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     Jane Downing was born on 6 October 1723 at Concord Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^2,3 Marriage banns for Jane Downing were published on 18 April 1743 at Germantown Monhly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data:
-- Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
-- North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
-- Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
-- Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.⁴ Marriage banns for Jane Downing and John (III) Roberts were published on 5 June 1743 at Goshen Monthly Meeting, Goshen Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data:
-- Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
-- North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
-- Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
-- Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.^5,6 Jane Downing married John (III) Roberts, son of John (II) Roberts and Hannah (?), on 20 June 1743 at Germantown Monhly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data:
-- Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
-- North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
-- Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
-- Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.^2,1,7
Jane Downing died on 29 October 1795 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 72.^8,3
Jane Downing was buried after 29 October 1795 at Merion Memorial Park, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:

Her estate was probated on 21 November 1795 at West Chester Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; (Transcription by GA Vaut 19 June 2022).
     "West Chester Nov 21st. 1795.
     "There Personally appeared Richard Thomas & Thomzin Thomas and on their solemn affirmations according to law did severally depose declare affirm and say that they were present & did see and hear Jane Roberts the Testatrix within named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the within writing as and for her last will and testament and that at the doing thereof she was of sound mind & memory to the best of their understandings. Jno Hamumum Regr.
     "Be it remembered that on the 21st of Nov 1795 the last will & testament of Jane Roberts was proved in due form of law letters testament were granted to Thomas Roberts & Jehu Roberts the being affirmed well and truly to administer and bring in an Inventory of the deceased estate into the Register Office for Chester County on or before the 21st day of December next & to make a true & just account of their said administrators within a year or when legal required. Jno. Hamum Regr."⁹
     Reference:      'Jane, b. Oct 6 1723, m. John Roberts of Merion. She died Oct 29, 1795. John (3) was the son of John (2) Roberts, who was the son of John (1) of Merion. John (2) m. 3 Sep 1720, Hannah, d. of Robert and Lowry (Jones) Lloyd, of Merion, b. 21 Sep 1699, d. 15 Jan 1763; John died the next year and his only child was born after the death (Pg. 714, Futhey & Cope). John (3) was b. 15 Aug 1721, d. 4 Nov 1778, m. 1 Apr 1743 at Uwchlan Meeting Jane DOWNING of E. Caln. they lived in Merion, where their children were born: Thomas Isaac Hannah (m. Reese Price) Sarah (m. George Thomas) Jehu (m. elizabeth Jones) Mary (m. William Hunter) Jane (m. Richard Tunis) Thomazine (m. Eli Yarnall) John (died young) Elizabeth (m. Isaac McPherson) Ann (m. Richard Trimble) at Citation.²

; per Helen F. Snow, "The Downings, Pennsylvania Quakers", p. 1: "Jane Downing of E. Caln" (PA?)
Jane Downing lived with Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer between 1718 and 1732 at Concord Township, Chester Co. (now Delaware Co.), Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901] p. 96: "He was a taxable in Concord township 1718 to 1732."^1,10

Jane Downing left a will on 23 October 1795 at Whiteland Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; (Transcription by GA Vaut 19 June 2022).
     "I Jane Roberts now of the Township of West Whiteland in the County of Chester widow being at present favored with a sound mind and memory and being mindful of the uncertainty of life and mental faculties do make this my last will and testament
     "First, I direct that my funeral charges and debts if any there be shall be paid & discharged by my Executors immediately after my decease.
     "I bequeath unto my Eldest son Thomas Roberts from motives of natural affection notwithstanding he is well-provided for out of the estate of the family property the sum of one hundred pounds lawful current money of Pennsylvania to be pain in one year after my decease with interest from the day of my decease & also relinquish and forgive a book charge borrowed by him & lent to Daniel Burrel and afterwards lost as bad debt
     "I give & bequeath unto my second son John Roberts my clock desk book case and fire hearth stove & the sum of fifty points current lawful money.
     "As aforesaid my wearing apparel of every kind together with all my household furniture sliver ware and utensils I give unto my daughters that may be living at my decease to be equally divided among them by my executors
     "All my several tracts & shares in tracts of backland wheresoever situated which were established to me in fee by act of assembly more years past I order and direct to be sold to the best advantage by my Executors or the survivor of them in one year after my decease and the money or bonds and securities arising therefrom together with all the money and other property not heretofore bequeathed of whatever kind
     "at my Right of Dower in Elk Iron works shall be collected & secured within a year after my decease by my Executors & paid as follows Viz: Hannah Mary Jane Thomazin and Ann and to the trustee of the two children of my daughter Elizabeth deceased the sum of three hundred pounds current lawful money aforesaid to be paid to them & Each of them their heirs or assigns in one year after my decease.
     "All the residue of my property and estate of every kind I direct to be divided into Eight equal shares and paid unto my after named Children & grand children in one year after my decease Viz: John Hannah Sarah Mary Jane Thomazin and Ann and to the Guardian or Trustee of the two children of my late daughter Elizabeth deceased for the use of the said children it is my will that my son John Roberts shall be Trustees for my two grandchildren before mentioned with full power to receive and put out to interest the legacy of dividends or one eighth part of the residue heretofore mention and to apply the interest thereof for the support & education of them & the survivor of them but if neither of them shall live to the age of eighteen years he the said John his Executors or adms shall pay the principal & term(?) of interest in the said dividend or eighth part unto the aforesaid residuary legatees their heirs and assings in seven equal lshares himself taking one seventh share as aforesaid.
     "Lastly thereby constitute and appoint my two sons Thomas Roberts and Jehu Roberts & my son-in-law Richard Tunis & the survivor & survivors of them to be executors of this my last will & Testament fully impowering them or any two of them or the survivor of any two acting executors of them to do and perform all manner of things herein before directed.
     "In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal dated the 23rd day of the tenth month October one thousand seven hundred and ninety five 1795. Jane Roberts
     "Published pronounced and declared by the Testatrix to be her last will and testament in the presence of us Richard Thomas, Thomazin Thomas, Thamzin Roberts."⁹

     Sarah Downing was born on 13 August 1725; Futhey & cope [1881:525] say b 13 Aug 1725; FindAGrave.com says b 13 Aug 1725.^1,2 She married Joshua Baldwin on 7 April 1744 at Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; his 1st wife.^3,4
Sarah Downing died on 16 July 1745 at age 19.^1,2
Sarah Downing was buried after 16 July 1745 at Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Aug. 14, 1725
     Death:      Jul. 16, 1745, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     First Wife of Joshua Baldwin, daughter of Thomas & Thomsin Downing. Joshua & Sarah married April 7, 1744. She died in childbirth, having her daughter Sarah. She was their only child.
     Family links: Spouse: Joshua Baldwin (1721 - 1800)
     Note: Uwchlan Monthly Meeting
     Burial: Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]
     Created by: L Evans
     Record added: Aug 16, 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial# 150839463.²
     Sarah Downing lived with Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer between 1718 and 1732 at Concord Township, Chester Co. (now Delaware Co.), Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901] p. 96: "He was a taxable in Concord township 1718 to 1732."^5,6

; Ashbridge House in Downingtown, PA.
http://www.downingtownhistoricalsociety.org/ash.htm.

Built in the early 1700's by the Baldwin family, the Ashbridge House is one of the earliest structures existing in Chester County. When Sarah Downing, daughter of Thomas Downing of Downingtown, married Joshua Baldwin, her father enlarged the house as a wedding present. The house remained in the family, now joined with the Sharpless and Ashbridge families, until 1953..

A kitchen was added in 1755 and an adjoining family dwelling in 1810. The house is the only building of historical significance left in the area of rapid commercial development on Lancaster Avenue. A double home, the dwelling is constructed of stone quarried nearby, with two living rooms, two kitchens with walk-in fireplaces, for a total of nine fireplaces with a summer kitchen and oven as a one-story extension..

The Downingtown Area Historical Society took title to the Ashbridge House in December 1999 with the goal of preserving the structure, restoring it and using the house as the Society's home. The society is working with the developers of Ashbridge Square, Downingtown Borough and East Caln Township to ensure that the building is preserved and interpreted for future generations of Chester County residents.⁷

     Thomazine Downing was born on 15 August 1727 at Concord Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^2,3,1 She married Samuel Bond, son of Joseph Bond and Ann Shiers, on 29 April 1749 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Uwchlan Records:
"Samuel Bond married in 1749 Thomazine, daughter of Thomas Downing.^4,5,1,6,7
Thomazine Downing died on 19 October 1762 at Moreland, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 35.¹
Thomazine Downing was buried on 22 October 1762 at Merlon Friends Burying Grounds, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
      ; First name spelled "Thamizan" and "Thamzin" in the Quaker records. EDV-4.

