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| Source Title | The Record of Some Resident in the Vicinity of Middle Ferry, Philadelphia, During the Latte |
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| Author | Leach, J. Granville |
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| Publication | The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. IX:1 (March 1924) :38-73. Reprinted in Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families |
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Hannah Blunston
John , Sr. Blunston Hon.
Occupation: James Pearson CaptainText
| CAPTAIN JAMES PEARSON, the eldest son of Thomas Pearson, by his wife Hannah, daughter of John Blunston, Jr., and grand-daughter of Hon. John Blunston many years a member of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, was born at Darby, near Philadelphia, 1 November, 1735, and died at Philadelphia, 20 August, 1813.CAPTAIN JAMES PEARSON, the eldest son of Thomas Pearson, by his wife Hannah, daughter of John Blunston, Jr., and grand-daughter of Hon. John Blunston many years a member of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, was born at Darby, near Philadelphia, 1 November, 1735, and died at Philadelphia, 20 August, 1813.CAPTAIN JAMES PEARSON, the eldest son of Thomas Pearson, by his wife Hannah, daughter of John Blunston, Jr., and grand-daughter of Hon. John Blunston many years a member of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, was born at Darby, near Philadelphia, 1 November, 1735, and died at Philadelphia, 20 August, 1813.CAPTAIN JAMES PEARSON, the eldest son of Thomas Pearson, by his wife Hannah, daughter of John Blunston, Jr., and grand-daughter of Hon. John Blunston many years a member of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, was born at Darby, near Philadelphia, 1 November, 1735, and died at Philadelphia, 20 August, 1813.CAPTAIN JAMES PEARSON, the eldest son of Thomas Pearson, by his wife Hannah, daughter of John Blunston, Jr., and grand-daughter of Hon. John Blunston many years a member of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, was born at Darby, near Philadelphia, 1 November, 1735, and died at Philadelphia, 20 August, 1813.A master carpenter and builder and also a prominent surveyor, he was for twenty-seven years one of the managers of the Carpenters' Company, and a member of the Committee of that organization under whose direction the famous Carpenters' Hall was built.In 1782 he was appointed one of the Surveyors of Philadelphia, and retained this position until his death.CAPTAIN JAMES PEARSON, the eldest son of Thomas Pearson, by his wife Hannah, daughter of John Blunston, Jr., and grand-daughter of Hon. John Blunston many years a member of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, was born at Darby, near Philadelphia, 1 November, 1735, and died at Philadelphia, 20 August, 1813.He married, first, 18 October, 1758, Mary, daughter of Dr. John and Frances Paschall of Darby, who died 25 January, 1764.He married, first, 18 October, 1758, Mary, daughter of Dr. John and Frances Paschall of Darby, who died 25 January, 1764.Issue by second wife: iii. Thomas Pearson. born 26 July, 1768; died young. iv. Mary Pearson, born 8 March, 1770. v. Sarah Pearson, born 23 December, 1773. vi. Elizabeth Pearson, born 27 March, 1778. vii. Jane Pearson, born 19 January, 1779; died 13 December, 1844; married Captain George Serrill. viii. James Hart Pearson, born 10 November, 1781. ix. Thomas Hart Pearson, born 19 June, 1783. x. Anne Pearson, born 9 February, 1785. xi. Susanna Pearson, married 28 May, 1808, Thomas Powers, of Philadelphia, by whom she had a son, the late Thomas Henry Powers, wealthy manufacturer and capitalist, whose daughter, Mary Powers, married John Campbell Harris, Esq. xii. Hannah, Pearson. xiii. Martha B. Pearson, born circa 1790; died 8 May, 1869, aged 79 years.His second marriage, 6 October, 1767, was to Susanna, daughter of Thomas Hart by his wife Mary Combs.xi. Susanna Pearson, married 28 May, 1808, Thomas Powers, of Philadelphia, by whom she had a son, the late Thomas Henry