Thomas Walmsley1,2

M, #2130, b. 24 December 1673, d. 17 October 1754
Last Edited: 2 Jan 2011
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Parents:

Father: Thomas Walmsley3
Mother: Elizabeth Rudd3

Family:

Mary Paxson b. 15 Mar 1678/79, d. 22 Feb 1755
  • Marriage*: 2 June 1698; Middletown Monthly Meeting, 1st intentions 5th day 3rd mo 1698, 2nd intentions 2nd day 4th mo 1698; Spouse: Mary Paxson4

Children:

Agnes Walmsley+ 6 d. bt Jun 1753 - Feb 1755
Esther Walmsley6 d. 12 Feb 1791
Martha Walmsley6 d. 28 Feb 1768
Elizabeth Walmsley6 b. 12 Jul 1699, d. 1787
Mary Walmsley10 b. 12 Sep 1701, d. 18 Apr 1764
Thomas Walmsley10 b. 8 Aug 1706, d. 30 Aug 1728
William Walmsley10 b. 9 Feb 1708
Abigail Walmsley6 b. 1715, d. 19 Nov 1789
Phebe Walmsley6 b. 1718, d. 27 Jul 1794

Notes

  • Note: Robert's abstract of Thomas Walmsley's will:
    "Will of Thomas Walmsley, Byberry township, Phila. Co., yeoman.
    To my wife Mary, use of plantation where I dwell, while she remain my widow. Also horses, cows, sheep, swine, etc., for her support.
    To my son William, my messuage and plantation in Byberry, where I now dwell (part of which is now in possession of Silas Titus), at decease or marriage of my said wife. Also, my plantation in Middletown, Bucks county, containing 200 acres, purchased by me of Robert Carter. Also, all bonds, bills and book debts, he paying legacies as follows:-
    To my eldest dau. Elizabeth Walton, £50.
    To my dau. Agnes Walton, £50.
    To my dau. Phebe Carver, £50.
    To my two younger daus. Martha and Ester Walmsley, £150 each; also, all my land in Buckingham, late in possession of Edward Gardner, to be divided equally. Also, household goods.
    To my dau. Ester, my negro girl Hannah.
    To my dau. Mary Worthington, land in Byberry, now in possession of her husband, purchased by me of Joseph Hibbs, containing about 60 acres.
    To my dau. Abigail Comley, my messuage and plantation in Moreland, Co. Phila., purchased of John Brock, she paying £30 to my dau. Phebe Carver.
    To my sons-in-law John Worthington, Job Walton and Isaac Carver, each 5 shillings.
    To my son William Walmsley, all residue, real and personal.
    Execr.: my son William Walmsley.
    Dated 12-20-1749/50; rp. 21 October 1754.
    Wits.: Thos. Rose, James Thornton, John Harker.
    [Phila. Will Book K, p. 212.]"6
  • Note*: Immigrated as a child with his parents, on the 'Lamb' 1682.7
  • Note: Biographical sketches are given in Martindale, Comley & Roberts.
    See also WorldConnect database 'cbholcombe'.
    Thomas Walmsley resided in Byberry township, Philadelphia county, from 1703 on. He owned a significant amount of property there and in Middletown township, Bucks county.
    Martindale says "He was a farmer and dealer in horses, and was very successful in both...doing but little in the affairs of either Church or State."8,9,1

Citations

  1. [S389] Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Clarence V. Roberts & Frances A. (Walton) Roberts : comprising a chart and sketches of some fifty-six ancestral families who settled mostly in or near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: Wm. F. Fell, printers, 1940), p. 282-284.   Roberts--Roberts.pdf
  2. [S74] Comly, Isaac, "Sketches of the History of Byberry, in the County of Philadelphia with biographical notices of some of the first settlers and other distinguished inhabitants of the neighbourhood", written between 1810 & 1827, published as a chapter in 'Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Vol 2', p. 165-203 ([Available on Google books via http://www.archive.org/details/memoirshistoric06penngoog], ), 182-183.   Comly--Sketches-Byberry.pdf
  3. [S389] Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Roberts, p. 282, citing 'English Friends' Records, Yorkshire Births, M to Z."   Roberts--Roberts.pdf
  4. [S442] Society of Friends, Middletown Monthly Meeting, Bucks Co., Pa. FHL Microfilm 20,403. Minutes 1683-1699.
  5. [S424] Society of Friends, Byberry Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia Co., Pa. Filmed at Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore Pa. FHL microfilm 20,410. Deaths 1736 - 1791, p. 1.
  6. [S389] Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Roberts, p. 284.   Roberts--Roberts.pdf
  7. [S283] McCracken, George E., The Welcome Claimants Proved, Disproved and Doubtful, With an Account of Some of Their Descendants (Genealogical Publ. 1970 Baltimore. [google: McCracken 'Welcome Claimants'], ), p. 514.   McCracken--Welcome-Claimants.pdf
  8. [S74] Comly, Isaac, Sketches of Byberry, p. 182.   Comly--Sketches-Byberry.pdf
  9. [S279] Martindale, Joseph C., A history of the townships of Byberry and Moreland, in Philadelphia, Pa., from their earliest settlement by the whites to the present time (Publ. Phila., T. E. Zell, 1867. [Viewed on Google books June 2009], ), p. 337-339.
  10. [S389] Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Roberts, p. 284, recorded Middletown Mo. Mtg., citing Recs. of Births, Marriages and Deaths, Friends' Mo. Mtgs., Bucks Co. Pa., 1680-1870; vol. II, p. 233.   Roberts--Roberts.pdf