Joseph Large Sr. (1646 - 1709)

Born 1646 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Large — married 1673 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1709 at about age 63 in Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania

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Biography

He married Elizabeth ___________ by 1676 at Amesbury, Massachusetts.^[1] The family still resides in Amesbury, Massachusetts in 1680 according to census substitute records^[2][3] and in 1686 by the birth record of son Samuel.

It may be read that Joseph and his wife Elizabeth relocated to Bucks County from Long Island in 1690 settling near Falls township.^[4] However, there does not appear to be documentation of them living on Long Island.

He passed away 26 July 1709 at Bucks, Pennsylvania.^[5]

Children

Note: until citations are available for all children, this list is presumed to not be in date order since Samuel is noted as 6th son in the Amesbury vital records.

• Joseph Large - b 4 Sep 1673, Amesbury, Massachusetts^[6]
• Ebenezer Large - b May 1684, Amesbury, Massachusetts^[7]
• Samuel Large - "6th son" b 3 Aug 1686, Amesbury, Massachusetts^[8][6]
• Mary Large - is identified as a daughter of Joseph Large in a marriage record 20 Mar 1706.^[9]
• Richard Large - is identified as being of this family by his 1705 marriage record of Hester Homer.^[10]
• Thomas Large
• Jacob Large
• Daniel Large
• Elizabeth Large - b 31 Mar 1695, Falls MM, Bucks^[5][10]
• Henry Large - b 10 Oct 1697, Falls MM, Bucks^[5]
• Jonathan Large - b 8 Aug 1699, Falls MM, Bucks^[5][11]
• John Large - John Large is signatory as witness to the marriage of Richard Large and Hester Homer.^[10] John's death is recorded 1729. A John Large marries Sarah Corker 7 Sep 1709^[12] which indicates he cannot be the same person as Jonathan born in 1699.

Research Notes

William Large and Rebecca Phippen have been detached as parents and should not be reintroduced. William Large had no children (see Anderson cited on William's profile). There is no documentation anywhere that the wife of William Large was Rebecca Phippen and much to suggest Rebecca Phippen was not married to a William Large. Wife of William Large is only known as "Widow Large" in documents from 1636 and 1641.

It may be read the family moved from Massachusetts, to Long Island, to New Jersey to Pennsylvania. This requires documentation. One source places the marriage on Long Island in 1673 while births of children are recorded in Amesbury thru at least 1686.

Comments regarding the family living in New Jersey appear to originate with the Lundy family genealogy where W.C. Armstrong recounts information on Samuel Large who moved from Burlington County, New Jersey and appears to be the son of an Ebenezer Large. Armstrong does not draw a connection between Joseph and Samuel Large.^[13]

Signing Richard Lundy and Elizabeth Large's marriage certificate were Joseph Large, John Large, Jacob Large, Daniel Large and Sarah Large among others. Falls MM reports 6 , 1 , 1705, Robert Sanders, Bucks Co., m Mary Large dt Joseph Large, Bucks Co. Also, 11, 17 1710 Robert Sanders, Bucks Co., M Rebecca Linton, wd, Bucks Co., at MH in Buckingham Twp. Falls MM also reports Large, Joseph & Elizabeth with ch: Elizabeth b. 1-31-1695,Henry b. 8-10-1697 and Jonathan b. 6-8-1699. Also, reported in this time John & Sarah with ch: Rebecca b and d 1711, Lidia b. 1713, Elizabeth, b.1714, Elizabeth b. 1715, Rebecca b. 1717, John b. 1718 and d. 1719, Sarah b. 1720 and d. 1723, William b. 1722, John b. 1724, Mary b. 1726 and Jane b. 1728.

Sources

1. ↑ Torrey, New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21175/922/426893928 Citing Salisbury Fam. 231; Dixon Anc. 18
2. ↑ Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
3. ↑ Massachusetts: Miscellaneous Census Substitutes, 1630-1788, 1840, 1890 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. From records supplied by Ancestry.com) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB509/rd/13684/10058/242328297
4. ↑ History of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time by Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910; Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855; Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921 p. 484 Note: the information regarding relocation from Long Island is anecdotal and given over 150 years after the fact.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Falls Copy Births, Deaths and Marriages; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: RG2/Ph/F35 3.1
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Amesbury Vital Records, Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7645/158/141162673
7. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol II:178, Burlington (New Jersey) Monthly Meeting minutes stating the birth was in "Almsbury, New England."
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-2LN : 15 January 2020), Samuel Large, 1686.
9. ↑ Encyclopedia of American Quaker genealogy, by ... v.2. Hinshaw, William Wade, 1867-1947. Vol II:1024
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Record of Births and Burials; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 176
11. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol II:963
12. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1683-1730; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 177. Falls Monthly Meeting.
13. ↑ Armstrong, W.C., The Lundy Family and their Descendants of Whatsoever Surname, with a Biographical Sketch of Benjamin Lundy, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1902, p 421

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