| Descendants
of JOHN KINSEY
1. JOHN3 KINSEY (RALPH2, PHILIP1) was born ABT 1592, and died 1619 (Source: "History of the Bye Family", by Arthur Edwin Bye, Correll Printing Co., Inc., Easton, PA, Anno Domini 1956.). Notes for JOHN KINSEY:
2. THOMAS4 KINSEY (JOHN3, RALPH2, PHILIP1) died ABT 1640. Notes for THOMAS KINSEY: Notes for ROBERT KINSEY: iv. EDWARD KINSEY. Notes for EDWARD KINSEY: v. HUGH KINSEY. Notes for HUGH KINSEY:
3. DAVID5 KINSEY I (THOMAS4, JOHN3, RALPH2, PHILIP1) was born in of Dethienith. Notes for DAVID KINSEY I:
4. JOHN6 KINSEY I (DAVID5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, RALPH2, PHILIP1) was born in Much Haddam Herfordshire England, and died 14 Aug 1677 in Shackamaxon Upland (now Chester) PA. He married (FNU) KINSEY. Notes for JOHN KINSEY I: According to the family records of George Kinsey, the first of the name to settle in this country, with whom we can claim relationship, was John Kinsey. He was an English Quaker originally from the village of Much Haddam, Hertfordshire, England and was a friend and associate of George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends. While living in England he was frequently put in prison with Fox for non-payment of thithes. In the year 1677, John Kinsey sailed from England in the ship 'Kent' and landed in this country June 16 at Newcastle on the Delaware River. Settlement was made by the emigrants of the ship 'Kent' at what is now known as Burlington, N.J. John, however, selected and bought three hundred acres of land of Laurenz Cock, a Swede, on the west side of the Delaware River above the mouth of the Schuylkill, embracing the locality which afterwards became famous for Penn's Treaty Tree, and which is now included in the city of Philadelphia. John Kinsey died August 14, 1677, before the purchase was completed, and at a court held at Upland (now Chester), Pa., on November 12, 1678, Laurenz Cock appeared before the Justice and made formal acknowledgement of his deed of conveyance to Elizabeth Kinsey, daughter of John, and heir to the land. John Kinsey was one of the Commissioners for the settlement of New Jersey under the purchase of Edward Byllinge. The children of John Kinsey were: After the death of David Kinsey, Magdalen Kinsey, his widow, married, secondly Howell James, widower of Radnor Township. The marriage took place at the house of David Price under the auspices of the Radnow Monthly Meeting. The certificate of marriage is recorded in full with the names of twenty-five witnesses, one of whom was John Kinsey, son of the bride. Magdalen Kinsey James died sometime prior to March, 1715. Howell James married thirdly, Phoebe More, on March 25, 1715. He lived for some years in Bristol Township, Philadelphia County, later removing to New Castle County, where he served as overseer of New castle Preparative Meeting. An indulged meeting was held at his house which was discontinued July 7, 1717, "our Friend Howell Kinsey being deceased." The children of David Kinsey and Magdlen Kinsey were: John Kinsey married first, Sarah Stevens in August, 1687, under the auspices
of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. The records show that he was very active
in the affairs of the meeting until after the death of his wife, Sarah, July
11, 1702, filling the positions of Trustee and Overseer and was constantly
in attendance. About the year 1703, he moved to Woodbridge, N.J., though still
retaining the office of trustee of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. He married
secondly, Grace Fitz Randolf, on March 1, 1704. He united with the Woodbridge
Monthly meeting of Friends and took active interest therein until his death.
He was very active in political affairs during the controversy between the
Assembly of East Jersey and Daniel Coxe. On May 21, 1716, the friends of Governor
Hunter got together, thirteen members of Assembly being sufficient for a quorum;
they organized the deposed Dr. Coxe, both as speaker and member of the House,
and elected John Kinsey speaker in his place, a position which he held until
his death, January 22, 1731. Smith's History of Friends in the Province of
Pennsylvania, made a religious visit to New England in 1703, John Kinsey visiting
the island of Nantucket, "where he was instrumental in promoting the
interests of Quakers.' The son of John and Sarah Stevens Kensey was: John Kinsey was born at Burlington, NJ, in 1693. He married Mary Kearny,
daughter of Philip Kearny of Woodbridge, NJ, on July 9, 1725. He removed to
Philadelphia in the year 1730, was elected a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly
the following year and later chosen its speaker. In 1737, he was sent to Maryland
to negotiate the settlement of a boundary dispute. He was Attorney General
of Pennsylvania from 1738 to 1744. He was chosen Chief Justice of Pennsylvania
in 1743 and remained in that position for the rest of his life. In 1745 John
Kinsey was one of the Commissioners, who, with the Commissioners from New
York and Connecticut, negotiated at Albany, NY, a treaty with the Six Nations. James Kinsey was born in Philadelphia on March 22, 1731. He married Sarah Deacon and settled in Burlington, NJ, where he took up the practice of law, practicing both in the courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In 1772, he was chosen to serve in the New Jersey Assembly and was leader of the opposition to Governor William Franklin (the last Tory governor of New Jersey, and the illegitimate son of Dr. Benjamin Franklin). James was a member of the original Continental Congress and took his seat at Philadelphia September 5, 1774. He resigned, however, on Novemer 22, 1775, owing to religious scruples on the subject of test oaths. The degree of LL.D. was conferred upon him by Princeton University in 1790. He was the intimate friend of Governor Livingston (the first patriot governor of New Jersey) and after the Revolutionary War was elected Chief Justice of New Jersey, 1789, in which position he served until his death. James Kinsey died at Burlington, NJ, on January 4, 1803. Edmund Kinsey, b. 1683, second son of David and Magdalen Kinsey, married Sarah Ogburn on August 21, 1708. The records of Newark Monthly Meeting held at Center, May 3, 1708, show that Howell James (Edmund's stepfather) appeared and produced a letter from his wife's son, Edmund Kinsey, requesting certificate of this meeting of his clearness in relation to marriage, and at the following meeting a certificate was signed for Edmund Kinsey to Woodbridge Meeting in order for his marriage with Sarah Ogburn. The marriage took place at the house of Nathaniel Fitz-Randolph, stepfather of the bride. In 1715 the Woodbridge Monthly Meeting granted a certificate of removal to Falls Monthly Meeting in Bucks County, PA, to Edmund Kinsey, his wife, Sarah Ogburn Kinsey, and Jane Fitz-Randolph, his mother-in-law. Edmund settled in Buckingham Township, purchasing five hundred acres surrounding Buckingham Meeting House, which had been erected only a few years prior to his removal. He was a very earnest Quaker, and in the Falls Monthly Meeting