Powers, wealthy manufacturer and capitalist, whose daughter, Mary Powers, married John Campbell Harris, Esq.xi. Susanna Pearson, married 28 May, 1808, Thomas Powers, of Philadelphia, by whom she had a son, the late Thomas Henry Powers, wealthy manufacturer and capitalist, whose daughter, Mary Powers, married John Campbell Harris, Esq.Children by first wife: i. John Paschall Pearson, buried 24 January, 1764. ii. Henry Paschall Pearson.iv. Mary Pearson, born 8 March, 1770.MARY PERSON, daughter of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, born March 8, 1770.iv. Mary Pearson, born 8 March, 1770.MARY PERSON, daughter of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, born March 8, 1770.xii. Hannah Pearson.JANE PERSON, daughter of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, was born January 19, 1779.vii. Jane Pearson, born 19 January, 1779; died 13 December, 1844; married Captain George Serrill.vii. Jane Pearson, born 19 January, 1779; died 13 December, 1844; married Captain George Serrill.vii. Jane Pearson, born 19 January, 1779; died 13 December, 1844; married Captain George Serrill.JANE PERSON, daughter of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, was born January 19, 1779.x. Anne Pearson, born 9 February, 1785.ANNE PERSON, daughter of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, was born February 9, 1785.x. Anne Pearson, born 9 February, 1785.ANNE PERSON, daughter of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, was born February 9, 1785.xiii. Martha B. Pearson, born circa 1790; died 8 May, 1869, aged 79 years.xiii. Martha B. Pearson, born circa 1790; died 8 May, 1869, aged 79 years.xiii. Martha B. Pearson, born circa 1790; died 8 May, 1869, aged 79 years.vii. Jane Pearson, born 19 January, 1779; died 13 December, 1844; married Captain George Serrill.viii. James Hart Pearson, born 10 November, 1781.JAMES PERSON, son of JAMES and SUSANNA. PERSON, was born November 10, 1781.viii. James Hart Pearson, born 10 November, 1781.JAMES PERSON, son of JAMES and SUSANNA. PERSON, was born November 10, 1781.Children by first wife: i. John Paschall Pearson, buried 24 January, 1764. ii. Henry Paschall Pearson.Children by first wife: i. John Paschall Pearson, buried 24 January, 1764. ii. Henry Paschall Pearson.iii. Thomas Pearson. born 26 July, 1768; died young.THOMAS PERSON [PEARSON], son of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, was born July 26, 1768.iii. Thomas Pearson. born 26 July, 1768; died young.iii. Thomas Pearson. born 26 July, 1768; died young.THOMAS PERSON [PEARSON], son of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, was born July 26, 1768.v. Sarah Pearson, born 23 December, 1773.SARAH PERSON, daughter of JAMES and SUSANNA. PERSON, was born December 23, 1773.v. Sarah Pearson, born 23 December, 1773.SARAH PERSON, daughter of JAMES and SUSANNA. PERSON, was born December 23, 1773.vi. Elizabeth Pearson, born 27 March, 1778.ELIZABETH PERSON, daughter of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, was born March 27, 1778.vi. Elizabeth Pearson, born 27 March, 1778.ELIZABETH PERSON, daughter of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, was born March 27, 1778.ix. Thomas Hart Pearson, born 19 June, 1783.THOMAS HART PERSON, son of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, was born June 19, 1783.ix. Thomas Hart Pearson, born 19 June, 1783.THOMAS HART PERSON, son of JAMES and SUSANNA PERSON, was born June 19, 1783.He married, first, 18 October, 1758, Mary, daughter of Dr. John and Frances Paschall of Darby, who died 25 January, 1764.His second marriage, 6 October, 1767, was to Susanna, daughter of Thomas Hart by his wife Mary Combs.xi. Susanna Pearson, married 28 May, 1808, Thomas Powers, of Philadelphia, by whom she had a son, the late Thomas Henry Powers, wealthy manufacturer and capitalist, whose daughter, Mary Powers, married John Campbell Harris, Esq. |
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| Excellent Family History: Pennsylvania Genealogies #1 Article reproduced on Brøderbund Software's Family Archive CD #163 Source Media Type: Family Archive CD |