Martha (Jones) Cadwalader (1679 - 1747)

Ancestors

Wife of John of Philadelphia Cadwalader — married 26 Dec 1699 in Merion, Pennsylvania

Descendants

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Biography

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

The young man (John Cadwalader) settled on the "Welsh Tract" near Philadelphia, and on December 26, 1699, married Martha Jones, daughter of Dr. Edward Jones, who came from Wales with the first immigrants from that country in 1682. He (John) died July 23, 1734, leaving a son, Thomas, to perpetuate the family name, the only son to survive childhood.

Birth

Martha was the daughter of Dr. Edward and Mary (Wynne) Jones. ^[1]

Migration

Martha (Jones) Cadwalader was a William Penn fleet passenger.

Martha migrated to the new world with her parents and brother Jonathon on board the William Penn Fleet ship "Lyon" that sailed May, 1682.^[1]

Marriage

Martha married John Cadwalader on 26 December 1699 in Merion, Pennsylvania.^{[citation needed]}

Children

Martha and John had at least six children.^{[citation needed]}

Religion

Martha was a Quaker.^{[citation needed]}

Death and burial

Martha died in 1747.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "https://www.welcomesociety.org/ancestors-approved-memberships.html." William Penn Fleet ancestors approved for membership: The Welcome Society of Pennsylvania. Accessed 16 September 2018 Sj Baty.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189495869/martha-cadwalader: accessed 27 August 2022), memorial page for Martha Jones Cadwalader (10 May 1678–16 Apr 1747), Find A Grave: Memorial #189495869 citing Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground (Defunct), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by L Evans (contributor 47540766).

See Also:

• The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Collection 1454: Cadwalader Family Papers, p. 3
• Welsh Founders of Pennsylvania, by Thomas Allen Glenn, p. 21
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 1, p. 485-488)