of December, 1717, he received a minute of approval to the Meeting of Ministers and Elders. He was one of the early prominent ministers of Buckingham Meeting, and traveled considerably "in the service of the truth." He also established the first scythe and axe factory in Buckingham, in which a tilt hammer, run by water power was used. He died at the residence in Buckingham on December 21, 1759, having served forty years in the ministry. His wife, Sarah Ogburn Kinsey, survived him and died in her ninety-seventh year. Jane and Samuel Ogburn, parents of Sarah Ogburn, Edmund Kinsey's wife, came from Scotland and settled in New Jersey. After the death of Samuel, Jane Ogburn married secondly, John Hampton, and thirdly, Nathaniel Fitz-Randolph, and after her removal to Bucks County with her daughter and son-in-law, she married fourth, Hugh Sharp. Her sons by John Hampton followed her to Bucks County, and their descendants are prominently identified with that county for several generations. In a deed recorded at Trenton, in the West Jersey records, Liber B., part 2, page 705, there is a reference to "Lots lately in the tenure of Samuel Ogburn, first husband of Jane Hampton." The children of Edmund and Sarah Ogburn Kinsey were: Samuel Kinsey, born October 20, 1710, at Woodbridge, NJ, moved with his parents
to Bucks County PA, in 1715. there he married Elizabeth Crew on July 14, 1733. Samuel Kinsey was born May 1734. He was married to Sarah Inham, daughter of Jonathan Ingham, at Newhope, Bucks County, on December 1, 1762. He removed from Bucks County to Baltimore, MD, and on December 8, 1776, he enlisted in the Revolutionary Army. He held a commission as Lieutenant in Dean's Company, Seventh Rgiment, Maryland Regulars, and served throughout the war in General Smallwood's campaigns. He returned to Bucks County after the war in 1783. His wife having died during his absence, and his children having become scattered and provided for by his more prosperous relatives, he sought to start life over again by removing the same year, 1783, to the "Redstone Country" with other Revolutionary veterans. he settled in Menallen Township, Fayett County, and lived there for the remainder of his life. the exact date of his death is not known but John Rhoads filed a bond as administrator of his estate on March 18, 1793. The children of Samuel and Sarah Ingham Kinsey were: Charles Kinsey was born in Baltimore, MD, in 1773. He returned with his mother to Bucks County, PA, in the spring of 1777, following his father's enlistment. He was apprenticed to Frederick Long to learn the trade of papermaking and this apprenticeship lasted until May 18, 1791. He was married to Deborah Whealey on April 5, 1795. Charles Kinsey was a judge in the New Jersey courts and during President Monroe's administration he was a member to Congress. On March 3, 1820, delivered a speech advocating the passage of the missouri Compromise, that is believed to have secured the passege of the bill. He was the inventor of a machine for making paper in a continuous sheet, andd secured foreign patents for his invention in 1807 and 1808, while a member of the firm of Kinsey, Crane and Fairchild, of Paterson, NJ. His rights were afterwards conveyed to Messrs. H. and F. Fourdrinier of France, who improved his machine, and whose names are now continues in general use. Charles Kinsey built the machine almost single handed, owing to the prejudice against innovations that existed among his associates. His earnest faith in the correctness of his ideas, and his stuborn persistency in attempting the solution of what was believed to be a problem impossible of solution, where in the end rewarded. After many months of hard work by day and night, his machine was completed. One Saturday night about bedtime, people living in the vicinity of the mill were startled by the sound of the water wheel, which had been started up. Some of them went to the mill and finding all the doors locked, and being unable to get any answer to their knocks for admission, went home to bed. The clatter at the mill continued all Sunday, and on Monday morning, when the mill building, covering the doors and windows. This was the first long sheet of papter ever made and was Charles Kinsey's only rebuke to his traducers. The machine with which this feat was accomplished was called the "wooden man", owing to its having been made almost entirely of wood, and is the machine now known in its improved form in the trade of paper making as the "Fourdriner Machine." Charles Kinsey died at his home in Paterson, June 25, 1849, and his wife, Deborah Whealey Kinsey, died in the spring of 1856. Mrs Rachel Kinsey Catioon, granddaughter of Charles Kinsey, writes, "Grandfather frequently spoke of his relative, James Kinsey, a noted lawyer" (the Chief Justice of PA.)...."When we children were small we were always so pleased to see grandfather come to our house. He was always pleasant and agreeable and very entertaining. He wore a broad-brimmed hat and a cloak with a cape, for he was of Quaker origin. I never saw anyone have such a beautiful hand, soft and dimpled. He often took Southern trips, as he owned land in South Carolina (which was never claimed by the family), and on his return would relate many amusing stories of southern life." (These Carolina lands were supposed to hold valuable gold deposits.) In another letter Mrs. Cation says, "Father very frequently spoke of . . . . . John Kinsey, a relative of grandfather's. He made a petition to the king in 1728, pleading for separating of the government of the province of New Jersey from New York." Letters from Dr. William thornton, Washington, DC, the Hon John Culpepper, MC, dated Society Hill, S.C., January 15, 1825, and one from Governor David r. Williams, dated 1824, were among Charles Kinsey's effects, and prove interesting reading regarding prospecting and gold mining at this period. The children of Charles and Deborah Whealey Kinsey were: (Jonathan) Ingham Kinsey was born at Elizabethtown, NJ, on February 5, 1796.
He married Maria Brower, April 20, 1818. As his father before him he was engaged
in paper making. He died at Newwark, NJ, September 3, 1856. William Bogardus Kinsey was born at Newark, NJ, October 13, 1823. He was
married January 29, 1848, to Imogen Slater, born October 13, 1830. As a young
man he was associated with Seth Boyden of Newark, NJ, in the patent leather
business. In 1850 William moved to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and thence
to Cincinnati in 1853, where he established a patent leather factory under
the name of Kinsey and Kraft, in Bailey's Court. As a chemist of national
prominence he was often called upon by specialists for consultation on different
problems. Among his inventions was the making of flexible patent leather.
His process of aterproffing leather is used today. William Bogardus Kinsey
died July 26, 1905. His wife, Imogen Slater Kinsey, died August 27, 1911. Harry Kinsey, m. secondly, June 19, 1909, Clara Sullivan, b. may 16, 1891. IX. Samuel Kinsey, b. Feb. 10, 1867, m. Elizabeth Diercks, b. 1864, d. Jan.
