Person:Wm Seal (1)

White, Emma Chambers, "Your Family", page 103. Book found in Chester County Historical Society 12 July 1973.

William Seal was a native of Northumberland, England. He came to America in 1700. William landed at Wilmington, Delaware and settled in Birmingham Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He owned about six hundred acres of land there, and was a distiller. He was a member of the Society of Friends and they decided that it was against their principles to produce anything that would harm people. They asked their members to stop distilling, so he changed his mill to make castor oil.

"Concord Monthly Meeting Marriages 1681-1808".

"Marriage of William Seal and Hannah Gilpin". A testimony of the Proceedings of William Seall of Burmingham in the County of Chester yeoman and Hannah Gilpin Daughter of Joseph Golpin of Burmingham in the County aforesaid Spinster Is as followeth Whereas William Seall and Hannah Gilpin -- having Declared their Intentions of taking Each other in marriage before Severall of the monthly meeting of the People caled Quakers held at Concord and Chichester in the County aforesaid according to the good order used amongst them whose proceedings therein after a Deliberate manner and Consideration thereof was approved of by ye Said meetings they appering clear of all others and having Consent of Parents and Relations Concerned Now these are to certify all to whom It may Concern that for the full accomplishing of their Said Intention this thrty first day of the Eighth month in the year according to the English account one thousand Seven hundred and Eighteen they the Said William Seall and Hannah Gilpin appered in a Publick Assembly of the aforesaid People and others mett together at the meeting house at Concord for that end and purpose and in a Solemn manner he the Said William Seall taking the Said Hannah Gilpin by the hand did declare as followeth in the presence of ye Lord and of ts Assembly I take this my friend Hannah Gilpin to be my wife Promising through the Lords Assistance to be to her a Loving and faithful Husband until death we Shall be Sepreated or word to the Same Effect and then and there in the Said Assembly the Said ... Hannah Gilpin Did in Like manner declare as followeth in the Presence of the Lord and of this Assembly I take my friend William Seall to be my Husband Promising through the Lords Assistance to be to him a Loving and faithful wife until by death we Shall be Seprate or word to the Same Purpose and - then and there as a further their confirmation thereof the Said William Seall and Hannah Gilpin Did to these presents sett their hands ye woman according to ye custom of marriag asuming the Surname of her Husband and we wose name are hereunto Subscribed being Present amongst others at the Solomnizing of the Said marriage and Subscription in manner afore Said as wittnesses thereunto have also to these presents Subscribed our names the day year and place first above written.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Futhey, J. Smith. "History of Chester County, Pennsylvania", 1881, page 719.