; Thomazine m. Samuel Bond, son of Joseph, of Bristol, Bucks Co; settled in West Whiteland. Member Uwchlan Meeting. Children:
Ann (m. Robert Valentine)
Jane (m. Thomas Stalker, Jr.
Thomazine b. 1755 d. 1782 (m. George Spackman)
Hannah (m. 2nd cousin John McPherson of Virginia)
Joseph
Sarah (m 1793 at Hopewell, VA to Asa Moore.)⁸
; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature."
Thomazine Downing lived with Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer between 1718 and 1732 at Concord Township, Chester Co. (now Delaware Co.), Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901] p. 96: "He was a taxable in Concord township 1718 to 1732."^9,10

     Samuel Downing was buried at Concord Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
Samuel Downing died at Concord Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; died young.¹ He was born on 11 June 1729 at Concord Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.²
      ; per Futhey and Cope, "History of Chester County": "...died young."
Samuel Downing lived with Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer between 1718 and 1732 at Concord Township, Chester Co. (now Delaware Co.), Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901] p. 96: "He was a taxable in Concord township 1718 to 1732."^3,4

     Joseph Downing was born on 30 April 1734 at Sadsbury Monthly Meeting, Sadsbury, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA; confirmed by Quaker record.^2,1,3 He married Mary Trimble, daughter of James Trimble and Mary Palmer, on 9 October 1755 at Bradford Monthly Meeting, Marshallton, West Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Downings of Downingtown, PA (Ancestry) says m 9 Dec 1755, as does Find A Grave.^2,4,1,5,3,6
Joseph Downing died on 7 October 1804 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 70; per Futhey & Cope [1881], p. 525 - died unmarried; confirmed by Quaker record.^2,1,3
Joseph Downing was buried after 7 October 1804 at Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave website: Joseph Downing
Birth:      Jun. 30, 1734
Sadsbury Meeting House
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death:      Oct. 7, 1804
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Quaker. As a pacifist, his religion prevented him from serving during the Revolutionary War. However, he established a hospital for the American forces in his barn, and is listed as a Patriot in the DAR index for this service. Forty Revolutionary War soldiers are still buried on the grounds of the old homestead.
Joseph was the son of Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer Downing, after whom Downingtown was named. He married Mary Trimble in 1755, by whom he had ten children: Thomas,Jane, Mary, Thomazine, Joseph, James, Sarah, Richard, and Ann.

Family links:
Spouse:
Mary Trimble Downing (1736 - 1807)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Ray Downing
Record added: Feb 10, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8374668.¹

His estate was probated on 1 December 1804 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁷

     Joseph Downing appeared in the census of 1768 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 #1
[on same page with John and Richard Downing]
     Name: Joseph Downing
     Year: 1768
     Town or Ward: East Caln
     County: Chester
     Archive Rollname: 322
     600 acres Buildings - Tax 2-14-0
     6 horses 10 cattle 30 sheep - Tax 0-15-6
     Total Tax: 3-9-6
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 322
Ancestry - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 #2
     Name:     Joseph Downing
     Year:     1768
     Town or Ward:     East Caln
     County:     Chester
     Archive Rollname:     322
     450 Acres & Dwelling - Tax: 2-5-0
     200 Acres woodland - Tax: 0-18-0
     6 horses 8 cows 25 sheep - Tax: 0-11-10
     Total Tax: 3-2-9
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 322
Ancestry - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 #3
     p. 306, line 7
     Name:     Joseph Downing
     Year:     1768
     Town or Ward:     East Caln
     County:     Chester
     Archive Rollname:     322
     450 Acres Land etc. - Tax: 2-5-0
     150 Acres woodland - Tax: 0-18-0
     6 horses 15 cows 5 sheep - Tax: 0-13-9
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 322
Ancestry - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 #4
     p. 156, line 5
     Name:     Joseph Downing
     Year:     1768
     Town or Ward:     East Caln
     County:     Chester
     Archive Rollname:     322
     600 Acres & Buildings - Tax: 2-14-0
     6 horses 9 Cattle 20 Sheep - Tax: 0-12-0
     1 Servant man - Tax: 0-2-3
     Total Tax: 3-8-3
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 322.^8,9,10,11

Joseph Downing appeared in the census of 1770 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
     Name:     Joseph Downing
     Gender:     M (Male)
     State:     Pennsylvania
     County:     Chester County
     Town:     East Caln
     Residence Year:     1770
     Household Remarks:     Acres: 600; Horses: 6; Cattle: 10; Sheep: 30; Servants: 1.¹² He was listed as a beneficiary in Thomas Downing's will on 28 February 1772 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Richard Downing
Description: Son
Date: 9 Sep 1769
Prove Date: 28 Feb 1772
Remarks: Thomas Downing. East Caln. 9/9/1769. Feb. 28, 1772. Provides for wife Jane including £8 per year which she is entitled to out of her former husband's estate. To son-in-law Joshua Baldwin piece of ground along north side of Conestogoe Road paying to Executors £25. Having given to son William dwelling house and grist mill where he now lives and 150 acres in Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., I now give him his bond for £50. To son Joseph plantation in East Caln containing 492 acres purchased of Saml. Gilpin, also remainder of tract bought of Noble Butler containing between 50 and 60 acres in East Caln, also farming utensils. To son-in-law Saml. Bond tract of land in Whiteland known by the name of Thos. Blandfords. To son Richard grist and fulling mill in East Caln with tract of land belonging containing 230 acres, also water right reserved in deed of land to son John. Saw and hemp mill in East Caln to sons Richard, Joseph and John and son-in-law Saml. Bond in equal shares. To daughter Jane wife of John Roberts £50 having already advanced her. To son-in-law Saml. Bond £50. Having already advanced my daughter Sarah Baldwin deceased, I now give my granddaughter Sarah Baldwin £50. To Mary daughter of Thos. Alcott late of East Caln deceased £20 at 21. To Andrew Knox 10 acres of cleared land during life. Forgives all ""poor people of all the Book debts that may stand in my Book against them."" Executors: Sons Richard and Joseph.

Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.¹³

Joseph Downing appeared in the census of 1779 at PA Sept. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779
     Column 1, line 21
     Name: Joseph Downing
     Residence Year: 1779
     Residence Place: Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹⁴

Joseph Downing appeared in the census of 1779 at Rates, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
     p. 149, line 9
     Name:     Joseph Downing
     Year:     1779
     Town or Ward:     East Caln
     County:     Chester
     Archive Rollname:     323
     600 Acres & Building 9000
     5 Horses 400
     10 Cattle 200
     Value 9600
     Tax: 320.00
     Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 323.¹⁵

Joseph Downing appeared in the census of 1781 at Tax Roll, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Joseph Downing
     600 Acres land & buildings
     6 Horses
     9 Cattle
     20 Sheep
     1 Servant man.¹⁶

Joseph Downing appeared in the census of 1786 at PA Sept. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863
     Name:     28 Joseph Downing
     Residence Year:     1786
     Residence Place:     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania - p. 1.¹⁷

Joseph Downing appeared in the census of 1786 at Tax Roll, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
     Name: Joseph Downing
     Year: 1786
     Town or Ward: East Caln
     County: Chester
     Archive Rollname: 324
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 324.
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹⁸

Joseph Downing appeared in the census of 1790 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
This is could be Joseph 8435 given the number of females, but it seems that some of his daughters would have been married and gone by 1790.
p. 56, Col 1, Line 4
     Name: Joseph Downing
     Home in 1790 (City, County, State): East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1 [aft 1774] Richard b 1775
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 4 [bef 1775] Joseph b 1734, Thomas b 1758, Joseph I. b 1769, and James b 1771
     Free White Persons - Females: 7 Mary b 1736, Jane b 1761, Mary b 1763, Thomazine b 1765, Sarah b 1773, Ann b 1778, 1 unknwon?
     Number of Household Members: 12.¹⁹

Joseph Downing was listed as a resident in Richard Downing Jr.'s household in the census report in 1798 at Tax List, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
This is a list of the houses owned by DOWNINGS in "the Township of East Caln and Westwhiteland"
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798
     Name:     Hunt Downing
     County:     Chester and Delaware
     Locality:     East Caln and West Whiteland
     Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
     Original data: United States Direct Tax of 1798: Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania. M372, microfilm, 24 rolls. Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791-2006, Record Group 58. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.²⁰

