Enoch Pearson Sr. (1683 - 1758)

Born 27 Mar 1683 in Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Smith) Pearson — married 6 Nov 1712 in Bucks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1758 at age 74 in Buckingham, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Enoch was a Friend (Quaker)

Enoch Pearson Sr. was a part of William Penn's Pennsylvania Settlers community.

Enoch Pearson was born 27 Mar 1683 in Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England.^[1][2]

It is believed he came to Pennsylvania in 1687 with his parents. 1687 is the year of their Society of Friends certificate transfer from England to Pennsylvania. Documentation is under his father Edward's profile.

Enoch married Margaret Smith 6 Nov 1712 in Bucks, Pennsylvania (Middletown Monthly Meeting)^[3][4][5]

Enoch passed away 15 Mar 1758 at Buckingham, Pennsylvania.^[6][7] The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting minutes record of his passing states, Enoch Pearson was a descendant of Friends born in Cheshire lived within the Verge of the Buckingham Meeting, had a publick testimony tending to Edification which was well received. He deceased on the 15th day of the third month 1758 in the 75th year of his Age and was buried at Buckingham. Had been a minister upwards of 28 years. Note: it may be read he was interred at Falls Friends Cemetery, Falsington but the meeting minutes clearly state burial place as "Buckingham" with uncertainty as to whether these mean the same place.

Children ^[8][9]

• William, b 9, 8, 1713, m. Elizabeth Duer, 13, 3, 1740, Falls MM.
• Thomas, b. 9, 12, 1714.
• Mary, b, 26, 11, 1716.
• Enoch, b. 25, 3, 1718.
• Thomas, b 4, 2, 1719.
• Sarah, b. 6, 9, 1720, m. James Geller, 21, 9, 1750.
• Phoebe, b. 5, 10, 1721.
• Margaret, b. 6, 5, 1723, m. Daniel Durborrow (?).
• Rachel, b. 4, 7, 1724.
• Elizabeth, b. 8, 12, 1726.
• John, b. 27, 4, 1728.
• Samuel, b. 2, 3, 1730.

Research Notes

The following taken from Find-a-Grave has been moved from profile biography to Research Notes until such time as the statements are documented. Find-A-Grave is not an acceptable source for pre-1700 profiles unless there is primary source documentation in which case that primary source documentation should be cited.

Enoch Pearson I was the fifth child born to Edward and Sarah Pearson.

He built the first wing of the old Paxton homestead in Buckingham, PA in 1728. He carved his initials "E.P." in a stone which is still visible. His residence was near Lahaska Station which was owned by J. Harper Atkinson in 1950. After Enoch died, his wife married Martin T. Wildman.

Enoch I is credited with discovering the process to use hard coal for lime burning, and later smelting iron with coal, a precursor to the Industrial Revolution in America.

Many of the headstones from this time are either unreadable or broken. Also, the Cemetery Office has stated that there is a large area in the back of the cemetery where there are no markers at all. This may be where Enoch is buried.

NOTE: Quakers at times did not mark their graves as they thought it was a sign of vanity.

As taken from Findagrave.com

Sources

1. ↑ Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England. Piece 1398: Monthly Meeting of Cheshire, formerly Morley (1654-1776), Frame 33
2. ↑ Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England. Piece 1035: Quarterly Meeting of Cheshire and Staffordshire: Cheshire (1631-1799), Frame 25
3. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1683-1892; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 309
4. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol 2:1021 (Falls Monthly Meeting)
5. ↑ Pennsylvania Marriage Records. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Archives Printed Series, 1876. Series 2, Series 6. Falls Monthly Meeting, Fallsington, 1700-1800
6. ↑ Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1706-1759; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes
7. ↑ Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1666-1789; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes (this appears to be a somewhat later copy of the yearly meeting minutes)
8. ↑ Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Buckingham Monthly Meeting Records, Births, Deaths and Burials to 1801.
9. ↑ Josiah Granville Leach collection, Miscellaneous notes and abstracts of wills from Bucks County, Pennsylvania; v. 01 pp. 169 & 174, (Hist. Society of Penn) Available here

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Acknowledgement

• Pearson-5019 was created by Carolyn Lynett through the import of McCracken:Tabor Tree.ged on Dec 18, 2015.
• WikiTree profile Pearson-785 created through the import of Ellen Kropp_s Family Tree.ged on Sep 7, 2011 by Ellen Kropp. See the [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Pearson-785
• Thank you to Linda James for creating Pearson-2336 on 11 Nov 13.