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From: "Leo M. Basten, Jr." <>
Subject: JARVIS data base
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:04:19 -0400

This is my data base for my connection to Sarah JARVIS and her ancestors
along with my sources. If anyone has info to add or to correct the data,
please feel free.
Leo

Descendants of John Jarvis

Generation No. 1

1. John1 Jarvis1 was born Abt. 1642 in Riscon,Kings Co., Ireland2, and died
1675-17353. He married Sarah Baker4 1645-16755.

More About John Jarvis:
Fact 1: 1688, obliged "to fly" from Ireland for fear of being massacred by
the Papists6

Fact 2: 1695-1697, Justice of the Peace of Cape May county7

Fact 6: Came to New Jersey by way of Boston8

Fact 7: 1701, Returned to Ireland9

Children of John Jarvis and Sarah Baker are:

2 i. John2 Jarvis , Jr., born Abt. 167010. He married Rebecca Walton11
February 24, 1729/3012.

+ 3 ii. Sarah Jarvis, born Abt. 1672 in Thorne, England; died April 08,
1707.

4 iii. Martin Jarvis, born Abt. 1674 in , , Ireland13; died February 23,
1741/42 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania14.

5 iv. Charles Jarvis, born Abt. 1675 in prob. Thorne, England15; died 1739
in London, , England16.

More About Charles Jarvis:

Fact 1: Studied in London under Sir Godfrey Kneller, court painter17

6 v. Trevor Jarvis, born Aft. 167518.

More About Trevor Jarvis:

Fact 1: Died young19

Generation No. 2

3. Sarah2 Jarvis (John1)20 was born Abt. 1672 in Thorne, England21, and died
April 08, 170722. She married Thomas Canby II November 02, 1693 in Abington
Meeting23,24,25, son of Benjamin Canby and Mary Baker.
Notes for Sarah Jarvis:
Sarah was Irish and a sister of Charles Jarvis, London artist and Painter to
the King of England. She had 9 children. [source:Family History, by Henry
Seidel Canby,p.19]

Notes for Thomas Canby II:
>From the History of Bucks County: Thomas was an orphan of 16 years of age
when in 1683 he came with his uncle and guardian to Bucks county. The family
were Friends, and the youth, in connection with his guardian and Bucks
quarterly meeting, settled a claim of five years' service due in payment of
his passage over. After the expiration of this service young Canby settled
near Jenkintown, Montgomery county, and in 1693 married Sarah Jarvis, by
whom he had nine children. His wife died in 1708, and about two years
thereafter he married Mary, daughter of Evan Oliver, who came from
Radnorshire, in Wales. By her he had eight children. She died in 1721. He
moved from Abington shortly after and purchased land below Centerville, in
Bucks county. He remained there some time, but finally disposed of it and
purchased three hundred acres on the Street road, in Solebury township. We
find him again marrying his third wife, Jane Preston, a widow, and living at
the mill on the Great spring above New Hope, on the Delaware. It does not
appear that he had any children by his third wife. Some time afterward he
removed to Wilmington, Delaware, where some of his children had located, but
returned to Solebury, where he died in 1742, aged 75 years. In the life of
Thomas Canby there is much to admire. Starting in the humble walks of life a
poor and friendless orphan boy, we find him working his way by industry and
perseverance into general confidence, while his sterling character, his
usefulness as a citizen, and his many acts of Christian kindness and charity
endeared him to the community at large. In the home circle and the religious
society, of which he was an active member, his influence for good was widely
felt. He and his descendants served Buckingham monthly meetings as clerks
almost continuously after its establishment in 1720 for a period of over one
hundred years, and in important appointments in church matters the name of
Canby often appears. The Canby name is not very common in our county at the
present day. This is partly owing to the fact that of Thomas Canby's
seventeen children twelve were girls. Most of them changed their names and
were blessed with large families. The children of Thomas Canby by his first
wife were: Benjamin who died young; Sarah married John Hill; Elizabeth,
married a Lacey; Mary, married a Hampton; Phebe, married first, Robert
Smith, and second, Hugh Ely, of Buckingham; Esther, married John Stapler;
Thomas, married Sarah Preston; Benjamin, the second of the name in the
family, left eight children; Martha, married a Gillingham. Of the children
by his second wife, Jane, the eldest, married Thomas Paxton, who was a
grandson of James, through William. The late Thomas Paxton was a grandson
through Jacob. Rebecca, another child of Thomas Canby, married a Wilson;
Hannah died young; Joseph left no children; Rachel died single; Oliver,
married Elizabeth Shipley; Ann did not marry; and Lydia married John
Johnson. Many of the above contracting parties settled outside of Bucks
county, and their descendants under the various names have a large following
in the states of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and the far west.
Bucks county retained her full quota, however, and travellers in central and
lower Bucks will meet them on every hand; and to have come from the good old
Canby stock" is a household word.