Joseph Downing and Mary Trimble appeared in the census of 1800 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 898, Line 35
     Name:     Joseph Downing
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     1 [aft 1790] ?(grandson?)
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     1 [1775-84] Richard b1775
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Thomas b1758
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     3 [bef 1755] Joseph b1734 Unknown? Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     1 [1775-84] Ann b1778
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Mary b1736
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     5
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     1
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     5
     Number of Household Members:     13.²¹

Joseph Downing left a will on 10 July 1804 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Joseph Downing
Title: Sr.
Description: Decedent
Residence: East Caln
Date: 10 Jul 1804
Prove Date: 1 Dec 1804
Remarks: Downing, Joseph, Sr. East Caln.
July 10, 1804: Dec. 1, 1804.
Provides for wife Mary. To son Thomas £400 and privilege of quarrying limestone from land devised to son Joseph.
To son Joseph 2 tracts of land, one in E. Caln on which he lives, containing 362 acres, 24 perches; the other in Uwchlan, described, containing 129 acres; subject to payment of £400 to Executors.
To son James 2 tracts of land, described, one in East Caln, containing 180 acres, 113 perches; the other in W. Bradford, containing 205 acres, 150 perches subject to payment of £400 to Executors and £150 to his mother.
To son Richard two tracts of land, described, - one in E. Caln containing 163 acres, 52 perches; the other in Uwchlan , containing 222 acres, 134 perches, subject to payment of £400 to Executors and £150 to his mother.
To children of daughter Jane Gordon deceased, Margaret, Hannah, John, and Joseph Gordon, £10 each.
Tract of land leased to John Mullen to be sold.
Residue to son Thomas and daughters Mary, Thomazin, Sarah and Ann.
Executors: Sons Thomas and Richard Downing.⁷

     Elizabeth Hunt was born in 1730.¹ She married John Downing, son of Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer, on 5 March 1747 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; per Futhey and Cope, "History of Chester County", p. 525: "...before Thomas Cummings, Esq."^2,3
      ; 'The Downings, Pennsylvania Quakers' shows mother's name as Mary. Data from Personal Ancestral File obtained on the LDS web site indicates marriage was performed by 'T. Cummings, Esq.'.¹

.⁴

     Ellen John was born on 26 February 1718 at Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ She married William Downing, son of Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer, on 10 October 1741 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

Ellen John died in 1765 at Pennsylvania, USA.²
      ; Records also show given name as Ellinor and Eleanor. Marriage data shows 'Uwchlan Meeting House'.²

Reference: (an unknown value.)³

     John (III) Roberts was born on 15 August 1721 at Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Snow [1950:1] says b. 15 Aug 1721; FAG memorial says b. 15 June 1721
Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data:
-- Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
-- North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
-- Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
-- Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.^3,4,2 Marriage banns for John (III) Roberts and Jane Downing were published on 5 June 1743 at Goshen Monthly Meeting, Goshen Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data:
-- Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
-- North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
-- Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
-- Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.^3,5 John (III) Roberts married Jane Downing, daughter of Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer, on 20 June 1743 at Germantown Monhly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data:
-- Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
-- North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
-- Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
-- Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.^6,7,8
John (III) Roberts died on 4 November 1778 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 57; Executed for high treason.^9,10,4
John (III) Roberts was buried after 4 November 1778 at Merion Friends Burial Ground, Merion Station, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
      ; Genealogy of the Palmer-Trimble Families, Page 690.⁶

; 'John Roberts was a miller. He probably resided in the Great Valley, Chester County, PA, and also in Merion, Montgomery County, PA. He lost his life by reason of his adherence to the British cause during the Revolutionary War. He was taken prisoner whilst the British army occupied Philadelphia, 1777-78, and charged with acts inimical to the American cause, in which times of heated passions the calm and wise judgement was lost sight of in the struggle for success. Great efforts were made to save his life by his neighbors and friends, near and far, all petitioning in his behalf as a good citizen and conscientious man, but mistaken in his course. But it all did not avail and he suffered the extreme penalty of martial law.⁶'

Reference: TRIAL & EXECUTION 1778 , SE Pennsylvamia
     "*NOTE: "Incensed by the banishment, by the Revolutionary government, of some of his friends, (John) joined the British Army, on its approach to Philadelphia, on September 1777, with the purpose of having the exiles released. For this, and for acting, it was charged, as guide to the British, the Supreme Executive Council declared him outlawed. An attainder of treason issued against him, and, despite efforts of family and friends, was relentlessly pressed. His execution followed...
     "No less ruthless was the confiscation of property. Household and livestock, lands and mills--all were ordered to the auction block. Of the two hundred acres on Schuykill, Thomas Roberts, the miller's eldest son, made good his claim to the greater part; the residue, remaining unsold until 1794, was then, by an eleventh-hour act of restitution, returned to the widow of John Roberts. All else of value was swept away. On December 16, 1780, the homestead, four mills and three hundred seventy-eight acres of land, were sold to one Edward Milner of Bucks County. Four days later, Milner re-conveyed the whole, for the same consideration, to John Maxwell Nesbitt, John Donaldson and William Erskine. As Nesbitt was treasurer of the Council of Safety, as well as of the Board of War, the reader will not fail to draw his own conclusions! Nor, perhaps, will he wonder at the magnanimity of the Revolutionary government in paying to the widow of the man they had had executed, an annual pension!"
("Old Mills of Mill Creek, Lower Merion", by Charles R. Barker, published in The Pennsylvania Magazin, Vol.L)
     "What Barker does not tell us is that the jury was split for acquittal but was persuaded by members of the War Council to render a "guilty" verdict as an example, after which the Council would consider pleas for clemency. This was done and letters were submitted from the Friends he had rescued from prison, the sailors of the U.S. Navy who had been POWs, that he had had released, more than half the jury AND the judge who tried his case. The petitions were denied & John was summarily executed. "So much for THAT uppity Quaker!"
     "It must also be noted here that, although ordered by the Supreme Court to pay Jane (Downing) Roberts £75 per annum on the 1st of every April, retroactive to 7 months BEFORE her husband's execution, the government was so lax that she was forced each year to petition for her pension, in one case not receiving it until July! At Citation.¹¹

Reference: (an unknown value.)¹²

     Eliza B. Smith was born on 24 April 1845 at Georgia, USA.¹ She married William Butler Hudson, son of Lynn Banks Hudson M. D. and Nancy Elizabeth Schooler, before 1870
; According to the 1880 census, their oldest child listed, Ida, was born c 1870.²
Eliza B. Smith died on 27 March 1931 at Fulton Co., Georgia, USA, at age 85.¹
Eliza B. Smith was buried after 27 March 1931 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding Co., Georgia, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Apr. 24, 1845, Georgia, USA
     Death:      Mar. 27, 1931, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
     Family links: Spouse: William Butler Hudson (1843 - 1902)*
     Children:
      William Butler Hudson (1873 - 1928)*
      Robbie C. Hudson (1878 - 1879)*
      Edwin Hammond Hudson (1882 - 1883)*
     Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
     Created by: Walk The Earth
     Record added: Oct 01, 2006
     Find A Grave Memorial# 15951657.³
     Reference: For more information on the children of William and Eliza (SMITH) HUDSON, see their Find A Grave memorials.^3,4

Eliza B. Smith and William Butler Hudson appeared in the census of 14 June 1880 at Griffin, Spalding Co., Georgia, USA;
p. 377-A, lines 23-29, dwelling 383, family 449
     23 HUDSON, William B. W M 36 [1844] Married Keeper of Livery Stable KY KY KY
     24 " , Eliza B. W F 30 [1850] Wife Married Keeping House GA GA GA
     25 " , Ida C. W F 10 [1870] Daughter Single Attending School GA KY GA
     26 " , Hyte W F 8 [1872] Daughter Single Attending School GA KY GA
     27 " , William B. Jr. 6 [1874] Son Single Attending School GA KY GA
     28 " , James L. W M 5 [1875] Son Single At Home GA KY GA
     29 " , Lois W F 3 [1877] Daughter Single At Home GA KY GA.²

