m., 1st, about 1793, Deborah, daughter of Isaac and Catharine Kite, b. in Blockley Township, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 20, 1762. Mrs. Henvis d. September 17, 1842. Mr. Henvis m., 2dly, Sarah Scott, who survived him. He died in Chester Township, Delaware Co., Pa., February 28, 1859, leaving issue by his first wife.* 197. MARGARET THOMAS,5 daughter of Oliver and Sarah (Sandelands) Thomas, was born October 5, 1743. She married, 1st (Register of St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia), August 14, 1761, James Butler. She married, 2dly (Gloria Dei Church Register), June 7, 1773, Caleb Kennedy. She married, 3dly, James Hogan, who emigrated from Ireland before the American Revolution, and settled in Chester Township, Chester Co., Pa. He was appointed June 20, 1777, Sergeant in the Company of Captain Gilbert Gibbs, of the 1st Class Chester County, Pa., Militia, Regiment of Foot, commanded by Colonel John Hannum.† He was present at the battle of the Brandywine, of which he gave a graphic description to his grandson James Ashbrook, and was among the veterans who received General Lafayette when he visited this country in 1824. By her first husband, James Butler, she had: 464. SARAH, b. at Chester, Pa., June 1, 1766. She m. (Register of St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia) June 1, 1789, John Taylor, whose ancestors settled in Chester, and who was born in Philadelphia in 1765. After residing in this city for a time they removed to Trenton, N. J., and finally to New Brunswick, N. J., where they died, Mr. Taylor, August 5, 1825, and Mrs. Taylor July 15, 1842. They left issue. By her third husband, James Hogan, she had: * Their daughter Ann Henvis married Richard Wetherill, who was born at Rich Hill, County Armagh, Ireland (his parents being English settlers from Yorkshire), and came to America in 1810. Their descendants appear in a Genealogical Sketch, edited by Henry Graham Ashmead, Esq., printed for private circulation for their grandson, Mr. Richard Wetherill, at Chester, Pa., in 1902. † Pa. Archives, Fifth Series, vol. v., p. 460. Four sons and three daughters, of whom James Taylor, who removed from New Brunswick to Somerville, N. J., was the grandfather of William H. Taylor, Cashier of the First National Bank of Somerville, who kindly supplied information as to this branch of the family. 465. MARGARET, b. October 27, 1782. She m. January 24, 1807, Joseph Ashbrook, son of Thomas Ashbrook* and his wife Ann Gibson, b. at Mantua Creek, N. J., February 9, 1784. In 1800 he went to Philadelphia to learn the trade of sailmaker with his cousin Thomas Tatem, and made voyages to China and other countries. He took part in the defense of Delaware Bay in the War of 1812. He d. July 12, 1865. They left issue.† * His grandfather John Ashbrook came to America in the Antelope of Belfast with James Atkinson, and settled with him near Newton Creek, N. J., buying land there and in Deptford Township, Gloucester County. He was a member of the Provincial Legislature of New Jersey, and in 1697, with other legislators, signed a declaration of loyalty to King William III, of England. In 1702 and subsequently he was High Sheriff of Gloucester County. In his will he bequeathed his land in Deptford Township to his son Aaron and his "home plantation" to his son John, with the condition that an acre be set apart as a burying ground for the neighbourhood, the remains of which (now called Zane's) may still be seen. †Three sons and two daughters, of whom James Ashbrook was the father of Joseph Ashbrook, Vice-President of the Provident Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia, and of Louis Ashbrook, of the same Company, to whom I am indebted for many of the above facts. Baring, Henry 186 Barkly, Gilbert, Barringer, Daniel Moreau Barringer, Lewin Wethered .. 253 Bissell, John W. Bingham, William .185, 186 175, 191, 216 Bissell, Anne P. Bissell, Champion 253 Bissell, Emily R. Bissell, George P. ..... 251 251 ... 187 251 251 ..... .... 251 Barry, John Black, Catharine Maria 108 130, 133, 134, 145 Blackburn, Isobel ... 180 ..... |