William Pearson1

M, #1905, d. 22 June 1783
Last Edited: 16 Jul 2009
Charts:
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Parents:

Father: Benjamin Pearson1 b. 30 Mar 1705
Mother: Elizabeth Parr1

Family 1:

Ann Fairman b. c 1733, d. 7 Aug 1773

Children:

Benjamin Pearson13 d. 11 Jun 1757
Thomas Pearson14
Susanna Pearson+ 14,5 d. 1831
Ann Pearson14,5
William Pearson+14,5 b. c 1761

Family 2:

Mary May b. c 1723

Notes

  • Note*: John Pearson wrote a family genealogy in 1812. A full quote of the portion concerning the Pearson's is contained in this database under Benjamin Pearson senior. Regarding his first cousin William Pearson, he wrote:
    "William married Ann Fairman, and left two sons and two daughters-William, Thomas, Susanna and Ann. The son William married Deborah Foulke and left a daughter. Thomas it is said is deceased. He lived in Jersey, but whether married or not, I do not know. Susanna [sic] married Robert Aitken and they have children."5
  • Note: A Wm. Pearson was a member of the Darby Monthly Meeting 2nd month 1751, when he and other members signed a letter to the Chester meeting regarding a George Dibble.6
  • Note: In 1757 William Pearson apparently initiated membership application to the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, by an unorthodox process:

    "At a monthly meeting held at Philadelphia 25 2m of 1757 [above the 25 appears to be "11d"]

    William Pearson produced a Letter directed to this Meeting Signed by a Number of Friends residing at Darby dated 20th 1 mo last recommending him as a Person who was brought up amongst them, under the Care of his Grandfather till placed as Apprentice, which was also amongst them, that he pretty dilligently attended their Meetings & was in Life and Conversation honest & temparate", by the circumstances of which Recommendation it appears to us, he is entitled to a Certificate from their Monthly Meeting. Jeremiah Clsrith[?], Owen Jones, Anthony Benezett & William Callender are together appointed to attend the Monthly Meeting of Darby with the said letter & to inform them of the Sense & judgement of this Meeting thereupon, also that as the Practice of sending Certificates of this Nature may be attended with bad consequences & is contrary to the advice of the Yearly meeting to desire that they would be careful to discourage the Same.

    Copy from the Minutes of aforesaid Meeting, James Pemberton, Clerk"7
  • Note: 2-25-1777 William Pearson dismissed for marriage out of unity by Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Northern District.8
  • Note: "A month later [May 1757], Ann Pearson produced a letter condemning her breech of discipline by marrying in Christ Church instead of the Society of Friends. She was reinstated.9
  • Note: Will abstract:
    Wills: Abstracts, Book S: 1781 - 1784: Philadelphia Co, PA
    "PEARSON, WILLIAM. Kensington N. Liberties, City of Phila. Blacksmith.
    April 28, 1783. August 15, 1783. S.327.
    Estate in Phila. and West New Jersey.
    Wife: Mary.
    Children: William, Thomas, Susanna, Ann.
    Exec: William and Thomas Pearson, Joseph Bispham.
    Wit: Thomas Hopkins, Peter Brown, Emanuel Eyre, Paine Newman."10
  • Note: This William Pearson, blacksmith of Darby (now Delaware Co.) until about 1757, is not to be confused with William Pearson, saddle tree maker of East Caln (now Chester Co.) in 1762.
    William Pearson of East Caln, married 25 Mar 1762 Elizabeth Everington at Uwchlan Monthly Meeting.11,12

Citations

  1. [S341] Pearson, John, "Blunston Pearson", pp. 110-118 of "J. Granville Leach Collection, Genealogical Data, Vol IV". Typed manuscript, described in the first sentence as: "The following is a copy of a genealogy prepared by John Pearson, Esq., son of Thomas and Anne Pearson, of Darby, Pa., and signed by him in 1812" (FHL microfilm 481830, ), p. 116.   Leach--Pearson-481830.pdf
  2. [S58] Christ Church (Episcopal), Philadelphia, Church records 1702-1976. FHL Microfilm 1,490,578. 1752 Christ Church marriages.
  3. [S386] Record of Pennsylvania Marriages, Prior to 1810. Reprinted from Pennsylvania Archives, series 2, vols. VIII and IX, 1880. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ. Co., 1968), 1:460.   Penn-Marriages-Prior-to-1810.pdf
  4. [S464] Society of Friends, Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Northern District. Filmed at Dept. of Friends Records Phila. FHL microfilm 20,473. I Births & Deaths 1772-1806, p. 77.
  5. [S341] Pearson, John, Blunston Pearson, p. 115-116.
  6. [S449] Society of Friends, Darby Monthly Meeting, Delaware county, Pa. Filmed at Swarthmore. FHL microfilm 20,412. Original records. VIII Certificates of Removal & Miscellaneous Papers 1718-1788, p. 27.
  7. [S449] Darby MM, VIII Certificates of Removal & Miscellaneous Papers 1718-1788, p. 57.
  8. [S205] Hinshaw, William Wade, The William Wade Hinshaw Pennsylvania Quaker Meeting Records; Vol VII, Northern District Monthly Meeting [Philadelphia]. 1990, Selby Publishing and Printing, Kokomo Ind., 1990. (Kokomo Ind.: Selby Publishing and Printing, 1990), p. 261.   Selby--Phila-ND-p-374-Whitall.pdf
  9. [S375] Pierson, Merry Anne, Descendants of Lawrence Pearson; Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, 1642-2002; section contributed by Osgood Field (Westview Publ. downloaded 12/1/2007 from http://www.westviewpublishing.com/Bookstore/PDF/DOLP.pdf36, 2003), p. 10.   Pierson--Descendants-of-Lawrence-Pearson.pdf
  10. [S550] Wills: Abstracts: Philadelphia Co., USGenWeb Archives web site; contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Thera, Jack Bowman, and Judy, online http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/wills.html.
  11. [S35] Bryant, Carol, Abstracts of Chester County, Pennsylvania Land Records; Vol 3 1745-1753; Vol 4 1753-1758; Vol 5 1758-1765 (Publ 1997, 1998, 1998 by Family Line Publ. Westminister, Maryland., ), 5:220-221.   Bryant--Chester-Co-Land-Records.pdf
  12. [S285] Meldrum, Charlotte and Martha Reamy, Early Church Records of Chester County, Pennsylvania. two volumes. (Maryland: Heritage Books, 2007), 2:100.
  13. [S201] Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II (Pa. & N.J.), Vol III (N.Y.) (Originally published Ann Arbor, 1938. Reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co. Baltimore 1969., ), 2:404.
  14. [S550] Philadelphia County Wills, online http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/wills.html, will of William Pearson, 1784.