W.

882. Lindley C.

883. Pritner.

884. Benjamin.

885. Rachel.

886. Martha E.

887. Augustus.

Children of [401] Austin and Mary A. (Philips) Bartholomew.

888. Edward P.

889. Mary-Ellen.

890. Anna.

891. Abraham P.

Children of Thomas and [402] Ellen (Bartholomew) Maxwell.

892. David.

893. Emily.

894. Thomas.

895. Edward.

896. Sarah.

Child of John and [406] Sarah (Hodgkiss) Norwell

897. Isabella G., m. Major John H. Miller, U. S. A. She threw herself over Niagara Falls, in 1849, it was thought on account of mental derangement caused by losing two infants. Two children survived their parents, of whom I have no account. Major Miller d. Dec. 17, 1850, near Uniontown, Fayette Co., aged 41 years.

Child of [413] Charles D. and Jane M. (Rowley) Dewees.

898. Jeanie-Emma, b., at Meriden Springs, 1846; m. 1870

Children of [418] William McF. and Harriet (Holmes) Baird.

899. A son, d. shortly after birth.

900. William, d. aged 10 1/2 mos.

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901. Samuel, b. Jan., 1852; d. 1858.

902. Robert H., b. May, 1857.

903. Mary L., b. Oct., 1859.

Child of [419] Spencer F. and Mary H. (Churchill) Baird.

904. Lucy-Hunter, b. at Carlisle, Feb. 8, 1848.

Children of Henry F. and [422] Mary D. (Baird) Biddle.

905. Jonathan-Williams, b. Aug. 1, 1855.

906. Lydia-McFunn, b. April 9, 1857.

907. Spencer-Fullerton-Baird, b. Jan. 12, 1859.

908. Christine-Williams, b. Aug. 20, 1860.

909. Henry-Jonathan, b. May 14, 1862.

Child of [423] Thomas and Mary (Bill) Baird.

910. William M., b. Oct. 28, 1872.

Children of Martin and [424] Mary F. (Potts) Edmonds

911. Anna P. Castor, b. Dec. 23, 1856.

912. Helen.,

342 - SEVENTH GENERATION.

Children of [451] Edwin F. and Sarah H. (Eccleston) Stevens.

913. Eliza-May, b. at Beechwood, near Cambridge, Md.

914.. Sarah-En nalls- Hooper, b. 1. c.

915. Samuel-Eccleston, b. 1. c., March 13, 1850. He is a civil engineer.

916. Edwin-John, b. 1. c., Dec. 31, 1853

Children of Caleb and [452] Mary (May) Peirce.

917. Thomas-May (1226), b. in Chester Co., Dec. 10, 1837 ; m. at Springfield, Montgomery Co., Dec. 25, 1861, Emma-Louisa Bisbing. She d. June 26, 1870. M. second, at Williston, Chester Co., Oct. 14, 1871, Ruth A. Strong.

918. Margaret, b. 1. c., Dec. 28, 1839; m. at Hammondton, N. J., Dr. Charles W. Howard.

919. Caleb-Franklin (123 1), b. at Phil., April 4, 1845 m. Sallie E. Maxwell, of Moorstown, N. J.

920. George-William, b. l. c., Dec. 29, 1847; unm.

921. Samuel-James, b. Sept 19, 1855 ; d. at Phil., April 10, 1859.

Children of Trimble and [462] Martha E. (May) Rothrock.

922. Addison-May, b. at the residence of his grandparents, West Chester, May 12, 1870

923. Henry-Abraham, b. at Wilkesbarre, Luzerne Co., Oct. 24, 1872.

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Children of [465] Samuel P. and Sarah (Lippincott) Richards.

924. Jesse, b. in Phil., July 7, 1858.

925. William, b. 1. c., April 15, 1 860.

Children of George A. and [466] Elizabeth H. (Richards) Bicknell.

926. Martha-Potts-Haskins (1232), b. in N. Y., April 10, 1842; m. at New Albany, Ind., May 26, 1864, William Neille Mahan, of Carlisle, Pa.

927. Emma-Valeria-Pintard, b. 1. c., Dec. 18, 1843.

928. George-Augustus, b. at Batsto, N. J., May 15, 1846. He graduated at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, in 1866, and is now a lieutenant in the navy.

929. Jesse-Richards, b. at Lexington, Scott Co., Ind., Nov. 13, 1848. Graduated at the University of Bloomington, 1868 ; admitted to the practice of the law in 1870; now studying theology.

Children of Clifford and [484] Ellen-May (Potts) Pomeroy.

930. Bessie, b. at Reading, April 11, 18 5 7.

931. Mary, b. 1. c., May 6, 1860.

932. J. Randall, b. l. c., May 29, 1866.

Children of [487] Howard and Amanda (Wagner) Potts.

933. Anna-Grace, b. at Reading Dec. 6, 1867.

931. Florence, b. 1. c., May 29, 1869.

935. Samuel-Jacobs, b. Jan. 19, 1871 .

936. Eleanor, b. Dec. 14, 1872.

Children of [489] Joseph-Hulme and Kate (Shanaman) Potts.

937. Laura, b. at Reading, Oct. 4, 1863.

938. Clifford, b. 1. c., Sept. 15, 1865.

939. Bessie, b. April 8, 1868.

940. Walter, b. June 21, 1872.

Child of [503] Peter Crans.

941. Edward, b. 1867.

Children of Richard and [498] Mary E. (Potts) Bostwick.

942. Caddie-Roxana, b. Oct. 7, 1869.

943. Leslie-Hatton, b. Oct. 11, 1871.

344 - Seventh Generation.

Children of [505] Nathaniel and Susan (Smith) Potts.

944. Mary-Francis, b. at Warwick, April, 1862.

945. Emma-Virginia, b. 1. c., Jan., 1866.

946. Debbie-Smith, b. 1. c., Oct., 1869.

Children of Ames and [472] Caroline (Jacobs) Gleason.

947. Joseph, m. Anna Peirce of West Chester.

948. Ann, d. unm.

949. John, m. first, Caroline Lewis; second, Amanda Baker.

950. Catherine, m. Morris Patterson.

951. Mary, m. Leonard Rickart.

Children of Joseph and [473] Elizabeth (Jacobs) Snyder.

952. Caroline.

953. Hannah.

954. Wesley.

955. Isaac.

956. William.

957. Stephen.

958. Joseph.

959. Benjamin.

960. Mary.

Children of Samuel and [474] Ann (Jacobs) Lapp

961. Christian, m. Ella Cornog.

962. Sarah, d. young,

963. Emma, d. young.

964. John, d. young.

Child of [507] William M. and Mary E. (French) Potts.

965. Frank-Assheton, b. at Medford, N. J., Jan. 1, 1867.

Children of [508] Nathan-Haines and Anna (Gifford) Potts.

966. Charles-Edward, b. at Phil., Aug. 1, 1867.

967. Orville-Alphonso, b. 4 c., Feb. 21, 1870.

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Children of Jonathan and [511] Marion F (Potts) Lummis.

968. Howard-Assheton, b. at Camden, N. J., Jan. 2, 1869.

969. Mary-Ella, b. 1. c., Feb. 28, 1871.

Child of F. Wesley and [525] Anna R. (James) Thompson.

970. Landreth, b. at the residence of his grandparents, Phil., Nov. 5, 1862.

Children of [528] William H and Sarah E. (Levake) James.

971. William-Edwin, b. at Franklin, Venango Co., July 28, 1868. He was drowned there April 11, 1873.

972. Anna-Gertrude, b. 1. c., Nov. 9, 1871.

Child of F. Wilson and [530] Henrietta N. (James) Moore.

973. Laura-Amanda, b. in Phil., Jan. 21, 1873.

Child of William L. and [531] A Anna T (Potts) Whitney.

974. Martha.

Children of [532] David and Kate (Lewis) Potts.

975. Oscar.

976. Emma.

977. Ellwood.

978. Elizabeth.

979. Nathaniel.

980. Thomas.

Children of Francis H. and [538] Martha E. (Potts) Nichols.

981. Susan-Keim, b. Nov. 19, 1853.

982. Hanniette-Templin, b. 1857.

983. Francis B., d. aged ten years.

984. Anna-Maria, b. Dec., 1862.

Children of Oliver C. and [549] Afartha E. (Stem) Bosbyshell.

985. Nathaniel-Stem, b. Oct. 25, 1864.

986. Whitney, b. July 14, 1866.

987. Oliver-May, b. March 1, 1868.

346 - Seventh Generation.

Children of William and [552] Phoebe M. (Hawley) Weir,

988. Martha-Henry.

989. Mary.

Children of [556] Peter W R. and Isabella (Merritt) Hawley.

990. Jane-Merritt.

991. Wilhelmina-Douglass.

992. William.

993. Alan-Ramsay.

994. Peter-Radcliffe.

Children of John F. and [558] Anna S. S. (Hawley) Cabot.

995. Joseph.

996. Wilhelmina.

997. Douglass.

998. Catherine.

999. Elizabeth-Hawley.

1000. Sebastian.

Child of [559] William H. and Cornelia (Dewey) Hawley.

1001. Cornelius-Bradley.

Children of [560] John and Louisa (Ross) Potts.

1002. Mary-Ross.

1003. Rosa-Fontaine, m. at Paris, Sept. 30, 1872, at the Russian church, by the Arch-Priest B. Prilejaeff; and afterwards, at the Am. Embassy, by Rev. J.. H. Rogers, to Dr. Michel de Messing, nobleman of Injnis Novgorod, Russia.

1004. John, d. young.

1005. Louisa, d. young.

1006. Ramsay D., b. in Washington, D. C., I850. Entered the U. S. N. 1867. Corn. 1st. Lieut. 1869.

Children of [561] Andrew R. and Boydanna (Gilbert) Potts.

1007. Harriet-Ross, b. at Washington, D. C., March 6, 1867 d. the same year.

1008. Mary-Ross, b. l. c., Aug. 23, 1868.

1009. Rebecca-Cooper, b. 4 c., Dec. 15, 1870

Children of T. Scott and [562] Mary E. (Potts) Fillebrown.

1010. John-Potts.

1011. Andrew-Ross.

Seventh Generation. - 347

Children of Samuel P. and [565] Caroline (Potts) Carter.

1012. Alfred, b. 1849; d. 1869.

1013. Samuel P., b. 1864.

Child of [569] Thomas and Eliza F. (Benard) Semmes.

1014. Thomas M. (1235), m. Louisa, dau. of judge Brockenborough, of Lexington; and is now Professor of French in the Va. Military Institute, at Lexington

Children of Philip and [570] Anna. S. (Semmes) Slaughter.

1015. Mary-Elizabeth.

1016. Sophia-Mercer, m. her cousin, Thomas T. Slaughter.

Children of John M. and [571] Mary E. (Semmes) Forbes.

1017. Sarah-Innes (1238), m. Herman Bartels, of Hamburg, Germany.

1018. Sophia-Semmes, in. D. W. Kyle, of Bedford Co., Va. She d. June, 1865, aged 19, leaving a young infant who d. soon afterwards. She was lovely in person and character, and many tears were shed over her early grave.

1019. Murray

1020. Kate-Ramsay.

1021. Thomas-Semmes.

Children of William N. and [574] Sarah-Wilhelmina (Semmes) Nelson.

1022. Mildred-Walker, d. June, 1863, aged 12 years.

1023. Anna-Sophia.

1024. Eliza-Kinlock.

Children of [575] John-Potts and Annie A. (Smith) Hobart.

1025. Eliza-Smith (124o), b. March, 1839; m. Dr. John-Warren Hunt, of Madison, Wisconsin, Ass. Sec. of State. Ha d. Dec. 14, 1859

1026. Julia-Biddle, b. March, 1841.

1027. Joanna-Holland, b. 1843; m. at Pottsville, Sept 11, 1873, E. F. Chambers Davis, of Maryland.

1028. Mary, b. 1845 at Pottstown, July 4, 1873-.

348 - Seventh Generation.

1029. Nathaniel-Potts, b. 1847,

1030. John-Potts, b. 1851; d. Oct., 1852.

1031. William-Moore, d. in infancy. 1032. Cecil-Willig.

1033. David McKnight.

1033 1/2. Annie-Smith, d. in infancy.

