John Darke, son of William Darke, the emmigrant, was born in England, in 1667, and married about 1696 Jane Rush, the youngest daughter of John and Susannah (Lucas) Ruch, of Warminster Township. This John Darke was a constable in Falls township, where he for a time lived, and from whence he removed to Warminster and then, finally, to Makefield Township, where he was living at the time of his death in 1719. He was survived by his wife, Jane, and their children: John, Joseph, William, Thomas, Mary (who married Edward Lucas), and Susannah.
