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Family of John EYRE and Rebecca SHARPLESS
Husband: | John EYRE (1736?-1812) | |
Wife: | Rebecca SHARPLESS (1740-1796) | |
Children: | Jane EYRE ( - ) | |
William EYRE (1763-1782?) | ||
Caleb EYRE (1767-1805) | ||
Sarah EYRE (1772-1861) | ||
Rebecca EYRE (1778-1826) | ||
Beulah EYRE (1778-1861) |
Husband: John EYRE
Name: | John EYRE 1 | |
Sex: | Male | |
Father: | William EYRE (1698-bef1764) | |
Mother: | Mary DAVID ( - ) | |
Birth | 1736 (app) 2 | |
Death (1) | 4 Jun 1812 (age 75-76) | Upper Chichester, PA 3 |
Death (2) | 4 Jun 1812 (age 75-76) | Upper Chichester, PA 4 |
Wife: Rebecca SHARPLESS
Name: | Rebecca SHARPLESS | |
Sex: | Female | |
Father: | - | |
Mother: | - | |
Birth | 22 Oct 1740 1 | |
Death | 3 Feb 1796 (age 55) |
Child 1: Jane EYRE
Name: | Jane EYRE 1 | |
Sex: | Female | |
Spouse: | George PALMER ( - ) |
Child 2: William EYRE
Name: | William EYRE 5 | |
Sex: | Male | |
Birth | 22 Feb 1763 1,6 | |
Death | 1782 (app) (age 18-19) 7 |
Child 3: Caleb EYRE
Name: | Caleb EYRE 1,5 | |
Sex: | Male | |
Birth | 7 Sep 1767 6 | |
Death | 11 Jun 1805 (age 37) | Unmarried 8 |
Child 4: Sarah EYRE
Name: | Sarah EYRE 1,5 | |
Sex: | Female | |
Spouse: | George PALMER ( -1839) | |
Birth | 19 Apr 1772 6 | |
Death | 10 Aug 1861 (age 89) | Childless |
Child 5: Rebecca EYRE
Name: | Rebecca EYRE 1 | |
Sex: | Female | |
Birth | 13 Nov 1778 6 | |
Death | 30 Sep 1826 (age 47) | Unmarried, Aston, PA 6,9 |
Child 6: Beulah EYRE
Name: | Beulah EYRE | |
Sex: | Female | |
Spouse: | Townsend THOMAS (1760-1846) | |
Birth | 13 Nov 1778 1 | |
Death | 26 Apr 1861 (age 82) | Upper Chichester twp, PA 1 |
Note on Husband: John EYRE - shared note
Early Church Records of Delaware Cnty, PA, Vol II by Henry C Peden Jr & John Pitts Launey, p.200.
John EYRE and Isabella CAMPBELL of Chicheser md: 29th of 4th mo 1799. John EYRE d: 4th of 6th mo 1812. Isabella md: 2nd Robert INNIS.
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Delaware cnty, PA Will # 364
EYRE, John. Upper Chichester
20 Oct 1811 - 12 Jun 1812
To wife Isabella home and property conveyed by Caleb EYRE, etc. Daughter Maryann, heirship to all real estate if she survives her mother, otherwise to heirs of wife, Isabella.
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History of Chester county, PA; under Sharpless a reference to a Rebecca Sharpless who married John Eyre.Married 1st in Chester Meeting 13 Dec 1759
Prominent member of Chichester Meeting of which he was appointed an Elder in 1776.
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1904 Descendant chart by W B Broomall of Chester, PA credits John EYRE & Rebecca SHARPLESS w/a dtr, Jane EYRE, and credits Jane as having md:George Palmer. John Hill Martin in his Chester (and
its vicinity) Delaware County In Pennsylvania 1877, p.59 credits John EYRE & Rebecca SHARPLES w/children:William b:1763, Caleb b:1767, Sarah b:1772, Rebecca b:1778, and Beulah b:1806 a twin
sister. Martin makes no mention of a Jane born to John and Rebecca. Could Sarah who md: George Palmer be Sarah Jane EYRE? Who was Beulah a twin to? Did Beulah's twin die at birth or shortly
thereafter?
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ABSTRACTS OF CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA LAND RECORDS, Vol 4, 1753-1758 by Carol Bryant, 1998, FamilyLine Publications (now WillowBend Books)
pp.10-11
Deed. On 14 Aug 1753 Benjamn MADDOCK of Springfield, cordwainer, & Elizabeth his wife to John GALBREATH of Springfield, shopkeeper. Benjamin MADDOCK & Elizabeth his wife for ¹407 granted to
John GALBREATH a tract in Springfield bound by Crumb Creek, land of James CROZER, John GLEAVE, David CRAWFORD & Peter DICKS containing 111 3/4 acres being part of 300 acres John MADDOCK granted
to Benjamin MADDOCK. Signed Benjamin MADDOCK & Elizabeth MADDOCK. Delivered in the presence of James MOORE, Elish PRICE & Henry Hale GRAHAM. Received the ¹407 in the presence of Isaac SANDERS &
John EYRE. Recorded: 11 Oct 1753. (IJ9:57)
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1765 Chester Archives
Eyers, Jno Chester 8 acres
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http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/delaware/census/1790/index.txt
Note on Wife: Rebecca SHARPLESS - shared note
Of Nether Providence at time of marriage, 13 Dec 1759History of Chester County, PA: Under Sharpless, a reference to a Rebecca Sharpless who married John Eyre
Sources
1 | Broomall, W. B, "1904 Pedigree Chart" (Name: Chester, Pennsylvania. W. B. Broomall. 1904.;). |
Unknown. |
2 | Swift, Robert G, "WILLS OF DELAWARE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA 1789-1835" (Name: Westminster, Maryland, USA. Family Line Publications. 1998.;). 10-11. |
Unknown. |
3 | Peden Jr, Henry C & Launey, John Pitts, "EARLY CHURCH RECORDS OF DELAWARE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, Vol 2" (Name: Westminster, Maryland, USA. FamilyLine Publications. 1997. p.200;). 200. |
Unknown. |
4 | Ibid. p.200. |
5 | Launey, John Pitts & Wright, F Edward, "EARLY CHURCH RECORDS OF DELAWARE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, Vol 1" (Name: Westminster, Maryland, USA. Family Line Publications. 1997.;). p.181. |
Unknown. |
6 | Peden Jr, Henry C & Launey, John Pitts, "EARLY CHURCH RECORDS OF DELAWARE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, Vol 2" (Name: Westminster, Maryland, USA. FamilyLine Publications. 1997. p.200;). p.38. |
Unknown. |
7 | Broomall, W. B, "1904 Pedigree Chart" (Name: Chester, Pennsylvania. W. B. Broomall. 1904.;). "b:1763, d:1782.". |
Unknown. |
8 | Peden Jr, Henry C & Launey, John Pitts, "EARLY CHURCH RECORDS OF DELAWARE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, Vol 2" (Name: Westminster, Maryland, USA. FamilyLine Publications. 1997. p.200;). pp.38, 200. |
Unknown. |
9 | Swift, Robert G, "WILLS OF DELAWARE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA 1789-1835" (Name: Westminster, Maryland, USA. Family Line Publications. 1998.;). p.203. |
Unknown. |