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John Musgrave (Musgrove) is believed born about 1669. He came from Belfast as indentured servant to Valentine Hollingsworth on the William Penn Fleet ship "Antelope."[1] to New Castle County, Pennsylvania in 1682. He served a four year indenture.
Later removed to Sadsbury, Lancaster County. A 4 Jun 1735 legal deposition giving his age as about sixty-six was made in connection with the boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland. In this deposition, which denotes him as Quaker, he himself gives evidence of his arrival and indenture.[2]
He made his will (Lancaster County) in 1745. Mentions children: John, James, Thomas, Abraham, Esther wife of John Griffith, Martha wife of Benjamin Miller, Sara wife of Theophilus Owen, and to other daughters married to John Ferree and Thomas Powell.[3] [4]
1700 John M. married and bought land after 1700 in west Chester county PA that became Sadsbury mm and was called 'the Irish friends' area.
1726 The New Garden Mm wedding of John, Sr.'s son John includes his children- James, Thomas, Sarah, Abraham Musgrave, Martha and John Walter, elizabeth and Thomas Powell Linnard/Leonard guests include; John Linerd, George Linerd (father), Mary Linerd, James Linerd. 16 of 4th month 1726 at Caleb Pierce's house
1729 when Pennsylvania chose 12 men of Chester county to assist. be commissioners in choosing the boundaries of the new Lancaster county John Musgrave was chosen as one of the 12 men.
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