Eliza B. Smith and William Butler Hudson appeared in the census of 4 June 1900 at Griffin, Spalding Co., Georgia, USA;
p. 8, lines 36-43, dwelling 124, family 133
     36 HUDSON, W. B. Head W M June 1844 55 Married 31yrs KY KY KY Stock Dealer
     37 " , Elizabeth Wife W F Apr 1848 52 Married 9-children-born 7-children-living GA GA GA
     38 " , Cleone Daughter W F Dec 1869 30 Single GA KY GA Music Teacher
     39 " , Butler Son W M Sep 1874 25 Single GA KY GA Book Keeper
     40 " , Lynn Son W M Mar 1876 24 Single GA KY GA Grocery Clerk
     41 " , Lois Daughter W F Apr 1879 21 Single GA KY GA
     42 " , Ruth Daughter W F Sep 1884 15 Single GA KY GA At School
     43 " , Roland son W M Nov 1886 13 Single GA KY GA At School.⁵

     Samuel Bond was born on 19 June 1717 at Whiteland Friends Meeting, East Whiteland Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 He married Thomazine Downing, daughter of Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer, on 29 April 1749 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Uwchlan Records:
"Samuel Bond married in 1749 Thomazine, daughter of Thomas Downing.^4,5,6,1,2
Samuel Bond died on 11 January 1793 at Moreland, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 75.¹
Samuel Bond was buried on 14 January 1793 at Merion Friends Burying Grounds, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
      ; Samuel Bond is listed on Uwchlan tax lists from 1767 until at least 1785. He acquired trac 27, partly in Uwchlan, in 1760 and 1772 and sold it in 1791."⁵ EDV-4.

Reference: (an unknown value.)⁷
; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature." He was listed as a beneficiary in Thomas Downing's will on 28 February 1772 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Richard Downing
Description: Son
Date: 9 Sep 1769
Prove Date: 28 Feb 1772
Remarks: Thomas Downing. East Caln. 9/9/1769. Feb. 28, 1772. Provides for wife Jane including £8 per year which she is entitled to out of her former husband's estate. To son-in-law Joshua Baldwin piece of ground along north side of Conestogoe Road paying to Executors £25. Having given to son William dwelling house and grist mill where he now lives and 150 acres in Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., I now give him his bond for £50. To son Joseph plantation in East Caln containing 492 acres purchased of Saml. Gilpin, also remainder of tract bought of Noble Butler containing between 50 and 60 acres in East Caln, also farming utensils. To son-in-law Saml. Bond tract of land in Whiteland known by the name of Thos. Blandfords. To son Richard grist and fulling mill in East Caln with tract of land belonging containing 230 acres, also water right reserved in deed of land to son John. Saw and hemp mill in East Caln to sons Richard, Joseph and John and son-in-law Saml. Bond in equal shares. To daughter Jane wife of John Roberts £50 having already advanced her. To son-in-law Saml. Bond £50. Having already advanced my daughter Sarah Baldwin deceased, I now give my granddaughter Sarah Baldwin £50. To Mary daughter of Thos. Alcott late of East Caln deceased £20 at 21. To Andrew Knox 10 acres of cleared land during life. Forgives all ""poor people of all the Book debts that may stand in my Book against them."" Executors: Sons Richard and Joseph.

Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.⁸

; per Cope [1901] p. 185: "Samuel Bond and some of his children removed to Frederick Co., VA., early in 1791.²

     Joseph Downing was buried at Concord Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He was born on 12 October 1731 at Concord Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^2,1
Joseph Downing died in March 1734 at Concord Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 2; died young.^1,3
      ; per Futhey and Cope, "History of Chester County": "...died young."
Joseph Downing lived with Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer between 1718 and 1732 at Concord Township, Chester Co. (now Delaware Co.), Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901] p. 96: "He was a taxable in Concord township 1718 to 1732."^4,5

     Mary Trimble was born on 8 October 1736 at Providence Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA;      per Launey [2007:I:136]: "b. 8th of 8th mo, 1736 O.S."^4,1,2,6 She married Joseph Downing, son of Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer, on 9 October 1755 at Bradford Monthly Meeting, Marshallton, West Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Downings of Downingtown, PA (Ancestry) says m 9 Dec 1755, as does Find A Grave.^4,1,7,2,3,6
Mary Trimble died on 4 July 1807 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 70; confirmed by Quaker record.^4,1,2,3,6
Mary Trimble was buried after 4 July 1807 at Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave website: Mary Trimble Downing
Birth:      Aug. 8, 1736
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death:      Jul. 4, 1807
Caln
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Married 9 Dec 1755 Bradford Meeting, Chester, Pennsylvania to Joseph Downing.

To their union was born 9 children:
Thomas, Jane, Mary, Thomazine, Joseph, James, Sarah, Richard, and Ann Downing.

Family links:
Spouse:
Joseph Downing (1734 - 1804)

Burial:
Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Lauren Marie Westgate Ha...
Record added: Jun 07, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 53386304.
     Reference: (an unknown value.)⁸

Mary Trimble and Joseph Downing appeared in the census of 1800 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 898, Line 35
     Name:     Joseph Downing
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     1 [aft 1790] ?(grandson?)
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     1 [1775-84] Richard b1775
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Thomas b1758
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     3 [bef 1755] Joseph b1734 Unknown? Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     1 [1775-84] Ann b1778
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Mary b1736
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     5
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     1
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     5
     Number of Household Members:     13.⁹

     Mary Smedley was born between 3 April 1689 and 1690; per Cope [1901:59]: "born 2 mo. 3, 1690."⁴ She married John Edge, son of John Edge Sr. and Jane Smedley, in October 1709
; per Palmer [1910:II:689, footnote] and cope [1901:46]: "m. 8 mo. --, 1709."^1,2,4 Mary Smedley married John Yarnall Sr., son of Francis Yarnall Sr. and Hannah Baker, on 7 November 1739 at Providence Friends Meeting, Media, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; her 2nd hisband; his 3rd wife; per Launey [2007:II:163]: "m. 7th of 9th mo, 1739."^5,1,6,4
Mary Smedley died in 1772; Futhey & Cope [1881] says d. 1781; Cope [1901:46] says "d. 1772."^1,4
     EDV-5.

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     Roger Hunt married Esther Aston.¹

      ; "Roger Hunt kept a famous accout book of the 1759 Stanwix expedition to Ft. DuQuesne (see p. 54, Futhey and Cope). In 1739 Roger Hunt bought the east half of the original survey for Daniel Smith of 1,000 acres, 1702, right of purchase in England, of Downingtown. P. 607 Futhey and Cope says Roger Hunt was a commissary in the French and Indian War in the service of George III, and his descendants said he originally owned and laid out the city of Lancaster but allowed it to be sold for taxes. His wife was an Aston. The Hunt Mansion stil exists built 1727-8, and he received from the Astons large tracts on the Brandywine partly within Downingtown."¹

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     Esther Aston married Roger Hunt.¹

      .^2,3 Esther Aston was also known as Esther Or Mary.

     Samuel John was born in 1680 at Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.¹ He married Margaret (?) in 1709 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

Samuel John died on 17 October 1766 at Pennsylvania, USA; from find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1680, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
     DEATH     17 Oct 1766 (aged 85–86), Pennsylvania, USA
     Samuel was the son of Phillips and Ellen John. He married Margaret _____ in 1709 at Chester County, Pennsylvania.
     Family Members Parents
      John Phillips unknown–1757
      Elenora Phillip unknown–1705
     Siblings
      Griffith John 1683–1778
     Children
      Jacob John 1720–1787
     BURIAL     Unknown
     Gravesite Details According to his biography, he was buried in Uwchlan, Chester County, Pennsylvania
     Created by: Vicki
     Added: 4 Jul 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 148643322.¹
      .²

     Margaret (?) married Samuel John in 1709 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

      .²

     Margaret Halliday and William Downing were divorced; N.² Margaret Halliday married Samuel Miller, son of Gayen Miller and Margaret Henderson, on 29 April 1732 at Concord Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; her 1st husband.^3,4,5 Margaret Halliday married William Downing, son of Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer, on 19 December 1765 at New Garden Meeting, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; her 2nd husband.^6,3,5
      ; Margaret was married first to Samuel Miller, 29 Apr 1732, then to William. No issue known from this 2nd marriage.²