Children of [584] John and Rebecca (Hain) Gartley.

1034. Rebecca, m. George Love. 1035. George.

1036. Elizabeth, m. Mr. Smith.

1037. Catherine, m. Calvin Wright.

1038. Samuel.

1039. Elvira.

1010. Thomas.

Children of [585] Thomas and Hannah (Lipton) Gartley.

1041. Catherine.

1012. Robert L., m. Frances Virginia.

1043. Mary.

Child of [586] Samuel and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Gartley.

1044. Elizabeth, b. Sept., 1849.

Children of Abner and [590] Anna N. (Potts) Evans.

1045. George, b. at Pottstown, March 17, 1850.

1046. Thomas-Potts, b. 1. c., June 8, 1852 ; d. Nov. 9, 1855.

1047. Horace, b. 1. c., Dec. 19, 1854.

1048. Harriet, b. l. c., April 29, 1858.

1049. Joanna,

Children of Thomas M. and [591] Julianna (Potts) Casselberry.

1050. Cara F., b. April 3, 1847.

1051. Julianna, b. May 21, 1849.

1052. Thomas-Potts.

Children of [593] Thomas and Mary-Frances (Nye) Potts.

1053. Ida-Nye, b. Dec. 3, 1860.

1054.Arthur, b. May 28, 1862.

Seventh Generation. - 349

Children of [606] William A. and Clara M (Bull) Smith

1055. Robert-Hobart, b. Feb. 22, 1848; m. at Christ Ch., Cheltenham, Eng., July 3, 1873, Dinah-Watson, dau. of Josiah Dunn, of Airfield Co., Dublin, Ireland.

1056. Levi-Bull, b. June 10, 1850; d. at Fordham, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1855.

1057. Clara-Hunter, b. at Fordham, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1852.

1058. Mary-Potts, b. March 27, 1855 ; d. at Germantown, April 12, 1856.

Child of his second wife, Margaret (Jones) Smith

1058 1/2. William-Alexander, b. at New York, July 20, 1873.

Child of [607] Alfred and Louisa C Woodbridge) Smith.

1059. Alfred-Wood bridge, b. July 3, 1870.

Children of [609] Edmund and Arabella (Barnes) Smith.

1060. Robert-Hobart, be Oct. 29, 1852.

1061. Helen-Griffitts, b. Oct. 9, 1854; d. July 31, 1869.

1062. Alice-Weldon; b. Dec. 10, 1857.

1063. Mary-Belle, b. April 15, 1866.

Child of James M. and [613] Mary-Ann (Potts) Egleton.

1064. Samuel-Potts, b. 1847.

Children of [615] Joseph and Annie (Clay) Potts.

1065. Henry W., b. Jan. 4, 1847.

1066. Emily F., b. June 3, 1849.

1067. William S., d. Feb. 27, 1860.

Children of Edward S. and [616] Mary-Hitner (Potts) Davies.

1068. Henry-Potts, b. at Pottstown, Sept. 5, 1847 ; d. there, April 1, 1869.

1069. Edward, b. l. c., July 21, 1849; d. Aug. 21, 1851.

1070. Isabella-Potts, b. 4 c., June 21, 1853.

Child of [617] Henry and Rosa V (Moore) Potts.

1071. Rosa C., b. June 25, 1871.

350 - Seventh Generation.

Children of George and [618] Isabella H. (Potts) Rice.

1072. Helen, b. at Pottstown, Aug. 28, 1864.

1073. John, b. 1. c., Oct. 10, 1866.

Children of [619] George H. and [441] Rose (Leaf) Potts.

1074. George, b. at Pottstown, July 21, 1862 ; d. Aug. 15, 1863.

1075. Henry, b. 1. c., Nov. 24, 1864.

1076. Leonard, b. 1. c., Jan. 21, 1867.

1077. Charles-Raymond, b. 1. c., April 23, 1871.

Children of [620] Joseph D. and Mary (McCleery) Potts.

1078. Arthur, d. in infancy.

1079. William M., b. at Pittsburg, May 15, 1856.

1080. Francis-Lawrei, b. 4 c., Jan. 22, 186o.

Children of [703] William I and [638] Sarah H. (Hobart) Rutter

are carried down on p. 352.

Children of [646] William N. and [704] Elizabeth W. (Rutter) Hobart

are carried down on p. 352.

Children of [650] John R. and Mary A. (Hittel) Heister.

1081. Caroline, m. William C. Beecher, and has two children.

1082. Samuel P., m. Mary Donahue, and has one child.

1083. Mary-Ann.

1084. Margaretta.

1085. William H.

Children of John D. and [664] Sarah P. (Rutter) Taylor.

1086. Emily-Rutter (1241), b. April 7, 1849;.m. Nov. 15, 1870, J. Henry Loomis.

1087. Levi, b. Dec. 25, 1850.

1088. Charles-Lewis, b. April 3,.1857.

1689. Mary-Alice, Jan. 17, 1849.

1090. Helen-Stevens, b. Oct. 3, 1862.

Seventh Generation. - 351

Children of [666] Henry P. and Mary F. (Maybury) Rutter.

1091. Anne, b. in Phil., Oct., 1852.

1092. Sallie b. June, 1854; d. in Lexington, Ky., June, 1855.

1093. Leonard, b. 4 c., March, 1856; d. in Altoona, July, 1856.

Children of his second wife, Anne F. (Davies) Rutter.

1094. Henry-Potts, b. Dec. 25, 1865. 1095. Edward-Miller, b. Sept, 1868.

Child of [667] Clemnent M. and Caroline (Quick) Rutter.

1095 1/2. Gertrude-Newton, b. in Phil., Oct. 19, 1856.

Children of Mason and [670] Mary-Anne (Rutter) Thomson.

1096. Letitia, b. at New York, July 25, 1846; d. July 21, 1849.

1097, Clement-Rutter, b. 4 c., June 12, 1848.

1098. Mason, b. l. c., Aug. 15, 1850.

1099. Josephine, b. l. c., April 11, 1855 ; d. June 8, 1860.

1100. Mary-Taylor, b. 4 c., Dec. 20, 1856; d. Aug. 11, 1860.

1101. Edith, b. l. c., June 16, 1860.

Children of [672] Robert L. and Ellen E. (Potts) Rutter.

1102. Elizabeth-Potts, b. Sept. 11, 1853; m. J. Havard, son of Richard Downing, of Chester Co., Sept. 4, 1872.

1103. Sarah-Erwin, b. Feb. 15, 1856.

Children of [673] Levi T and Sally R. (Perkins) Rutter.

1104. Clem en t-S tocker, b. in Phil., Nov. 12, 1860.

1105. Margaret- Perkins, b. 1. C., July 25, 1862.

1106. Mary-Anna, b. l. c., Oct. 3, 1864.

1107. Robert-Lewis, b. 1. c., Jan. 3 1, 1867.

1108. Helen-Graham, b. l. c., Nov. 22, 1870.

Children of [674] Clement S. and Anna .F. (Mahoney) Rutter.

1109. Charles-Alfred, b. Oct 30, 1857.

1110. Anna-Mahoney, b. Dec. 13, 1858.

352 - Seventh Generation.

Children of Edward H. and [675] Sarah--Josephine (Rutter) Pyle.

1111. Lewis-Rutter, b. at Phil., May 30, 1862.

1112. Miriam, b. 1. c., Aug. 6, 1866.

Children of P. T and [683] Mary R. (Rutter) Turnley.

1112a. Emma-Gertrude, b. April 21, 1855.

1112 b. Mary-Rutter, b. Aug. 7, 1858.

Children of Clarence H. and [686] Esther Elizabeth (Rutter) Dyer.

1112c. George-Turnley, b. Jan. 8, 1871.

1112d. Thomas, b. July 25, 1872.

Children of James C. and [695] Henrietta T. (Rutter) Wood.

1113. Two children, d. in infancy.

Children of Jacob and [696] Mary C. (Rutter) Person.

1114. Louisa, b. Jan. 25, 1868; d. Feb. 4, 1869.

1115. Henrietta, b. Sept. 12, 1869,

Children of [442] Lyman and [697] M. L. (Rutter) Beecher.

1116, Elizabeth-Leaf, b, at Pottstown, Nov. 10, 1867.

1117. Lindley-Rutter, b. 1. c., Nov. 2, 1872.

Child of [699] L indley C. and Rhettie (Clark) Rutter.

1118. Louisa, b. March, 1872.

Children of [703] Williain-lves and [638] Sarah N. (Hobart) Rutter.

1119. Robert-Hobart, b. at Pottstown, Jan. 1, 1864.

1120. Jessie-Ives, b. 1. c., Jan. 14, 1866.

1121. Charles-Clement, b, 1. c. Nov. 13, 1867; d. aged five months.

1122. William-Ives, b. 1. c., Oct. 15, 1871.

Children of [646] William M. and [704] Elizabeth W.. (Rutter) Hobart.

1123. Anna-Potts, b. at Pottstown, April 11, 1870.

1124. Mary-Ives, b. 1. c., May 7, 1872.

Seventh Generation. - 353

Child of [722] John-Clements and Louisa (Tessaire) Stocker.

1125. John-Clements (1242), m. Catherine Hale.

Children of John N. and [725] Louisa C. (Stocker) Elbert.

1126. Caroline-Stocker.

1127. John-Nicholson.

1128. Catherine-Mary.

1129. Laurette.

1130. Josephine.

1131. Julia-Wharton.

1132. Vincent-Louis.

Children of [728] Anthony-Eugene and Jane (Randolph) Stocker.

1133. Caroline (1245), m. Jones Wister.

1134. John-Clements.

1135. George.

1136. Henry.

Children of Alfred and [729] Laurette (Stocker) Coxe.

1137. Laurette (1247), m. Frederick Prime, of New York.

1138. Caroline.

Children of Louis E. and [731] Martine D. (Stocker) French.

1139. Eugene.

1140. Henry.

Child of [741] Lawrence and [735] Julia W (Lewis) Lewis.

1141. Julia-Wharton, d. April, 1850.

Child of second wife, Mary T (Wilcox) Lewis.

1142. Julia-Wharton, the second so named.

Children of [743] Robert M. and Anna E. (Shippen) Lewis.

1143. Lawrence.

1144. Anna-Shippen.

Children of [744] Francis A. and Anna (Reed) Lewis..

1145. Francis A.

1146. William-Reed.

1147. Anna-Maria-Stocker.

1148. Anna-Watmough.

354 - Seventh Generation,

Child of [749] Louis-Coin and Pattie M. (Torbert) Potts.

1149. Charles H.

Child of his second wife, Emelie (Locher) Potts.

1150. Maggie

Children of Samuel N. and [750] Elizabeth (Potts) Rea.

1151. Morris-Jackson, b. in Reading, Feb.'16, 1870; d. June 27, 1870.

1152. Lydia-Lee, b. 1. c., July 19, 1871

Children of William and [751] Harriet (Paxson) Wilkinson.

1153. Mary-Emilie, b. in Phil., 1840.

1154, Charles-Edward (1248), b. 1. c., 1843 m. Dec. 23, 1868, Hannah J. Heidensaul, of Louisburg

1155. William-Albert, b. 1. c., 1847.

1156. George-Ryland, b. 1. c., 1851.

1157. Clara-Edith, b. 1. c., 1855.

Children of [754] Jacob P. and Mary (Stephens) Brooke.

1158. Clara L., b. at Louisburg, 1847.

1159. Sarah-Starr .

1160. Rebecca-Potts

Children of [775] Joseph M. P. and Emily M. (Robeson) Price.

1161. William-Robeson, b. at Phil., Oct. 29, 1857 d. there, Dec. 25, 1857.

1162. George-Maxwell-Robeson, b. 1. c., June 29, 1859.

Children of [776] Richard and Anna- (Dunbar) Price.

