Susanna (Welch) Monckton (abt. 1665 - bef. 1719)

Born about 1665 in England

Wife of Robert Turner — married 1686 in Newark MM, New Castle, Delaware

Wife of John Guest — married about 1701 in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Died before Jun 1719 before about age 54 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Susanna was a Friend (Quaker)

Susanna was born about 1665 based on being married in 1686. She is the daughter of William Welch and Sarah Welch.

William Welch and his family emigrated from England to Pennsylvania, having been granted land by William Penn in 1683. The Colonial Records of Pennsylvania recorded Wm. Welch's letter to Penn stating, "I came well to this place, the last 4th day",...signed WM. Welch, Newcastle, ye 18th 12 mo. 1683.^[1] Susanna's family was part of the Quakers who settled in Pennsylvania. Her father died in 1686/87.

At a Philadelphia Monthly Meeting held the 26th of the ninth month 1686, Robert Turner declared his intentions of taking Susannah Welch to be his wife, and desired a certificate from friends.^[2] At a Newark Monthly Meeting held the 3rd month 1686 [day not legible] at at ye Widow Welsh's at New Castle Robert Turner & Susannah Welsh proposed their Intentions of marriage with each other ye man prducing Certificate from MM at Philadelphia Sign Friends Clearness...Mother being present gave her consent Certificate from ___ being produced.^[3]

Susannah was his third wife according to Colonial And Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania. Robert Turner died in Philadelphia, and was buried in the Friends' burring ground on the 24th of August 1700.^[4]

Susanna married John Guest Esquire before 1701. On the 20th of October 1701, William Penn granted a certain tract of land called Pilgrim's Place on the Northside of a Branch of Christiana Creek commonly called White Clay Creek in the county of New Castle containing 1,000 acres of land granted by Warrant from myself [William Penn] bearing date the 11th of December 1683 and laid out by order of the Surveyor general on the 6th of April 1685 to William Welch renter deceased leaving behind him Susanna his only daughter of heir the now wife of John Guest Esq. who requesting me to confirm the same to the said John Guest by patent. In consideration of the services all ready rendered and hereafter to be rendered to me in this government by the said John Guest as also in consideration of the quit rent...have given granted released and confirmed unto the said John Guest & Susanna his wife.^[5]

In November 1703, John Guest of Philadelphia and Susannah his wife sold to Evan Rice of the county of New Castle in the Territories of the province of Pennsylvania 400 acres of the 1,000 acres originally granted to William Welch.^[6] After John's death, Susannah sold the remaining 600 acres of the 1,000 acre tract, called Pilgrim's Place, to John Campbell, Clothier, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[7]

On the 1st day of February 1706, John Guest of the city of Philadelphia set his hand and seal to his Last Will and Testament bequeathing unto his loving brothers, Thomas Guest and Samuel Guest twenty shillings to buy each of them a mourning ring, and unto his loving wife Susanna all his real estate.^[8] The will was witnessed on the 22nd of May 1708, and recorded on the 8th of June 1711.

A Deed of Trust for a marriage settlement was entered into on the 2nd day of December 1712 between "Saml Monckton of Philadelphia in ye province of Pennsylvania Apothecary and Susannah Guest of Philadelphia widow ye second part & Joe Pidgon of ye same place mercht & Margart Tench widow of ye third part" in consideration of a marriage that was shortly to be had or solemnized between Monckton and Susannah. The instrument concerned all the messuage or tenement situate in Philadelphia now in the possession of ye said Susannah Guest with a lot or piece of ground described as two houses & lotts of ground in Chesnett Street granted by Jacob Coffing to Joshua Carpenter & Wm. Trent of Philadelphia.^[9]

Based on a marriage settlement on the 10th day of June 1719 mentioned in Samuel Monckton's Last Will and Testament written on the 27th day of August 1720, Susannah died before June 1719.^[10] No children were mentioned in the will.

Children

Children of Robert Turner born to Susannah Welch were:

• Robert Turner (born - died 1692)^[4][11]

Children of John Guest born to Susannah Welch:

No children of John Guest born to Susanna have been documented.

Sources

1. ↑ Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, Vol. 01, Original Documents in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commencing 1664, Page 82, citing letter Wm. Welch to Wm. Penn 1683. Digital images: Ancestry.com [Pennsylvania, Published Archives Series, 1664–1902], image 84 of 796. Accessed 17 August 2021.
2. ↑ Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Minutes, 1682-1714 Page 29, citing Susannah Welch, Digital images: Ancestry. com U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. image 37 of 374.
3. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Chester, Kennett Monthly Meeting [previously Newark Monthly Meeting], Births and Deaths, 1686-1739, Page 1, citing Widow Welsh, Robert Turner, Susannah Welsh. Digital images: Ancestry.com [database with images], image 37 of 423. Accessed 26 December 2021.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921. Colonial And Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical And Personal Memoirs. New York: The Lewis Pub. Co., 1911. Page 150, citing William Welch, Susannah, Robert Turner. Digital images: Hathi Trust Digital Library. Accessed 23 December 2021.
5. ↑ Delaware, New Castle County land warrants and surveys, 1671-1769, Land Warrants 1671-1742; New Castle County (Delaware), Recorder of Deeds, Page 22-23, citing William Penn to John Guest and Susannah his wife. Familysearch.org [database with images] film 007834353,image 107 of 540. Accessed 13 August 2021.
6. ↑ New Castle County, Delaware, Deed Book B, Volume 1, Page 252-256, John Guest & wife to Evan Rice. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007834275 image 225 of 578. Accessed 26 December 2021.
7. ↑ New Castle County, Delaware, Deed Book I, Vol 1, Page 442 Susannah Guest to John Campbell. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #008357072 image 655 of 797. Accessed 26 December 2021.
8. ↑ Wills New Castle Delaware, Will Bok Misc, Volume 1, Page79, citing will of John Guest. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007703106. image 43 of 543. Accessed 16 August 2021.
9. ↑ Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Book G, Vol 12, (1739-1766), page 375-378. citing Susannah Guest al to Jos Pidgeon al Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #008035112 image 194 of 341. Accessed 25 Dec 2021.
10. ↑ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Will Book D, 1714-1726, page 171, citing Samuel Monckton, #201. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007726372 image 305 of 646. Accessed 25 December 2021.
11. ↑ Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia. "A Booke of records: of bierthes and burials in Philadelphia in the Province of Penezlvania in America" 1677-1827. Page 276, citing Robert Turner son of Robert & Susana Turner. Digital images: Philadelphiacongrations.org Digital Identifier, FHL.PMM_BBur16771827, image 160 of 396. Accessed 26 December 2021.

• Delaware, New Castle County land warrants and surveys, 1671-1769, Land Warrants 1671-1742; New Castle County (Delaware), Recorder of Deeds, Page 22-23, citing William Penn to John Guest and Susannah his wife. Familysearch.org [database with images] film 007834353,image 107 of 540. Accessed 13 August 2021.