Nadine I won't ask about your two mistakes but you may be right about it being a legend.I found this. Among the passengers on the "Endeavour," of London,George Thorp, master,which arrived here the 29th of 7 mo.,1683,beside the Howells and Taylors above mentioned,were Thomas Pearson and Margery his wife,the grandparents of Benjamin West,who came from Pownall,in Cheshire;also John Pearson,his brother,and Mary Smith,his wife's sister.These two doubtless came as servants in order to get their 50 acres each,and a warrant for that amount was granted Oct.6,1683.The land was located in Marple. I believe Penn was here from 1682-1684 Lew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Naming of Chester >I believe this is a legend as Thomas Pearson/Pierson to whom this is >attributed never sailed with Penn. Pearson's two trips to America are >documented and neither was with Penn. I could be wrong - have been at >least twice in my life! Nadine Holder > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Smedley" <smedley.george@att.net> > To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 8:19 AM > Subject: [PaOldC] Naming of Chester > > >> Naming of Chester >> >> Prior to the arrival of William Penn the settled part of the province was >> known as Upland County, with the seat of justice at Upland, now Chester, >> where courts had been held at least from 1676. "A letter addressed to >> Ephraim Herman, in respect to summoning a Court to be held at New Castle >> on the 2d of November, and dated at Upland on the 29th of October, shows >> that William Penn had then arrived at his seat of government. He may have >> arrived the day before. The fancy of the artist has portrayed the landing >> of Penn at Upland; but neither the hour, the day, nor the manner of his >> landing, is certainly known." Dr. George Smith, in the History of >> Delaware County, continuing and quoting from Clarkson, says: >> >> "He landed at Upland, but the place was to bear that familiar name no >> more forever. Without reflection Penn determined that the name of the >> place should be changed. Turning round to his friend Pearson, one of his >> own Society, who had accompanied him in the ship Welcome, he said, >> 'Providence has brought us here safe. , Thou hast been the companion of >> my perils. What wilt thou that I should call this place?' Pearson said >> 'Chester,' in remembrance of the city from whence he came. William Penn >> replied that it should be called Chester, and that when he divided the >> land into counties one of them should be called by the same name. 'thus, >> from a mere whim the name of the oldest town, the name of the whole >> settled part of the province, the name that would naturally have a place >> in the affections of a large majority of the inhabitants of the new >> province, was effaced to gratify the caprice or vanity of a friend." >> >> visit"The George Smedley Homepage" >> http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net >> additional photos at >> http://smedley.george.home.att.net >> >> >> ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== >> Unsubscribing..... To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to >> PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com >> with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot." >> >> If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list >> contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net >> >> NO VIRUS WARNINGS...contact me personally ferg@ntelos.net if posted >> you will be unsubscribed >> >> please visit the Chester Co rootsweb site...it is full of area photos, >> helpful URLs and lots of county information >> http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/ >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing. To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to > PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot." > > NO VIRUS WARNINGS - if you are concerned contact me PERSONALLY > ferg@ntelos.nettp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/pa-old-chester > this site allows you to browse by month.. > > please visit the Chester Co rootsweb site...it is full of area photos, > helpful URLs and lots of county information > http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/ > > if you have a problem contact ME ferg@ntelos and NOT the list > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >
There were two Thomas Pearsons in the same time frame - Thomas who died 1734 and married to Margery Smith and Thomas who died 1722 married to Rose Dixon. It was in the biography of Nereus Mendenhall, descendant of Thomas and Rose where the supposed Penn/Pearson encounter is found. Assume he was talking about his ancestor Thomas who married Rose but then assumptions are where mistakes usually come from! Benjamin West did the painting of Penn and Pearson together so that mixes things up further. Nadine Holder ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Smedley" <smedley.george@att.net> To: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com>; "PaOldCh" <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Naming of Chester > Nadine > I won't ask about your two mistakes but you may be right about it being a > legend.I found this. > Among the passengers on the "Endeavour," of London,George Thorp, > master,which arrived here the 29th of 7 mo.,1683,beside the Howells and > Taylors above mentioned,were Thomas Pearson and Margery his wife,the > grandparents of Benjamin West,who came from Pownall,in Cheshire;also John > Pearson,his brother,and Mary Smith,his wife's sister.These two doubtless > came as servants in order to get their 50 acres each,and a warrant for > that > amount was granted Oct.6,1683.The land was located in Marple. > > I believe Penn was here from 1682-1684 > > Lew > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nadine Holder" <nadineholder72@ssvecnet.com> > To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 11:47 AM > Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Naming of Chester > > >>I believe this is a legend as Thomas Pearson/Pierson to whom this is >>attributed never sailed with Penn. Pearson's two trips to America are >>documented and neither was with Penn. I could be wrong - have been at >>least twice in my life! Nadine Holder >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "George Smedley" <smedley.george@att.net> >> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 8:19 AM >> Subject: [PaOldC] Naming of Chester >> >> >>> Naming of Chester >>> >>> Prior to the arrival of William Penn the settled part of the province >>> was >>> known as Upland County, with the seat of justice at Upland, now Chester, >>> where courts had been held at least from 1676. "A letter addressed to >>> Ephraim Herman, in respect to summoning a Court to be held at New Castle >>> on the 2d of November, and dated at Upland on the 29th of October, shows >>> that William Penn had then arrived at his seat of government. He may >>> have >>> arrived the day before. The fancy of the artist has portrayed the >>> landing >>> of Penn at Upland; but neither the hour, the day, nor the manner of his >>> landing, is certainly known." Dr. George Smith, in the History of >>> Delaware County, continuing and quoting from Clarkson, says: >>> >>> "He landed at Upland, but the place was to bear that familiar name no >>> more forever. Without reflection Penn determined that the name of the >>> place should be changed. Turning round to his friend Pearson, one of his >>> own Society, who had accompanied him in the ship Welcome, he said, >>> 'Providence has brought us here safe. , Thou hast been the companion of >>> my perils. What wilt thou that I should call this place?' Pearson said >>> 'Chester,' in remembrance of the city from whence he came. William Penn >>> replied that it should be called Chester, and that when he divided the >>> land into counties one of them should be called by the same name. 'thus, >>> from a mere whim the name of the oldest town, the name of the whole >>> settled part of the province, the name that would naturally have a place >>> in the affections of a large majority of the inhabitants of the new >>> province, was effaced to gratify the caprice or vanity of a friend." >>> >>> visit"The George Smedley Homepage" >>> http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net >>> additional photos at >>> http://smedley.george.home.att.net >>> >>> >>> ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== >>> Unsubscribing..... 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