1163. Dunbar, b. at Phil., March 13, 1859.

1164. Richard, b. 1. c., Feb. 12, 1861 Oct. 6, 1861.

Seventh Generation. - 355

1165. Elizabeth-Dunbar, b. l c., Jan. 9, 1862.

1166. Sallie-Paul, b. at Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 29, 1865 d. Feb. 24, 1966.

1167. Richard, the second so named, b. l. c., Jan. 18, 1867; d. Aug. 7, 1867.

Children of William and [777] Mary P. (Price) Warder.

1168. Sallie-Paul, b. at Springfield, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1856.

1169. George-Aston, b. l. c., Nov. 26, 185 7.

1170. William, b. l. c., Dec. 10, 1858.

1171. Emily P., b. l. c., Jan. 15, 1862.

1172. Benjamin H., b. 1. c., April 25, 1865,.

Children of Abram and [780] Sarah W. (Betts) Marshal,

1173. Henry-Cooper, b. 9 mo. 27, 1855

1174. William-Betts, b. 9 mo. 9, 1857.

Children of George and [781] Rebecca P. (Betts) Sellers.

1175. Elwood-Byerly, b. 6 mo. 12, 1854.

1176. Jessie-Fremont, b. 9 mo. 24, 1856.

1177. Georgianna, b. 3 mo. 4, 1857; d. young.

1178. Rebecca-Jarret, b. 3 mo. 5, 1861.

Child of John R. and [808] Catherine (Martin) Franklin.

1179. Henry, b. Oct. 7, 1869.

Children of and [809] Georgianna (Martin) Simrall.

1180. Martin, b. Feb. 2, 1867.

1181. Graham-Howard, b. April, 1868.

Child of T. P. and [813] Lucy (Martin) Wharton.

1182. Mary-Pauline, b. July 8, 1872.

356 - Seventh Generation.

Children of Capt. and [853] Ellen (Yorke) Blanchot.

1183. Hermon.

1184. Marguerite.

1185. Jeanne.

Children of ______ and [857] Mary (McCauley) Moore.

1186 & 1187. Two children who reside in Ireland.

Child of and [858] Louisa (McCauley) Longshaw.

1188. A son, who lives with his aunt Moore.

Children of [859] Edward Yorke and Josephine (Berkeley) McCauley.

1189. Berkeley.

1190. Mary.

1191. Helen.

Children of Jacob and [860] Rachel (Hughes) Dewees.

1192. Catherine.

1193. John.

1194. Francis, a lawyer.

1195. Theodore.

1196. William-Henry.

1197. James C.

Children of [861] Isaac and Eliza (McLinn) inn) Hugh Dewees.

1198. John (1249). He was educated for the bar, and practised at Pottsville, but removed to Newbern, N. C., where he now resides; m., 1854, Jane, dau. of John Daves, of Newbern, N. C.

1199. Hannah, d. young.

1200. Theodore.

1201. James (1253). He is a physician, practising in Newbern, N.C. Twice married.

1202. Colin.

1203. Elizabeth, b. Feb., 1850.

Children of his second wife, Miss Smallwood.

1204. Frank.

1205. Edward.

Children of [862] Benjamin and Mary (Rambo) Hughes.

1206. John.

1207.Isaac, m. Alice Downell.

Seventh Generation. - 357

1208. Nathan.

1209. Mary-Ann.

1210. Colin.

1211. Henry.

1212. Hannah.

1213. Catherine.

Children of [863] Slater and Susan (Jarrett) Hughes.

1214. John.

1215. Jane.

Children of [864] Theodore and Caroline (Fonville) Hughes.

1216. John.

1217. Jane.

Child of [865] Nicholas C. and Adeline (Williams) Hughes.

1218. Hannah.

Children of [866] Francis W and Elizabeth (Silliman) Hughes.

1219. Thomas-Silliman, d. in Phil., July, 1856.

1220. Frances.

1221. Annie.

1222. Lucy.

Child of William and [875] Mary (Davis) Martin.

1223. Edward.

Children of Michael and [877] Margaret (Davis) Bright.

1224. Sarah.

1225. Edward.

358 - EIGHTH GENERATION.

Children of [917] Thomas H. and Emma L. (Bisbing) Peirce.

1226. Mary-Bisbing, b. Nov. 23, 1862.

1227. Eda-May, b. Jan. 18, 1864.

1228. Phebe, b. April 8, 1865 ; d. May 2, 1865.

1229. Anna-Margaret, b. July 26, 1866; d. April 1, 1867.

1230. Blanche-Tellie, b. Dec. 3, 1868.

Child of [919] Caleb F and Sallie E. (Maxwell) Peirce.

1231. May, d. in infancy.

Children of William N. and [926] Martha P. H. (Bicknell) Mahan.

1232. Elizabeth-Haskins-Richards-Neill, b. at New Albany, Ind., Sept. 6, 1867.

1233. Mary-Culbertson, b. 1. c., June 15, 1870.

1234. George-Augustus-Bicknell, b. 1. c., July 5, 1872 d. June 30, 1873.

Children of [1014] Thomas M. and Louisa (Brockenborough) Semmes.

1235 - 1236 - 1237. Three children, names unknown to me.

Eighth Generation. - 359

Children of Herman and [1017] Sarah I. (Forbes) Bartels.

1238. Murray-Forbes.

1239. Sally-Innes.

Child of John W and ]1025] Eliza S. (Hobart) Hunt.

1240. Myra-Warren.

Child of F. H. and [1086] Emily R. (Taylor) Loomis.

1241. John-T aylor, b. Aug. 7, 1871.

Children of [1125] John Clements and Catherine (Hale) Stocker.

1242. Almy.

1243. Caroline.

1244. Eveline.

Children of Jones and [1133] Caroline (Stocker) Wister.

1245. Ella-Middleton.

1246. Alice-Logan.

Child of Frederick and [1137] Laurette (Coxe) Prime.

1247. Laurette-Coxe.

Child of [1154] Charles E. and Hannah F. (Heidensaul) Wilkinson.

1248. William-John, b. Oct. 11, 1869.

Children of [1198] John and Jane (Daves) Hughes.

1249. John.

1250. Jane.

1251. Annie.

1252. Isaac.

360 - Eighth Generation.

Children of [1201] James and ______ Hughes.

1253. James.

1254. Laura.

1255. Carl

1256. Anita.

INSCRIPTIONS - PAGES 361 TO 368 NOT SCANNED.

RUTTER.

THE autographs of Thomas and Rebeckah (Staples) Rutter prove that they were both persons of good education, as the writing is superior for that date. It is believed that Mr. Rutter was a man of learning as well as intelligence, from the influence he exercised over the German mystics in his neighborhood, some of whom, like Heinrich Bernard Koster, were fresh from the celebrated universities of Europe, and skilled in all the wisdom of the day.

The Marriage Certificate of Thomas Rutter, copied from the Record of

Falls Meeting.

Whereas Thomas Rutter of the County of Philadelphia and Rebeckah Staples of the County of Bucks (1) and Province of Pennsylvania, having intentions of taking each other in

(1) The first and most considerable settlement in Pennsylvania proper is said to have been near the Falls of the Delaware, in Bucks County, where the Quakers had a regular and established meeting for religious worship before the country bore the name of Pennsylvania ; some of the inhabitants there having been settled by virtue of patents from Sir Edmund Andross, governor of New York. Among the names of the inhabitants here at this time or soon after appear William Yardley, Jame's Harrison, and William Biles, an eminent preacher." -- PROUD'S History of Pennsylvania.

"In the year 1683, Thomas Janney, a noted preacher among the Quakers, settled near the Falls (Bucks County) with his family and others who at that time arrived from Cheshire in England. After twelve years' residence here, he returned to England, and died there, man of good reputation, character, and example." - DAY'S Historical Collections.

Thomas Janney was a member of the Council from Bucks County in 1684.

370 - Rutter.

marriage did publish their said intentions according to the law of the said Province, as also did declare their said intentions before several publique meetings of the people of God called Quakers, according to the good order used amongst them ; whose proceeding therein after deliberate consideration thereof, and consent of parties concerned, being approved by the said meeting.

These are therefore to certify whom it may concern that for the -full determination of their said intentions the 11th day of the 10th month 1685, they the said Thomas Rutter and Rebeckah S Staples appeared in a publique assembly of the aforesaid People met together at Pennsbury (1) for that end and purpose, according to the example of the holy men of God recorded in the scriptures of truth, where they the said Thomas Rutter and Rebeckah Staples took one another as Husband and Wife, promising so to live faithfully together until death did separate them. And the said Thomas Rutter and Rebeckah Staples as a further confirmation thereof, did then and there to these presents set their bands.

And we whose names are hereunto subscribed were THOMAS RUTTER REBECKAH RUTTER. present to the said solemnization and subscription.

THOMAS HOLMES . . . . . . . . . . . . .WILLIAM WOOD. . . . . . . . . . . JOSEPH HOWARD

JAMES HARRISON (2). . . . . . . . . . .JOHN BALDWIN. . . . . . . . . . . .PHINEHAS PEMBERTON (2)

ARTHUR COOK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN COOK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANN HARRISON

FRUGAL HOLMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . .EDWARD STANTON. . . . . . . .PHEBE PEMBERTON

SAMUEL BENNET. . . . . . . . . . . . . .JACOB TURNER. . . . . . . . . . . .ABIGAL PEMBERTON

WILLIAM BILES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN SMITH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARY HAYWOOD

JAMES CRAFT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOB BUNTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . RUTH BUCKMAN

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ALICE DICKENSON.

The following record, written by Thomas Rutter, is copied from a large black-letter Concordance, with metal clasps, now in the possession of his de scendants in the seventh generation:

The Children of Thomas and Rebeccah Rutter.

Anna Rutter was born 25th of the 8th mo., 1686; d. Aug., 1760.

Rebeckah Rutter was born the 9th of the 9th mo., 1687.

Thomas Rutter was born the 25th of the 8th mo., 1690.

(1) Pennsbury, or Penn's Manor, which contained the country-seat of William Penn, was located on the banks of the Delaware, five miles above the present town of Bristol.

(2) Phinehas Pemberton and his father-in-law, James Harrison, settled at the Falls of the Delaware, in November, 1682. The latter had charge of Penn's estate there for many years.

Rutter. - 371

Ruth Rutter was born the 11th of the 7th mo., 1694.

Mary Rutter was born the 22d of the 2d mo., 1696.

Martha Rutter was born the 29th of the 11th mo., 1698.

John Rutter was born the 15th of July, 1700.

Joseph Rutter was born the 4th of the 4th mo., 1702.

Esther Rutter was born the 13th of the 4th mo., 1703-4.

Joseph Rutter was born the 21 St of the 11th. mo., 1705.

Ruth Rutter departed this life 28th of 5th mo., 1711.

I am able to add the following to the above record

1. Anna m. Samuel Savage; second, Samuel Nutt; and d. Aug. 176o. Her children are given on p. 29.

2. Rebeckah m. Joseph Hall; their children are given on page 399. She was the grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Rush.

3. Thomas m. Mary Katherine and d. in 1734. Had issue, Rebecca, Sarah, and Thomas.

4. Ruth d. unm.

5. Mary m. Edward Rees.

6. Martha m. Mr' Doughty.

7. John m. Mary -; d. 1735. Had issue, Thomas and Rebecca.

8. Joseph d. young.

9. Esther m. Henry Hockley.

10. Joseph m. Mary -; d. 1731; Had issue, Thomas, who resided at Coventry and was buried in the family graveyard at that place, --a stone, with initials T. R. 1808, marks the spot His children were Sarah, Grace, Joseph, Edward, John, Rebecca, and Mary. Sarah and Grace d. unm. Rebecca was the first wife of Col. Caleb North, and Mary m. Mr. Griffith.

372 - Samuel Nutt.

THE arms of Nutt are, Per fesse azure and ermine a pale countercharged, three pheons argent. Crest on a Chapeau gules turned up ermine. A pheon or, between two wings expanded.

The above woodcut was made many years ago from a large coat of arms in colors of azure and argent, which was brought over from England by Samuel Nutt. The engraver should have made the lines horizontal to represent blue. He added the crest but the coat of arms, border, and motto are copied from the original.