15, 1933. This comes from the book, "History of the Bye Family and Some Allied
Families," by Arthur Edwin Bye. Researched by Frances Waite **Note: This book now begins to tie into the information we already have, listing families beginning with John Kinsey born March (they have the year 1678, we have 1677) and his children. Source (name of book) unknown: Notes for (FNU) KINSEY: Continued from John Kinsey's notes: Another ship which loaded just after "Kent" in Londnon was the
"Greyhound", Joseph Wasey, master. the records show that an unidentified
ship g.h. arrived at Wickaco in the Delaware near Old Swedes Church, present
Philadelphia, in October, 1677, and this can only be the Greyhound. she loaded
from 11 April until 31 May for New Jersey (Port Books E 190/66/5 and E 190/67/4),
and added later loading for Virginia. John Kinsey, Sr., loaded 19 May according
to the passengers list. Notes for JOHN KINSEY II: Was from Burlington, New Jersey John Kinsey, Elizabeth's brother, apparently acquired his father's interest in West Jersey and during the years 1680 to 1689 is shown as having made several land trades. John Kinsey's will, book 3, page 91, of Burlington Records on file in the office of Secretary of State, Trenton, New Jersey, makes bequests to his mother, brother Benjamin and family, sister Susanna and Abigail and other including his sister, Elezabeth Fairman, and brother, Thomas Fairman, and their children. John Jr., evidently had no children.
iii. BENJAMIN KINSEY. Notes for ELIZABETH KINSEY:
5. DAVID7 KINSEY (JOHN6, DAVID5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, RALPH2, PHILIP1) was born ABT 1640 in Nantmeal, Radnorshire, Wales, and died 07 Jul 1687 in Haverford, Montgomery, PA. He married MAGDELEN (MNU) KINSEY 1680 in Haverford, Montgomery, PA. She was born ABT 1640 in New Jersey, and died Bef. Mar 1714/15. Notes for DAVID KINSEY: David Kinsey of the Parish of Nantmeal, County of Radnor, Wales, a carpenter by trade, came from Bristol, England, to Philadelphia, bringing a certificate from the Friends Meeting at Bristol, dated June 26, 1682. This certificate does not name a wife, and he was probably married in or near Philadelphia within a year of his arrival, to Magdalen (there is no record of Magdalen Kinsey's maiden name). A deed records his purchase of one hundred acres of land from Richard Davies, and from the records of the Board of Property, we learn that a tract of three hundred acres was laid out to David Kinsey in Radnor Township in the Welsh Tract, and in right thereof, the town lot to which he was entitled, was laid out on Chestnut Street, a part of the present site of Independence hall. This tract, however, was never patented to David but after his death was conveyed in several parts to his widow and his son "on ye 20th day of 9th mo., 1690." David Kinsey was a member of the Society of Friends and was affiliated with the monthly meeting known at different periods as Radnor, Haverford, and Merion Monthly Meeting. Among the records of this monthly meeting there is a list of burials at "The Burying Place of Haverford, west side of the Schuylkill," and on the list is this record: "David Kinsey buried ye 7th day of the 7th mo., 1687." His wife, Magdalene, recieved letters of administration of his estate, but later disposed of the land in Radnor also a lot in Philadelphia granted David Kinsey by warrant, dated March 29, 1683. It is interesting to know this lot was in the block on which Independence Hall stands. She signed the marriage certificate of John Kinsey and Sarah Steven in the space for family members in 1687, thus proving her kinship to John Kinsey. She was an active Quaker in Radnor Meeting where her name often appears on marriage certificates. She married secondly Howell James on 20 November 1690. He was then of Radnor, and later of Bristol township, Bucks Co. PA, and then New Castle Co., Delaware where he died in 1717. Magdalene had died several years before him. David and Magdalene Kinsey had at least one other child, Edmund, who eventually founded the well known Bucks County branch of the Kinsey family. There may have also been a daughter named Elinor. After the death of David Kinsey, Magdalen Kinsey, his widow, married, secondly Howell James, widower of Radnor Township. The marriage took place at the house of David Price under the auspices of the Radnow Monthly Meeting. The certificate of marriage is recorded in full with the names of twenty-five witnesses, one of whom was John Kinsey, son of the bride. Magdalen Kinsey James died sometime prior to March, 1715. Howell James married thirdly, Phoebe More, on March 25, 1715. He lived for some years in Bristol Township, Philadelphia County, later removing to New Castle County, where he served as overseer of New castle Preparative Meeting. An indulged meeting was held at his house which was discontinued July 7, 1717, "our Friend Howell Kinsey being deceased." The children of David Kinsey and Magdlen Kinsey were: Source: Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks,
Clarence V. Roberts 1925 Notes for MAGDELEN (MNU) KINSEY:
After the death of David Kinsey, Magdalen Kinsey, his widow, married, secondly Howell James, widower of Radnor Township. The marriage took place at the house of David Price under the auspices of the Radnow Monthly Meeting. The certificate of marriage is recorded in full with the names of twenty-five witnesses, one of whom was John Kinsey, son of the bride. Magdalen Kinsey James died sometime prior to March, 1715. Howell James married thirdly, Phoebe More, on
March 25, 1715. He lived for some years in Bristol Township, Philadelphia
County, later removing to New Castle County, where he served as overseer of
New castle Preparative Meeting. An indulged meeting was held at his house
which was discontinued July 7, 1717, "our Friend Howell Kinsey being
deceased." Notes for ELINORE KINSEY: 6. ii. JOHN KINSEY, b. ABT 1665, Philadelphia,
PA; d. 22 Jan 1733/34.
6. JOHN8 KINSEY (DAVID7, JOHN6, DAVID5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, RALPH2, PHILIP1) was born ABT 1665 in Philadelphia, PA, and died 22 Jan 1733/34. He married (1) SARAH STEVENS, (STIVENS) 20 Aug 1687 in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. She died 12 Sep 1702. He married (2) GRACE FITZRANDOLF 01 Mar 1703/04. She died 21 Aug 1752. Notes for JOHN KINSEY: John Kinsey married first, Sarah Steven, "Stivin", in August, 1687, under the auspices of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. The records show that he was an active Quaker, a member at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, acting as Elder and Trustee and was a carpenter by trade. He helped to begin the monthly meeting at Woodbridge NJ where he moved his family between 1702-1704 after the death of his wife, Sarah on September 12, 1702. He remarried Grace Fitzrandolph, on March 1, 1704. He was one of the Middlesex County Commissioners, a member of the provincial Assembly and Speaker there. He united with the Woodbridge Monthly meeting of Friends and took active interest therein until his death. He was very active in political affairs during the controversy between the Assembly of East Jersey and Daniel Coxe. On May 21, 1716, the friends of Governor Hunter got together, thirteen members of Assembly being sufficient for a quorum; they organized the deposed Dr. Coxe, both as speaker and member of the House, and elected John Kinsey speaker in his place, a position which he held until his death, January 22, 1731. Smith's History of Friends in the Province of Pennsylvania, made a religious visit to New England in 1703, John Kinsey visiting the island of Nantucket, "where he was instrumental in promoting the interests of Quakers.' The son of John and Sarah Stevens Kensey was John Kinsey. Some sources say that John Kinsey was John Kinsy of Burlington NJ who was the son of John Kersey, alias Kelsey, who was a commissioner of the West New Jersey Society and who came to this country in 1677. John Kersey's death is recorded in the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting records; it occurred soon after his arrival and he was buried in Burlington. This John Kersey had a daughter Elizabeth, also, who married Thomas Fairman, to whom he willed some land in Shackmaxon (Bucks Co) PA. John Kinsy Jr., son of John Kersey, died 28 Jun 1689.
