Randall Vernon

Married Sarah Bradshaw niece of James Bradshaw, head of English Parliament at the death of Charles I.

Acquired land from William Penn by grant.

From "Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania 1682-1750".

In 1693 monthly meetings of Quakers began to circulate at house of John Simcock in Ridley.

Robert Vernon, Thomas and Randall Vernon and John Edge in Nether Province.

Randal Vernon, born 1639, Sandi way, Cheshire England, died Aug 18, 1725, Nether Province. Married Sarah Bradshaw of Standthorne, Middlewich, Cheshire, England, September 14, 1670 at the house of Thomas Stanthorne.

They sailed with family from England on the "Friendship" of Liverpool, Robert Crossman Master, arrived August 14, 1681 at Upland, Pennsylvania.

Recorded that he shipped the following goods on the ship: 1 fardel (parcel) quantity 30 pounds woolen cloth, 10 ells English Linen, 1/4 ctw wrought iron, 2 dozen stockings for men.

The "Friendship" is one of the 24 known ships that sailed from England arriving December 1681-December 1682 with passengers to establish William Penn's "Holy Experiment" in Pennsylvania. These 24 ships made up "William Penn's Fleet", and descendants of the passengers are eligible to become members of the "Welcome Society". Descendants of both Robert and Thomas are already listed as members.

Randal from Sandiway and his brother from Sandythorne and Robert from Stoke, all in Cheshire, England, were joint first purchasers of 1500 acres. They settled adjoining tracts of land in the Nether Province, Township Delaware (formerly Chester), Co. Pennsylvania. Each brother had grants of 625 acres of land from William Penn at 12 pounds 10 shillings. The date of the grant for Randal is recorded as March 3, 1681. At the meeting of Penn's commissioners, January 11, 1680-81 a "Warrant was ordered to lay out to Robert, Thomas and Randal Vernon their lotts and liberty land."

Religion: Quaker

Eleced 1687: Pennsylvania Assembly Chester Co.

Alt Elected 1692: Justice

Alt Elected 1692: Justice of the peace

Property 1701: Surveyed

Alt Property 1711: Patented

Emigration: Aug 14, 1681