WILL OF SAMUEL NUTT,

In the name of God Amen. I Samuel Nutt of Coventry in the County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania being in a disposing Mind and Memory Praised be God, therefor, and calling to Mind the uncertainty of this Mortal Life and it is Appointed for all men once to die, Do make and ordaine this my Last Will and Testament, Revoaking and Disanuling all former Wills by me made.

Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my Dear & Loving Wife Anna Nutt after all my Debts and Furnerall Charges paid, One halfe of all my Right to the Furnace and Forgge togeather with all Buildings thereunto belonging, Secondly the halfe of all my Right to the Lands whereon they Stand or are Appropriate thereunto. Viz: The halfe my

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Shear of a Hundred Acres whereon the fforgge standeth and the halfe of the Land Or Tract whereon the Furnace standeth and to her Heirs for Ever.

Item. I likewise Give unto her all my Land that Leyeth on the Northern Side of a Line Run West and by North from the South West Corner of Henry Hockley's Field on the North Side of the Mine Road to another Line drawn from the Line Run on the East side of Thomas Savage's Field and where it Crosses a Runn on the same Side a little above his house, and from thence to the South East corner of the Mine Tract, and to her Heirs ffor Ever.

Item. I likewise give unto her One hundred & twenty acres of Land on the North side of the South Branch of the French Creek in Such a place as she shall think proper to Build a Furnace on, Provided it be not above one hundred and thirty Perches in Length upon the said Creek and to her Heirs, with Liberty to Cut as much Timber of the adjacent Land as Build the same.

Item. I likewise Give unto her and her Heirs ffor Ever that house that Samuel Nutt Jun: bought at Lancaster with the Lott where on it is Built, and a Five Acre Lott also some distance from the said House.

Item. I likewise Give unto her one halfe of all. my Bonds Bills and Book Debts &ca.

Item. I likewise Give unto her halfe my Stock of Pigg Iron, Barr Iron, Coals and hardewood & Ca .

Item. I likewise Give unto her halfe my Parssonall Estate of what Sort kind or Quallity soever.

ltem. I likewise Give unto her halfe my Emproved or Clear'd Land.

Item. I likewise Give and Bequeath unto her One hundred and Fifty Acres of Land that lyeth next to Phillip Roger, in the form of an Oblong and to her Heirs ffor Ever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Son in Law Samuel Savage all my Wearing Apparrell of any kind whatever.

Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my well beloved Friend John Blaufoy of Eversham in Worcester Sheer in Great Brittain One hundred and fifty Pounds Current Money of Pensilvania, to be paid one halfe in on & Year after my Deceased and the other halfe in two years in full of all Acc'ts betwixt us.

Item. I give and Bequeath unto the Heirs of Thomas Crook of Hay Park in York Shire Great Brittaine Fifty Pounds Current Money of Pensilvania to be paid in two payments as above to be Left in the Care of William Hudson (1) of Philadelphia.

Item. All the rest of my Estate both Real and Parsonall I Give and Bequeath unto my Son in Law Samuel Nutt and Rebeca his Wife and to their Heirs ffor Ever.

And I do hereby Constitute and Appoint my trusty and well beloved Friends Jonatan Robeson Esqr and (2) to assist my Execrs to perform this my Last Will and Testament,

(1) Mayor of Philadelphia.

(2) Although this will of Samuel Nutt is taken from a copy certified by Henry Hale Graham in 1759, which I found among the family papers, the place for the other "beloved friend " is left blank.

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and desire that Each of them would accept of halfe a Tonn Barr Iron, which I hearby. Give them. Lastly I do hereby Constitute and Appoint my well beloved Wife Anna Nutt and my Son in Law Samuel Nutt to be my Executors to this my Last Will and Testament Signed Seal'd and Declear'd and Published to be my last Will and Testament the Twenty fifth day of September in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Seven.

SAMLL NUTT. [SEAL.]

In the Presence of us

NB the Erazement in the twenty first

Line being made before the Signing

and Sealing hereof.

Jo. PHIPPS

NATHAN PHIPPS

JOHN PHIPPS.

The will of Anna Nutt, widow and relict of Samuel Nutt, late of Coventry, in the county of Chester, iron-master, deceased, was proved August 15, 1760. She directs a certain legacy to be paid to her daughter, Rebecca Grace, at the expiration of five years; " but in case she die before that time, then the same is to be paid to Anna Nutt, daughter of said Rebeccah Grace, when she shall arrive at the age of eighteen years ; but if she shall die before that period, without issue, then the same is to be paid to the children of my sons Samuel and Joseph Savage, deceased My son-in-law, John Potts, to be sole executor, and to have my part of Warwick Furnace; my part of the forge and iron mine, and all my real estate whatsoever, and wheresoever the same may be situate."

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The arms of Grace are, Gules, lion a on rampant, per fesse argent. Crest a demi-lion, ramp, ar. Mottoes En Grace Affie, and Concordant Nomine Facta. The four balls in the engraving show that the family was baronial ; the title, which was forfeited in the time of James II., was Baron of Courts' town. The above coat of arms was copied from the seal on the will of Robert Grace's grandmother, made 1725, and written by Robert Grace himself, then not quite seventeen years old. In the Memoirs of the Grace family their war-song, or slogan, is printed in the original Erse, and translated into Latin, Greek, German, French, Italian, and English. In the following stanza their arms are thus mentioned:

"0, Courtstown near mayst thou demand foreign aid,

When aloft thy red standard is proudly displayed,

And its rampant white lion threats slaughter and woe,

As thy sons raise the slogan of Grasagh aboe." (2)

Robert Grace left no children to carry his name down to posterity; but the descendants of his step-daughter, Anna Nutt (to whom he gave a father's care), should not suffer it to pass into oblivion. It is therefore not inappropriate, in a volume devoted to a family with which he was closely allied by

(2) Pronounced Grasah, meaning the cause of the Graces."

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friendship and marriage, to give a few pages to his memory, particularly his early connection with Franklin, as the founder of the Philadelphia Library and the junto.

Robert Grace belonged to the family of the Baron of Courtstown and Lords of Grace's country, one of the earliest Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland. Raymond FitzWalter, surnamed Le Gros,(1) accompanied the Earl of Pembroke (2) in his invasion of the island. In 1176 he became its viceroy, and, marrying the Earl's sister, acquired extensive lands in Kilkenny County, where the family flourished for more than five centuries, but, adhering to the cause-of the Stuarts, lost their estates in the great Rebellion.

Some of the Graces followed the exiled king to the French court ; some became soldiers of fortune on the Continent ; the father of our Robert went to the West Indies and from thence to Philadelphia, and we find him as early as 1707 Petitioning the governor that the sentence of his slave, convicted of burglary, may be remitted. (3)

Robert, his son, was born April 25, 1709, and at am early age was deprived

(1) Changed to Grace.

(2) Burke's Peerage.

(3) From the Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, Vol. I I. p. 403.

"At a Council held at Philadelphia, the 25th of Feb. 1707, a petition from William Righton and Robert Grace, directed to the Gov'r alone, being presented to him, the Gov'r thought fit to lay it before the Council, & desire their advice therein.

"The matter of which petition was, that Tony a Negroe Slave of the said Righton, and Quashy, a like Slave of the said Grace's, were lately at a special Court held for that purpose in this Town, condemned to Death for Burglary proved against them; But for as much as it will be of very great Damage to the Petitioners, should their said slaves' lives be taken, since there is no provision in this Government, as is usual in other places, for a Competent restitution to the Owners who lose their Slaves by the hand of Public justices.

Therefore, they humbly pray, that in Mercy to the said Owners the lives of their Slaves may be spared, & that they may be suffered to transport them, & instead of Death, that they may have the Liberty to inflict. on ym such Corporal Punishment as may be requisite, for a Terror of others of their Color, which the said Owners will take care to have duly executed upon ym. All which being taken into Consideration, the Board thought fitt to give it as their Opinion, that the Death of these Slaves would be greater Loss to their Owners than they could well bear, & therefore seeing there is no- Provision made for restitution for the Loss, by the Publick, it may be as convenient to make the Slaves Examples of Terror to others of their Complexion, by a most severe Coporal Punishment, & that the Petitioners may have Liberty to transport them as requested.

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of both his parents; he was brought up by his grandmother Constance, who had contracted a second marriage with Hugh Lowden,(1) a merchant of Philadelphia, in whose house his early life was passed.

This building, afterwards celebrated as the cradle of the Philadelphia Library and the junto, was situated on the north side of High Street, one hundred feet below Second ; it was at that date in the most eligible part of the city. The Town House, or Guild Hall, stood in the centre of the street, nearly opposite; here the royal and colonial proclamations were read to the assembled people here the Governor and Council, the Proprietaries and their agents, and the Assembly held their three-sided contests. Penn's house, in Letitia Court, was in the same square, on the other-side of High Street.

On the death of Hugh Lowden, in 1723, this estate was left in trust to

"And it is hereupon Resolved, that the Owners may have Liberty to punish their Slaves, notwithstanding the Sentence of Death passed upon them which in case they will perform in the following manner; the said Sentence shall be taken off, & their Owners shall transport them to their own benefit & advantage.

"That the punishment shall be as follows : they shall be led from the Market Place,' up ye Second, & down through the front street to ye Bridge, with their arms extended & tied to a pole across their necks, a Cart going before them, & that they shall be severely whipt, all the way as they pass, upon the bare back & shoulders : this punishment shall be repeated 3 market days successively: in the mean time they shall lie in Irons, in the Prison, at the Owners charge, untill they have such an Opportunity as shall best please them for transportation; All which being duly perform'd the sentence of Death shall be intirely remitted."

(1) Hugh Lowden, merchant, of Philadelphia, bought of Samuel Richardson and Herbert Corrie, March 25, 17 to, a lot, 17 feet wide on High Street, extending back to Jones's Alley, 102 feet.

Nov. 23, 1709, another lot, 20 feet wide on Jones's Alley, and 60 deep, which Herbert Corrie had bought of Griffith Jones and David Lloyd. The house was on the first-named lot.

"1716, Charles Gookin,, Esq., Gov., accused Richard Hill, Speaker of the House of Ass., & James Logan. Esq., Sec., of being friendly to the Pretender, & that they were inimicable to the Government of Great Britain.

"Sept. Hugh Lowden armed with pistols attacked the Speaker of the House, & bloodshed being fortunately prevented was committed to prison & a bill of indictment found, but the Governor ordered a Noli Prosequi to be entered to the great dissatisfaction of the Assembly." Minutes of Assembly,

1. The market was just below the crossing of Second and High Streets.

2 This was probably at Front and Walnut.

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"his trusty friends, Hugh. Graham,(1) practitioner of Physick in Phil., & Charles Read, (2) merc of Phil., afrsd, & Charles Brockden, (3) to hold for the use of his dear & loving wife Constance & her Grandson Robert Grace," namely, " all that messuage or tenement, with lot, stores, buildings, & appurtenances, situate in High st., Phil., in which I now dwell," & after the death of Constance Lowden the trustees were to settle and convey the same that it may be held and enjoyed by Robert Grace and by such wife as said Robert should happen to marry. If he had lawful issue, then the estate was to be conveyed in fee simple ; but if not, after the death of Robert and "such wife as he should happen to marry," it was to go to Thomas Gamble, the son of the testator's sister, Helen. Two years after,, Robert Grace's grandmother died, leaving him her sole heir and executor at the age of seventeen. Her will is written in his fine penmanship and sealed with his family seal, bearing the Grace coat of arms, a lion rampant ; it is of red wax, and after the lapse of one hundred and forty-three years is in good condition, the finely cut stone of a seal ring apparently having made a highly raised impression. From this seal the woodcut of the Grace coat of arms in this volume is copied.

Robert Grace, under the care of his trustees and guardians, continued to live in the house in High Street, and Franklin, a poor printer's boy from Boston, whom fate bad driven to seek his fortune in a strange city, here made his acquaintance. This descendant of earls and barons could " smile at

(1). Hugh Graham bequeathed the sum of L100 towards carrying on the building of Christ Church. See Historical Account of Christ Church, p. 66.

(2). Charles Read was a distinguished merchant of Philadelphia, a member of the Assembly, 1722, Of the first City Council, 1735, and Mayor in 1737.

