John Scarborough

1667-John Scarborough Jr. was born in London. He also had a sister Sarah

1682 On July 4 John Sr, his father, bought 250 acres of land in Pennsylvania from William Penn. He then left for America in late October with his son John Jr. His wife who was not Quaker remained in England. The land that he had bought was in Middletown Township, near the present site of Langhorne, PA. He was one of the first settlers and remained there two years and built a rude home.

1684- John Sr. returned to England to bring his wife back to PA. But they never returned. After John Sr. arrived in London, the Quaker persecutions had let up some and so he stayed there. Also it is said that his wife was afraid of the ocean. John Jr. had been left with neighbors that he did not like and went away to live among the Indians. He married an Indian girl named Mary Pearson/Pierson. They are believed to have had eight children {•~no sourcing for this allegation as yet} ~ MMvB vol. curator. There are two other alternate genealogies that do not include a Native American element

1691- Their first child William was born.

1700- John Jr. sold his land near Middletown and moved to 500 acres near {Solebury}Township, Bucks Co. PA. John Jr. was a Quaker minister as well as a farmer. His son John III became a quite noted minister and at his death his funeral had the largest attendance of any funeral that had been in the county up to that time.

1969- In the twentieth century part of John Scarborough's Sloebury land became protected under a National Historic Landmark District. It is known as Honey Hollow Watershed

John came to America with his father and when his father returned to England, he stayed here. It is said that he ran away with the Indians for five years and later served as William Penn’s interpreter.

In 1700 he sold a farm in Middletown Township, Bucks County, PA, and bought 510 acres in Solebury, Township, Bucks County, PA, and moved there. In 1705 he traded for 520 acres adjoining it near Lahaska Station. In 1709 he traded his farm for 820 acres with Jacob Holcombe. He was thought to be the first white settler in the Buckingham-Solebury valley. Part of his farm was later owned by a third great grandson, ISSAC PEARSON SCARBOROUGH.

John was a farmer and a minister. He and Mary were members of the Middletown and Falls MM. On 3 Sep 1795 (?1695?)John was condemned by the Falls MM for too much celebrating of so called Christmas the previous year. On 10-2-1724 he was recorded a minister. John and Mary were charter members of the Buckingham MM, Bucks County, PA where he was memorialized: "in his youth somewhat airy… a man of remarkable self-denial and endowed with much wildness.. with loving and kind deportment". (from scarbeary.com) {note: this source does not maintain that John married an Indian}

Another account:

Born in London, England in 1667 came to Pennsylvania at age of 15. His father returned to England, and John lived with Indians for 10 years & learned their language. The will of John Scarborough Jr, on October 2, 1727 (See Early Settlers of Solebury Township, Bucks Co. PA)

"To my son Wm. Scarborough 60 acres with the little meadow therein wch he has now in his possesion.." " to my loving wife Mary Scarborough my plantation Conty 200 acres of land having the lake meadow therein for and during her natural life and after his Decease I will yt to my son Wm. enjoy the seme for and During his natural life and after his Decease to ye Male Heirs of his Body lawfully Begotten and if there be none such at the Death of my son Wm. Then my will is thet the Said Plantation get to the next male heir at Law of the Scarborough's"

Also he he left some building lots in Philadelphia to be divided among his sons and the following: "To my son Wm. my Bible and my brass mortar. To my son Robert my Silver dram cup and my Pewter Salt Seller to my daughter Sarah Haworth my brass Warming pan To my daughter Mary Oichring my great Iron Pottage Putt to mydaughter Elizth Fisher my Silver Spoon and a Pinquishin with a drawer for it and a Pewter Still to my daughter Hannah one Brass Candlestick and a Pair of Iron Snuffers and a Joint Stool"

John Scarborough was born in London in 1667. As a young man, he came

with his father to Pennsylvania in 1682. He was to remain here for the rest of his life.

John spent some ten years in the then wilds of Bucks County living with the Indians before he

became married.

He and his wife Mary moved to Solebury on 1700 and bought land there in 1705, built several cabins on their land and gave shelter to poorer members of the family when they needed it. Being great workers themselves, they had no use for loafers. They were members of the Buckingham MM, (Quakers) John is memorialized in meeting records. "In his youth somewhat airy........a man of remarkable self-denial and endured with much mildness......with loving and kind deportment and may faithful services, impressed our minds with a deep sense of his worth and our great loss."

