Benjamin Humphrey (1662 - 1738)

Born Jul 1662 in Parish of Llangelynin, Merionethshire, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Marie (Llewellyn) Humphrey — married 1694 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1738 at age 76 in Marion, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Benjamin was a Friend (Quaker)

Research Notes

Removal to Pennsylvania: The Quarterly Meeting of Shamgain, Wales, gave a letter of recommendation to Elizabeth Humphrey and her children as they left Shamgain of Merioneth for the New World. This letter is in print in the New York Genealogical Record" of January, 1872. A portion of it is as follows : —

1683, the 27th of 5th month.

To all whom it may concern :

Whereas, Elizabeth Humphrey, of Shamgain, in the county of Merioneth, with her children, Benjamin, Lydia, Anne, and Gobitha, have declared their intention of removal to Pennsylvania, we thought it convenient to certify in their behalf and recommend her as a faithful, honest woman, and her children as edu[-]cated and of honest parentage. Daniel also (the eldest son) walks orderly.

Quarterly Meeting of Merionethshire, signed by Owen Humphrey, Owen Lewis, Hugh Reese, Rowland Owen, Humphrey Owen, John Evans, Ellis Morris, Daniel Evans, Rowland Ellis, Thomas Davis, Robert Owen, Robert Owen.

Married: Benjamin married 4 December 1694 in Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania (from a duplicate profile, marriage to duplicate Mary [Llewelling], as of 21 April 2019). Duplicate profile had profile attached for daughter Elizabeth (Humphrey) Scarlet.^[1]

Death location: Datafield had included county for Merion: "Philadelphia County (now Montgomery County)".

Copy/paste data? to incorporate into bio: THE HUMPHREYS OF MERION.

A family record of the Humphreys, children of Samuel, referred to on p. 97 (foot-note), as furnished me by Philip P. Sharpies, of West Chester, Pa., is as follows : ADD/l/ONAL CHAPTF.R—i8<)7. 447

• A true account of the births of the children of Samuel Humphrey of the Parish of Llangelynin in the County of Merioneth is as followeth

The first childs name is Lydia she was born the 28th day of ye ist mo. 1659.

The 2nd childs name is Daniel he was born the [blank] of ye 6th mo. 1660.

• • • Two twins whose names were Benja & Joseph they were born the [blank] day of ye 5th mo. 1662.

The 5th childs name is Rebecca she was born the 7th day of 2nd mo. 1664.

The si.xth childs name is Ann she was born — day of 3d mo. 1666.

The 7th childs name is Gobeithia she was born the 7th day of ye 7th mo. 1668.

Samuel Humphrey afforsaid & Elizabeth Reese were married before two Justices of peace named Morris Wynn & Robert Owen of Dolessery on ye 20th day of april 1658.

The foresd Saml. Humphrey parted this life the 17th day of the 9th Mo. and was buried ye 19th day of ye same att Bryn-tallwyn 1677, aged -I years and 9 months.

Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

Source: http://www.archive.org/details/historicalcollec1897jenk

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS RELATING TO

GWYNEDD

A TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, SETTLED, 1698, BY IMMIGRANTS FROM WALES,

WITH SOME DATA REFERRING TO THE ADJOINING TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, ALSO SETTLED BY WELSH

By HOWARD M. JENKINS,

OF GWYNEDD,

AUTHOR OF VOLUME ONE, MEMORIAL HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA

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http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/5779353c-35fe-4e4e-8684-1eac25ae75ff/4520971/350022270992?_phsrc=aLS25848&usePUBJs=true

Benjamin Humphrey inherited 212 acres of land in Hav- erford from his uncle, John Humphrey, about where the vil- lage of Bryn Mawr, formerly called Humphreyville, stands, and adjacent to Rowland Ellis's land, and resided near the present Bryn Mawr College grounds. He d. 4 Nov. 1738, age 76 years. He vi. (1694), Mary, daughter of Morria Llewellyn, of Haverford. . Of their children, Ann m. 23. lOmo. 1742, Garrad Jones (son of Robert Jones, a first set- tler of Merion) ; Elizabeth, ?«. John Scarlett; Owen Humphrey m. 29. 7mo. 1738, Sarah, widow of John Hughs, of Merion. The will of John Hughs, of Merion, was signed 2 Jan. 1736, witnesses Griffith and Morris Llewellyn, and William Lloyd, was proved by wife Sarah, 12 Feb. 1736, mentions father-in-law Morgan Herbert, but no children. Trustees, John Roberts and Griffith Llewellyn.

Benjamin Humphreys succeeded Rees Price as landlord of the Blue Anchor tavern, on Dock Creek landing, in Philadelphia.

Through Thomas John Thomas, he also had a tract of land, lying east of his other plot, and north of the present Montgomery avenue, at Haverford R. R. Station.

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New England Weekly Journal Contributed by Gigimo

Description: Death of Benjamin HUMPHREY.

Date: November 21 1738

Newspaper published in: Boston, MA

Marion in Philadelphia County, Nov. 7.

On the 4th instant died here Benjamin HUMPHREY, in the 76th year of his age. He was one of the first settlers of the country, having been here 55 years. A man remarkable for his hospitality and universal benevolence, with a strict adherence to the principles of his posession. He was interr'd at Haverford on the 77th, his funeral being attended by a great number of people, who respected his memory.

Sources

1. ↑ Source citation on duplicate profile:
   • U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.

• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.

Acknowledgements

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Magna Carta Project

Benjamin Humphrey is listed in Magna Carta Ancestry as a Gateway Ancestor (vol. I, pages xxiii-xxix) in a Richardson-documented trail to Magna Carta Surety Baron Saher de Quincy (vol. III, pages 279-281 OWEN) that has not yet been developed on WikiTree. The profiles in these trails are set out below.

• Needs Development: This profile needs development against the project's checklist to bring it up to current project standards. ~ Thiessen-117 22:25, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".

Magna Carta Trails

Unbadged Richardson-documented trail to Quincy (MCA III:279-281 OWEN):

Gateway Ancestors

Daniel Humphrey (trail pending/needs development)

Benjamin Humphrey (trail pending/needs development)

Rebecca (Humphrey) Rees (trail pending/needs development)

Anne (Humphrey) Roberts (trail pending/needs development)

Lydia (Humphrey) Ellis (trail pending/needs development)

1. Humphrey Gateways are children of Samuel Humphrey (trail pending/needs development)

2. Samuel and Gateway John Humphrey are sons of Elizabeth Powell (trail pending/needs development)

3. Elizabeth is the daughter of Sibyl Gwyn (trail pending/needs development)

4. Sibyl is the daughter of Jane Owen (trail pending/needs development)

5. Jane is the daughter of Sibyl Griffith (trail pending/needs development)

6. Sibyl is the daughter of William Griffith (badged/100% 5-star)

7. William is the son of Joan Troutbeck (badged/100% 5-star)

8. Joan is the daughter of Margaret Stanley (badged/100% 5-star)

9. Margaret is the daughter of Thomas Stanley (badged/5-star needs re-review)

10. Thomas is the son of John Stanley (badged/100% 5-star)

11. John is the son of Isabel Lathom (badged/100% 5-star)

12. Isabel is the daughter of Thomas de Lathom (badged/100% 5-star)

13. Thomas is the son of Eleanor de Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

14. Eleanor is the daughter of John de Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

15. John is the son of Robert de Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

16. Robert is the son of Margaret de Quincy (badged/100% 5-star)

17. Margery is the daughter of Roger de Quincy (badged/100% 5-star)

18. Roger is the daughter of Magna Carta Surety Saher de Quincy

See also Owen trail HERE.