p.516: Thomas Canby, a native of Yorkshire, England, found his first
acquaintance with provincial life as the indentured apprentice of Henry
Baker, with whom he immigrated in 1683.

Source: WFT Vol 1, Tree 823.

Thomas Canby came to America on the "Vine of Liverpool" which arrived at
Philadelphia Sep. 17, 1684.

>From Thomas Canby Colonial Museum of Doylestown in Bucks County, PA.:

He was commissioned Justice of the Peace of Bucks county and Justice of
several courts. He served until his death. He served the Provincial Assembly
from Bucks county in 1721-1722-1730-1733-1738. He arose from dire poverty to
a wealthy honored man. In his will he left his mill property to Benjamin
(3rd son of himself and Sarah Jarvis) which he owned jointly with Anthony
Morris. Benjamin became an extensive land owner.

BORN: 9 Apr 1668 DIED: 20 Nov 1742

When about sixteen, Thomas Canby emigrated to Pennsylvania from Thorne,
Yorkshire, England with Henry Baker, his maternal uncle, in the ship "Vine"
of Liverpool, arriving 9th month, 17th, 1684 in the Delaware River. He
sailed from Dolgelly, Wales. After completing the term of service to his
uncle in Bucks County (fixed by the Quarterly Meeting of Bucks County PA as
five years, but served only six months), in return for his passage to
America, he settled in Abington Township, Philadelphia County, (now
Montgomery County near Jenkintown) where he went into the milling business.
>From the records of Falls Monthly Meeting, we learn that his house was
burned in 1695, and the sum of 49 Pds. 10s was collected for him. After
residing for a few years near Robert Fletcher, in Abington Township, he
removed sometime before 1717 to Solebury Township, Bucks County PA, near the
present New Hope on the Delaware. There, with Anthony Morris of
Philadelphia, be bought and operated the mills formerly belonging to Robert
Heath. In 1717 he purchased four hundred forty-four acres of land lying
along the Buckingham line, where he resided until 1729 when he purchased a
200 acre farm at the intersection of the Old York Road with the Durham Road
at the present village of Buckingham where he lived until 1741 when he
removed with his family to Wilmington on the Delaware taking his certificate
(Friends') to Newark Friends Meeting. After a short stay there, he returned
to his Solebury farm where he died. Ref: "Canby of Thorne, Yorkshire," 7;
and Family History by William Seidal (?) Canby 16,17,18-22.

He was clerk of Buckingham Meeting, at it organization into a Monthly
Meeting in 1720, and served for a number of years as clerk and overseer, and
also "had a gift for the Ministry." On May 6, 1741, he took a certificate
from Buckingham Meeting for himself and his family to "New Work Monthly
Meeting in New Castle County," (Newark DE Monthly Meeting, now Kennett
Monthly Meeting) and located at Wilmington, but remained less than a year,
returning to Solebury farm, where he died Noveber 20, 1742. He was
commissioned a justice of the peace of Bucks County and justice of the
several courts thereof, December 2, 1719, and regularly commissioned until
February 23, 1723, from which date was regularly recommissioned until near
the time of his decease, the last commission of which have record being
November 22, 1738. Serving in the Provincial Assembly from Bucks County, in
1721 and 1722, he was again elected in 1730, 1733, and 1738; and was
succeeded in 1739 by his son Thomas Canby, Jr. Thomas Canby was a man of
sterling integrity of character and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all
with whom he came in contact, while his many acts of charity and Christian
kindness endeared him to the community in which he lived.