John Kinsey was a Friends and married on 20 October 1687 to Sarah Steven, "Stiven" in the marriage certificate, at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. He was a active Quaker, a member at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, acting as Elder and Trustee and was a carpenter by trade. He helped to begin the monthly meeting at Weedbridge NJ where he moved his family between 1702-1704 after the death of his wife, Sarah on 12 September 1702. He remarried Grace Fitzrandolph. He was one of the Middlesex County Commissioners, a member of the provincial Assembly and Speaker there.
John Kinsey III, of New Jersey. The first mention
of this John on record in Radnor dated February 3, 1686, names him as a witness
at a wedding. He also witnessed the wedding of Magdalen Kinsey and Howell
James. *From John Kinsey research notes compiled by Selena Fox, PO Box 219, MT. Horeb, WI 53572 USA; selena@mhtc.net: Durrance (1979) includes a genealogical chart (ending with Lavinia Josephine Weems) which states that John Kinsey, Jr. who died in 1750 was the son of John Kinsey, Sr.
Vol 5 p. 100, footnote: John Kinsey was a native of England, resided in Philadelphia for a time and married there Sarah Stevens. He moved to Woodbridge, East New Jersey in 1704. He was a minister in the Society of Friends. He was a mamber and speaker of the Provincal Assembly of New Jersey. Vol. 75, p. 400, indicates that John Kinsey was a carpenter by trade. He also was an active Friends minister and traveled frequently in connection with his ministry. He made a journey to Long Island with Thomas Chalkley. He not only was very active in the Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia, but he also helped establish the Woodgridge Preparative Meeting in New Jersey. After the death of his Sarah Stevens Kinsey, he moved to Woodbridge which was near Rahway, New Jersey between 1702-4. He then married a widow Grace Fitz Randolph. In New Jersey, he was a Middlesex County Commissioner, a member of the provincial Assembly, and the Assembly Speaker. This info is noted in the Minutes of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 1689-1702, which are printed in the first six volumes of the Publicaitons of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (1895-1917); Another source cited as reference is Joseph W. Dally, Woodbridge and Vicinity, New Brunswick, NJ 1873, p. 59-69. In his article about John Kinsey's life, publisher in PA Mag, vol 75, p. 400-415, Edwin Bronner indicates that the original Commissioner John Kinsey died aboard ship in 1677 and had a son John who arrived in Burlington the following year. he quotes p. 103 of Samuel Smith's work, History of the Colony of Nova Caesaria or New Jersey, published in Burlington, NJ in 1765. In this same work, PA Chief Justice John Kinsey is listed as the third in the line. A footnote on page 400 of this source indicates discrepancies in linage through other sources. References Examined, with comments by Selena Fox: Durrance, Margaret (1979). Wemyss - - Wemms. Lake
Alfred, FL: Creswell Family, (in Library of Congress: CS71.WS97 1979).
Notes for EDMUND KINSEY: Edmund Kinsey, b. 1683, second son of David and Magdalen Kinsey, married Sarah Ogburn on August 21, 1708. The records of Newark Monthly Meeting held at Center, May 3, 1708, show that Howell James (Edmund's stepfather) appeared and produced a letter from his wife's son, Edmund Kinsey, requesting certificate of this meeting of his clearness in relation to marriage, and at the following meeting a certificate was signed for Edmund Kinsey to Woodbridge Meeting in order for his marriage with Sarah Ogburn. The marriage took place at the house of Nathaniel Fitz-Randolph, stepfather of the bride. In 1715 the Woodbridge Monthly Meeting granted a certificate of removal to Falls Monthly Meeting in Bucks County, PA, to Edmund Kinsey, his wife, Sarah Ogburn Kinsey, and Jane Fitz-Randolph, his mother-in-law. Edmund settled in Buckingham Township, purchasing five hundred acres surrounding Buckingham Meeting House, which had been erected only a few years prior to his removal. He was a very earnest Quaker, and in the Falls Monthly Meeting of December, 1717, he received a minute of approval to the Meeting of Ministers and Elders. He was one of the early prominent ministers of Buckingham Meeting, and traveled considerably "in the service of the truth." He also established the first scythe and axe factory in Buckingham, in which a tilt hammer, run by water power was used. He died at the residence in Buckingham on December 21, 1759, having served forty years in the ministry. His wife, Sarah Ogburn Kinsey, survived him and died in her ninety-seventh year. Jane and Samuel Ogburn, parents of Sarah Ogburn, Edmund Kinsey's wife, came from Scotland and settled in New Jersey. After the death of Samuel, Jane Ogburn married secondly, John Hampton, and thirdly, Nathaniel Fitz-Randolph, and after her removal to Bucks County with her daughter and son-in-law, she married fourth, Hugh Sharp. Her sons by John Hampton followed her to Bucks County, and their descendants are prominently identified with that county for several generations. In a deed recorded at Trenton, in the West Jersey records, Liber B., part 2, page 705, there is a reference to "Lots lately in the tenure of Samuel Ogburn, first husband of Jane Hampton." The children of Edmund and Sarah Ogburn Kinsey
were: August 5, 1715 - - Edmund and wife and mother-in-law Jane FitzRandolph received on certificate from Woodbridge (to Philadelphia?) In the Pennsylvania Gazette 12 May 1768 - sale
at the house of the widow Jamieson, Innkeeper, Buckingham Twp. a house made
of stone on less than 10 acres, with a blacksmith shop on York Road, next
to lands of Samuel Kinsey, late the property of Edmund Kinsey
It is traditionally related that the family consisting of Edmund, Sarah, their three children, and Sarah's mother, Jane FitzRandolph Sharp, came to Buckingham, in Bucks County, in 1715, with their household goods and effects in carts, while their cattle were driven before them. They crossed the Delaware River near the present locality of Trenton, and leaving the family and the stock on the wayside, Edmund walked to Falls Meeting where he preached to the people, after which he returned to his family and they continued their journey. He had previously purchased a tract of land which was a wilderness of forest except a very small portion that had been cleared and cultivated by the Indians. This spot was utilized by Sarah as a garden while the men were engtaged in the more heavy and laborious work of clearing, logging and building. Here Edmund made use of his knowledge of iron and steel and established a plant for the manufacture of axes, scythes and other edged tools, using in the process trip hammers driven by water power. As he prospered he built the two stone structures which are still standing near Holicong and are part of the property owned (1950) by Mr. Nathaniel Rand. Remains of his dam are clearly observable to this day.