(3). Charles Brockden is mentioned in Franklin's Memoirs (p. 50) as "one of the principal attorneys of the town," and "our ,reat scrivener, Brockden." Grace's fine penmanship was probably owing to the instruction of this guardian.

(4). Memoir of the Family of Grace, by Sheffield Grace. London, 1823. Fifty copies privately printed. A copy of this rare book in two quarto volumes, profusely illustrated with original drawings, can be found in the Boston Public Library. It is evidently the interleaved copy belonging to the author. As Sheffield Grace's widow, a daughter of Lieut.-General Sir, John Hamilton, Marquis of Abercorn, is still living near London, there is reason to suppose that these elegant volumes were brought to this country without leave of the owner. They were purchased by the library of Mr. Burnham, of the antiquarian bookstore, who does not remember from whom they were obtained, In these volumes the same coat of arms is given in many different engravings and in endless variety of shields and quarterings.

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the claims of long descent," and Grace seems early to have recognized the philosopher under the tattered garments of the runaway apprentice, and a friendship was formed that even death had not power to terminate ; as Franklin, who survived his patron nearly a quarter of a century, speaks of him in his will (1) in most loving words of gratitude and affection.

It was through Grace's position and influence that Franklin so soon became known as a rising young man. Grace, though so young, was master of his own house, which was always open to receive the ardent youths of the Province, already tinctured with the democracy which developed itself soon after against the Proprietaries. Even then the Penns thought and complained that the junto (2) was aiding the administration of Sir William Keith against them. The description of Robert Grace at the age of twenty-one, given by Franklin in -his Autobiography, characterizes him as "a young man of some fortune, generous, lively, and witty, a lover of punning and of his friends"; or as the first English edition, which was translated from the French, expresses it: " Robert Grace, a young man of fortune, generous, lively, and witty, fond of epigrams, but more fond of his friends." Family

(1). In Franklin's Autobiography he gives the following account of his financial troubles, and how he was helped out of them. Franklin and Meredith, his partner, had been sued for L100. 11 In this distress two friends, whose kindness I- have never forgotten nor ever shall forget while I can remember anything, came to me separately, unknown to each other, and, without any application from me, offered each of them to advance me all the money that should be necessary to enable me to take the whole business upon myself, if that did not like my continuing the partnership with Meredith, should be practicable ; but they did who, as they said, was often seen drunk in the street, playing at low games in alehouses, much to our discredit. These two friends were William Coleman and Robert Grace." Franklin finally made arrangements with Meredith to separate, and adds:-'

"As soon as he was gone, I recurred to my two friends; and because I would not give an unkind preference to either, I took half of what each had offered (and I wanted) of one and half of the other, paid off the company's debts, and went on with the business in my own name, advertising that the partnership was dissolved. I think this was in or about the year 1729." (Page 47.) Franklin mentions in the codicil to his will his reason for leaving L2,000 sterling to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia for the purpose of setting up young married artificers in business was, because "I was afterwards assisted to set up my business in Philadelphia by kind loans of money from two friends there, which was the foundation of my fortune and of all the utility in life that maybe ascribed to me." (Page 194.)

(2) Watson's Annals.

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tradition corroborates all this, and adds that his personal appearance was remarkably fine. The writer has no means of knowing what property he inherited from his father, who, it is believed, died in Barbadoes, where he had an estate ; but from the trustees of Hugh Lowden's will he received nearly two thousand pounds in money and bonds, besides the buildings on High Street and the furniture.

The style of living in colonial times in Philadelphia, as shown by the following inventory made by Joseph Antrobus, John Cadwalader, Edward Roberts, and Joshua Maddox, will be interesting to antiquarians, especially as in the well-appointed rooms of this house the junto was held and the first public library in America organized and maintained for -ten years. It is pleasant to catch a glimpse of the surroundings of the embryo philosophers, and to know that, while their minds were engrossed in intellectual pursuits, their bodies were comfortably cared for.

In the front Garret. Two small feather beds & furniture.

In the back upper Chamber. Two feather beds & furniture. Chest -of drawers, Table, looking glass, & 2 stands. One pr. Andirons, 2 Fenders, 3 pr. tongs, 2 shovels, 7 Chairs, Skreen, Old iron bound chest, 5 baskets, A parcel of earthen & glass ware.

In the Front up'r Chamber. One feather bed furniture, Chest of drawers, tea table, & looking glass, 6 chairs & a parcel of pictures.

In the lower Front Room. One feather bed & furniture, one chest of drawers, Two tables, and one look'g glass, One Easie Chair & Cushion, One dousin Chairs, A brass hearth & furniture, A large Telescope, Tea-table & furniture, Earthen & glassware & pictures. A parcel of Household linnen.

In the Lower Back room. One feather bed & furniture, One Chest drawers, table & looking glass, Six chairs, & two close stools, One pr. iron dogs, fire shovel, tongs & warm'g pan, Glass & earthen ware.

In the Parlour. One Eight day clock.

Two black wallnut tables, Carpet (1) &, look'g glass.

One writing desk & Spice box.

Twenty leather Chairs, couch (2) & Squabb.

One Skreen, one great bible & Stand.

2 pr. dogs, fire shovel, Tongs, Poker, bellows & fender.

1 Jappand montiff, a lamp,+ glass & Earth'n ware.

(1) Watson says, in " Annals of Philadelphia," Carpets were almost unknown before the

Revolution. Matlack said the first he ever saw was in 1750

(2) Ibid. " Formerly they had couches only in very affluent families."

(3) I Ibid. "Before the Revolution there were no Argand or other lamps in parlors the first that came to this country was a present from Jefferson to Thomson, Sec. of Congress."

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In the Kitchen. Twelve pewter dishes, 2 Cheese plates, & 11 basons, five dos: plates, 12 Pewter measures & a barber's Cistern, Porringers, Spoons & bed-pan, 4 brass ket. tles, 1 pot, 2 Saucepans & 2 Copp'r pots, 18 brass Candlesticks, 3 Copper coffee pots, candle-box, pepper box, Snuffers & Chaffing dish. Four iron Pots, 3 pr. pothooks & hangers, 1 pr. andirons, fire shovel, 2 pr. Tongs, 3 spits, Two gridirons, 2 Chaffing dishes, 3 trivets, 1 lazy-back, 1 plate warmer. Two frying pans, pepper mill, box Iron, 3 smoothing Irons, & a parcel of tin, wooden, & earthen ware. 1 brass mortar, rat Trap, X cut Saw, 1 pr. of bellows & Lumber.

In the Room & Garret ov'r the Kitchen. A parcel of glass, Stone & earthen ware, one pewter Still, 4 Chests & Lumber.

In the Compting house. Three volumes (1) Foxes acts &'monuments.

A parcel of books Sundry sorts.

One pr: doggs fire shovel Tongs & poker.

Table, desk, looking glass, & a parcel Earth'n & glass ware

One hundred & thirty-three ounces of wrought plate.

One Negro woman & Mulatto girle. . . . . . .L35. One

Indian boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L27. 10

One Negro boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L27. 10

In the back Cellar Wine, Brandy, Black cherry wine, Oil, &c. Casks of Jamacia rum.

The list of merchandise is given in the following places: " In the Bolting House; In the Inner Store above ; In the Store over the Compt. House; In the Ship warehouse; In the lower Bolting house; In the Shop in the Front House; In the upper Store ; In the lower Front room ; In the Store on the Wharf.

"At the lot in Wallnut Street was kept the Chaise and Harness, a Dray and Geers, and two horses."

We have seen how an opulent merchant lived in Philadelphia, anno 1723 it may be as curious to note the expense of his burial.

The Funeral Charges of Hugh Lowden.

Barnard Eaglesfield a coffin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L4. 10

Sarah Redman a Q cask of wine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5. 10

Robert Boulton for spice, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 2. 10

(1) These folio volumes, of elephant size', printed by the Company of Stationers, London, 1684, filled with engravings, were presented by Robert Grace to the Philadelphia Library, where they now are.

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For Biskett & provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L3

For Beer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L2.

Mary Bristol for burning wine & attendance .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L1. 10

For Horse hire, inviting, Gloves to the Servants, &c.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L6

Peter Baird Physician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L11. 6. 1.

Francis Mott a Doctor in the jerseys to whom Peter Wishart went for

medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L2

Mary Stout for Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L3.

Mary Archer Nurse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L4. 4.

John Duncan for the trouble of his house before & after the funeral. . . . . . . L5

As Robert Grace's house was identified with the inception of the junto and the Philadelphia Library, and afterwards leased (1) and occupied by Franklin as a residence and printing-office, it was an interesting search for the writer to ascertain the spot where it once stood and trace its successive

owners. At the time of Grace's marriage with Mrs. Nutt, about 1741, that part of High Street had become too unfashionable to be the residence of a rich and youthful bride ; and as he had rented it in 1733, when he went to England, it is probable that be never again occupied it, but resided in Front

Street when living in town. His wife survived him thirty-four years, and retained her life interest in this estate ; but at her death, in 1800, it was inherited by Thomas Gamble's daughter, Ann King, who sold it to Benjamin Horner, who occupied it many years. His grandson, Benjamin Coates, who was born there, remembers often being told that his play-room was once Franklin's printing-office. (2) Joseph Potts Horner, the son of Benjamin, sold the premises to Messrs. R. and W. C. Biddle, who in the summer of 1850 pulled down the old house and erected a large and elegant store for their own business, numbers 131 Market Street and 120 and 122 Jones's Alley, (3)

(1). A deed of March 1, 1765, made by Robert Grace and Rebecca, his wife, conveys to Thomas Potts their interest in Coventry and " elsewhere in North America excepting his estate in Philadelphia leased to Benjamin Franklin and his accounts against the said Benjamin Franklin," etc.,

(2) In the "Am. Record," April, 1873, edited by B. J. Lossing, is a copy of the lease granted by Robert Grace to Benjamin Franklin, in 1745, for a term of fourteen years at a rent of L55 per annum, which was renewed for seven years longer at L 60.

(3) So called, from a family of the name who first owned the land ; in Gabriel Thomas's account of Philadelphia, 1696, it is mentioned as running from Front to Second Street.

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now bearing the name of Church Street; but in colonial times often called Pewter Platter Alley, from a great Pewter platter hung out as the sign of a fashionable tavern at the corner of Front Street. In digging the new cellar in what was once the garden, the workmen found at the depth of six feet a stone chest five or six' feet square ; the five sides were so strongly cemented together with mortar that it was broken up with difficulty; it had evidently once been closed with a door, but it was empty. The house was a substantial brick one, three stories high, and was probably one of the oldest brick houses in the city, as by the deeds to Lowden, who bought the three lots. in 1710, a brick house or houses was standing upon them; an arched carriageway opened upon Pewter Platter Alley, and through this the stockholders of the library entered for their books, so as not to disturb the inmates of the house. No doubt the room thus used was the one over the kitchen, which in the inventory appears to have been a lumber-room.

Here the. idea of a public library was conceived and carried out, and here it remained for ten years, until removed to the " upper room of the westernmost office of the State House." The account given in Franklin's Autobiography is as follows:

"About this time (1729) our Club meeting, not at a tavern but in a little room of Mr. Grace's set apart for that purpose, a proposition was made by me, that since our books were often referred to in our disquisitions upon the queries, it might be convenient to us to have them all together where we met, that upon occasion they might be consulted; and by thus clubbing our books to a common library we should, while we liked to keep them together, have each of us the, advantage of using the books of all the other members, which would be nearly as beneficial as if we owned the whole. It was liked and agreed to, and we filled one end of the room with such books as we could best spare. The number was not so great as we expected ; and though they had been of great use, yet some inconvenience occurring for want of due care of them, the collection, after about a year, was separated and each took his books home again.

"And now I set on foot my first project of a public nature, -that for a subscription library. I drew up the proposals, got them put into form by our great scrivener, Brockden, and by the help of my friends in the junto procured fifty subscribers of forty shillings each to begin with, and ten shil

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lings a year for fifty years, the term our company was to continue. We afterwards obtained a charter, the company being increased to one hundred."

