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talents and moral worth; he was a representative in Congress for a time.

23. Daniel, b. Seventh day, 1 mo. 17, 1745; d. 2 mo. 2, 1807; m. Mary Downing 6 mo. 20, 1776, dau. of Richard Downing and Mary Edge of East Caln, b. 7 mo. 31, 1752; d. 1 mo. 30, 1779.

Richard Downing was a brother to Joseph (see No. 26). (There was a Richard Downing residing in Downingtown during the Revolution, who held the office of commissary in the American army.) Mary Edge, dau. of John, and granddau. of John and Jane Edge, who came to America in 1685, from St. Andrew's Hilborn, county of Middlesex, England.

M. second wife, Phebe Jones (no record of their m. or of her parents), b. 3 mo. 5, 1759; d. 8 mo. 12, 1786.

M. third wife, Ann Warner (no record of their m.); she was probably the dau. of Isaac and Lydia, b. 1 mo. 30, 1758; d. (no record).

Daniel appears to have lived part of his time in Concord and part in Whiteland until his marriage, after which he removed to Falls twp., Bucks co., taking a certificate from Concord to Falls Monthly Meeting for himself, wife and child, 4 mo. 8, 1778. His wife survived but a few months after their removal.

He m. his second and third wives in that neighborhood, where he continued to reside, being engaged in farming, during the remainder of his life. He and his wives were buried at Falls Meeting burial-ground.

24. Rachel, b. Seventh day, 4 mo. 11, 1748; d. 9 mo. 27, 1832; m. Amos Garrett 3 mo. 21, 1787, of Willistown (as his second wife), son of Isaac Garrett (no record of his birth or death).

Rachel appears, by the Meeting records, to have resided for a time with her brother Daniel in Bucks co., as she took a certificate to Falls Meeting 4 mo. 4, 1781, and returned again to Concord 5 mo. 7, 1783.

Amos and Rachel had no ch.

25. Ann, b. First day, 1 mo. 19, 1752; d. 9 mo. 30, 1827; m. Joshua Sharpless 5 mo. 20, 1789, of East Bradford, Chester co., Pa. (as his second wife), son of Benjamin Sharpless and Martha Mendenhall (who were m. 1746). No record of his birth or death. (For Joshua's first wife see No. 194.)

In the spring of 1800, Joshua and Ann removed to Westown Boarding school, where they continued in the capacity of superintendents until 1811, when they returned to their farm.

Ch. of James Trimble and Mary Palmer (No. 7); the first two were born near Chester, the rest in W. Bradford, Chester co., Pa.

26. Mary, b. 8 mo. 8, 1736; d. 7 mo. 4, 1807; m. Joseph Downing 10 mo. 9, 1755, at Bradford M.-H., youngest son of Thomas and Thomzin, b. 4 mo. 30, 1734; d. 10 mo. 7, 1804.

Thomas Downing (b. 12 mo. (Feb.) 14, 1691, in Bradninch, county of Devon, England) settled in the Great Valley, and built a mill and dwelling-house on the east branch of the Brandywine. The place was for a long time called Milltown, but subsequently changed to Downingtown. Thomas and Thomzin had eleven children, and their descendants are very numerous; he d. 1 mo. 15, 1772. Joseph and Mary settled to the eastward of the village; he became an extensive landholder and improver in the neighborhood, leaving the impress of his character on the well-improved farms that remain in possession of his descendants and others. He took an active part in the American cause during the Revolution, becoming thereby separated from the Society of Friends.

Joseph Downing

27. John, b. 1 mo. 3, 1738; d. 2 mo. 7, 1748.

28. James, b. 12 mo. 28, 1739; d. 7 mo. 16, 1819; m. Mary Sellers 11 mo. 1, 1770, at Bradford M.-H., dau. of Samuel Sellers and Jane Wood (who were m. 1737), b. 12 mo. (Feb.) 2, 174§ ; d. 4 mo. 21, 1790.