Notes for SARAH OGBORNE:
8. JOHN K9 KINSEY, JR. (JOHN8, DAVID7, JOHN6, DAVID5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, RALPH2, PHILIP1) was born 1693 in Philadelphia, and died 11 May 1750 in Burlington NJ. He married MARY KEARNY 09 Sep 1725, daughter of PHILIP KEARNEY and ELIZABETH KEEN. She was born in Philadelphia. Notes for JOHN K KINSEY, JR.: *(There is a note from another source that John Kinsey Jr. was probably the son of Sarah and John Sr. and other children were from marriage of John Sr. and Grace FitzRandolph.) He married Mary Kearny, daughter of Philip, by Friends' ceremony on September 9 1725 at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and settled in Woodbridge NJ. On December 28, 1725 Mary Kinsey (late Kerney) was given her certificate to move her membership to Woodbridge NJ Monthly Meeting. In 1725 John Kinsey was involved in a public event concerning the Quaker testimony of wearing hats. "One day in Chester Court, the lawyer, John Kinsey's hat was knocked off by a tipstaff when he refused to remove it upon the announcement of the opening of court. The Quakers of the county were very indignant and the matter came formally not only before Chester Monthly Meeting, but Haverford Monthly Meeting which presented a remonstrance to Governor Keith. The Governor ruled that Friends should they so desire, may were their hats in court and especially Courts of Chancery." (Browning) John Kinsey served as a member of the Assembly of NJ, and was Speaker there. In 1730/31 he moved to Philadelphia and was chosen a member of the PA Assembly which he kept until his death. On December 21, 1730 John and Mary were given their certificate from Woodbridge NJ Monthly Meeting. He was very involved and held many posts within the PA Assembly. He was very active in all aspects of life on either side of the Delaware River; in PA and NJ. He was also the clerk of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, a position requiring much tact and patience. He became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of PA Kinsey died suddenly at age 57 due to a "fit" he suffered at the Supreme Court in Burlington and died that evening. After his death there was found his questionable useage of public funds. Information from Princton Univs. & their Sons Kinsey, John, 1693-1750 John Kinsey, Chief-Justice of the Providence of Pennsylvania, and one of the incorporators of grandson of John Kinsey, one of the commissioners of the proprietors of West Jersey who came from London in 1677. He was born in Philadelphia in 1693, and died in Burlington, New Jersey, May 11, 1750. He was educated in the law and practised in the courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Until nearly forty years of age he was a resident of New Jersey, where he was a member of the Assembly and for several years Speaker of the body; but in 1730 he removed to Philadelphia, and was at once elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly, in which he served continuously be re-elections, and as Speaker from 1739, for the remainder of his life. From 1738 to 1741 he was Attorney-General of the Province, and in 1743 was appointed Chief-Justice, which office he held until his death. Judge Kinsey was one of the two commissioners sent to Maryland in 1737 to negotiate for the settlement of the boundary dispute, and was also one of the commissioners who in 1745, in conjuction with commissioners from New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut, negotiated at Albany, New York, a treaty with the Six Nations. Notes for JOHN KINSEY:
Notes for JAMES MATROSS KINSEY: James Kinsey was born in Philadelphia on March
22, 1735. He married Sarah Deacon (Virginia Kinsey Christisen says the spelling
of Deacon is DeCon see below) and settled in Burlington, NJ, where he took
up the practice of law, practicing both in the courts of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. In 1772, he was chosen to serve in the New Jersey Assembly and
was leader of the opposition to Governor William Franklin (the last Tory governor
of New Jersey, and the illegitimate son of Dr. Benjamin Franklin). James was
a member of the original Continental Congress and took his seat at Philadelphia
September 5, 1774. He resigned, however, on Novemer 22, 1775, owing to religious
scruples on the subject of test oaths. The degree of LL.D. was conferred upon
him by Princeton University in 1790. He was the intimate friend of Governor
Livingston (the first patriot governor of New Jersey) and after the Revolutionary
War was elected Chief Justice of New Jersey, 1789, in which position he served
until his death. James Kinsey died at Burlington, NJ, on January 4, 1803.
James Kinsey was born 22 March 1735. On 6 October 1755 James Kinsey brought his certificate of removal from Philadelphia to Burlington Meeting. There, he married Hannah DeCow (DeCon, De Cou) on 7 December 1758. Hannah was the daughter of Isaac and Hannah DeCau. Their first marriage intentions were presented to the meeting on "2nd 10th mo 1758" on November 6, 1758 they were given liberty to marry and on December 4, 1758. " The friends appointed to attend the young woman hath been sick most of the time since last meeting which hath obliged them to defer the accomplishment thereof." On January 1, 1759 it was reported that they had married. On September 25, 1761James and his wife were recieved on certificate at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting from Burlington NJ Meeting. He died 11 January 1802 in Burlington NJ. ***NOTE: As of 7/95 Virginia Kinsey Christisen noted further research on the marriage license of James and Hannah leads to the correct spelling as DeCon. Other references may stand as they are.*** Information from The New Jersey Federalists, by Rudolph D Paster and Margaret C Paster 1975 Kinsey, James (1733-1803). Born in Philadelphia; moved to Burlington City about 1750; Quaker; father was chief justice of Pennsylvania (1743-1750); A.B., Princeton, 1750; lawyer; 1772-1775- assemblyman; 1774-1775-member of the committee of correspondence for Burlington County; July 23, 1774-November 22, 1775-Continental Congressman; 1789-1803-chief justice of the New Jersey Surpreme Court. Kinsey was representive of those New Jersey Federalists against whom the Republican charge of Toryism could be made with good effect. He had assumed a pacifist position during the Revolution and in 1776 had refused to take an oath to support the new state constitution. Information from Princton Univs. & their Sons James Kinsey, son of John, was born in Philadelphia, March 22, 1731, died in Burlington, New Jersey, January 4, 1803 - like his father he was an eminent lawyer and Jurist, a member of the Assembly of New Jersey and of the Continental Congress, and Chief-Justice of New Jersey from 1789 until his death. Princeton bestowed on him the honorarv degree of Doctor of Laws in 1790.
