John Carver (1657 - abt. 1714)

Born 16 Jul 1657 in Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lane) Carver — married [date unknown] in St. Albana, Hertfordshire, England

Descendants

Died about 1714 at about age 56 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Origins

Note:This John Carver has not been proven to be related to John Carver of the Mayflower

Emigration to Pennsylvania

John Carver and his wife Mary are said to be from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, England.

Mary was pregnant with their first child when they arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 with her husband. She gave birth to their daughter Mary in October of that year.

It is not known which ship they arrived on. The claim to be among the passengers of Welcome is probably not true, since their daughter was born in Pennsylvania a few days prior to William Penn's arrival aboard Welcome^[1]. They were however among the early arrivals and First Purchasers.

John's brothers William, Joseph, and Jacob, are said to have come to Pennsylvania from England in about the same time in 1682 on the ship "Samson"^[2]. All were members of the Society of Friends (Quakers).

John took up a patent from Wm. Penn, 690 acres of land in the NE part of Byberry along Poquessing Creek. It includes the old homestead which remained in the family for six generations, having descended successively from father to son, all of whom were named John, until 1864.

John was a malster by profession, and the malt house was continued until the fourth generation when the business became so poor it was given up.

Children of John & Mary (Lane) Carver

John was a Friend (Quaker)

The birth's of John & Mary's 5 children were recorded by the Abington Meeting of Friends (Quakers):

Children of John & Mary (Lane) Carver

1. Mary Carver; born 28th, 8 mo (November), 1682^[3]
2. John Carver; born 25th, 11mo (February), 1687^[3]
3. Ann Carver; born 12th, 11 mo (February), 1689^[3]
4. James Carver; born 20th, 10 mo (January), 1698^[3]
5. Richard^[4] Carver; born 18th, 5 mo (July), 1686^[3]

Timeline

1686: 2 day 12th month (February 2nd) - John was a witness to the marriage of William Hibbs and Hannah Houl.^[5]

1699: 4th month (June, 1699) John was a witness to his daughter Mary's marriage to Isaac Knight.

John was born in 1657. He passed away in 1714. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ McCracken, George E., Welcome Claimants - Proved, Disproved and Doubtful, p. 108-109.
2. ↑ Martindale, Joseph C., History of the Townships of Byberry and Moreland, in Philadelphia, Pa. .... G.W. Jacobs & Co. (1867, revised 1901) OCLC3111379, page 243.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Records of Abington meeting
4. ↑ Can anyone help on transcribing that last name? Name "Richard" is from other records
5. ↑ Abington Monthly Meeting, marriages 1685-1721
6. ↑ Source will be added by Roger Davis by 3 Aug 2017.

• LDS record: LZ6G-JR5

• Genealogy of Will Carver

• Martindale, Joseph. "Catalog Record: A History of the Townships of Byberry and Moreland in Philadelphia, Pa. : From Their Earliest Settlement by the Whites to the Present Time | Hathi Trust Digital Library." T. Ellwood Zell, Philadelphia, 1 Jan. 1867. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. <http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011607171>. ; pg.243

• Ancestry.com database U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 (subscription required): Abington Monthly Meeting minutes, 1692-1812, pg.3-4

Acknowledgments

• Thank you Andrea Powell for contributions to this profile.
• (culmer_family.ged on Oct 22, 2012) Steve Culmer
• Roger Davis
• genealogieonline.nl/en/family-tree-craig-rehus/

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