Without the aid of Robert Grace, Franklin's plan would not probably have been carried out ; his influential name as the first signer of these articles of association, and that of his friend, Thomas Hopkinson, father of the signer of the Declaration of Independence, insured success, and a room in his house which he gave for the use of the library was immediately occupied.

Throughout the early minutes of the society, Robert Grace's name is of frequent occurrence, and proves him to have been for years one of its most active members. Through him Peter Collinson (1) was drawn to aid the infant library, and acted for a long time as its agent in London.

"In March, 1732," according to the minute-book, "it was concluded to import some books immediately. With the advice of Mr. Logan, the list was made out, and Robert Grace, to expedite the affair, agreed to draw or, Peter Collinson, in Gracious Street, London, for L 45 sterling at sixty-five per cent advance the current rate, in favor of and to be remitted to Thomas Hopkinson, then about sailing for Europe."

In October, 1732, the first importation of books was received; Hopkinson informing the directors that " Peter Collinson, who had given great assistance, had moreover made the company a present of two valuable books." (2) March, 1732, Robert Grace paid the subscription moneys of " Josiah Rolf who is gone to Barbadoes, and of Thomas Potts;" (3) and received certificates for them.

August 14, 1732, " Robert Grace read part of two letters from Thomas Hopkinson, dated Dover and London, informing the directors that Mr. Grace's bill of exchange on Peter Collinson was accepted." When the books arrived, they "were taken to Mr. Grace's chamber at his house in Jones's Alley and placed on the shelves."November, 1732, Lewis Timothie, who rented the said house of Robert Grace, was contracted with to be librarian"

(1) Peter Collinson, F. R. S., was highly distinguished among naturalists. He was a friend and correspondent of Linnaeus, and-interested in the scientific researches of the day.' He was a Quaker, and resided many years in Grace Church Street, London, as a wholesale woollen draper, where he acquired an ample fortune.

(2) According to the original letter of Collinson in the writer's possession they were Millers Gardener's Dictionary," and Sir Isaac Newton's "Philosophy."

(3) Of Colebrockdale, father of John, who was Robert Grace's future brother-in-law.

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March 3, 1733, it was proposed to send the money in hand to England by the next vessel to buy more books, but it was resolved to defer it till May, "in which month Robert Grace would be going to London," and would take the money with him and lay -it out in books as the directors should order.

May, 1733, the society presented an address to the proprietor, Thomas 'Penn, for his countenance and protection, and five members were appointed to present it. Robert Grace is the first named on the committee. It may be well to add that the proprietor received it with great civility and kindness.

June 2, 1733, "I drew an order on the treasurer to pay Mr. Grace for his bill which at the last meeting of the directors he condescended to draw on Peter Collinson to purc base books in London," etc.

Phil, June 1, 1733.

SIR,- I have agreed with the Library Co. of Phil. to draw on you for L22 : 10 Sterl. & the Directors now write to you to purchase books for the library. Please to lay out that sum according to their order, & place the same to acct. of

Sir your h'ble Servt.

ROBERT GRACE.

To PETER COLLINSON, Merch't in London.

November 12, 1733, Robert Grace "acquainted the directors that be had made use of the trunk in which our first parcel of books came, and that he (as be Was going to sea in a few days) would now pay for it. The price he proposed was accepted, being 10s. He also paid 6s. 6d. for not returning a book in time.

At a meeting of all the directors (except Robert Grace, who lately sailed for Barbadoes), it was thought fit some proper person of the subscribers should be chosen director in the room of Mr. Grace."

May 26, 1737, Robert Grace arrived from London in the ship Diamond "; he brought a present from Peter Collinson to the library, namely, the Appendix to Miller's Gardeners' Dictionary; he also brought the usual pamphlets. October, 1737. At this meeting " the directors signed an order to the librarian for him to deliver out to Robert Grace a large Bible of his, which happening to be in the library a pretty while, through mistake was understood to be of the number of books which Mr. Grace gave to the company." February 18, 1738, he was chosen in a director., thus filling the first vacancy after his return from England. From the above extracts it may be seen how much the Philadelphia Library was indebted to Robert

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Grace for his personal aid of money, books, and influence. His education and natural abilities were of a superior kind. He spent three years in travelling in Europe perfecting his education. Collinson in a letter to Bartram (1) mentions that his friend Robert Grace had been studying metallurgy.

Robert Grace's intimacy with the Potts family before he went abroad had probably directed his attention to the development of the mineral resources of Pennsylvania, and he returned ready to exercise here the knowledge learned in extensive travel.

Probably in one of his first visits to Colebrookdale after his return he found that the sister-in-law of his friend John Potts, Mrs. Rebecca Nutt, was a young and lovely widow. Her beauty and attractions soon won his heart, and her rich dower of the forges and furnaces of Coventry and Warwick he immediately undertook to improve. Mrs. Grace is still the theme of tradition in the neighborhood of Coventry, where she lived with her first and second husband, and is called Lady Grace. Her first marriage, at the age of fifteen, was arranged by her step-father after the manner of the times, when, issue failing to himself, he brought over from England his nephew and namesake to marry his wife's daughter, and thus keep the property in the family ; but the youthful bridegroom appears to have at once fallen under the influence of Rebecca Savage's charms, as it is related that, soon after his arrival in this country, he met one of his fell o w-passengers and told him he would introduce him to his betrothed, who was the most lovely Savage in America.

Robert Grace had always been accustomed to the best society in the Province, and during his stay in England, on account of his family connections, had enjoyed advantages of social intercourse seldom attained by the colonial youths ; yet his heart was subdued by the young widow, and about the age of twenty-one she was again married. Mrs. Grace seems to have possessed remarkable fascinations, for Franklin, petted by the French ladies of beauty and intellect, paid the homage of his philosophic heart to her mature graces after he returned to this country a widower, just before the American Revolution; but she, then passing into the sober twilight of age, had become a follower of Whitfield and Wesley, and although honoring her late husband's friend for his many estimable qualities, she was unwilling to marry

(1) Memorial of Bartram. and Marshall, p. 97.

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one whose religious opinions were-so different from her own but their calm friendship seems never to have been broken by this episode, as Franklin sent for her on his death-bed, and she was one of the last persons outside of his own family admitted to his presence. She travelled from Coventry to Philadelphia, forty miles, over the bad roads of March, to bid him farewell. A kinsman who accompanied her in the carriage related that be waited in another room during her interview with the dying philosopher, and he gathered from her remarks, in the course of the ride home, that the last hours of this truly great man were sustained by religious faith and hope.

It is one of the family traditions that Mrs. Grace saved Whitfield's life. I can give no other authority for it, but the story current is not an improbable one. Whitfield in his travels, in Pennsylvania had given notice that on a certain day he would preach at Coventry or Warwick, and the rough miners and furnace-men swore that if be came there they would kill him. Mrs. Grace, hearing of this threat, though a gay young woman having no special interest in the great revivalist, said that no man should venture to harm him on her estate, and at the time fixed she rode on horseback to the place appointed, and stationed herself near Whitfield to protect him, keeping her eye upon the threatening faces of the men. But as he proceeded in his sermon the furnace-men, who had been overawed by their mistress's presence into listening to his fervid and impassioned oratory, were melted by it; and from that time. forth Mrs. Grace herself, who went to protect instead of to listen, became a convert to Methodism. Benjamin Abbot, one of the followers of Whitfield, and an imitator of his style, does give in his diary a similar story of himself, but it was at a date long after Whitfield's death, and when Mrs. Grace bad been for years a Methodist. He says, under date of 1780, "My next appointment was at Warwick or Potts's Furnace. This place, for wickedness, was next door to hell ; here they swore they would shoot me. Mrs. Grace (the owner of the furnace), being unable to attend this meeting on account of indisposition, sent a person to moderate the furnace-men and colliers. I went into the house and preached with great liberty. Several of the colliers' faces were all streaks where the tears ran down their cheeks .....After meeting we went to Mrs. Grace's, who lived at Coventry. The old lady took me by the hand, and said, 'I was never so glad to see a man in the world, for I was afraid some of the furnace-men bad killed you!'"

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The witticisms and epigrams of Robert Grace have passed away unrecorded ; the only one handed down among his wife's descendants is connected with her religion. She had given a building on her estate to be used as a chapel by the disciples of Whitfield and Wesley, and one day, returning from Philadelphia, he saw his wife's saddle-horse tied to a tree near it, and she with a few neighbors engaged there in religious services. He immediately dismounted and wrote upon the door the following distich

"Your walls are thick and your people are thin,

The Devil's without, and Grace is within."

Henry Brooke (1) wrote "A Discourse on jests, addressed to Mr. Robert Grace," wherein he rallies him on the subject of " his darling bosome sin a jest."

In a previous chapter I have given an account of the manufacture of the first Franklin stoves by Grace, and of the sale of Coventry, in 1765, to his step-son-in-law, Colonel Potts. He was then in feeble health, and he died in the summer of 1766 at his house in Philadelphia.

WILL OF ROBERT GRACE.

Be it remembered that I Robert Grace of Coventry in the township of Coventry in Chester County & Province of Pennsylvania, Gentleman, being sick & weak in body but of sound & perfect mind & memory blessed be the Lord for the be same & all other His mercies & favors, Do make & ordain my last will & testament in manner following: That is to say, First I commit my soul to Almighty God my heavenly Father, & commit my body to the earth to be decently buried ; & my will is that all my just debts & funeral expenses be duly paid & satisfied ; and I do hereby nominate my dear & loving wife Rebeccah to be sole Executrix of this my last will & testament.

I give & bequeath to my said dear & loving wife, all my estate real & personal wherever the same can or may be, found requesting her to pay the following legacies, to

(1) He was a younger son of Sir Henry Brooke, Bart., of Norton Cheshire, who settled in Lewes, Sussex Co., Del. He was for several years Speaker of the Assembly in the lower counties, as Del. was then called, and in 1720 was appointed by Gov. Keith Master in Chancery. Brooke is often mentioned in the Penn and Logan correspondence. A contemporary thus eulogizes him

"In Brooke's capacious breast the Muses sit,

Enrobed with, sense polite and pregnant wit."

He died in 1735, and a tribute to his memory in the Am. General Mag. of 1741 describes him as an accomplished linguist and an adept in almost every science.

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wit: To Benjamin Franklin esquire agent for this Province, his heirs Executors, Administrators or Assigns as a token of my sincere love & regard for him the sum of Five Pounds.

To Samuel & Rebecca Patrick (1) in trust for their daughter Anna Grace Patrick to be paid in two years after my decease, the sum of twenty pounds.

To Mary Rees widow, to be paid in one year after my decease Ten Pounds, but in case she should die before she should receive it then to be paid to her daughter Mary Rees.

To Hester Hockley widow of Henry Hockley Six Pounds one year after my decease.

To molatto Betty (2) my former servant Five pounds per annum during her life.

To negro Caesar (2) late my servant to be paid into the bands of Thomas Potts & by him to be paid to the said Caesar at his discretion Five Pounds.

And I do request & appoint Thomas Potts (son of John Potts esquire of Potts Grove) to, be an assistant in a kind & affectionate manner to my said dear & loving wife in the settlement of my temporal affairs & lastly I revoke all other wills & devises by me heretofore made & declare this only to be my last will & testament in witness whereof I the said Robert Grace have hereunto set my hand & seaL dated the 2d day of April 17 & 66.

Sealed published & declared by the above named Robert Grace as his last will & testa-, ment in the presence of us,

T. HOCKLEY,

ROBERT GRACE.

Wm. HOPE.

1766.

Proved Aug. 6, 1766.

James Hockley & Thomas Potts appeared before Ben. Chew., Reg. Gen.

Recorded in Book 0 p. 10 Philadelphia.

Robert Grace's personal estate at his house in Philadelphia was appraised by Simon Meredith, but the inventory attached to the will appears to have been very loosely made, and, as his widow was his only heir, it was probably merely done as a matter of form. From it, however, I make a few extracts:

A negro woman & sucking child a mulatto boy & negro girl L100.

An old sword silver mounted.

Silver pint can, tea pot spoons 1 pr. of salt cellars & other plate.

A mare & colt saddle & bridle.

A horse & woman's saddle.

A library of books.