Kinsey, Hon. James, LL.D., Lawyer and Chief-Justice of the Supreme court of New Jersey, was born, 1733, in Middlesex county, New Jersey, and was the son of the Hon. John Kinsey, who emigrated from England in 1716 and settled in Middlesex county, which he subsequently represented in the Provincial Assembly, and was Speaker of the House for many years, his last tenure of that position being in 1733. He shortly afterwards removed to Pennsylvania, where he was likewise chosen a member of the Assembly of the Province; he was an eminent lawyer; a consistent member of the Society of Friends, and for the last seven years of his life Chief-Justice of Pennsylvania. He died in May 1750, at Burlington, West Jersey. In the same town his son, James, married and settled. In 1772 he was elected a member of Assembly to represent, in connection with a collegue, that city, and soon took a prominent part in the proceedings of that body, being regarded as the leader of the opposition to Governor Franklin. He was appointed one of the delegates to the Continental Congress, and took his seat in the body, at Philadelphia, September 5th, 1774; he resigned his position, for reasons deemed satisfactory by the Congress, in November, 1775. In 1777 the New Jersey Legislature passed a law requiring attorneys and counsellors-at-law to take the oath or affirmation of allegiance to the new State government; but this he declined taking, the taking, and consequently was obliged to relinquish his practice. It is probable that his being a member of the Society of Friends caused his unwillingness to conform to the law as enacted. When Judge Brearly resigned to office of Chief-Justice, the joint meeting of the Council and Assembly, in November, 1789, elected James Kinsey to fill the vacancy, and he was reelected James Kinsey to fill the vacancy, and he was re-elected in 1796, holding the position during life, a period of nearly fourteen years. His first election took place during the administration of Governor Livingston, who was not only satisfied that he was amply qualified for the office, but of his being entirely devoted to the cause of his country. He was thoroughly versed in the doctrines of the law, and of spotless integrity. He died in Burlington, January 4th, 1803, in the seventieth year of his age.
Kinsey, James, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, PA., March 22 1731; attended the common Schools; studied law; was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1753 and practiced in the courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey with residence in Burlington County, NJ; member of the State general assembly 1772-1775; member of the committee of correspondence for Burlington County in 1774 and 1775; Member of the Continental Congress from July 23, 1774, until his resignation effective November 22, 1775; appointed chief justice of the supreme court of New Jersey on November 20, 1789, and served until his death in Burlington, NJ, January 4, 1803; interment in St. Mary's Churchyard. Data About James Kinsey of New Jersey (circa 1727-1802) James Kinsey, like his father Quaker Party Leader
John Kinsey, was a political leader and chief justice. PA Gazette (abstract): June 7, 1753 ad: "Plantation near SW bounds of Philadelphia, belonging to estate of John Kinsey, Esq. desceased, is to be let; enquire of William Plumsted, Isreal Pemberton Jr., or James Kinsey." PA Gazette (abstract): Nov. 21, 1754 ad: "real estate for sale, including plantation in North Wales, now in possession of John Jones, and bank house in Front Street, Philadelphia, opposite to Joseph Morris; enquires of James Kinsey at Burlington or Edmund Kearny in Philadelphia." Durrance (1979) includes a geneaological chart (ending with Lavinia Josephine Weems) with the following information: James Kinsey, R.S. was born circa 1727 and died in 1802. His wife was Phoebe Wood and their daughter was Mary Kinsey. His parents were John Kinsey, Jr. and Mary Kearney. His title is R.S. instead of LLD in this source. Durrance (1979) also includes a short bio on p. 110. He was the son of John Kinsey, Jr. and wife Mary Kearny. He was born in Woodbridge, NJ about 1727. he was elected by joint meeting the Chief Justice of New Jersey in November 1789, re-elected in 1796, and held the office nearly 14 years. he lived in Burlington, NJ during some of his life. he was a lawyer and took a prominent part in the Legislature business. He was appointed one of the delegates to the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia in September 1774, but in November of the following year, he resigned. He was a member of the Society of Friends. he was a good friend of Governor Livingston. he died in 1802/3 at about the age of seventy. His children included: John, James, Philip, thomas, charles, Ann, Mary, Hannah. References cited for this biography included DAR Linage Book, Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, History of Burlington, Co, NJ and Doc. of colonial Rev. History of the State of NJ Vol. X1801-1805. Burlington, NJ WWW home page: "James Kinsey was a prominent lawyer in 1770's Burlington and served as Chief Justice of New Jersey. Elected to the Assembly in 1772, Kinsey opposed Royal Governor William Franklin, who lived across town. In 1774, Kinsey started the Burlington Committee of Correspondence, to turn public opinion against King George III. he was elected to the Continental Congress, but as a Quaker, chose to resign rather than swear an oath of allegiance. Located at 38 West Broad Street, the Kinsey House was built in 1770, and now serves as Lodge 965 of the Loyal Order of Moose." found 3/3/1996; revised 11/11/1995. Hinshaw (1938, vol, II p. 573-574): Quaker records for Philadelphia Monthly Meeting indicate that James Kinsey and his wife granted certificate from Burlington Monthly Meeting in 1761, 9, 25, and granted certificate to Burlington Monthly meeting in 1764, 5, 25. Hinshaw (1938, vol. II, p. 237): Quaker records for Burlington, NJ Monthly Meeting: James received certificate from philadelphia Monthly meeting 1755, 10, 6; James reported married to Hannah Decow in 1759, 1, 1; James and wife, hannah granted certificate to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in 1761, 6, 1; James and wife Hannah received on certificate from Philadelphia Monthly meeting in 1764, 10, 1. Hinshaw (1938, vol. II, p. 237): Quaker records for Burlington, NJ Monthly Meeting. These be listings about children of James and Hannah, or they may be from some other Kinsey line: John granted certificate to Mt. Holly MM in 1792
and received on certificate from Mr. Holly MM in 1797. References: Hinshaw, William Wade (1938). encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Volume II. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers. (copy in the National Genealogical Society library in Arlington, Virginia) Source: The Kinsey/Kinzie Newsletter, Editor,
David Lee Kinzie Vol. 2, Issue 4, 30 December 1996
***NOTE: As of 7/95 Virginia Kinsey Christisen noted further research on the marriage license of James and Hannah leads to the correct spelling as DeCon. Other references may stand as they are.***
Marriage Notes for JAMES KINSEY and HANNAH DECOU:
Notes for JOAN KINSEY: Notes for WILLIAM CARVER: Notes for THOMAS BYE:
Notes for SAMUEL KINSEY: Samuel Kinsey, born October 20, 1710, at Woodbridge,
NJ, removed with his parents to Buckingham, Bucks County PA, in 1715. there
he married Elizabeth Crewe on July 14, 1733.