     Elizabeth Bohon was born in 1847.¹ She married Lynn Washington Hudson, son of Lynn Banks Hudson M. D. and Nancy Elizabeth Schooler, before 1868
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their daughter Florence was born in 1868.¹
Elizabeth Bohon died on 18 March 1929.¹
Elizabeth Bohon was buried after 18 March 1929 at Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1847
     Death:      Mar. 18, 1929
     Family links: Spouse: Lynn Washington Hudson (1846 - 1933)*
     Children:
      Florence Hudson Knight (1868 - 1920)*
      William Banks Hudson (1875 - 1953)*
     Burial: Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Charlotte Raley McConaha
     Record added: Mar 11, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 86584778.²
     Reference: For more information on the children of Lynn and Elizabeth (BOHON) HUDSON, see their Find A Grave memorials.^2,3,4

     James Trimble was born on 24 June 1707 at co. Antrim, Ireland; per Palmer [1910:II:673]: "b. on Midsummer Eve. 4 mo. (June O. S.) 24, 1707, in the county of Antrim, Ireland."^2,1 He married Mary Palmer, daughter of John Palmer Sr. and Mary (?), on 3 December 1735 at Concord Meeting, Concordville Townshp, Delaware Co. (Chester Co. bef 1789), Pennsylvania, USA,
;      per Launey [2007:I:136]" "m. 3rd of 10th mo, 1735."^3,4
James Trimble died on 21 November 1792 at Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 85.^2,4
     Reference:      per Futhey and Cope, "History of Chester County", p. 525: "...James and Mary (Palmer) Trinble, of West Bradford"

     perPalmer [1901:II:673]: "He arrived in this country in company with his brothers in 1729, and probably remained with or near them for some time, though nothing is known of his doings until we find "At a Monthly meeting held at Concord meeting-house ye 5 day of ye 3 month 1735, James Trimble desires to joyn himself to friends and come under their care which is approve of." at Citation.^5,2

James Trimble and Mary Palmer lived at West Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁵

James Trimble immigrated in 1729;      per Palmer [1901:II:673]: "He arrived in this country in company with his brothers in 1729, and probably remained with or near them for some time, though nothing is known of his doings until we find "At a Monthly meeting held at Concord meeting-house ye 5 day of ye 3 month 1735, James Trimble desires to joyn himself to friends and come under their care which is approve of."
     per Launey [2007:I:136] "arrived in Pennsylvania in 1719."^2,1

James Trimble lived on 5 May 1735 at Concord Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (now Delaware), USA.²

James Trimble lived after 1738 at Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;      per Launey [2007:I:136]: "Family removed to Gradford after the birth of their second child in 1738."⁴

     Mary Palmer was born circa 1708;      per Palmer [1901:II:673]: "...being younger than Ann [her sister], was probably b. about 17098, but the entire record concerning her age seems to have been lost."² She married James Trimble, son of William Trimble, on 3 December 1735 at Concord Meeting, Concordville Townshp, Delaware Co. (Chester Co. bef 1789), Pennsylvania, USA,
;      per Launey [2007:I:136]" "m. 3rd of 10th mo, 1735."^3,4
     Mary Palmer and James Trimble lived at West Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁵

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     Charles Downing was born on 9 December 1837 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^4,2 He married Thomazine T. Zook, daughter of Elhanan Zook and Sarah Downing Trimble, on 29 March 1893 at West Chester Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; her 2nd husband, "Mrs. Thomazine T Wills was married before and marriage was dissolved by death of her husband, more than ten years ago."^5,2,6
Charles Downing died on 10 November 1910 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 72.⁴
Charles Downing was buried on 14 November 1910 at Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; per Find A Grave: Charles Downing
Birth:      Dec. 9, 1837
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death:      Nov. 10, 1910
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

The son of Charles and Ann Trimble Downing, Charles was the first President of the Downingtown National Bank. A bachelor most of his life, he eventually married Thomazine Zook, widow of George Wills, on 29 March 1893. There was no issue of the marriage.
Photo of grave marker by Doug Downing, 2005.

Family links: Spouse: Thomazin T Zook Downing (1847 - 1931)*

Burial: Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Ray Downing
Record added: Jun 09, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 11134339
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Posted on Find A Grave website:
From The Philadelphia Inquirer, Obituary: Saturday, 12 November 1910, Philadelphia Inquirer, Volume 163, Issue 135, Page 14, Column 4: "DOWNING -- At his residence in east Downingtown, on Fifth day, Eleventh Month 10th, 1910, CHARLES DOWNING, aged 73 years. Funeral services at Downingtown Friends Meeting House on Second-day, Eleventh Month 14th, at 10.30 AM. Trains will be met at Downingtown Station."⁴
     Charles Downing was listed as a resident in Charles Downing and Ann Trimble's household in the census report in 1840 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; (1 of 12 DOWNING households on this page, plus 1 VALENTINE)
p. 84, Line 5
     Name: Charles Downing
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State): East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 [aft 1835] Charles b 1837
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 [1826-30] Daniel b1834
     Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [1791-1800] Charles b1798
     Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 [1831-35] Sarah b1832
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 [1826-1830] Mary b1828
     Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 [1801-1810] Ann (Trimble) b1803
     Free Colored Persons - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
     Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 2
     Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
     Total Free White Persons: 6
     Total Free Colored Persons: 1
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 7.⁷

Charles Downing was listed as a resident in Charles Downing and Ann Trimble's household in the census report on 21 August 1850 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 249-B, lines 17-27, dwelling 284, family 289
     17 DOWNING, Charles 51 [1799] M Farmer $4000 Chester Co PA
     18 " , Ann T 47 [1803] F Buck Co PA
     19 " , Mary 22 [1828] F Chester Co PA
     20 " , Sallie 18 [1832] F Chester Co PA
     21 " , Charles 12 [1838] M Chester Co PA at school
     22 " , Joseph R. 9 [1841] M Chester Co PA
     23 " , Edward 6 [1844] M Chester Co PA
     24 WUDGDEN, William 14 [1836] M Phila PA at school
     25 SHANK, Ann T 10 [1840] F Chester Co PA at school
     26 DOWNING, Joseph R. 85 [1795] M None $22,000 Chester Co PA
     27 " , George A. 48 [1802] M Farmer Chester Co PA.⁸

Charles Downing was listed as a resident in Charles Downing and Ann Trimble's household in the census report on 12 June 1860 at U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 91, lines 11-20, dwelling 2, family 2
     11 DOWNING, Charles 62 [1798] M Farmer $12,000 $17,000 Chester Co PA
     12 " , Ann T 57 [1803] F Bucks Co. PA
     13 " , Mary 32 [1828] F Chester Co PA
     14 " , Charles 22 [1838] M Chester Co PA
     15 " , Joseph R. 19 [1841] M Chester Co PA
     16 " , Edward 16 [1844] M Chester Co PA attended school
     17 " , George A. 53 [1807] M Farm Labourer $1200 Chester Co PA
     18 WILLIAMS, Letitia A 23 [1837] F Mulatto domestick Chester Co PA
     19 LLOYD, Ann 16 [1844] F Mulatto domestick Chester Co PA
     20 " , Hannah 9 [1851] F domestick New York PA attended school.⁹

Charles Downing was listed as a resident in Samuel J. Downing's household in the census report on 28 June 1870 at U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 74-A, line 14-21, dwelling 123, family 134
     14 DOWNING, Samuel J. 75 [1795] M W Retired Farmer $5,000 $1,500 PA
     15 " , Ann W 32 [1838] F W Keeping House PA
     16 " , Elizabeth 92 [1778] Retired Lady $4000 PA
     17 " , Charles 32 [1838] M W Retired $10,000 PA
     18 " , Ellen 31 [1839] F W PA
     19 MERIDITH, Elizabeth 44 [1826] F W Retired Lady $5,000 PA
     20 RICHARDSON, Susan 50 [1820] F W Domestic Servant PA
     21 " , Henry 15 [1855] M W Labourer PA.¹⁰

Charles Downing was listed as a resident in Sarah "Sallie" T. (Trimble?) Downing's household in the census report on 9 June 1880 at U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 179-D, lines 34-41, Dwelling 233, Family 242
     34 HOOPES, Sallie W F 47 [1833 Widowed Keeping House PA PA PA
     35 " , Susan W F 24 [1856] Daughter Single Bank Clerk PA PA PA
     36 " , Frank T. W M 19 [1861] Son Single At Home KS PA PA
     37 " , Joseph W M 16 p1864] Son Single At Home Attended School KS PA PA
     38 DOWNING, Jos R. W M 39 [1841] Brother Single Bank Cashier PA PA PA
     39 " , Chas. W M 42 [1838] Brother Single Bank Cashier PA PA PA
     40 MEREDITH, Elizabeth W F 53 [1827 Boarder Single At Home PA PA PA
     41 BROWN, Sara L. Black F 19 [1861] Servant Single Does House Work PA PA PA.¹¹