INFO FROM ANOTHER SITE:

JOHN SCARBOROUGH, b 1667 London, England, d 27 Apr 1727 Solebury Township, Bucks County, PA at 60 years old. He was buried, Buckingham FBG, Bucks County, PA.

John married c1690, Middletown MM, Bucks County, PA, MARY (PIERSON)?. No proof has been found concerning Mary’s maiden name. Mary was born c1676, Midletown, Middletown Township, Bucks County, PA, died 1-23-1751 at nearly 85 years old. Mary married 2] PHILIP TORREY.

John came to America with his father and when his father returned to England, he stayed here. It is said that he ran away with the Indians for five years and later served as William Penn’s interpreter.

In 1700 he sold a farm in Middletown Township, Bucks County, PA, and bought 510 acres in Solebury, Township, Bucks County, PA, and moved there. In 1705 he traded for 520 acres adjoining it near Lahaska Station. In 1709 he traded his farm for 820 acres with Jacob Holcombe. He was thought to be the first white settler in the Buckingham-Solebury valley. Part of his farm was later owned by a third great grandson, ISSAC PEARSON SCARBOROUGH.

John was a farmer and a minister. He and Mary were members of the Middletown and Falls MM. On 3 Sep 1795 John was condemned by the Falls MM for too much celebrating of so called Christmas the previous year. On 10-2-1724 he was recorded a minister. John and Mary were charter members of the Buckingham MM, Bucks County, PA where he was memorialized: "in his youth somewhat airy… a man of remarkable self-denial and endowed with much wildness.. with loving and kind deportment".

His will was dated 13 March 1726/7 and was confirmed 2 Oct 1727 by the original witnesses at Doylestown, Bucks

burial ground??(Mark Law ok's w/o" Fbg.)

from Mark A. Law (mlawaumich,edu/ ~mlaw;

6718 Robison Lane,

John Scarborough II! died at age: 59

• Born: 10 Feb 1667 in: Hosier Lane, London, England
• Baptized: 26 Dec 1669 in: St. Sepulchre, Holburn Parish, London
• Died: 27 Jan 1727 in: Solebury, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania
• Buried: Jan 1727 in: Buckingham FBG, Pennsylvania
• Occupation: Farmer, Wheelwright,
  • Spouse: Mary Pierson b. 20 June 1665 d. 13 Jan 1751
  • Married: CA 1690 in: Delaware Co., Pennsylvania
    • Came to America with his father at Bucks Co., Pa., in 1682. Left behind with friends in 1784 by his father who went to get his wife, but did not return. John ran away and lived with the Indians for five yrs. He returned; was used as a interpreter in later years. Will was dated 13 Jan 1726 and proved 2 Oct 1727
  • His daughter Sarah was the 4th great grandmother of Hurbert Clark Hoover. He was the 1st whiteman to settle in Solebury, Pennsylvania. He was also a Preacher. source: Ronnie Lee Scarbro}

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Came to Pennsylvania in 1682. Founded Buckingham Monthly Meetings

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45822627 John Scarborough, III

• Birth: Dec. 23, 1667, England
• Death: Jan. 27, 1727 Solebury, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
  • wife: Mary Peirson Scarborough (1676 - 1750)

'''Children:'''

• William Scarborough (1691 - 1726)*
• Sarah Scarborough Haworth (1694 - 1748)*
• Mary Scarborough (1695 - ____)*
• Susannah Scarborough (1697 - ____)*
• Elizabeth Scarborough (1700 - ____)*
• Hannah Scarborough (1704 - 1743)*
• John Scarborough (1706 - 1759)*
• Robert Scarborough (1708 - 1783)*
• Calculated relationship Find A Grave Memorial# 45822627

-------------------- ''Note:''  In 1700 he sold a farm in Middleton Township, Bucks County, Pa., and bought 510 acres in Burn Bridle, Solebury Township, Bucks Co., and moved there. In 1705 he traded for 520 acres adjoining it near Lahaska Station. In 1709 he traded his farm for 820 acres with Jacob Holcombe. He was thought to be the first white settler in the Buckingham-Solebury valley. Part of his farm was later owned by a third great grandson, Isacc Pearson Scarborough. John was a farmer and a minister. He and Mary were members of the Middletown and Fall MM. On 3 September 1705 John was condemned by the Fall MM for too much celebrating of so called Christmas the previous year. On 10-2-1724 he was recorded as a minister. John and Mary were charter members of the Buckingham MM, Bucks County, where he was memorialized: "in his youth somewhat airy... a man of remarkable self-denial and endowed with much mildness... with loving and kind deportment.

