Samuel Edward Hartley

Edward immigrated to the New World probably about 1682-1683 with his brother, Henry. It is possible that brothers Anthony and James also came at that time. He was the ancestor of all the Hartleys in Bucks county. He was himself the father of 3 sons - Thomas, John and Roger, all of whom had large families and were large land owners in Buckingham and in Solebury.

Edward and Henry purchased 300 acres of land together in Solebury Twp., Bucks, PA in 1702. Edward lived on this land until his death. The title reads : "William Penn to Thomas Rowland, 7 mo., 13. 1681 ( 2500 acres ), deeded to Edward Hartley of Solebury, 3 mo., 28, 1702."

Survey of this land is : NW 150 perches by Proprietor's road thence NE 320 perches by land of Paul Wolfe, thence southeast 150 perches by Scarborough, thence SW 320 perches by Proprietor's land surveyed and laid out for 300 acres for Edward Hartley." [Early Settlers of Solebury Twp., Bucks County, PA compiled by Eastburn Reader (Doylestown, PA : The Bucks County Historical Society, 1971].

There is no record extant that shows he joined the Quaker community there but his sons did apply for membership in 1724.

His estate was left to his daughter Jennet Hughes, son Thomas Hartley and son Roger Hartley's 7 children upon their attainment of the age of 21. Real estate was left to sons Thomas and John.

3. Edward2 Hartley , (*) (Roger1) was born May 16, 1666 in Marsden, Lancashire, ENG., and died Bef. June 14, 1745 in Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA.. He married Sarah Midgley , (*) November 04, 1693 in Heptonstall , Yorkshire, Eng..

Notes for Edward Hartley , (*):

Edward immigrated to America with his brother Henry in 1700. Possibly also brothers James and Anthony came at the same time.

Edward and Henry Hartley purchased land together in Solebury, Bucks Co., PA. in 1702.

This is where Edward died, bef. 7/14/1745.

HARTLEY RECORD by J.R. and William Hartley; published 1908.

Edward and Henry immigrated to America prior to 1700, probably about 1682-83.

Brother Anthony Hartley was a Ventner (wine merchant) who purchased land in Philadelphia in 1714, and died there in 1732, apparently without issue. His will names no children but divides his estate to his brothers, James Hartley, Henry Hartley and sister Mary and wife Mary.

Edward Hartley was a resident of Solebury when a deed was made to him, May 28, 1702, for 300 acres of land there, upon which he lived until his death in 1745.

They found no record of Edward as a Quaker, but his two sons Thomas and Roger made application for membership in Buckingham Meeting in 1724. The will of Edward Hartley registered in the registrar's office at Doylestown in Will Book No. 2, Page 52, is dated fourth month, June 13, 1744, and probated a year and a day later, June 14, 1715. (Under the old calendar prior to 1752, March was the first month of the year). The book provides a detailed account of all Hartley land transfers between family members. Also who the following owners of the Hartley Tract were. Edward Hartley Tract: the original Hartley tract of land was 300 acres, The title reads as follows: William Penn To Thomas Rowland, 7 mo. 13, 1681( 2500 acres), deeded to Edward Hartley, of Solebury 3 mo. 28, 1702.

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Birth: May 16, 1666 Lancashire, England Death: Jun. 14, 1745 Bucks County Pennsylvania, USA

From the files of Vera Hartley, Salem Iowa, Made May 6, 1964 by Delania Hartley Crosbie. "Edward Hartley came to Pennsylvania with William Penn in 1682. He had 2 children known, Roger and Thomas".

Edward Hartley was born 16 May 1666 in Marsden, Lancashire, England, the son of RogerA and Alice (Vipont) Hartley. Edward died 14 June 1745 in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He married 4 November 1693 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, Sarah MIDGLEY. Heptonstall is a chapelry in the parish of Halifax, union of Todmorden, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is four miles northeast from Todmorden and eight and a quarter miles north by west from Halifax. Its southern boundary is the river Calder. The parish is described as being "wildly beautiful", with steep hills and narrow rocky dells. The village had been burned by Parliamentary forces for its strong support of Charles I. The town is on a "bleak and lofty summit of a precipitous hill". Our ancestors would have been familiar with the fairs held in Easter week and July. The chapel of St. Thomas a Becket was rebuilt in 1500, and its massive tower was repaired in 1822. A free grammar school had been founded in 1642. The area has a mineral spring.

Edward and his brother Henry emigrated to Pennsylvania sometime between 1693 when Edward married in Yorkshire, or perhaps after the birth of a first child in England, and 1700 when he purchased land in Solebury. John M. Freund wrote that Edward was "said to have come to Solebury from Maryland" but neither of us have any documentation for this. Edward was apparently not a Friend at the time, although two of his sons later joined, and his mother was a Vipont, a family that became well-known in British Quaker circles. One source claims, without any primary source justification, that Edward was a Friends' minister.

(Map shown under picture section of this FAG site.) Map of Solebury from Reeder, showing Hartley tracts Documentation begins with a warrant dated 17 Seventh Month (September) 1700 to survey 300 acres for Henry and Edward Hartley from the 500 acre tract granted by William Penn to John ROWLAND. The Hartley's purchase is the lower orange rectangle shown on this map from the second edition of Reeder's Early Settlers of Solebury Township, Pa. One side abuts the Buckingham Township line, the south east edge runs near the Upper York Road. In 1738 Edward conveyed seven acres to his son Roger for five shillings.

Edward bought more land in Solebury 28 May 1702. That was the year that the Township was erected. Wrightstown and Buckingham were established the following year. Reeder did not mark it on his map, and I have not seen the deed, so I am unclear just where it was situated.

In his will dated 13 June 1744 and probated 14 June 1745, Edward left to his son Thomas £20, to his daughter Jennet HUGHES £30, to his deceased son Roger's seven children, £6 each as they reached the age of 21. All [the residue of?] his real and personal estate was to be divided equally between his sons Thomas and John, and they were to serve as executors. Apparently Edward's wife predeceased him, as she was not mentioned in his will.

Children of Edward and Sarah (Midgely) Hartley (order uncertain, may be incomplete):

1. John 2nd Hartley b: ca. 1698 in Marsden, Lancashire, Eng. He may be the John who died in Philadelphia and was buried there 22/4m [June] 1733.

2. Thomas Hartley, b. 29 Dec. 1700 in Lahaska, a village in Buckingham Township (later when Solebury Township was set off from Buckingham, the boundary passed through Lahaska); d. 30 May 1787; m. 1 Mar. 1725/6 Elizabeth PAXSON.

3. Edward Hartley b: 1701/2;

4. Roger Hartley, said by one source to be the second son. Roger was b. ca. 1703; died 3/7m (Sept.) 1743, in his 41st year; m. Rebecca (PACKER).

5. Jennet, b. 1710; m. ___HUGHES.

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Parents:

 Roger Hartley (1640 - 1727)

 Alice Vipont Hartley (1636 - 1701)

Children:

 Roger Hartley (1703 - 1743)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

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The Hartleys are of Quaker origin. They came from the Mother Country, England, to America probably about 1682 or 1683. They are English on the father's side and Welsh-Irish on the mother's. Prior to 1702, Anthony, James, Edward and Henry Hartley, probably brothers, came to this country. Edward and Henry, known to be brothers, settled in Solebury township, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. Edward had a deed of land consisting of 300 acres made to him. May 28, 1702, and on which he lived until he died in 1745. The land was located near the line of Buckingham township, and less than a mile from Buckingtham Meeting House, where the Friends of both townships worshiped until 1810, when a meeting house was erected.

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