Joseph Heacock (1722 - 1774)

Born 31 May 1722 in Marple, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Massey) Heacock — married 20 Nov 1752 in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died Mar 1774 at age 51 in Marple Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Joseph Heacock was born at Marple, Pennsylvania on the 31st of 3rd mo. 1722, according to the Quaker calendar (31 May 1722) and recorded in the family Bible.^[1][2] He was the youngest child of Jonathan Heacock, Sr. and Ann Till.

He inherited his parents' land at Marple, Pennsylvania through the will of his father, Jonathan Heacock.^[3]

Joseph was married to Hannah Massey in 1752 and they resided at Marple. Hannah died in 1762, leaving Joseph with the care of their children, Sarah, Mary, Phebe, and James, all under ten years old.^[4]

In 1766, Joseph Heacock owned a half-interest in a saw-mill in Marple, after which date the Heacock name does not appear on the assessment-rolls until 1811, when Enoch Heacock was operating a saw-mill. After that year all trace of this mill disappears from the records.

Joseph Heacock died in 1774 at Marple. His estate was probated on 5 February 1774 and administered by Jesse Maris and Jonathan Heacock.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Heacock, T.Reece, The Heacock Family, Jonathan and Ann Heacock who Emigrated to America from England, and settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1711, and Their Descendants, 1869.
2. ↑ Quaker Calendar, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.
3. ↑ Chester Co. Probates, Wills, #2144, Book 4, P461, LDS film #020845, transcribed by Mary Trace, Calgary, Alberta.
4. ↑ Gulielma M. Howland Collection (HC.MC.1000) Quaker and Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA. http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/repositories/5/resources/672 Accessed June 09, 2019.
5. ↑ Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825.

• Heacock, Roger Lee, The Ancestors of Charles Clement Heacock, 1851-1914, Baldwin Park Bulletin, Baldwin Park, California, 1950.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Heacock-441 created through the import of HEACOCK.JONATHAN1680.GED on Jul 17, 2012 by Ronald Heacock.
• WikiTree profile Heacock-1103 created through the import of partial tree 2012.ged on Nov 10, 2012 by Jo Gessford.