Note: This death date is not the same as we have from other sources. We have 1765. Source: Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks,
Clarence V. Roberts 1925 Notes for ELIZABETH CREWE: Notes for DAVID KINSEY: ii. ELIZABETH KINSEY, m. (1) ALEXANDER BROWN,
10 Jan 1770; m. (2) ZENAS FELL, Jul 1780. Notes for JONATHAN KINSEY:
Notes for SAMUEL KINSEY II: Samuel Kinsey was born May 1734. He was married to Sarah Inham, daughter of Jonathan Ingham, at Newhope, Bucks County, on December 1, 1762. He removed from Bucks County to Baltimore, MD, and on December 8, 1776, he enlisted in the Revolutionary Army. He held a commission as Lieutenant in Dean's Company, Seventh Rgiment, Maryland Regulars, and served throughout the war in General Smallwood's campaigns. He returned to Bucks County after the war in 1783. His wife having died during his absence, and his children having become scattered and provided for by his more prosperous relatives, he sought to start life over again by removing the same year, 1783, to the "Redstone Country" with other Revolutionary veterans. he settled in Menallen Township, Fayett County, and lived there for the remainder of his life. the exact date of his death is not known but John Rhoads filed a bond as administrator of his estate on March 18, 1793. The children of Samuel and Sarah Ingham Kinsey were: I. Ulysses Kinsey, b. October 18, 1763
vi. THOMAS KINSEY, b. ABT 1736; d. 05 Nov 1816, London Grove, Chester Co.; m. MARGARET SMITH, 28 Nov 1758; b. 11 May 1738, Windy Bush, Bucks, PA; d. 13 Oct 1871. Notes for THOMAS KINSEY: Thomas & Margaret, Mercy, Mary, Jane & Samuel received certificates from Buckingham MM to New Garden 7/1788, William and Sarah also received separate certificates in 1788 and 1789
Notes for JOHN KINSEY:
John's death date according to the Dar Patriot Index - Centennial Edition, is July 19, 1824. We had a previous date of January 13, 1834 (source - book - "Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks").
John was born in Buckingham in 1749, died in Chester County January 13, 1834, and is buried in the Friends' Burying Ground at Little Britain. He married Margaret Kitchen at Buckingfham Meeting May 21, 1777. They continued to reside in Buckingham until 1811, when they removed to Chester County, taking a certificate to New Garden Monthly Meeting dated April 9, 1811. this Certificate included their minor children John and Anna, and their elder son Nathaniel was granted a separate certificate. They later located in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, where the remaining active years of their lives were spent. The source below has born in 1735 - ??? Notes for MARGARET KITCHEN: viii. BENJAMIN KINSEY, b. 1756; d. 1831; m. DOROTHY DOAN; b. ABT 1735. Notes for BENJAMIN KINSEY: Arrived in Canada in 1795 Lot 18 Con 3 Humberstone The research from Frances Waite indicates Benjamin died a year after he arrived in Canada in 1795, our records show he died in 1831. Benjamin Kinsey accused of abetting Joseph Doan, Jr. in the robbery of Jacob Weaver of Tinicum Township the trial was March 30, 1784. He is not mentioned any further in the trials. Notes for DOROTHY DOAN: A note from the research of Frances Waite: ix. ABIGAIL KINSEY, b. 1760; d. 1824; m. ENOCH
BYE, 1781 (Source: "History of the Bye Family", by Arthur Edwin
Bye, Correll Printing Co. Inc., Easton, PA, Anno Domini 1956.); b. 27 Sep
1757, of Solebury (Source: "History of the Bye Family", by Arthur
Edwin Bye, Correll Printing Co. Inc., Easton, PA, Anno Domini 1956.); d. 12
Jan 1837, Buried in graveyard of Little Elk Creek Meeting, PA (Source: "History
of the Bye Family", by Arthur Edwin Bye, Correll Printing Co. Inc., Easton,
PA, Anno Domini 1956.).
Notes for DAVID KINSEY: In 1745 Tamar and David Kinsey witness the will of Edward Hartley Notes for TAMAR FELL:
Notes for DAVID KINSEY:
Notes for GEORGE KINSEY: -- Bedminster Twp. Tax Records show George as
single/ not listed in 1775 iv. JOHN KINSEY, b. 05 Feb 1741/42. Notes for ISAAC KINSEY:
Notes for JONATHAN KINSEY:
Notes for ELIZABETH FELL:
Notes for SARAH FELL:
Notes for MARY FELL:
Marriage Notes for DAVID FELL and SARAH KINSEY:
Notes for EDMUND SMITH:
Notes for JOSEPH KINSEY:
One note says she married a second time to Isias Quemby but that doesn't make too much sense if Joseph died after she did. Notes for JOHN KINSEY:
Notes for JAMES KINSEY: The list if children and dates comes from the Yonge St Meeting (Quakers) Ref: Eileen Walker of Alberta, Canada, a decendant
of Fanny Kinsey
Notes for SARAH KINSEY: Notes for JONATHON SMITH:
Notes for JANE SMITH: 16. BENJAMIN9 KINSEY (EDMUND8, DAVID7, JOHN6, DAVID5, THOMAS4, JOHN3, RALPH2, PHILIP1) was born 23 Oct 1727 in Buckingham, Bucks Co, PA (Source: "Story of the Bye Family", by Arthur Edwin Bye, Correll Printing Co., Inc., Easton, PA, Anno Domini 1956.), and died 12 Sep 1789 in Buckingham, Bucks Co, PA (Source: "Story of the Bye Family", by Arthur Edwin Bye, Correll Printing Co., Inc., Easton, PA, Anno Domini 1956.). He married (1) SUSANNAH BROWN 23 Mar 1748/49 in Buckingham Meeting, daughter of GEORGE BROWN and SARAH SHAW. She was born 23 Sep 1726 in Buckingham,PA, and died 24 Feb 1765 in PA. He married (2) MARTHA WHITE 10 Feb 1766 in Falls Meeting, PA (Source: John Kinsey then a young man and son of John Kinsey it appears did not accompany his parents in 1677, but came out the next year and assumed the manag.), daughter of JOSEPH WHITE and MARTHA LIPPINCOTT. Notes for MARTHA WHITE: Notes for GEORGE KINSEY:
