Robert
Naylor
Born about in Manyash, Derbyshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (UNKNOWN) Naylor
— married
about 1684 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Naylor) Bolton, John Naylor, Elizabeth Naylor, Joseph Naylor Sr, Elenor Naylor, Richard Naylor and Priscilla Naylor
Died
at about age 55
in Plymouth, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Biography
Robert Naylor was a part of William Penn's Pennsylvania Settlers community.
Robert Naylor
Origin
Robert was born in Manyash, county of Derby, England.[1] His birth date c. 1662 is a guess, probably based on his immigration in 1683.The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
Joshua Fearne, who was also from Derbyshire in England, was also living at Darby Township
Family
Robert and Elizabeth (Unknown) were married in England and migrated from "Manyash, County of Derby" (possibly Monyash in Derbyshire) in 1683.[1] The settled in Darby, by a stream that is now know as Naylor's Run.[1]
Quaker
Robert is in the list of those who witnessed two marriages at the Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, and he and his son, Joseph, both witnessed one of them.[1]
Darby Township
Robert settled in 1683 at the Darby Township (now Upper Darby), Chester (later Delaware) County, and was taxed there in 1693. Robert served as Supervisor of the township in 1694, as the Constable in 1696, and as a Fence Viewer in 1697.[1]
Robert's son, Joseph removed to Plymouth township, Philadelphia County, in about 1711, and Robert joined him there sometime before he died in 1717.[1]
Last Will & Testament
Will of Robert Naylor, Plymouth township[2]
- Dated April 20, 1717
- Proven May 17, 1717
- To my dau. Mary Boulton, 1 shilling
- To my dau-in-law Mary Naylor, widow of my son John Naylor, decd., 1 shilling.
- To my grandson John Naylor, 1 shilling.
- To my dau. Elenor Webster, £20 current Pa.
- Whereas my son Joseph Naylor is indebted to me for £6, he shall have the use thereof for seven years, and then pay said sum to my dau. Priscilla Naylor, to whom I give the residue of estate.
- Executors: my said son Joseph Naylor and my dau. Priscilla Naylor
- Witness:Nicholas Scull, John Nicholas Knight
Death and Legacy
Robert died in April or May of 1717 at Plymouth Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.[1]
Timeline
1683 Migrated from Manyash, County of Derby, England to Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.[1]
1693 Taxed in Darby township[3]
1694: Supervisor of Darby township[3]
1696: Constable of Darby township[3]
1697: Fence Viewer for Darby township. The last records we have from Robert Naylor in Darby are from 1697.[3]
Removed to Plymouth township, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) Co. Pennsylvania
1714: 9-4: witness to the marriage of Abraham Musgrave and Gainor Jones at Gwynedd Meeting house. [5]
- 10-2: Robert and his son John Naylor witnessed the marriage of Richard Kenderdine and Sarah Evans at Gwynedd Meeting house[5]
- 10-24: Witnessed the will of William Davis of Whitpain, Philadelphia Co.[6]
- 11-25: Witnessed the will of Lumley Williams,of Plymouth, Philadelphia County.[6]
1717: Robert Naylor died in April or May in Plymouth Township, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) Co. PA
Children
Children of Robert & Elizabeth Naylor:[1]
- John Naylor; born 4-20-1685, deceased prior to father's death in April 1717; married Mary ___ .
- Elizabeth Naylor; born 12-6-1687; not mentioned in father's will.
- Joseph Naylor[7]; born 2-28-1692.
- Elenor (Ellen) Naylor; born 6-9-1692; married _____ Webster.
- Richard Naylor; born 12-22-1694; not mentioned in father's will of 1717.
- Priscilla Naylor; married 1720 at Abington MM, John Tyson.
- Mary Naylor; married 1707 at Darby MM to Everard Bolton, Jr. of Cheltenham.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Roberts, Clarence, V., Ancestry of Clarence V. Roberts & Frances A. (Walton) Roberts ... (Pages 201-02) [Philadelphia, Pa., Wm. F. Fell co., printers] 1940, HathiTrust.org accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ OCLC-3530764 page 201 citing Philadelphia Will Book D. p71
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 OCLC-3530764 page 201, citing as source Chester Co Tax List; Philadelphia Will Book A:249; Records of Darby Township pp.10,32,65
- ↑ possibly related to Fearne-3?
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 OCLC-3530764 page 201, citing as source Radnor MM records 1680-1734, pp 304-5
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 OCLC-3530764 page 201, citing as source Philadelphia Will Book D, pp.27, 349
- ↑ Roberts continues this line for several more generations
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Robert Naylor
This could be Robert Naylor born 1641 married to Elizabeth born 1643-1703 father of Robert Naylor born 1667-1717 married to Joanne Cutler born 1660-1727.
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