Biography of John Buckley, Jr. (d. 1732); Delaware County, PA

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John Buckley Jr., of Melksham, in the county of Wilts, England, purchased from 
William Penn 250 acres of land in Pennsylvania by deeds of lease and release,
dated Sept. 5 and 6, 1681.This land was surveyed Nov. 8, 1684, in Birmingham 
township and included the present Brandywine Summit Station, P.W.& B.R.R. John 
Buckley probably arrived in 1682, but did not settle on this land making his 
residence instead on the Delaware River and Naaman's Creek, in Brandywine 
hundred, where he took up 100 acres by a warrant dated 4-30-1683. To this he 
gave the name of "Trouble Field", as returned by the surveyor. He subsequently 
obtained additional lands at this place. Tradition says that he returned to 
England and married Hannah Sanderson, dau. of Dr. Sanderson, of Ferry Bridge,
Yorkshire; also that his mother was Mary Empson. It is certain that his neighbor 
Cornelius Empson came from Yorkshire; that one of his wives was Mary (?) 
Sanderson, and that in 1689 he married her sister Elizabeth Sanderson. John 
Buckley died Nov. 27, 1732 leaving children Rachel, m. John Grubb Jr.; Hannah,
m. Thomas Clayton; Sarah and Adam. Adam Buckley, b. May 8, 1697; d.(according 
to his tombstone "ye 29th of ye 10th Mo. 1760, in ye 64 year of his Age"; m.
Jan. 8, 1718, Ann Marten, b. Jan. 1698, dau. of Walter Marten, of Chichester,
of Westminster in Middlesex, by Jane his wife, dau. of Joseph Bushel, of Bethel.
They resided in Brandywine hundred and had issue:
     John, b.Oct.16,1719;m.Hannah Clemson and Alice (Williamson) Lownes.
     Hannah, b. Oct. 2, 1721; m. J. Price.
     Jane, b. Oct. 13, 1723; m. S. Hilyard.
     Walter, b. Feb. 14, 1725; lost at sea.
     Elizabeth, b. Sept. 21, 1730; d. 7-22-1805; m. John Williamson.
     Adam, b. Feb. 6, 1736.
     Ann, twin with Adam.
Adam Buckley Sr., was buried at Grubb Family burial ground, near Carpenter's 
Station, Brandywine Hundred. His will was dated Aug. 23, 1732, but both it and 
the book in which it was recorded have been lost.


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