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James and Mary settled at the homestead of his parents, which he afterwards inherited. He erected the present mill thereon, which he operated in connection with farming.

Samuel, son of Samuel Sellers, Jr., and. Sarah Smith (who were m. 1712), b. 1715. Jane, dau. of George Wood and Hannah Hood, b. 1716. Samuel, Jr., son of Samuel Sellers and Anna Gibbons (who were m. 1684). He obtained a "high reputation as the inventor of a complex machine for twisting worsted and as a camlet and coverlet weaver." His wife was the dau. of John and Eleanor Smith, and his mother the dau. of Henry Gibbons. The elder Samuel emigrated from Darby in England about 1682, and settled in Darby, Chester (now Delaware) co., Pa. He was a man of considerable ability and note in the early settlement of Pennsylvania.

29. Ann, b. 11 mo. 17, 1741; d. 4 mo. 8, 1828; m. Abiah Taylor 5 mo. 6, 1762, son of Samuel Taylor and Mary Smedley of East Bradford, b. 9 mo. 29, 1738; d. 12 mo. 3, 1801.

Abiah and Ann lived near the east branch of the Brandywine, where he had an extensive farm. He was interested in the issues of his time, and was a Representative of Chester co. in the Legislature. He died at Harrisburg while in the performance of his official duties.

30. Sarah, b. 8 mo. 28, 1744; d. (no record); m. Abraham Taylor 1 mo. 1, 1789 (being his second wife), son of Samuel Taylor and Deborah Darlington (who were m. 1 mo. 15, 1740), b. 8 mo. 5, 1744; d. (no record).

Abraham was possessed of a fine farm on the Brandywine, where he and Sarah resided. His descendants by his first wife are numerous, both in the neighborhood of his late residence and in the great West, but by Sarah there appears to have been but one child, a dau., who died unm.

31. Isaac, b. 4 mo. 6, 1747; d. 3 mo. 28, 1824; m. Elizabeth Walter 5 mo. 8, 1771, dau. of Joseph Walter and Jane Brinton, b. 2 mo. 24, 1754; d. 12 mo. 1, 1787.

Joseph, son of Goodwin Walter and Elizabeth Sangurst, b. 12 mo. 28, 1711. (For an account of the latter see No. 142.) The following will explain Joseph's and Jane's deviation from good order:

"At a monthly meeting held at Concord M.-H. ye 6th of ye 9 mo 1738 Joseph Walter appeared here and proposed a paper of his acknowledgment for his outgoing in marrying his wife by and with a Priest contrary to the knowledge of his and her parents and also for his going to a man to inquire concerning a horse that is supposed to be stolen from the said Joseph, the meeting appoints Benj. Mendenhall & Ralph Eavenson to go with the said Joseph to see that he makes satisfaction to his parents & report to next meeting." The report was not submitted for three months, as appears by the following: "To the Monthly Meeting to be held at Concord ye 5th of ye 12 mo. 1738, Whereas I have been educated amongst the Religious Society of the people called Quakers but for want of having a due regard to the grace or good spirit of God in my heart did so much slight friends' rules concerning marriage as to take liberty marry by a Priest and contrary to Parents consent for which I find myself at a distance & not so near friends as since desired the sence of which hath brought some trouble upon me and am willing to take the blame to myself desiring friends would pass it by and continue me under their care hoping for the future to be more watchful through Divine assistance over my ways, and for going to a man to be informed concerning my horse I can truly say I had no desire that he should make use of any bad art in that affair and if he could not tell me anything by his learning in an honest way to go no further, likewise was ignorant concerning friends' rules in that affair but being since better informed hope for the future not to fall into the like again.

"(Signed)

JOSEPH WALTER."

At the same meeting, "The Friends appointed to go with Joseph Walter to see how far he has made satisfaction to his and her parents report that he has done it and the said testimony is entered on the minutes."

Joseph was a "very powerful and passionate man, but it was said that a slight touch from the hand of his small and gentle wife, though unnoticed by others, would in a moment quell the storm in his bosom."

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