Joseph Large (1673 - 1746)

Born 4 Sep 1673 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Husband of Deborah (Dungan) Large — married 1702 in Buckingham, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1746 at age 72 in Buckingham Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Joseph was a Friend (Quaker)

Joseph Large was born 4 Sep 1673 in Amesbury, Essex Coounty, Massachusetts the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Large.^[1][2] While he is frequently seen as 'junior' this designation appears nowhere in documents of the period. The year he moved to Pennsylvania is not documented. Joseph had acquired land near the forks of the Neshaminy Creek, probably in the southern corner of in Buckingham Township, and in 1702 the land commission in Philadelphia granted his request that it be surveyed again.^{[citation needed]} On 14 Feb 1733 he received a 100 acre land warrant at Plumstead, Bucks County.^[3]

Joseph passed away 23 Mar 1746 and is believed interred at Buckingham Friends Cemetery.^[4] His will dated 21 Oct 1745 and proved 9 Jun 1746 at Bucks County, Pennsylvania^[5] names wife Deborah; son Joseph, son-in-law Robert Russell; son Ebenezer; daughters Ruth Brown, Hannah Russell and Elizabeth Watkins. Witnesses: Thomas and Sarah Hill, Thomas Ely.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVN-RYX : accessed 30 April 2016), Joseph Large in entry for Joseph Large, 04 Sep 1673; citing AMESBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0599730 IT 3.
2. ↑ Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1849, Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1913, p 158
3. ↑ Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives. Land Warrants. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA.
4. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births, Burials and Marriage Certificates, 1720-1801; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 47
5. ↑ Wills, 1713-1906; General Index, 1682-1939; Author: Bucks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania

See also:

• http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/41621997/person/19652003024
• Alfred Rudolph Justice in his work, Ancestry of Jeremy Clarke of Rhode Island and Dungan Genealogy.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Large-250 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Jul 11, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Terry and others.
• WikiTree profile Large-27 created through the import of Lupton file.ged on Jul 7, 2011 by Kim Ostermyer. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kim and others.
• Large-104 created on Jan 24, 2012 by Marie Mills.