William Vestal, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1667 - Abt 1701  (34 years)    Has one ancestor and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Vestal
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1667	London, Middlesex, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt Feb 1701	Weston Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  LastWill - 19.01.1701 - - LastWill proven - 26.02.1701 - Weston Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA - William's will is recorded in the Philadelphia City Hall. Chester Co. records were recorded in Philadelphia at that time. (C-869)
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. William Vestal, Sr.,   b. Abt 1667, London, Middlesex, England d. Abt Feb 1701, Weston Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 34 years) ▻ Alice Glover,  m. Abt 1692   2. Daniel Vestall   d. 1683, At Sea
  Person ID	I202596	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2001

  
  

  Father	William Vassal,   b. 1637   d. 1700, England (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F83096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Glover,   b. 1663, Kings Cleare, S. Hampton, England d. Bef 1729 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1692	Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
  Some sources give 1692 as their marriage date. JJay gives it as between 1694 and 1697. We know for sure that they married several years prior to 1696 when their daughter, Sarah drowned. According to Caviness, they married about 1692 in the Brandywine Baptist Church in Chester Co., PA. (C-869, 1380) According to second hand info in the GAB, Volume 15, Jan 1986, they married in Bucks Co., PA. (C-2251g)
  Children	+ 1. William Vestal, Jr.,   b. 16 Sep 1692, Birmingham Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef Mar 1745, Frederick Co., Winchester, Virginia, USA (Age 52 years)   2. Sarah Vestal,   b. 1693, Birmingham Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Mar 1696, Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 3 years)   3. George Vestal,   b. 1698, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. Aft 1721, Conestoga Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 24 years)   4. Mary "Meary" Vestal,   b. 1696, Birmingham Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F83091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2001

  
  

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• Notes

  In C-611, William's birthplace is listed as Southhampton, ENG. This is the port where many Quaker families embarked from to come to the new world. William came to the American colonies in 1683 with his brother Daniel. Daniel died and was buried at sea. William first appears in Chester Co., Pa records in 1692 when he took Guardianship of the children of his wife's first husband. (C-2251g) He was a taxpayer in Birmingham Twp., Chester Co., PA in 1693 and 1696. William was listed as a Constable of Birmingham on Mar. 12, 1694/5. He was a Baptist by religion and a farmer by trade. (C-2141) He and Thomas Moore were deeded 100 acres of land lying in Concord on that same day. He and Richard Buffington (the first settler in the area) jointly purchased 218 acres in Bradford, Chester Co., PA in 1696 and an adjoining 218 in 1701. They then each took 218 acres to themselves, with William taking the l701 purchase. This land was between Brandywine, below the forks, almost to Srode's Mill. He built a home on this property and died shortly after. Benjamin Mendenhall of Concord, PA confirmed his agreement to sell William Vestal Sr. the land where his home stood to his widow, Alice on March 26, 1709. (C-2251g) A large stone home still stands on it today which is alluded to be his home. (C-869) William and Alice had four children. The only child who is known to have descendants was William Jr. Their first daughter, Sarah, drowned in a small pond of water in 1696. Soon after, on June 10, 1697, Alice was baptized at the Brandywinde Baptist Church. Their daughter, Hannah, was baptized there on August 30, 1698. There is a distinct possibility that William was a Baptist already. Alice was a Quaker up to this point in time. Her departure could have been influenced by George Keith who was causing "much trouble" at the time and by her daughter, Sarah's death. In his will dated Jan. 19, 1701/2, he gave his wife Allice the 124 acres where they lived. It names sons George and William and daughter, Mary. His executors were his wife and Thos. Powell (although Thos. declined). It was proved 26 Feb. 1701/2. Witnesses were John Wood, Nathaniel Ring, Robert Way and Robert Jefferys. In it, he spells his name Vastall. (C-804, 2251g) Immigration - 00.00.1683 - London, London, England -

  
  

• Sources

  [S683] Mrs. Oscar Markus, Markus, Mrs. Oscar, Vestals of PA, (1964, unpublished). [S687] Alloa Cavinis, Cavinis, Alloa, Henry Cavinis Immigrant, (1971 (C-1380)).