> Mal Humes writes: > <<...Here's a list of early settlers cited in that link above that mostly settled in what was then Chester County at the time they arrived: "The first permanent settlers in what may be termed the Donegal region located along the Chiques creek, beginning in 1716, and spreading eventually over most of the five town- ships now represented in the original Donegal. The list is not complete, but it at least establishes the time of settlement of some of the principal Scotch-Irish families of the "Upper. End" of the county. Robert Middleton is shown as settling in 1716; John and George Stewart in 1717; Peter Allen, Robert and William Buchanan, William Bryan, Thomas Bayley, Henry Bealey, Andrew, James and John Galbraith, John Gardner, James Mitchell, Samuel Smith, John Sterret, Robert, Thomas, William and John Wilkins in 1718; Patrick Campbell, James Cunningham, Joseph Cloud, James Couch, Daniel Clark, Widow Dunning, John and Thomas Mitchell, Ephraim Moore, James Smith, and Joseph Work in 1720; John Taylor in 1721; Robert, James and John Allison, Gordon Howard, Thomas Howard, Alexander Hutchison, William Maybee, Richard McFarland, Robert Monday, John Maris, James Kyle, and Hugh White, in 1722; John Miller in 1723; Thomas Black, William Beach, John Black, Robert Brown, John Davison, John Doaks, Christian Gardner, John Walker and Michael Wood, in 1724; Jeremiah Bringham, Matthias Blazer, James Brownlow, Abraham Inless, Hugh Scott, in 1725; Rev. James Anderson, Joseph Baston, James Harris, Alexander McKee, George Mayfort, in 1726; Lazarus, James, John, Daniel and Alexander Lowrey, in 1729; James Buey, James Cook, Peter Hairston, James Hutchison, John Kelley, William and Alexander Mitchell, Thomas and John Scott, in 1730.">> Interesting that the link includes John Maris as a Scot, as he was born in Inkborough, Worchestershire, England and he emigrated along with his parents and most of his siblings from Worchestershire in 1683 to Chester Co (settling in what is now Springfield, Delaware Co) without a stop in Scotland or Ireland! lol Eleanor Rayl Indianapolis

Eleanor Rayl Indianapolis wrote: Interesting that the link includes John Maris as a Scot, as he was born in Inkborough, Worchestershire, England and he emigrated along with his parents and most of his siblings from Worchestershire in 1683 to Chester Co (settling in what is now Springfield, Delaware Co) without a stop in Scotland or Ireland! lol -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did he have son Christian MARIS 1752-1795, died Charlestown, m a Mary LONGACKER, had 7 children? Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 MARIS, CHRISTIAN. Charlestown. April 4, 1795. Adm. to Maria Maris and David Longacre. Mary remarried Matthias Pennypacker. Had one child Sarah m William WALKER. Extract from letter of Judge Pennypacker,1107 Girard Building, Philadelphia, dated October 10th, 1895, addressed to Judge Longaker: "DEAR JUDGE: Matthias Pennypacker married Mary Maris, widow of Christian Maris and daughter of David Longaker, April 19th,1796. They had one daughter, Sarah, whose portrait you will find in the Biography of Heindrick Pannebecker. Where you will also find set out in full the information concerning the Langenecker preachers and the authority for it. You cannot get a copy of the Biography, but there is one in Norristown belonging to John A. Pennypacker, where, no doubt, you can see it. Sarah Pennypacker left a large number of descendants, including the Colkits, of Philadelphia, and the wife of Colonel J. C. Audenried. She married William Walker." Chester Co Wills: PENNEBECKER, MARY. Charlestown. July 31, 1817. January 18, 1821. To dau. Sarah Walker $10. Rem. of estate to be sold and proceeds equally divided among my 7 children, the issue of Christian Marys[sic Maris], viz: Jacob, Magdalen, Barbara Wersler, Mary Ryan, Elizabeth Brewer, David, and Ann Funk. Magdalen being deceased her share to go to her 3 chil. Executor: Son-in-law Jacob Wersler. (Test. signed Maria.) Wits: Henry Wersler, Joseph Pennypacker. Or is this another MARIS line and not from John MARIS? Thanks Diana in AL