Francis Searle

Francis Searle (11/15/1642 Holbeton,Devon,England-1722 Bucks,PA) purchased land in 1697 with John Carver. He married Joan Phillips on 7/17/1674 in Holbeton. (Source: The Old Northwest Genealogical Qarterly, Our Family Ancestors, wills)

Bucks Will Book 1, page 65: Francis Searle of Bensalem Twp., Yeoman. January 26, 1721/2. Proved May 28, 1722. Wife Joan... son Thomas... Son Arthur and dau. Mary, wife of Henry Walmsley... Grandchildren, Grace and Mary Searle daus. of Thomas.(see more in footnotes)

another version of the abstract

• 1.65. FRANCIS SEARLE of Bensalem Twp., Yeoman.
• January 26, 1721/2. Proved May 28, 1722.
• Wife Joan, rent of 100 acres that son Thomas settled.
• Son Arthur and dau. Mary, wife of Henry Walmsley, exrs.
• Grandchildren, Grace and Mary Searle daus. of Thomas.
• 300 acres in Bensalem to Arthur.
• 200 acres in Southampton, 28 acres in Bensalem, 200 acres in Horsham and Plantation in Abington Phila. County to daughter Mary Walmsley.
• Wit: Thomas Tomlinson, Joan Tomlinson, Thom. Rodgers.
• Byberry mtg. to choose 2 members to see will fulfilled.

wonder if there is any connection with the Searle at the end of this: The ship Delaware T John Moore commander, from Bristo(l), England, arrived 5th mo 11, 1684;

1. Thomas Greene & wife Margaret, husbandman - his sons Thomas and John - Mary Guest, his servant for 7 years
2. Richard Moore and wife Mary, bricklayer - his daughter Mary and his son John - Sarah Searle his servant for 4 years
3. Henry Giest, Sawyer and wife Mary - son Henry

In 1913 Cope prepared an even more extensive genealogy in which he stated: 4
"Thomas Green, Jr. married Sarah

from: http://grayhitandmiss.com/Genealogy/Green/origingreenfamily.pdf

"If Sarah Searle's birth or christening is among the IGI records, this is by far the most likely record: Sarah Serll, daughter of Edward and Sarah Serll, christened August 1671 at St. Mary Whitechapel, Stepney, London. Three other children of Edward christened at the same parish show variations in spelling of the surname: Franes Serele, daughter of Edward and Sarah Serele, christened July 17, 1670. Elizabeth Searle, daughter of Edward and Sarah Searle, christened Jan. 13, 1673. Mary Searle, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Searle, christened March 28, 1679."