Charles Downing and Thomazine T. Zook appeared in the census of 11 June 1900 at 363 Washington Avenue, U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 7-A, lines 42-44, dwelling 145, family 145
     42 DOWNING, Charles Head W M Dec 1836 63 Married PA PA PA Bank Clerk
     43 " , Tamza Wife W F Dec 1847 52 (53?
) Married 2-children-born 1-child-living PA PA PA
     44 WILLS, Elizabeth H. Step Daughter W F Oct. 1822 ww Single PA PA PA.¹²

Charles Downing and Thomazine T. Zook appeared in the census of 26 July 1910 at 355 East Washington Ave., U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 8-B, lines 85-87, dwelling 109, family 118
     85 DOWNING, Charles Head M W 72 [1838] Married 1x 14 yrs PA PA PA Assistant Cashier Bank
     86 " , Thamazine D. Wife F W 62 [1848] Mrried 2x 1-child-born 1-child-living PA PA PA None
     86 " , Elizabeth H. Step Daughter F W 32 Single PA PA PA None.¹³

     Joseph R. Downing was born on 26 June 1841 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^2,3
Joseph R. Downing died on 10 March 1917 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 75.²
Joseph R. Downing was buried after 10 March 1917 at Downingtown Friends Burial Ground, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave website: Joseph R. Downing
Birth:      Jun. 26, 1841
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death:      Mar. 10, 1917
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Son of Charles Downing and Ann Trimble Downing. He was an officer of the Downingtown National Bank from 1863 to 1904. Served briefly with the 123rd Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War. Joseph did not marry.

Burial:
Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Ray Downing
Record added: Oct 06, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 11898898.²
     Joseph R. Downing appeared in the census at 406 Lancaster Avenue, U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 10-A, lines 48, dwelling 211, family 213
     48 DOWNING, Joseph R. Head W M May 1841 59 single PA PA PA Bank President.⁵

Joseph R. Downing was listed as a resident in Charles Downing and Ann Trimble's household in the census report on 21 August 1850 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 249-B, lines 17-27, dwelling 284, family 289
     17 DOWNING, Charles 51 [1799] M Farmer $4000 Chester Co PA
     18 " , Ann T 47 [1803] F Buck Co PA
     19 " , Mary 22 [1828] F Chester Co PA
     20 " , Sallie 18 [1832] F Chester Co PA
     21 " , Charles 12 [1838] M Chester Co PA at school
     22 " , Joseph R. 9 [1841] M Chester Co PA
     23 " , Edward 6 [1844] M Chester Co PA
     24 WUDGDEN, William 14 [1836] M Phila PA at school
     25 SHANK, Ann T 10 [1840] F Chester Co PA at school
     26 DOWNING, Joseph R. 85 [1795] M None $22,000 Chester Co PA
     27 " , George A. 48 [1802] M Farmer Chester Co PA.⁶

Joseph R. Downing was listed as a resident in Charles Downing and Ann Trimble's household in the census report on 12 June 1860 at U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 91, lines 11-20, dwelling 2, family 2
     11 DOWNING, Charles 62 [1798] M Farmer $12,000 $17,000 Chester Co PA
     12 " , Ann T 57 [1803] F Bucks Co. PA
     13 " , Mary 32 [1828] F Chester Co PA
     14 " , Charles 22 [1838] M Chester Co PA
     15 " , Joseph R. 19 [1841] M Chester Co PA
     16 " , Edward 16 [1844] M Chester Co PA attended school
     17 " , George A. 53 [1807] M Farm Labourer $1200 Chester Co PA
     18 WILLIAMS, Letitia A 23 [1837] F Mulatto domestick Chester Co PA
     19 LLOYD, Ann 16 [1844] F Mulatto domestick Chester Co PA
     20 " , Hannah 9 [1851] F domestick New York PA attended school.⁷

Joseph R. Downing was listed as a resident in Theresa Miller's household in the census report on 30 June 1870 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 77-B, lines 5-12, dwelling 160, family 175
     5 DOWNING, Theresa M. 74 [1796] F W Keepinghouse $18,000 $40,000 PA
     6 " , Emily 28 F W PA
     7 GILLIN , Philip 36 [1834] M W Farmhand Ireland
     8 DOWNING, John R. 29 [1841 M W Cashier (Bank) $15,000 $25,000 PA
     9 SCHOLAR, John 22 [1848] M W Lbourer Ireland
     10 FITZGERALD, John 40 [1830] M W Labourer Ireland
     11 GOSGROVE, Bridget 26 [1844] F W Domestic Servant Ireland
     12 CALAHAN, Kate 19 [1851] F W Domestic Servant Ireland.⁸

Joseph R. Downing was listed as a resident in Sarah "Sallie" T. (Trimble?) Downing's household in the census report on 9 June 1880 at U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 179-D, lines 34-41, Dwelling 233, Family 242
     34 HOOPES, Sallie W F 47 [1833 Widowed Keeping House PA PA PA
     35 " , Susan W F 24 [1856] Daughter Single Bank Clerk PA PA PA
     36 " , Frank T. W M 19 [1861] Son Single At Home KS PA PA
     37 " , Joseph W M 16 p1864] Son Single At Home Attended School KS PA PA
     38 DOWNING, Jos R. W M 39 [1841] Brother Single Bank Cashier PA PA PA
     39 " , Chas. W M 42 [1838] Brother Single Bank Cashier PA PA PA
     40 MEREDITH, Elizabeth W F 53 [1827 Boarder Single At Home PA PA PA
     41 BROWN, Sara L. Black F 19 [1861] Servant Single Does House Work PA PA PA.⁹ Joseph R. Downing was President of Downingtown National Bank in April 1889 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.³

Joseph R. Downing appeared in the census of 23 April 1910 at East Lancaster Avenue, U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 6-B, line 55, dwelling, 53, family 62
     55 DOWNING, Joseph R. Head M W 68 [1842] Single PA PA PA President Bank.¹⁰

     Cora Parke Downing was born on 19 February 1828 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2
Cora Parke Downing died on 12 March 1837 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 9.^1,2
Cora Parke Downing was buried after 12 March 1837 at Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
      ; From Find A Grave: "She was the fourth of five children, but died young.¹ "

     John (II) Roberts married Hannah (?)¹

      .²

     Joseph Bond was born on 25 September 1679 at Wrose, Bradford, Yorkshire, England.^1,2 He married Ann Shiers on 18 June 1703 at Bradford, Yorkshire, England.^5,2

Joseph Bond died on 1 December 1729 at Bristol, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 50.¹
Joseph Bond was buried on 4 December 1729 at Bristol, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
      ; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature." EDV-5.

Reference: (an unknown value.)⁶ He was per Cope [1901]: "Joseph Bond, of Wrose, near Bradford, in Yorkshire, Eng., with Ann his wife, bought a certificate from Friends at Brihouse Mo. Meeting, dated 6 mo. 8, 1709, and presented it to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting."²

Joseph Bond immigrated in 1709/10 to Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: Joseph Bond
Arrival Year: 1709-1710
Arrival Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Family Members: Wife & Child
Source Publication Code: 5924
Primary Immigrant: Bond, Joseph
Annotation: Certificates of removal from the different meetings of the congregations of Friends to which the immigrants had belonged in other countries. Supplemented by no. 3313, Hull.
Source Bibliography: MYERS, ALBERT COOK. Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia, 1682-1750; Being a List of Certificates of Removal Received at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends. Philadelphia: Ferris & Leach, 1902. 131p. Reprint of 2nd ed. (1902) by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1957.
Page: 45
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.⁷

     Ann Thelma Bond was born in 1750.⁷ She was born on 29 October 1752 at West Whiteland Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^8,1,2,5 She married Robert Valentine Jr., son of Robert Valentine Sr. and Rachel Edge, on 27 May 1773 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^9,2,5