(1) Marriages between the families of Grace and Patrick are mentioned in the Grace Memorial, but they were sometimes at deadly feud, as the following verse proves:

"0 Courtstown, what trophies of conquest you boast

In the spoils of a noble and valorous host,

O'More and Fitz-Patrick felt the shame of overthrow

As they fled the dire contest with Grasagh aboe."

(2) These two were among the slaves that had passed into the possession of Thomas Potts with the Coventry estate.

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Manumission No. 5.

I Rebecca Grace of the township of Coventry in the Co. of Chester in Pa. do hereby set free from bondage my Molatoe woman named Rose, & do for myself my executors & administrators release unto the said Molatoe woman all my right & all claim whatsoever as to her person or to any estate she may acquire, hereby declaring the said Mulatoe woman named Rose absolutely free without any interruption from me, or any other person claiming under me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty-three.

REBECCA GRACE.

Sealed & delivered in the presence of

SIMON MEREDITH

BEN. JACOBS.

WILL OF REBECCA GRACE.

I Rebecca Grace of Coventry Township in Chester County in the state of Pennsylvania widow being favored with a pretty good state of health at the present time but Considering the uncertainty of this life do this sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety nine make & publish this my last will & Testament as touching such worldly estate as it bath pleased the Lord to I less me with in the following manner & form.

Imprimis. I give & devise to my Grandson-in-law Thomas Haskins and my Kinsman Caleb North, both of the City of Philadelphia a lot of Ground part of my plantation whereon I now Live Beginning at a Stone Corner of my Land by a road called Douglass Road, thence South Eighty-three Degrees East ten perches thence North thirteen Degrees West ten perches thence North Eighty three Degrees West ten perches to the said Road thence along the same South thirteen Degrees East ten perches to the place of Beginning- Containing Ninety three perches And also the Burying Ground Called & Known by the name of the family Burying Ground with one perch wide round the wall thereof for the purpose of Repairing the same when and as often as it shall be Necessary. To Hold to them the said Thomas Haskins & Caleb North & to the survivor of them & to their Heirs & Assigns forever & to the Heirs & Assigns forever of the survivor of them in perpetual succession. In trust nevertheless for the

following purposes (that is to say) that the Lot of ninety three perches shall be & remain for the use of the religious society called Methodists inhabiting in the township of Coventry & parts Adjacent to erect a meeting house thereon & such other Buildings as the said Society May judge to be necessary for the accommodation of a meeting place. And the said Burying ground to be & remain for a Burying ground for the family as heretofore & such Others as the above named Trustees or either of them or their successors in the said trust may permit & allow to be interred therein. And that the same as also the Lot first above mentioned & described shall not be applied to any other uses or purposes whatsoever than as aforesaid ; And I do also grant & Allow the privelidge of passing through My inclosed grounds from either of the publick roads adjacent to the said Burying ground, when the same shall be necessary for the purposes of interring the dead who may be allowed to be interred therein.

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Item. It is my will & I do hereby order & direct my Executors herein After named to sell & convey the residue &-remaining part of my plantation at public-vendue the sale thereof after all my just debts & funeral & other expenses are paid as also the Legacies herein After bequeathed (if my personal estate shall fall short of answering the same) I give & dispose thereof as follows; that is to say one fifth part thereof to my worthy friend Thomas Bull. In trust that he will lay it out on Real Estate or Bank stock at his discretion & apply the yearly Issues & profits thereof towards the maintenance & bringing up the Child or Children of my grandson Samuel Potts until the eldest Child shall arrive at the age of twenty one years, then the real estate or Bank stock to be sold & the price or cash Amount therof to be divided amongst the Children of my said grandson Samuel Potts by even & equal portions, part & share alike & one fifth more thereof I give to my grandson Thomas Potts one half part of the then three remaining fifth parts therof I give to my grand Daughter Henrietta Potts the remaining part therof I give to my two grand Daughters Elizabeth Jacobs & Ruth May to be equally divided Between them.

Item. I give to my well beloved Kinswoman Rebecca Patrick my bed which stands in the front room in my dwelling house being the same that I usually sleep in with the Bedstead bed cloaths and curtains belonging to it

Item. I give unto Julianna Potts daughter of Thomas Potts of Pottstown my silver half pint can as a small token of gratitude for her being 'so named in respectful remembrance of my beloved Grand Daughter Julianna Potts deceased.

Item. It is my will and I do order it that my. Executors shall put the sum of one Hundred Dollars out of my Estate at Interest for the use of my great Grand Daughters namely Elizabeth May, Sarah Haskins and Anna May, and that the same with the Interest that shall accrue thereon shall be equally divided Between them and paid unto them respectively as they attain the age of eighteen years that so each one of them may therewith purchase some piece of plate for themselves if they shall so think proper.

Lastly. I do hereby nominate constitute & appoint my two grand sons in law Robert May & Benjamin Jacobs Executors of this my last Will and I do hereby revoke and make void all and every other & former will or wills at any time or times heretofore by me made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last win & Testament in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal the day & year first above written.

igned

REBECCA GRACE. [SEAL]

Signed sealed in presence of

JONATHAN HUDSON

Phoebe GRIFFITH

SIMON MEREDITH.

Names of the persons to whom T. H. & C. N. are to convey the lot devised -to the Methodist Society in Trust all of Chester county viz - Jonah Stevens, Elijah Bull, John Martin,. Griffith Griffith, James Gilliam, Sarah Rutter, and. Grace Rutter.

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THIS autograph of David James is copied from a paper in the possession of his great-great-grandson, Thomas P. James. It was signed in Welshpoole, county of Montgomery, Wales, June, 1682.

On a previous page I have mentioned his persecution and imprisonment, and probably it was on account of the latter that in the following certificate from his Quaker friends stress is laid upon the fact that he did not transport himself for any wrongful act or deed.

RADNORSHIRE att our Men's Meeting the 20th day of

the 5th month anno Domini 1683.

Whereas we understand yt our dear friend David James, and his wife Margaret, with his daughter Mary who have for several years past inhabited amongst us both in the parish of Llandegley and Glascum both in the county of Radnor, having now arrived in the 8th mon. 1682 into the Province of Pennsylvania, seeing he doth require a certificate from us his friends & former acquaintance we doe therefore certifie unto all whom it may concern that he hath been a man walking harmless and of good behaviour, loving to friends & having good report amongst his neighbours & soe left a good savour behind with us And his dear wife Margaret hath owned the same truth these several years & hath walked orderly and in love among friends, & we do further certifie that our friend D. James did not transport himself & family into ye place aforesaid for any debt or debts to any person or persons, neither for any wrongful act or deed by- him his wife or child done or committed against any person or 'persons whatsoever & to this testimony we put our names as followeth :

OWEN HUMPHREY. . . . . . . . . . . . .JOHN LLOYD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REES AP REES

JOHN JARMIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDWARD MOORE. . . . . . . . . . . . .ROGER HUGHES

DANIEL LEWIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RICHARD COOK. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..JOHN ROBERTS

NATHAN WOODLIFF. . . . . . . . . . .DAVID GRIFFITH. . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOHN WATSON.

DAVID MEREDITH . . . . . . . . . . . .EDWARD JARMAN

A true copy from the Records Haverford Monthly of Friends, Vol. 1. page 308.

JOHN M. GEORGE, Recorder.

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Marriage Certifcate.

These are to certify to all persons to whom it may concern that Evan James, of Radnor, yeoman, and Margaret Jones, spinster, of Tredyffrin, both in the County of Chester and province of Pennsylvania, after the publication of their intentions, or bands of marriage, on three Lord's days successively, immediately after the ending of public worship at the meeting bouse belonging to the congregation baptised upon confession of faith, meeting at the Great Valley, in the said county of Chester, as aforesaid, and no cause or impediment appearing against them: Now this eighth day of June, Anno Domini, 1739, being the day appointed by the said parties, they, the said Evan James and Margaret Jones, by and with consent of parents and other relations, and with the consent of the congregation whereof the said parties are members, and at the meeting house, belonging to the above said congregation, have in the presence of Goa and the congregation then there assembled entered into a solemn matrimonial covenant with one another in manner and form following, or to that effect - -

Before the Lord and this congregation 1, Evan James, do take thee, Margaret Jones, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, through all conditions whatsoever, in health or sickness, rich or poor, and I do promise through God's assistance, to be unto thee a faithful husband ; to love and cherish thee, and to perform all manner of duties towards thee as becometh a husband towards his wife, according to the rule of God's word ; and to keep myself only unto thee and to live with thee until God shall separate us by death. Before the Lord and this congregation 1, Margaret Jones, do give myself unto thee, Evan James, to be thy wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward through all conditions whatsoever, in health or sickness, rich and poor, and I do promise, through God's assistance, to be unto thee a faithful and obedient wife ; to love and cherish thee, and to perform all manner of duty towards thee as becomes a wife towards her husband, according to the rule of God's word ; and to keep myself only unto thee and to live with thee untill God shall separate us by death.

In testimony that the said Evan James and Margaret Jones did enter into the above covenant with each other, and were accordingly declared husband and wife, according to ,I God's holy ordinance, therefore the said Margaret Jones, by virtue of the above covenant shall hereafter be called after her husband's name, viz., Margaret James; and these presents were signed by said parties, we have hereunto set our hands the day and year above written.

JOHN DAVIS, Minister

EVAN JAMES

MARGARET JAMES.

DAVID JAME. . . . . . . . . . . . . .RICHARD EVANS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RACHELL JOHN

GRIFFITH JOHN. . . . . . . . . . . EVAN DAVID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MARY DAVID

THOMAS JAMES. . . . . . . . . . .DAVID EVAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SARAH JONES

WILLIAM JOHN. . . . . . . . . . . THOMAS EVAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MARY DAVID

SAMUEL JOHN. . . . . . . . . . . . JENKIN THOMAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARY EVANS

JOHN MILES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . KATHERINE JOHN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ELIZABETH EDWARD

JOHN JONES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARY JAMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEBORAH DAVID

THOMAS JOHN. . . . . . . . . . . .REBECCA MILES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MARY HUGH.

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NOTE A, page 17.

This volume having already exceeded the number of pages at first intended, the " Protest of the Germans against Slavery" is omitted ; the curious reader will find it printed in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, in The Friend," and in Watson's Annals of Philadelphia."

NOTE B, page 21.

From the Yearly Meeting at Burlington, the 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, and 7^th days of the

Seventh Month, Anno 1692.

