John Blunston and Sarah Bickerstaffe

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Husband John Blunston ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1644 - Little Hallam, County of Derby, England 3
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           Died: 22 Jun 1723 3
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         Father: [Father] Blunston (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 1679 3

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   Other Spouse: Ellinor Brant (      -      ) 3 - 23 Jul 1669 3

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   Other Spouse: Margaret [Unk] (      -      )

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• Note: This may be the same person as : John Blunston.

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Wife Sarah Bickerstaffe ³

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           Born: 
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           Died: 4 Oct 1692 1
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Children

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1 M John Blunston, Jr. ^{2 3}

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           Born: 29 Jun 1685 3
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           Died: 3 Aug 1716 3
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         Spouse: Anne Hunt (      -      ) 2 3
           Marr: 12 Sep 1707 3

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2 M Samuel Blunston ¹

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           Born: 2 Sep 1689 - Darby, Chester Co, PA 1
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           Died: Sep 1746 4
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         Spouse: Sarah [Unk] (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 4 Jun 1718 1

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3 M Joseph Blunston ¹

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           Born: 1691 1
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General Notes: Husband - John Blunston

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He came to America from Hallam, in the county of Derby, England, in 1682. He was a minister of the Society of Friends, a warm personal friend of William Penn, and a member of his Council. He was also a member of Assembly. [HLC 1883, 582]

He emigrated to America, with Michael, his brother, in July, 1682. Upon his arrival he settled upon a tract of land where now is located the village of Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. From the day of his arrival he appears to have been a man of great prominence and of commanding influence in colonial affairs. He was a member of the first Assembly which met in Philadelphia in 1682 and subsequent years. He was Speaker of the House for several years. He was a member of the Council of Ten chosen by William Penn to administer the affairs of the colony during the period of his (Penn's) recall to England by King Charles II. He was a member of the Council of William Penn, known as the Governor's Council, and was actively identified with all of the stirring events of that strenuous epoch in the history of this nation. [HMC 1909, 867]

He was a purchaser of 1,500 acres of land of William Penn, before coming to Pennsylvania, where he arrived in 1682, and settled in Darby township, Chester County, being one of its first settlers.

1 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 582.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 876.

3 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 867.

4 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 583.