Ann Thelma Bond died on 2 October 1843 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 90.^7,1,2
     ; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature." EDV-3.
; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.¹⁰ She was from Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994
"From our Monthly Meeting held at Uwchlan this 4 day of the 11th month of 1773
To Friends at Bradford Monthly Meeting
Dear Friends
Application has been made to us for a Certificate in behalf of Ann Valentine the Wife of Robert Valentine Jnr who is settled within the verge of your Meeting, we therefore certify you that on Enquiry we don't find but that her Conduct and Conversation hath been in a good Degree Orderly and She attended our Religious Meetings so we Recommend her to Divine Protection and your Christian Care, with desires that she may be earnestly Engaged for an Establishment in the Town and remain your Loving Friends.
Signed on behalf of oursaid Meeting by Thos. Lightfoot Clk/Mercy Baldwin Clk"
Name: Ann Valentine
Residence Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
Spouse: Robert Valentine
Event Type: Removal
Monthly Meeting: Uwchlan Monthly Meeting
Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'
Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Title: Certificates of Removal, 1763-1828
Meeting State: Pennsylvania
Meeting County: Chester
Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:623.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: •Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
•North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
•Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
•Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.¹¹

Ann Thelma Bond and Robert Valentine Jr. appeared in the census of 1790 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 56; Col 2, Line 23
     Name: Robt Valentine
     Home in 1790 (City, County, State): East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 5
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 4
     Free White Persons - Females: 6
     Number of Household Members: 15.¹²

Ann Thelma Bond and Robert Valentine Jr. appeared in the census of 1800 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 898; Line 34
     Name:     Robt Valentine
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     3 [aft 1790] Reuben 1793, Abraham 1795, Bond 1797
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] George 1788
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] Samuel 1776, Robert 1778, Jacob 1780
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Robert 1752
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] Rachel 1784, Thomazine 1774, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Ann (Bond) 1752
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     2
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     4
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     14.¹³

Ann Thelma Bond was listed as a resident in Robert Valentine's household in the census report in 1810 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Possibly has his widowed mother, Ann (Bond) living with him and a younger brother.]
p. 222, line 33
     Name:     Robt Valentine
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     1 [1785-94] (possibly one of Robert's brothers)
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :     1 [1766-84] Robert b1778
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1 [bef 17665] Ann (Bond)?? b1752
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     1
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     4.¹⁴
; Original group of Valentine, Downing and related family members that moved from Chester co., PA to Centre Co., PA.
Partial history of Valentine & Thomas iron business in Centre Co. is attached.

     Robert Valentine Sr. was born on 21 July 1717 at Ballybrumhill, Co. Catherlow, Ireland;
Confirmed by Quaker record; per Cope 1901:97: "In the language of the family record, "Robert Valentine was born the 21 of the 7 mo., 1717, in the Nation of Ireland and Province of Linster, in the County Catherlow and town of Ballybrumhill.."^{6,1,3,7,8,9,4} He married Rachel Edge, daughter of John Edge and Mary Smedley, on 4 April 1747 at Caln Monthly Meeting, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; confirmed by Quaker record.^{10,1,11,3,4,8}
Robert Valentine Sr. died on 21 July 1786 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 69; per Cope [1901] p. 97: d. 7 (July), 21, 1786); confirmed by Quaker record.^6,1,3,4,8,9
Robert Valentine Sr. was buried after 21 July 1786 at Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Sep. 21, 1717, Ireland
     Death:      Jul. 21, 1786, Pennsylvania, USA
     Son of Thomas & Mary Valentine, born at Bally Brownhill, Ireland.
     Family links: Spouse: Rachel Edge Valentine (1725 - 1779)
     Children:
      Thomas Valentine (1748 - 1748)*
      Mary Valentine (1750 - 1752)*
      Jane Valentine (1756 - 1757)*
      Sarah Valentine (1757 - 1758)*
      George Valentine (1761 - 1801)*
     Note: Uwchlan Monthly Meeting
     Burial: Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: L Evans
     Record added: Oct 16, 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial# 153803356.⁹

His estate was probated on 11 September 1786 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Robert Valentine
Description: Decedent
Residence: East Caln
Date: 26 Sep 1779
Prove Date: 11 Sep 1786
Remarks: Valentine, Robert. E. Caln. 9-26-1779. Sept. 11, 1786. All estate to 3 daughters. To daughter Rachel 1/2 and the other 1/2 to be equally divided between daughters Phebe and Susanna. Desires friend Abiah Parke and son-in-law Abraham Sharpless to assist remaining children in settling affairs with brother Jonathan Valentine. Letters c.t.a. to George Valentine, Rachel Valentine and Abraham Sharpless.
Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.¹²
     EDV-4.

Reference: "Commemorative Biographical Record, Centre county, PA", PAGE 69: "Robert, son of Thomas, became a recommended minister in 1764, and travelled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary War."¹³

; Futhey & Cope (p. 750): "Robert, b. 7, 21, 1717, at Bally Brumhill, d. 7, 21, 1786, m. 4, 4, 1747, at Cain Meeting, to Rachel Edge, b. 6, 29, 1725, d. 1, 31, 1779, daughter of John and Mary Edge, of Providence, Chester Co. They resided in East Cain, and were prominent members of Uwchlan Meeting. Robert became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. Rachel Valentine was an elder in the meeting. Their children were Thomas, b. 3, 28, 1748, d. 3, 27, 1752 ; Mary, b. 7, 26, 1750, d. 3, 24, 1752; Robert, b. 6, 24, 1752, m. 5, 27, 1773, to Ann Bond ; Rachel, b. 10, 14, 1754, m. 2, 22, 1799, to Joseph Malin, of East Whiteland ; Jane, b. 10, 26, 1756, d. 2, 7, 1757 ; Sarah, b. 11, 14, 1757, d. 4, 7, 1758; Phebe, b. 6, 5, 1759, m. Abraham Sharpless; George, b. 4, 16, 1761, d. 7, 11, 1801, m. 11, 20, 1788, Phebe Ashbridge ; Jacob, b. 10, 7, 1763 ; Susanna, b. 3, 26, 1766, m. 4, 19, 1792, to George Massey. Some of this branch removed to Bellefonte, Centre Co., and were largely interested in iron manufacture."³ He was Quaker.

Reference: (an unknown value.)^1,6 He was Quaker with Thomas Valentine and Mary Parke.¹⁴ Robert Valentine Sr. was a mentioned with Mary Parke and Thomas Valentine; Many details on sons of Thomas and Mary (Parke) VALENTINE are covered in Myers [1902:350-1].^6,1,14
; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.¹⁵
Robert Valentine Sr. was mentioned in a land transaction on 8 March 1748 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
Memo: Cope [1901:98]: "By deeed of March 8, 1748, Robert Valentine purchased from his uncle Jonathan Parke two tracts of land in East Caln, containing 28 acres, 124 perches, and 29 acres, 46 perches. This he sold Feb. 7, 1780, after the death of his wife, to John Edge. In 1764 he was assessed in East Caln with a house and 28 acres, beside 195 acres in Pikeland township, 2 horses, 3 cattle, and his business as a storekeeper. He and five others refused from conscientious motives, to make any return of their property, and in consequentce had their tax doubled."¹⁶ He was From Jordan [1914]: [quote]Robert was a recommended minister in 1764 and traveled considerably in that capacity, visiting Great Britain at the close of the revolutionary war; his wife Rachel was an elder in the Uwchlan Meeting, to which both belonged... [end quote] in 1764 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

Robert Valentine Sr. appeared in the census of 1768 at Tax List, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
     Name: Robert Valentine Junior
     Year: 1768
     Town or Ward: East Caln
     County: Chester
     Archive Rollname: 322
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 322.
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹⁷

Robert Valentine Sr. appeared in the census of 1770 at Colonial Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Robert Sr or Robert Jr??
U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
     Name:     Robert Valentine
     Gender:     M (Male)
     State:     Pennsylvania
     County:     Chester County
     Town:     East Caln
     Residence Year:     1770
     Household Remarks:     Acres: 130; Horses: 4; Cattle: 4; Sheep: 7; Servants: 1.¹⁸

Robert Valentine Sr. appeared in the census of 1779 at PA Sept. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Robert is next to Jonathan VALENTINE - possibly his brother.
Ancestry.co- Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779
Name:     Robert Valentine
     Residence Year:     1779
     Residence Place:     East Caln, Chester,      Pennsylvania.¹⁹

Robert Valentine Sr. left a will on 26 September 1779 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901], p. 99: "by his will, dated 9, 26, 1779, proven Sept. 11, 1786, he devised all his estate to his daughters, Rachel, Phebe and susanna, of whom the first to have one-half. He desired his friend Abiah Parke and son-in-law abraham Sharpless to assist his two sons in settling affairs with his brother Jonathan Valentine."^12,20

