Person:William Williamson (51)

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Person:William Williamson (49)

Person:William Williamson (50)

Person:William Williamson (51)

document. Obituary of William Williamson (51)

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from Source:Futhey and Cope, 1881:2006 et seq.

WILLIAMSON, DANIEL, came from England under contract to work for Robert Taylor, and doubtless came from the same county, Chester, and in the year 1682. His sister Mary was the wife of John Howell, and married a second husband, Walter Marten, of Chichester. Daniel received from Robert Taylor 50 acres of land for his services, and he also received 50 acres from the proprietary for coming as a servant. The whole 100 acres were located in Marple, Oct. 22, 1683, with 300 of John Howell’s, and patented to the latter.

Daniel married Mary Smith in 1685 and settled in Newtown. His death occurred in 1727, while he was a member of Assembly. His children were: :Robert, b. 10, 3, 1686, m. Hannah Coppock;

Daniel, b. 8, 6, 1688, m. Hannah Malin;

John, b. 7, 11, 1690, m. Sarah Smedley;

Mary, b. 7, 25, 1692, m. Myrick Davies;

Thomas, b. 10, 10, 1694, m. Ann Malin;

Joseph, b. 2, 25, 1697, m. Mary Yearsley (?); Margaret, b. 12, 12, 1698, m. Joshua Thomson;

Abigail, b. 7, 16, 1702, d. 12, 28, 1775, m. John Yarnall and William Garrett.

John Williamson was a somewhat prominent minister among Friends, and resided in Newtown. His children were Mary, m. to Abraham Hoopes; Sarah, m. to-----Calvert; Margaret, m. to John Brinton; Alice, m. to Benaniel Lownes and-----Buckley; Esther, m. to Samuel Mendenhall; Jane, m. to Robert Regester and Abel Green; John, m. to Elizabeth Buckley; Daniel.

Thomas and Ann (Malin) Williamson had children,— Margaret, m. to Nathan Hoopes; Ann; Thomas, m. to Abigail Jefferis; Mary, Daniel, William, and Robert. William was born Aug. 5, 1731, and died February, 1815. He first married his cousin, Sarah, daughter of Abraham and Mary Hoopes, by whom he had a son, Abraham, who married Esther James, 9, 18, 1777. William married a second wife, Phebe, daughter of Augustine and Hannah Passmore, born 9, 11, 1763, by whom he had Sarah, b. August, 1789, d. July 18, 1865, m. Abraham Hoopes; Passmore, b. Oct. 8, 1790, d. July 11, 1819, unmarried; Phebe, b. May 26, 1792, d. Feb. 19, 1866, unmarried; William, b. Feb. 20, 1794, d. July 25, 1866; Thomas, b. March 3, 1796, d. Aug. 26, 1771; Cheyney, b. March 22, 1798, d. Feb. 7, 1833, m. Sarah Howard; Augustine, b. Oct. 14, 1803.

Of these, William Williamson, Esq., of the bar, was one of the leading citizens of West Chester, and took an active part in matters of public welfare. He married, March 7, 1822, Esther, daughter of Jesse Good, and had children,— Edward H., Caroline M., Elizabeth G., and Clara. His widow died Jan. 22, 1873.

Thomas Williamson, his brother, was a conveyancer, doing an extensive business. He married Elizabeth Pyle and Deborah M. Garrigues, and died in Philadelphia. He was the father of Passmore Williamson.