Bales, Lydia

Lydia married on 28 Oct 1762 in York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jacob married Griest, Elizabeth on 17 Sep 1743 in Leacock Meeting House, Chester County, Pennslyvania. Elizabeth (daughter of Griest, John and Baldwin, Martha) was born on 6 Jan 1720 in Bethel, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Apr 1800 in York Springs, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery

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• Residence: 1735, New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

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Buried:
Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery

Jacob married Brooksby, Mary on 20 Apr 1714 in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of Brooksby, M.D. John) was born on 28 Jul 1689 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Nov 1763 in Warrington, York, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Nottingham Meeting House

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Cross, Samuel Benjamin,. The Griest family. Westhampton Beach, N.Y.: unknown, 1953. page 2

John Griest d. perhaps in 1748 but before 9/30/1751, of Bethel Twp., m.1713, Martha Baldwin, b. 12/16/1694 , d. before April 1752, of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Linville. (Chester and Delaware Co. Hist. by Gilbert Cope, Vo1., p.276, & Vol.II, page 471 shows the following: Thomas Baldwin, blacksmith, brother of John of Chester, was married in 1684 to Mary, widow of Richard Linville, of County Sussex, England. He died in Chester in 1731. They had Joseph, Thomas, William, Anthony, Mary, and Martha that married John Griest, and Elizabeth.) John Griest and Martha Baldwin had the following Children:
3-1 Mary, b.2/15/1714
3-2 John;, b.6/21/1716 or 11/2/1716, d. 5/4/1780
3-3 Thomas, b.9/30/1718, died a young single man
3-4 Elizabeth. b.J/6/1720
3-5 Rebecca, B. 11/1/1722
3-6 Susanna, b. 6/30/1730
3-7, Willing, b. 8/2/1736, d. 12/25/1819

John married Baldwin, Martha in 1713. Martha (daughter of Baldwin, Thomas and Linville, Mary) was born on 16 Dec 1694; died in Apr 1752. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cross, Samuel Benjamin,. The Griest family. Westhampton Beach, N.Y.: unknown, 1953. page 2

John Griest d. perhaps in 1748 but before 9/30/1751, of Bethel Twp., m.1713, Martha Baldwin, b. 12/16/1694 , d. before April 1752, of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Linville. (Chester and Delaware Co. Hist. by Gilbert Cope, Vo1., p.276, & Vol.II, page 471 shows the following: Thomas Baldwin, blacksmith, brother of John of Chester, was married in 1684 to Mary, widow of Richard Linville, of County Sussex, England. He died in Chester in 1731. They had Joseph, Thomas, William, Anthony, Mary, and Martha that married John Griest, and Elizabeth.) John Griest and Martha Baldwin had the following Children:
3-1 Mary, b.2/15/1714
3-2 John;, b.6/21/1716 or 11/2/1716, d. 5/4/1780
3-3 Thomas, b.9/30/1718, died a young single man
3-4 Elizabeth. b.J/6/1720
3-5 Rebecca, B. 11/1/1722
3-6 Susanna, b. 6/30/1730
3-7, Willing, b. 8/2/1736, d. 12/25/1819

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Desendants of Willaim Beals of England, manuscript on file at Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Margaret Lemper

Willaim Beals Sr., England
Wialliam Belas Jr., ca 1625/30 England

John Beals s/o/ Willam b. 1650 England. imigrated to America 1675 on ship "Griffin" - m. Mary Clayton of Burlington N.J. John came 5 years before Wm. Penn and helped lay out Philadelphia.

Children: 1. John b. 20 Jan 1685 Chester PA. m. Sarah Bowater 14 Sep 1711
2. William b. 1 Feb 1687 m. Mary Brooksby 20 Apr 1712

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History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, John Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, Published by Louis H. Everts, Philadelphia, 1881, page 1467.

Clayton, William, with his family, arrived in the ship "Kent" from London, in company with certain commissioners sent out by the proprietors of New Jersey to purchase lands from the Indians, etc. In 1678-9 (March) he purchased the share of Hans Oelson, one of the original grantees of Marcus Hook, and settled that place. As a Quaker, he was an active and consistant member of Governnor Markham's Council, and also of that of the proprietary after his arrival, while at the same time he served as one of the justices of the court of Upland County, and subsquently for that of Chester County, presiding at the first court held in Pennsylvania under the propriety government. He died in 1689, leaving a widow, Prudence, and the following children, if not more: Brudence m/ to Henry Reynolds, 11, 10, 1678; Nonour, m. to James Browne, 6, 8, 1679; William, m. to Wlizabeth Bezer, 1682; and Mary, to John Beals, in the same year.

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Will of John Beals
I John Beals of Nottingham In ye County of Chester being sick & weak of body but of sound & Disposing mind & Memory do make this my last will & Testament revoking all other wills that have heretofore been made or done by me.

First My will is that my just Debts & Funeral Charge be Defrayed as soon as possible after my Death., and also that my body be decently buried.

Secondly I give and bequeath Unto my Eldest Son John Beals my bed & all ye furniture there unto belonging & five pounds he paying unto his 5 children Sarah, John, Thomas, Ann & Phebe to each of them Tenn Shillings when they come of age.

Thirdly I give unto my son William Beals Eight pound he paying to each of his 3 children; Lydia, Mary & Ruth Tenn Shillings when of age.

Fourthly I give unto my daughter Mary Harrold, Eight poud shee paying to each of her children; Rachell, Jonathan & Richard Tenn Shillings when they come of age.

Fifthly I give unto my son Jacob Beals Twelve pound he paying to his 4 children; John, Jacob, Mary & William to each of them Tenn Shillings when of age.