Robert Valentine Sr. appeared in the census of 1781 at Tax Roll, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Robert Valentine Senior
     100 Acres land & buildings 600
     3 Horses 60
     3 Cows 15
     Total: 675.²¹

     Rachel Edge was born on 29 August 1725 at Providence, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA; confirmed by Quaker record; FindAGrave.com says b 29 Aug 1725; Cope [1901:97] says b. 6, 29, 1725."^{2,3,7,5,8,9,10} She married Robert Valentine Sr., son of Thomas Valentine and Mary Parke, on 4 April 1747 at Caln Monthly Meeting, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; confirmed by Quaker record.^11,1,2,3,5,9
Rachel Edge died on 31 January 1779 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 53.^12,7,5
Rachel Edge was buried after 31 January 1779 at Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Aug. 29, 1725, Pennsylvania, USA
     Death:      Jan. 31, 1779, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Daughter of Mary Smedley and John Edge, wife of Robert Valentine
     Family links: Spouse: Robert Valentine (1717 - 1786)*
     Children:
      Thomas Valentine (1748 - 1748)*
      Mary Valentine (1750 - 1752)*
      Jane Valentine (1756 - 1757)*
      Sarah Valentine (1757 - 1758)*
      George Valentine (1761 - 1801)*
     Burial: Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: mouraine
     Record added: May 12, 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial# 26778176.⁷
     Reference: (an unknown value.)^1,13 EDV-4. She was Quaker with Thomas Valentine and Mary Parke.¹⁴ Rachel Edge was a mentioned with Mary Parke and Thomas Valentine; Many details on sons of Thomas and Mary (Parke) VALENTINE are covered in Myers [1902:350-1].^13,1,14
; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.¹⁵

; Petition to Orphan's Court regarding estate of their father - signed by Jacob, Rachel and Mary Edge.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Chester County, Pennsylvania, Estate Papers, 1714-1838 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Pennsylvania. Chester County. Estate Papers, 1700–1820. Gale Cengage Learning. Microfilm, 85 rolls. Chester County Archives, West Chester, Pennsylvania.¹⁶ Rachel Edge was From Jordan [1914]: [quote]...Rachel was an elder in the Uwchlan Meeting, to which both belonged... [end quote] circa 1764 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

     Thomas Valentine was born in 1689 at Bally Brumhill, Ireland; From Jordan [1914]: [quote]Thomas Valentine, the American ancestor, was of Bally Brumhill, Ireland, where he married Mary, daughter of thomas and Rebecca Parke. [end quote]^1,2 He married Mary Parke, daughter of Thomas Parke and Rebecca Hooper, on 22 November 1715 at Dublin, co. Cork, Ireland,
; From Jordan [1914:1109]: "Thomas Valentine, the American ancestor, was of Bally Brumhill, Ireland, where he married Mary, daughter of thomas and Rebecca Parke."
From Myers [1902:350-1]: 'Thomas Valentine of Ballybrumhll, County Carlow, Ireland, son of George Valentine, of same place, was married, 9 Mo. 22, 1715 at Kilconner, to Mary Parke, of Ballylean, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Parke, of same place (Records of Carlow Monthly Meeting)."^1,2,3,4,5
Thomas Valentine died in 1747 at New Providence, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Jordan [1914]: [quote]They afterwards settled in New Providence township, now Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, where Thomas Valentine died in 1747. [end quote]^2,3
     EDV-5.

; Futhey & Cope (p. 750): "VALENTINE, Thomas, of Bally Brumhill, Ireland, married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Parke, born Sept. 18, 1693. They produced a certificate from Carlow to New Garden Monthly Meeting, 2, 27, 1728, and afterwards removed to New Providence township, (now) Montgomery Co., where he died in 1747. Their children were Robert, Thomas, John, Jonathan, and perhaps others."³

Reference: Myers [1902:350-1]:
     Thomas Valentine, received 2 Mo. 27, 1728, from Carlow Monthly Meeting, Ireland.
     Thomas Valentine, of Ballybrumhill, County Carlow, Ireland, son of George Valentine,' of same place, was married, 9 Mo. 22, 171 5, at Kilconner, to Mary Parke, of Ballylean, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Paike, of same place (Records of Carlow Monthly Meeting). They made their first settlement after their arrival in this country in New Garden Township, Chester County, where in i729and 1730 Thomas was assessed. A little later they removed to New Providence now Montgomery County, where he died about 1747, leaving children, Robert, John, Thomas, Jonathan, and perhaps others.
     Robert Valentine,[2] son of Thomas, b. 7 Mo. 21, 17 17, at Ballybrumhill ; d. East Cain, 7 Mo. 21, 1786; m. 4 Mo. 4, 1747, at Cain Meeting, Rachel, daughter of John and Mary Edge. She was b. 6 Mo. 29, 1725 ; d. i Mo. 31, 1779. They were both buried in Friends' ground at Uwchlan, Chester County. Children were : Thomas, Mary, Robert [3] (m. Ann Bond), Rachel (m. Joseph Malin), Jane, Sarah, Phebe (m. Abraham Sharpless), George (m. Phebe Ashbridge), John.Susanna (m. George Massey). Robert Valentine became an eminent minister of Friends and travelled extensively in that service, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolution.
     Thomas Valentine, son of Thomas, m. Nov. 23, 1750, his cousin Rebecca Robinson and d. 1762, in Charlestown Township, Chester County, leaving children, Thomas, William, Mary,
Rachel, and John. Jonathan Valentine, son of Thomas, b. about 1730 ; m. in 1755 or 1756, Lydia, daughter of John and Lydia (Pusey) Baldwin. They settled in East Cain, where Jonathan died about 1811. Children: Absalom, Jehu, John, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Mary, Lydia (m. Jesse Evans) and Thomas.[4]

[1] In 1677, in County Wexford, George Valentine had his goods seized for tithes.—Slockdale, 89.
[2] Some of this branch of the family removed to Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pa., and were largely interested in iron manufacture.
[3] For a full record see SmeJley Genealogy.
[4] History of Chester County, 7S0-51.^6,7 He and Mary Parke were Quaker.⁵

Reference: Many details on sons of Thomas and Mary (Parke) VALENTINE are covered in Myers [1902:350-1].^1,2,5
; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.⁸
; According to Futhey & Cope [1881:600]: "PARKE, Thomas, born about 1660, married Rebecca Hooper (?), who was born about 1672. They had the following children, all born in Ireland: Mary, b. Sept. 18, 1 693, m. Thomas Valentine ; Robert, b. March 23, 1694-5, d. Feb. 9, 1736-7 ; Susanna, b. Dec. 22, 1696 ; Rebecca, b. Jan. 22, 1698-9, m. Hugh Stalker; Rachel, b. Deo. 26, 1700, m. William Robinson ; Jean, b. April 6, 1703, d. April 12, 1705 ; Thomas, b. March 13, 1704-5, d. Oct. 17, 1758; Abel, b. Feb. 22, 1706-7, d. July 21, 1757; Jonathan, b. April 18, 1709, d. April 5, 1767 ; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 5, 1711, d. April 16, 1746, m. John Jackson. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, and in the year 1720 owned some land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore, and Coolisnactah. On May 21, 1724, with all of his family except Mary and Susanna, he went on board, at Dublin, the ship "Sizarghs," of Whitehaven, Jeremiah Cowman commander, and on August 21st they arrived in Delaware Bay. Thomas Parke leased a property from Mary Head, near Chester, as a temporary home, but on December 2d purchased 500 acres from Thomas Lindley in the Great Valley, on the west side of what is now Downingtown. Of this land he gave to his son Abel 100 acres, to Robert 124, on which was a very large spring, and to Thomas, Jr., 276 acres, retaining a life-estate therein. He died 1, 31, 1738, and his widow 6, 21, 1749. He was an elder of Cain Meeting, and well esteemed by Friends."⁹

Thomas Valentine immigrated before 27 April 1728 to New Garden Monthly Meeting, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;      Futhey & Cope [1881:750]: "They produced a certificate from Carlow to New Garden Monthly Meeting, 2, 27, 1728,"
     Myers [1902:350]: "Received 2 Mo. 27 , 1728 from Carlow Monthly Meeting Ireland."^3,10

Thomas Valentine lived after 1730 at New Providence, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^2,11

Thomas Valentine and Mary Parke lived in 1729/30 at New Garden Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
From Myers [1902:351]: 'They made their first settlement after their arrival in this country in New Garden Township, Chester County, where in 1729 and 1730 Tomas was assessed."¹¹