Notes for JONATHAN KINSEY I: Birth date could have been 1758. (differing information) He came to Canada from Pennsylvalia. Based on his petition for land he arrived in Canada in 1787 with a wife (no name shown) and 4 children. Petition granted 1794. He died on this same land. Children shown in petition are Rachel, Jesse, Nathan, Phinias and Susannah. This indicates one was born after arrival and before petition. His will makes a major bequest to Jonathan. Indicates 1799 birthdate for Jonathan is OK. See the book ROUTE OF THE CONASTOTA in possession of Ross Bruce Kenzie (1994). IMPORTANT NOTE: Conventional family wisdom as of today (3/15/95) is that the Kinsey's were from Germany. No one seems to know where this idea originated. Perhaps it was from the Neff's or from the idea of the Morganstern Inheritance. Anyway no real proof seems to exist. My records derived from family records ended with "Jonathan Kinsey Sr, a farmer, in Port Colborne, Ontario, a Quaker born in 1753 " and no further information until I hired several searchers and got all this data.. I contacted one George P De Kay a most professional genealogist of RR #1 Hyde Park Ont, who wrote in 1970 theMoxley history a chapter of which is reproduced in this data base under the name Elizabeth Moxley (1804-1883). He seemed to believe the German / Menonite story also, but had no knowledge of Kinsey's beyond Dillman who my records show to be a brother of Jonathan (1753). As a result of a Prodigy bulletin board I made contact with David Kinzie of Marion IN, who is a most serious genealogist of the Kinsey / Kinzie / Kenzie name. Through David I have gotten into books and most accurate data that appears to provide most of the data beyond Jonathan (1753) and adds better dates etc. This connection i.e. Johnathan (1753) to his parents is the only weak link in the data. I am sure it is correct because my data shows "a Quaker" and mine shows"1753". The new data ties to many many Quakers and shows thebirthday as 11/9/1753. Note that Jonathan's wife was known as Susanna and note the large number of othre Susanna's in his background. Source: A Family Histiry by Martha Jane Humphries Kinsey GC 929.2K625K (she was born 1888) Chapter IV Titled KINSEY
I Jonathan Kinsey of the Township of Humberstone in the county of Lincoln and the District of Niagara Province of Upper Canada, being in a poor state of health but of perfect sound mind and memory I declare this to be my last Will and testament; first I Direct soon after my Decease my funeral charges be fully paid, also all my Just and Lawful Debts by me Contracted be Discharged out of Such a part of my Estate as I shall hereafter Describe, as soon as Conveniently can be by my Executor hereafter constituted and appointed by me, Secondly I Give and bequeath to my Son Jesse Kinsey the sum of four pounds stirling money. I give and devise to my son Phineas Kinsey and to his heirs and assigns forever thirty acres of land off the Rear End of Lot number Twenty in the font Concession in the Township of Humberstone in the County District and Province aforesaid, being part of the land I now live on. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah the full privilege of my dwellinghouse where we now live with one equal fourth of all grain potatoes and garden stuff that's raised on my farm with as many apples as she shall need also one cow, her choice of my stock to be kept for her use on my place or farm, likewise Twenty weight of flax when its a flax season, yearly, and Ten Pounds of wool yearly, and every year with a sufficient quantity of fire wood In short lengths Delivered at the Door, the choice of my beds with the furniture there unto belonging also my Clock and all other parts of my household furniture which she shall need and require, all which she shall have during her natural live (sic). If she remains my widow. In case of her marriage again she shall have one bed and the furniture there unto belonging only. I give and devise unto my two daughters Rachel Tamage and Susannah Snider?? and to their heirs and assigns forever to be equally divided between them in quantity and quality all my landed property that lies in the township of King in the Home district and province aforesaid I give and divise unto my son Jonathan Kinsey and to his heirs and assigns forever all the remainder part of my land in Humberstone Exclusive of what is devised unto my son Phineas as aforesaid with all my moveable property and stock which I possess exclusive of what is bequeathed to his mother and at his death or marriage all that's left on the movable bequeathed her all except the bed and furniture in case of her marriage again and out of his part or possession shall all my debts and funeral expenses be paid. He shall also provide for his mother as I have above described for her to have. I do constitute and appoint my son Jonathan and Abraham Laing, both of Humberstone and Michael Graybiel of Wainfleet to be my sole executors. Disallowing, revoking and disannulling all other wills and Testaments by me in any... confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of the eighth month called August in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty two. Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the Presence Benjamin Schooley iv. SUSANNA KINSEY, b. 09 Nov 1756 (Source: "Story
of the Bye Family", by Arthur Edwin Bye, Correll Printing Co., Inc.,
Easton, PA, Anno Domini 1956.); m. JOSEPH SMITH, 12 Apr 1786 (Source: "Story
of the Bye Family", by Arthur Edwin Bye, Correll Printing Co., Inc.,
Easton, PA, Anno Domini 1956.). Notes for JONATHAN BYE: In 1810 Jonathan and Mary brought their family to southeastern OH, with a certificate from Indian Spring Meeting, MD to Short Creek Monthly Meeting. In 1819 they moved to Flushing, a little farther west. A large meeting house was built in 1814 at Mount Pleasant near Short Creek. In 1938 a visitor examining the building noticed one brick with this inscription: "____ Bye Junior, Brick Maker, MT. Pleasant Jefferson Co. In the year of our Lord 1814 in the 22nd year of his age." The first name had been cut away. Might this be a son of Jonathan? Source: "History of the Bye Family",
by Arthur Edwin Bye, Correll Printing Co. Inc., Easton, PA, Anno Domini 1956 It is much to be regretted that we know so little about Johnathan Bye and his family. In him, more than in any other of the Byes, the blood of the pioneers flowed fastest. Restless, adventurous, no doubt romantic, his life would make an interesting story, if we but had the facts. All this branch of the family possessed the pioneering spirit. Hezekiah Bye's sons left the homestead. Enoch went to Chester County. Hezekiah, Jr., and Samuel went to the western part of Pennsylvania, and later to Ohio, always seeking larger, richer farms, while their children swarmed further westward still joining the great migration witch eventually was to make the vast belt of North America and US. Their homesteads are now to be found scattered throughout Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. vii. LUCRETIA KINSEY, b. 16 Oct 1762 (Source: "Story of the Bye Family", by Arthur Edwin Bye, Correll Printing Co., Inc., Easton, PA, Anno Domi |