To Our Friends and Brethren in the Truth, both in Pennsylvania, East and West Jarsey, and elfe-where, as there may be occasion, to be Read in their Monthly and Quarterly Meetings, as they in the Wisdom of God shall fee meet

WHEREAS there hath been an Unhappy Difference of late between our Friends George Keith, and the rest concerned with him, and our Friends Thomas Lloyd, John Simcock, Samuell Jenings, and others joyned with them, which hath tended to the great Reproach of Truth and Friends, and Difhonor of our holy Profession. And whereas there hath been a Paper signed by Thomas Lloyd, Samuell

Jenings, John Simcock, and others joyned with them, being in Number Twenty Eight of those who have opposed George Keith, and the Friends joyned with him, whereby be is condemned as A Perfon Unfit. and Unqualified to be a Minifter of Christ, and as a Perfon without the fear of God before his Eyes, &c. And whereas the faid Paper of Condemnation bath been the occaflon of fetting up many Separate Meetings,

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as well as of other confufion and Difturbance (both privately and publickly) in thefe Parts. And whereas the faid George Keith, and others joyned with him, being Offended with the faid judgment, have appealed to the Spirit of Truth and true Judgment of all faithful Friends of this Yearly Meeting, and have requefted by a fecond Paper the faid Thomas Lloyd, and the reft concerned with him that they might have a fair Hearing and Tryal before Impartial Friends (who have not taken part to the figning Papers fent to on either fide) the fecond Day of the faid Meeting, an hour after the breaking up of the Meeting for publick worship; and we whofe names are hereunto fubfcribed being Grieved and Troubled, under a fenfe of the Reproaches Truth has met withall, by reafon of the faid Unhappy Difference, yet having not concerned our felves actually in the faid Difference on either fide, being met at the faid Meeting-Houfe, in true Defires to the Lord, that he would make us Inftrumental to put an end to the faid Difference, and truly make up faid Breach, before it grow wider, according to the Request of the faid George Keith, and the reft of the Friends joyned with him in their faid Appeal ; And the said Thomas Lloyd and the reft concerned (though again defired by two Meffengers from the Meetih-, to appear, and they) rtefufing, the Meeting Adjourned till an hour after the Publick Meeting the next day; and then being Affembled, and the faid Thomas Lloyd, nd the areft concerned ftill refusing to come, although the faid Thomas Lloyd had lately before advifed the faid George Keith to make Application to the Yearly Meeting in this cafe (as divers of us can witnefs) and the faid George Keith, and the reft concerned laying their Complaint before us, and the faid Thomas Lloyd, and the reft concerned not appearing (though again defired feveral Times) our Expectations and Defires, (with refpect to that Effectual and Abfolute Healing the faid Breach) is in fome meafure fruftrated. Not withflanding whereof, having beard the Papers on both fides read, and having, weightily and deliberately confidered them, do give it as our Sence and J udgment, that the faid George Keith, and his Friends concerned in the faid Paper of Condemnation, are not guilty of the Charges and Cenfures therein contained ; And that therefore for the Honour, Profperity and Welfare of Truth, and Peace and Quietnefs of the Churches of Chrift in thefe Parts, and elfe-where, the faid Thomas Lloyd, and the reft of the faid Twenty Eight Perfons forth-with Re-call their faid Paper of Condemnation, and that they

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condemn the fame by a Writing under their Hands, directed to all the Monthly and Quarterly Meetings whereunto the faid Paper was directed and that they forbear offering to fpeak, by way of publick Teftimony in Meetings, till they have fo done. And we do alfo give it as our judgment, That thofe Publick Friends who are charged with Mifdemeanours, and Ill Behaviour in their Lives and Converfations, do forbear fpeaking in Publick Meetings by way of Teftim ony, till they clear thernfelves and make satisfaction to their Brethren ; And that all Publick Friends on both fides, forbear all Railing and Reviling one another, either publickly or privately, which bath only this tendency, to Difhonour Truth, and lay flumbling Blocks in the Way of the Weak ; but in fuch Case they obferve the primitive Churches Order, established by Chrift and his Apoftles, and practifed among Friends.

Signed by Us, in Behalf of our Selves, and many more Friends, who are one with us herein,

ROBERT TURNER,. . . . . . . . . . . .EDWARD WHITE,. . . . . . . . . . . .NATHANIEL WALTON,

ELIAS BURLING,. . . . . . . . . . . . . THOMAS GLADWIN,. . . . . . . . .ROBERT ROE,

JOHN REID,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THOMAS RUTTER,. . . . . . . . . . PETER BOSS,

CHARLES READE,. . . . . . . . . . . . EDWARD SMITH,. . . . . . . . . . . THOMAS BOWLES,

THOMAS COBORNE,. . . . . . . . . . BENJAMIN MORGAN,. . . . . . . WILLIAM BUDD,

HARMON UPDENGRAVES,. . . . JOSEPH SHARP,. . . . . .. . . . . . . JAMES SILVER,

THOMAS POWELL,. . . . . . . . . . . WILLIAM THOMAS;. . . . . . . . .SAMUELL TAYLOR,

NATHANIEL FITZRANDAL,. . . ..JOHN BAINBRIDGE,. . . . . . . . GRIFFITH JONES,

JOSEPH RICHARDS,. . . . . . . . . . .JOHN SNOWDEN,. . . . . . . . . . WILLIAM RIGHTON,

EDMUND WELLS,. . . . . . . . . . . . .WILLIAM BLACK,. . . . . . . . . . THOMAS KENDALL,

THOMAS KIMBER,. . . . . . . . . . . .WILLIAM SNOWDEN,. . . . . . . .SAMUELL HOUGHTON,

JOHN NEALL,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ABRAHAM BROWN,. . . . . . . . .EMANUEL SMITH,

ANTHONY WOODWARD,. . . . . .JOHN HAMPTON,. . . . . . . . . . . .PETER DAITE,

ANDREW SMITH,. . . . . . . . . . . . .DANIEL BACON,. . . . . . . . . . . . RICHARD SERY,

WILLIAM HIXON,. . . . . . . . . . . . JOSEPH ADAMS,. . . . . . . . . . . . GEORGE WILLCOX,

JOHN PANCOAST,. . . . . . . . . . . .EDWARD GUY,. . . . . . . . . . . . . .WILLIAM WELLS,

HENRY BURCHAM,. . . . . . . . . . BARNARD DEVONISH,. . . . . . . .ISAAC JACOBS VAN BIBER,

THOMAS HEARSE,. . . . . . . . . . .SAMUEL ELLIS,. . . . . . . . . . . . . .CORNELIUS SCIVERS,

JOHN JONES,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THOMAS CROSS,. . . . . . . . . . . . .WILLIAM SNEAD,

JOSEPH WILLCOX,. . . . . . . . . . .JAMES MOORE,. . . . . . . . . . . . . .DAVID SHERKIS,

THOMAS GODFREY,. . . . . . . . . THOMAS JENNER,. . . . . . . . . . . JOHN CARTER,

JOHN BUDD,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOHN HARPER,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . HENRY PAXON,

ROGER PARKE,. . . . . . . . . . . . . .ROBERT WHEELER,. . . . . . . . . . THOMAS TINDAL.

CALEB WHEATLY,

See 1 Cor. i. 10; xi.17,18.

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NOTE C, page 23.

Germantown lost its charter in 1709, not, as has sometimes been erroneously stated, because persons could not be found willing to act as officers, but from the interference of George Lowther, the Queen's attorney, who claimed that legal acts were performed by its officers beyond their jurisdic- tion. Was this person the son of William Penn's sister Peggy, who married Anthony Lowther, and of whose wedding Pepys in his "Diary" gives such a ludicrous account ?

NOTE D, page 26.

Watson states that the first furnace in Pennsylvania was erected at Colebrookdale in 1720 by James Lewis and Anthony Morris. From papers in my possession this seems to be incorrect, for in 1728, previous to the death of the elder Rutter, "James Lewis of Germantown" is put down as' owner of 111 of 1/16 of Colebrook Furnace" and "A of Poole Forge." From the same manuscript Anthony Morris's share appears even less; but in 1729 the last-named built a forge at Spring Mill, which was called Spring Forge.

In 1728 James Logan wrote, " There are four furnaces in blast in the Colony these must have been Colebrookdale, French Creek, Durham, and perhaps Mt. Pleasant.' Thomas Potts appears to have been in partnership with Robert Durham in the management of Durham Furnace in 1728.

NOTE E, page 142.

The inn of Jacob Witz, at the corner of High and Yorke Streets, was taken down May, 1865. It was kept as a public house over ninety years, and called the Rising Sun. Washington was twice a guest within its walls, once after the battle of Brandywine and again during the Whiskey Insurrection, when the troops were marched through Pottstown to suppress the insurgenis in Western Pennsylvania. It was afterwards kept by John Boyer.

In the "Pa. journal and Weekly Advertiser " for 1785 there is some account of the drawing of the lottery for making the Schuylkill ill navigable. The schedules of the various classes are printed, and the. names of persons authorized to sell tickets are given, and other information published in different issues of the above-named year.

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NOTE: F, page 154.

Margaret Potts was the dau. of Stephen Carmick, merchant of. Phil., and his first w. Mary, instead of his second, Anna, as stated in the text. She was b. Jan. 10, 1748, and bap. at Ch. Church, Phil., June 12, 1750. She is mentioned in her father's will, proved 1776, and he devises to her the house and land in Salem, N. J., "whereon my late father of blessed memory lived in his lifetime," and, besides other real estate, L800.

NOTE G, page 162.

The thousand acres of land granted to John Potts in Nova Scotia appear by a deed of sale to Isaac Wilkins to have run into Weymouth, a town near Clementsport. He also received a grant of 300 acres finely located on the east side of the harbor in the town of Shelburne, adjoining the land of Gov. Parr. On this spot he erected a house, but sold it, with all his interest in the other grant, July 30, 1785. A Visit of several weeks in Shelburne this summer (1873) has enabled me to determine the location of the lands of John Potts with more accuracy than in the text. The present village contains less than a thousand inhabitants, but soon after the settlement of the Loyalists in 1783the British government issued rations for 15,000, and there is little doubt that. at one time the population exceeded that number.,

NOTE H, page 165.

In the events which preceded the Revolution, David Potts took an important part. He was active in the non-importation resolutions in 1765, and tant part. Aug., 1775, he was chosen on the- committee for the city and districts of Philadelphia.

Mrs. Potts was a stately and dignified lady, and her dau. Harriet has described to her descendants the dresses they both wore at one of Washington's birthnigbt balls. The elder lady wore the open gown and elegant quilted petticoat and high cap of the period, while the younger was dressed in blue satin with a deep lace berthe. David Potts's pew in Christ Church was near that of Washington, and the families were well acquainted ; one of the great-grandchildren having told me a few years since that she bad seen Mrs. Washington's card among the relics of her grandmother. I

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wrote to her inquiring for it, and received the following reply: Mrs. Washington's visiting-card has disappeared; my grandmother showed it to me when I was a girl, and told me Mrs. W. called in her coach at Front St. and Brooke Court and left it after they had attended the birtbnigbt ball. I looked in the little old satin-covered case to-day where she kept it, in the hope it might be hidden there still, but no, it is gone.'.' The same lady states that Mrs. Washington always returned a call the third day after receiving it.

NOTE 1, page 171.

Benjamin Rush, M. D., the signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a great-grandson of the first Thomas Rutter. His mother was Susannah Hall, who m. first, Mr. Harvey; secondly, John Rush. Benjamin was their fourth child. She was a dau. of Joseph and Rebeckah (Rutter) Hall, both of whom are mentioned in Thomas Rutter's will, 1728. According to the family record, Rebeckah was b. 9 of 9 mo., 1687. She had issue John, Joseph, Jacob, Rebecca, and Susannah Hall.

NOTE J, page 175.

The text should read, "A great-granddaughter of Thomas Fitzwater." This eminent public Friend left directions in his will, proved 1699, " that his negro Jack be sold to the highest bidder."

It is not inappropriate in this connection to direct the attention of the reader to the marks of kindness shown by the Potts family towards their slaves, as appears in the wills of three generations in forbidding their sale and oftentimes freeing them. In private letters of the last century I find that, when these freed slaves were unable to work, they were tenderly cared for by the children of their former masters. May not this be the outgrowth of the early German feeling against slavery ?

NOTE: K, page 230.

In the obituary of James Potts it is stated that he was interred in the Friends' burial-ground." This is an error, as his burial is recorded in the Register of Christ Ch., Phil. The close proximity of these two graveyards no doubt led to the mistake.

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NOTE L, page 248.

Joseph Haskins was born in Maryland, as his father Thomas, whose wife was Mary Lockerman, of the Eastern Shore, emigrated to this country early in the last century, and was m. there 1720.

NOTE M, page 308.

The following was received too late for insertion in the text:

404. Sarah m. John R. Hagaman, and d. s. p. 1836.

405. Newton m. Anna, dau of Col. Ira Stout, of N. J., and d. 1831, aged 28, leaving two children, Joseph, who m. Caroline-Isabella Wade, of N. Y., and d. s. p. Sept., 1862; and Sarah-Frances, m. John B. Voorhees of Hopewell, N. J., Feb. 1847, and d. June, 1852, leaving three children, 1 Charles-Milton, resides in Illinois, unm.; 2. Anna-Cornelia, m. Wesley Van Dyke, son of Dea. J. S. Van Dyke, of Hopewell, N. J., and have issue, Sarah ; 3. Peter J., d. in infancy.

406. William-Dewees, b. 1799; d. unm. 1869. He was blind from his birth, but he became a fine Latin and Greek scholar, and an accomplished teacher of those languages.

NOTE N, page 331.

705. Samuel H. Rutter entered the army on his 19th birthday, 1861, and served through the entire war as sergeant-major and adjutant of 53d Regt. Pa. Vol, He was severely wounded at Gettysburg.