Luke Brinley (abt. 1644)

Born about 1644 in Leek, Staffordshire, England

Died [date unknown] in Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Biography

Luke Brinley, a mason and Quaker from Leek, Staffordshire, emigrated to Philadelphia in 1682 on the ship Adventure. However, he is also claimed to have been a resident in Burlington, New Jersey on December 5, 1678.^[1]

Luke was granted a Certificate of Removal from the Fallowfield Monthly Meeting "held in Joshua Dale's house," dated the first day of "ye 3rd month, 1684". He was entered as a member of Falls Monthly Meeting in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and is named in various land and legal records there from 1684 to 1701.^[1]

At least two sons, James and Alexander, are attributed to him.

Research Notes

No evidence has been found to support the claim that Luke was the father of Elizabeth (Brisley) Davis.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Brinley, Robert M. The Brinleys of Pennsylvania. Author, Paramus, NJ, 1967, pp. v-vi

• Bucks County Pennsylvania Deed Records 1684-1763. Heritage Books Inc., PA, 1997
• Bucks County Court Records - 3, 117
• Abstracts of Phila. Co. Wills, 1682-1726, Book D, 57, #72
• Index to Warrants of Province of PA., Vol. 3, 579; Vol. 4, 55
• N.J. Historical Society Archives, Vol. 1, 287, re: Luke Brinley in 1678
• PA Genealogical Magizine, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, 47, re: Luke Brinley, 1682
• Battle, J.H. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: Including an Account of Its Original Exploration, Its Relation to the Settlements of New Jersey and Delaware, Its Erection Into a Separate County, Also Its Subsequent Growth and Development, with Sketches of Its Historic and Interesting Localities, and Biographies of Many of Its Representative Citizens. United States, A. Warner & Company, 1887. (Google Books)
• Davis, William Watts Hart. The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time. United States, Democrat Book and Job Office Print, 1876. (Google Books)
• "A partial List of the Families Who Resided in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Prior to 1687, with the date of their arrival"; Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 9, p. 223; 1885
• Rootsweb tree "Descendents of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis and other family branches;" G. Maria Davis-Johnson; update 3 June 2004 (no longer online as of Nov 2023 and not archived at archive.org) and its associated home page (still online as of Nov 2023 with some broken links)