John Calvert (Thomas1) was born on October 6, 1648 at Stranmillis, near Belfast, Ireland and died in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. John Calvert was buried 7th mo. (September), 23, 1699. (10) He married Judith Stamper on May 12, 1673 at Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland, daughter of Hugh Stamper (see below). “John Calvert son of Thomas Calvert, of Drumgor, Parish of Segoe, County Armagh, Ireland, and Jane, his wife, was born 8 Mo. 6, 1648, in Stranmillis, near Belfast; was married 3 Mo. (May), 29, 1673, at the house of Roger Webb, to Judith Stamper, daughter of Hugh Stamper and Bridget, his wife, of Lurgan, County Armagh. Judith Stamper was born 3 Mo. 12, 1652, at “bowlton wood,” County Cumberland, England.” (11)
John and his wife Judith, with their children Ruth, Isaac, Thomas and Joshua, left Ireland and came to Pennsylvania in 1683. (12) The family settled in Upper Providence Township, now Delaware County, where he owned 300 acres of land, granted to him by William Penn, 1 Mo. 13, 1683 (March 13, 1683). An adjoining tract of 300 acres was also granted at the same time for Thomas Calvert, the father. Still another tract of 100 acres, contiguous to the above, was granted on the same date to Margaret Calvert, probably the daughter of Thomas.
John and Judith are said to have had fourteen children, those found are:
Ruth Calvert, born 6 Mo. 2, 1674 (August 2, 1674), at Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland, married circa 1697, Edward Paviour of Upper Providence. “Thomas Jones and his wife and Joseph Phips and his wife were ordered to come to the next Meeting to give an account of their going to the marriage of Edward Paver and Ruth Calvert” (16)
Isaac Calvert, born 9 Mo. 2, 1676 (November 2, 1676), at Lurgan.
Thomas Calvert, born 9 Mo. 27, 1678 (November 27, 1678), at Lurgan. Thomas bought a lot in Chester, in 1700, and sold it in 1702.
Joshua Calvert, born 8 Mo. 18, 1680 (October 18, 1680), at Lurgan. At a Chester County court, held 6 Mo. 25, 1702, the sheriff made a return of an execution on the estate of John Calvert, which was sold to Joshua, and Thomas Calvert for 243 pounds. Joshua was constable of Upper Providence in 1704. In 1724, he had 370 acres of the Calvert land in Upper Providence. The remainder seems to have been in possession of Daniel Calvert. Joshua Calvert married, 1709 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Deborah, daughter of George and Elizabeth Harlan. Deborah was born August 28, 1690 in New Castle County, Delaware. Joshua and Deborah are thought by Gilbert Cope to have been the parents of Thomas Calvert, who married Sarah Williamson, about 1739, lived in Edgmont, now Delaware County, and probably in East Marlborough, Chester County. Deborah’s parents were Quakers who came from Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1687. John Calvert was a witnesses to the marriage record of Deborah Harlan’s father in Lurgan, Ireland.
Daniel Calvert, born 5 Mo. 6, 1685 (July 6, 1685) in Pennsylvania, married Elizabeth Pritchett circa 1709. Daniel’s estate was administered on May 4, 1759 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. An Ezekial Harlan died intestate and a Daniel Calvert was made his administrator on May 13, 1754. This may refer to this Daniel or a son of Daniel’s brother Joshua and his wife Deborah Harlan who may have had a son Daniel. Ezekiel Harlan mentioned is their nephew.
Mary Calvert was born 12 Mo. 19, 1687 (February 19, 1687) in Upper Providence Township, (later became Delaware County), Pennsylvania, and died in Baltimore County, Maryland. (17) Mary married John Chenoweth in 1705. According to J.R. Buckey, who wrote The Calverts Who Were Quakers, Mary was the daughter of John Calvert and Judith Stamper.
Judith Calvert, born August 1688 in Pennsylvania, married 10 Mo. 8, 1725 (December 8, 1725), Daniel Broom, of Marple, now Delaware County. The children of Judith and Daniel are said to have been James, Mary, Daniel, and twins Thomas and Elizabeth. (18) It is thought that their son Daniel was the one who was “reported for fighting, keeping loose company and neglecting meetings” in the Chester Monthly Meeting minutes of 1759 and for “drinking to excess and swearing” in 1760. In 1766 and 1771, there are bills settled for the “maintenance” of Judith Broom, suggesting that husband Daniel had died before that time. In 1772, it was her son Thomas’ turn to be reported for Drinking and neglecting meetings. These records indicate that the Daniel Broom - Judith Calvert family remained in the Chester area and members of the Friends at least through the mid-1770s.
John Calvert (John2, Thomas1) was born circa 1689 at Upper Providence Township, now Delaware County, Pennsylvania (son of John Calvert and Judith Stamper). He moved to Orange County, Virginia in 1732 (became Frederick County in 1743), with a group of Quakers who had secured land through Alexander Ross. He is listed as one of the “Fathers of the Colony” (see information on Hopewell Meeting). On November 12, 1735, the State of Virginia granted John Calvert 850 acres of land beginning at two white oaks and a hickory near Abraham Hollingsworth’s line. (24) This land was located in what is now Frederick County, Virginia, east of the village of Kernstown, is a few miles southwest of the town of Winchester. John Calvert’s land of 850 acres was located next to Abraham Hollingsworths on Red Bud Creek. Abraham Hollingsworth house, “Abram’s Delight,” built 1754 is oldest house in Winchester, Virginia, and now houses the Winchester/Frederick County Historical Society. His home is said to have served as the first Quaker Meeting house.
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