My seventh Great Grandfather Robert Longshore lived in Lancashire before coming to America in the 1680s. Rumor has it he attended Oxford at the same time William Penn did. He came to America to escape persecution for being a Quaker. I don't know if he sailed with William Penn or came on an other ship. As yet I have not been able to fine his name listed on a ships manifest. Robert Longshore was Deputy Surveyor General of Pennsylvania helping to lay out the city of Philadelphia and establish Pennsylvania. Robert Longshore and Margaret Petersdaughter Cock were married and had two children, Alice (Elsa) Longshore and Euclydes Longshore. Robert died in 1695. Although I have documentation establishing the Longshore line from myself to Robert Longshore I have not been able to discover who his ancestors were. The name Longshore seems to disappear at the waters edge. There is an unsubstantiated story that the name Longshore was actually Langshaw or Longshaw and that the family lived in Wigan, Lancashire. Can anyone tell me the best way to find a link between Robert Longshore of Pennsylvania and Robert Langshaw of Wigan, Lancashire. Thank you very much for any help or advice. Peggy Longshore Vonk