Edward Shippen and Elizabeth Lybrand

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Husband Edward Shippen ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1639 - England 2
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         Father: William Shippen (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary Nunnes (      -      ) 3

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Wife Elizabeth Lybrand ³

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Children

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1 M Joseph Shippen ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1678 - Boston, MA 1 2
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         Spouse: Abigail Grosse (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1702 - Boston, MA 1

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General Notes: Husband - Edward Shippen

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He was born in England, immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1668, moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1693, was Speaker of the Assembly in 1695, and from 1696 to 1700 was member of the Provincial Council. William Penn named him, in the charter of October 25, 1701, as the first Mayor of the city of Philadelphia, and on the death of Penn's deputy, Hamilton, of New Jersey, in May, 1703, he became the head of the Government. At this time he was also a Provincial Judge.

He came to Boston, Massachusetts, from Yorkshire, England, in 1668; was persecuted there, and removed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1693.

1 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 362.

2 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 768.

3 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 95.