He was buried in Buckingham FBG, Bucks County, Pa.

It is said he ran away from the family to which he was apprenticed and lived with the Indians for five years, and later served as William Penn's interpreter.

Sources:

• Title: Geneolgy print out; Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Publication: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996
• Repository: ADDR 35 N West Temple Street CONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
• Title: International Genealogical Index North America
• Title: International Genealogical Index of England
• John Scarborough II! died at age: 59
• Born: 10 Feb 1667 in: Hosier Lane, London, England
• Baptized: 26 Dec 1669 in: St. Sepulchre, Holburn Parish, London
• Died: 27 Jan 1727 in: Solebury, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania
• Buried: Jan 1727 in: Buckingham FBG, Pennsylvania
• Ref: Occupation: Farmer, Wheelwright,
• Spouse: Mary Pierson b. 20 June 1665 d. 13 Jan 1751
• Married: CA 1690 in: Delaware Co., Pennsylvania
• Ceremony: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: Year: Came to America with his father at Bucks Co., Pa., in 1682. Left behind with friends in 1784 by his father who went to get his wife, but did not return.
• John ran away and lived with the Indians for five yrs. He returned,was used as a interpreter in later years. Will was dated 13 Jan 1726 and proved 2 Oct 1727
• He is the Progenitor of our "Scarborough" line in America! His daughter Sarah was the 4th great grandmother of Herbert Clark Hoover. He was the 1st white man to settle in Solebury, Pennsylvania. He was also a Preacher. {source: Ronnie Lee Scarbro}

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John Scarborough was the first white settler in the Buckingham-Solebury Valley in Pennsylvania. He came with his father to America, 27 Oct. 1682. He was left behind with Quaker friends in 1684 by his father who went to England to get his wife, but father and mother did not return. John lived with the Indians for five years and was used as an interpreter in later years. His daughter, Sarah, was the 4th great grandmother of Herbert Clark Hoover. John was a Quaker minister at the Buckingham Meeting House, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania.
It is said that he ran away from the family to which he was apprenticed and lived with the Indians for five years and later served as William Penn's interpreter. He traded farms twice, in 1705 for an adjoining property in Lakaska and in 1709 for 820 acres with Jacob Holcombe.He is thought to be the first white settler in the Buckingham-Solebury Valley. John and Mary were members of Middletown then Falls Meetings and became charter members of Buckingham MM when that meeting was created. On 3 Sept 1705 he was condemned by Falls MM for too much celebrating of so-called Christmas the previous year. John was memorialized by Buckingham Meeting: ' in his youth somewhat airy...a man of remarkable self-denial and endowed with much mildness..with loving and kind deportment."

QUAKER FAMILIES Scarborough/Haworth by Roger Boone, 19915) John the younger received all of his father's possessions in America, with the injunction to be kind to the Indians, his father having received many favors from them. It is said that he spent five and ten years with the Indians, learning their language and often serving as an interpreter and negotiator between them and the English settlers. It is also said that he had run away from the family to whom he had been apprenticed and that he was mistreated and cheated out of his father's holdings. However, land transactions suggest otherwise. About 1700, he sold the tract in Middletown and was a pioneer settler in Solebury Township.

Ancestor of Herbert Clark Hoover, 31st President of the United States, as shown by the outline below. 1. Herbert Clark Hoover, born at West Branch, Iowa, August 10, 1874. He was a son of 2. Jesse Clark Hoover and his wife Huldah Minthorn. Huldah was a daughter of 3. Theodore Minthorn and his wife Mary Wasley. Mary was a daughter of 4. Henry Wasley and his wife Ann Toole. Ann was a daughter of 5. Aaron Toole and his wife Rachel Haworth. Rachel was a daughter of 6. John Haworth and his wife Mary Garner, who were members of Buckingham, Hopewell, Haverford, and Goshen meetings. John Haworth was a son of 7. George Haworth and his wife Sarah Scarborough, members of Buckingham Monthly Meeting. Sarah was a daughter of 8. John Scarborough and his wife Mary (Pierson?). John settled in Langhorne, Bucks County, Pa., in 1682; was a member of Middletown and Falls meetings; was founder of Buckingham Monthly Meeting; moved to Solebury Township in 1700. He was a son of 9. John Scarborough of London, a member of Peel Monthly Meeting. In 1682 he came to Bucks County, Pa., but in 1684 he returned to London, where he is buried.

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