Sixthly I give unto my daughter Patience Jones ye Eight pound fifteen shillings that is due from her husband by Bond & Five pound more to be paid by my Executors willing Shee or husband to pay unto their 4 children; Judith, Mary,Sarah & Charity to Each Tenn Shillings all of ye afore said Legacys to be paid Unto ye grand Children when they are deemed by law to be of age.

Sevently I give unto my daughter Mary Harrold & Patience Jones my warming pan & Spice box; Also I give Unto James Wright fourty shillings.

Eightly I give unto my Kinswoman Mary Davis of Philadelphia Twenty Schillings. Also my will is that my son William Shall be paid his Legacy first my Daughter Mary Harrold Next & Patience her five pound next as ye Money that is out upon Bond becomes due.

Lastly I ordaine and Constitute My Two Sons John & Jacob Beals Sole Executors of this my Last Will & testament witness my hand & seall dated in Nottingham ye 11 of ye 8th mo: 1726
John Beals
his X mark
Sealed & Delivered
In ye presence of:
Ja McMillan VIth 10 mo 1726 - McMillen Jurist and ye others aforesaid
his
William House X
mark

John married Clayton, Mary on 1 Oct 1682 in Calvert, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Mary (daughter of Clayton, William and Lanckford, Prudence) was born on 29 Jun 1665 in Sussex, Rumbaldeweek, England; died in 1725 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, John Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, Published by Louis H. Everts, Philadelphia, 1881, page 1467.

Clayton, William, with his family, arrived in the ship "Kent" from London, in company with certain commissioners sent out by the proprietors of New Jersey to purchase lands from the Indians, etc. In 1678-9 (March) he purchased the share of Hans Oelson, one of the original grantees of Marcus Hook, and settled that place. As a Quaker, he was an active and consistant member of Governnor Markham's Council, and also of that of the proprietary after his arrival, while at the same time he served as one of the justices of the court of Upland County, and subsquently for that of Chester County, presiding at the first court held in Pennsylvania under the propriety government. He died in 1689, leaving a widow, Prudence, and the following children, if not more: Brudence m/ to Henry Reynolds, 11, 10, 1678; Nonour, m. to James Browne, 6, 8, 1679; William, m. to Wlizabeth Bezer, 1682; and Mary, to John Beals, in the same year.

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Married:
From Meeting Records of Chester MM, Chester Co ., PA the following: " At a Monthly Meeting at Chester the 2nd day of ye 8th mo, 1682, John Bales and Mary Clayton did propose their intentions of marriage. At a Monthly Meeting at Chester the 1st day of ye 11th mo., 1682 John Bales and Mary Clayton did propose their intentions of marriage. It being the second time and nothing appeared to obstruct Friends left them to their liberty to proceed."

Other Events:

• Residence: 5 Oct 1680, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; Land Patent

Notes:

Cross, Samuel Benjamin,. The Griest family. Westhampton Beach, N.Y.: unknown, 1953. page 2

John Griest d. perhaps in 1748 but before 9/30/1751, of Bethel Twp., m.1713, Martha Baldwin, b. 12/16/1694 , d. before April 1752, of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Linville. (Chester and Delaware Co. Hist. by Gilbert Cope, Vo1., p.276, & Vol.II, page 471 shows the following: Thomas Baldwin, blacksmith, brother of John of Chester, was married in 1684 to Mary, widow of Richard Linville, of County Sussex, England. He died in Chester in 1731. They had Joseph, Thomas, William, Anthony, Mary, and Martha that married John Griest, and Elizabeth.) John Griest and Martha Baldwin had the following Children:
3-1 Mary, b.2/15/1714
3-2 John;, b.6/21/1716 or 11/2/1716, d. 5/4/1780
3-3 Thomas, b.9/30/1718, died a young single man
3-4 Elizabeth. b.J/6/1720
3-5 Rebecca, B. 11/1/1722
3-6 Susanna, b. 6/30/1730
3-7, Willing, b. 8/2/1736, d. 12/25/1819

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Futhey, J. Smith and Cope, Gilbert; History of Chester Cpounty Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, Louis H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia, 1881.

THOMAS BALDWIN, blacksmith, a brother of John, of Chester, was married in 1684 to Mary, widow of Richard Linvill, of the county of Sussex, England. He died in Chester in 1731. His children, so far as known, were,- 1. Joseph, m. in St. Paul's church, Feb. 6, 1712-3, to Elizabeth Mealis, and dying 1715, left one son, John. His widow m. Joseph Bond, and afterwards a Cranston. 2. Thomas. 3. William. 4. Anthony, m. first to Hannah Coebourne, and second to Margery Hannum, daughter of John and Margery, of Concord. 5. Mary. 6. Martha, m. to John Griest. 7. Elizabeth, m. to Richard Weaver.

Anthony Baldwin settled in Newlin township, where he died about 1760, leaving a large family. His son, Thomas, married Lydia Johnson, b. 5, 4, 1742, daughter of Robert and Catharine (Hadley) Johnson, and had children,- Hadley, Thomas, Johnson, Caleb, Robert, Levi, Phebe, Catharine, Anne, and Lydia.

Hadley Baldwin married, May 21, 1785, Abigail Cloud, daughter of Abner and Amy, and had fifteen children, nearly all now deceased. Thomas married Jane Clark, and had twelve children. Johnson had eight, Caleb three, Robert two, and Levi seven children. The descendants are too numerous to particularize.

FRANCIS BALDWIN, a brother of John and Thomas, was also settled in the neighborhood of Chester as early as 1686. His wife was a daughter of Thomas Coebourne. His descendants are probably in the South and West.

Thomas married Linville, Mary in 1684. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]