John KINGSMAN
about 16571 - 1721
Life History
about 1657 |
Born in Fyfield, Wiltshire.1 |
1682 |
Immigrated to ,Pennsylvania, USA.2 "Jesse Dutton is dead at his home in Lower Chichester on the lands surveyed to his ancestor, John Kingsman, by William Penn, with whom he came over in 1682." |
26th May 1682 |
Administrator in Fyfield, Wiltshire.3 Of the estate of Richard Kingsman |
15th Jan 1684/5 |
Chichester |
15th Jan 1684/5 |
Married Hannah SIMCOCK in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.1 John Kingsman of Chester, yeoman, son of Alice Kingsman of Marlborough, Wilts[shire], England, and Hannah Simcock, of Ridly, spinster, dau. of John Simcock, m. 15th of 11th mo, 1684. Children born in Chichester: Elizabeth, b 6th 9th month 1685; John b 4th of 5th month 1688; Hannah, b 26th of 11 1690. |
6th Nov 1685 |
Birth of daughter Elizabeth Simcock KINGSMAN in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA |
4th Jul 1688 |
Birth of son John KINGSMAN in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA |
26th Jan 1690/1 |
Birth of daughter Hannah KINGSMAN in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA |
6th Mar 1714/5 |
Witness in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Calne).4 To the will of James Swaffer |
before 1718 |
Death of daughter Hannah KINGSMAN in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.5 |
before 1718 |
Death of son John KINGSMAN in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.5 |
4th Mar 1718/9 |
Wrote will in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Chichester).5 |
21st Oct 1718 |
Death of Hannah SIMCOCK in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.7 |
15th Mar 1720/1 |
Codicil in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Chichester).5 |
6th Jun 1720 |
Witness in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Concord).6 To a certificate for Thomas and Hannah Arnold from the Concord meeting. |
1721 |
Died in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Chichester) |
14th Apr 1721/2 |
Probate in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.5 |
Notes
- Mid-Atlantic Genealogies, 1340-1940
John Kingsman resided in Chichester township, probably near the line of Aston, where he owned 200 acres of land. This he devised to his only surviving child, Elizabeth Dutton, during her life; while
he gave to each of his grand-daughters, Hannah and Mary Dutton, £10 and a silver cup. He died about the beginning of the year 1721, and it is likely that John Dutton removed with his family to the above land in Chichester not long after. He was living there in 1781, and in that year conveyed his lands in Aston to John Biard or Bayard. - Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834
KINSMAN, JOHN. Chichester, yeoman. January 4, 1718/9. February 14, 1721.
To grandson Kinsman Dutton, the plantation I now live upon in Chichester containing 200 acres, when 21, paying to his two younger brothers Jacob and Joseph ?10 each, when 21.
To granddaughter Hannah Dutton, ?10 at 21 or married.
To granddaughter Mary Dutton ?10 at 21 or married.
To Robert Pule for repair of Chichester meeting house ?5.
To friends Robert Pyle and John Salkeld ?5 each.
Remainder real and personal to daughter Elizabeth Dutton also executrix.
Witnesses: Wm. Griffith, Robert Pyle, Jo. Parker.
Codicil, March 15, 1720/1, gives plantation to dau Elizabeth Dutton during life and then to her son Kinsman.
Sources
- 1. History of Delaware County, Pennsyvania
- 1862
- 2. Newspaper article
- Philadelphia Times, 12 August 1890
- 3. Admon of the estate of Richard Kingsman 1682
- 4. Will of James Swaffer 1714
- 5. Will of John Kingsman 1718
- 6. Quaker Monthly meeting Records
- 7. Obituary of Hannah [Simcock] Kingsman 1719