Thomas Canby came to Wilmington in 1746 with his son Thomas Canby, Jr (by
his first wife Sarah Jarvis), Thomas Jr.'s wife Sarah Preston, his third
wife Jane Deyu Preston (mother of Sarah Preston) and his son Oliver Canby.

1718,3,7. Thomas & fam rocf Abington MM, PA dtd 1718/19,1,31 (EAQG v.2,
p.987 Falls MM)

More About Thomas Canby II:

Fact 1: April 19, 1668, Baptised in an Anglican Church in England.26

Burial: Buckingham Friends Burial grounds.27

Children of Sarah Jarvis and Thomas Canby are:

7 i. Benjamin3 Canby I, born July 24, 169428,29; died June 25, 169530,31.
More About Benjamin Canby I:
Fact 1: Died young.32

8 ii. Sarah Canby, born August 23, 169533,34; died November 17, 174935,36.
She married John Hill37,38 September 30, 1719 in Falls MH, Buckingham Twp,
Bucks, Pennsylvania39,40.
Notes for Sarah Canby:
1719,8,7. Sarah rmt John Hill (EAQG Falls MM v.2, p.987)

9 iii. Elizabeth Canby, born October 24, 169641,42; died 174543. She married
Thomas Lacey44 March 05, 1723/24 in Buckingham MM, Bucks, Pennsylvania45,46.

10 iv. Mary Canby, born October 14, 169747,48; died August 04, 178449,50.
She married (1) Nathanial Champion August 05, 171551. She married (2) Joseph
Hampton52 August 1722 in Buckingham MM, Bucks, Pennsylvania53,54.

11 v. Phebe Canby, born July 19, 1699 in , Bucks, Pennsylvania55,56; died
January 19, 177457. She married (1) Robert Smith58,59 September 30, 1719 in
Falls MH, Buckingham Twp, Bucks, Pennsylvania60,61. She married (2) Hugh
Ely62 May 16, 1753 in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania63,64.
Notes for Phebe Canby:
1719,8,7. Phebe rmt Robert Smith (EAQG Falls MM v.2, p.987)
More About Phebe Canby:
Fact 1: Had 8 children65

12 vi. Hester Canby, born December 16, 170066,67; died December 05,
177768,69,70. She married (1) John Stapler I71 December 03, 171972,73. She
married (2) John White74 Aft. 172075.
Notes for Hester Canby:
Hester was a Friend's Minister and visited English Friends in 1743.(A Quaker
Saga, p.416)
1719/20,1,2. Hester rocf Providence MM (EAQG Falls MM v.2, p.987)

13 vii. Thomas Canby, born August 12, 170276,77; died Bef. May 11, 1764 in ,
Kent, Maryland78,79. He married Sarah Preston80 September 03, 172481.
Notes for Thomas Canby:
Thomas and Sarah Canby moved to Maryland and had 9 children. (A Quaker
Saga,p.416)

14 viii. Benjamin Canby II, born July 08, 170482,83,84; died October 17,
174885,86. He married Martha Preston8788.
Notes for Benjamin Canby II:
2-7-1770 Benjamin Canby, w. Martha & seven ch, Whitson, Thomas, Joseph,
Elisabeth, Martha, Benjamin & Harry, rocf Buckingham MM dtd 2-7-1770(Falls
MM, PA)
Notes for Martha Preston:
Benjamin and Martha Canby had three children: Thomas, d.1725; Joseph and
Benjamin, Jr.

15 ix. Martha Canby, born May 09, 1705 in Abington, Montgomery,
Pennsylvania89,90,91; died 1748-180092. She married (1) James Gillingham93
May 04, 1730 in Abington Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania94,95. She
married (2) Joseph Duer96 1748 in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania97.

Endnotes
1. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

2. Broderbund WFT#1294, Vol.5, "CD-ROM."

3. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

4. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

5. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

6. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

7. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

8. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

9. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

10. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

11. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

12. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

13. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

14. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

15. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

16. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

17. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

18. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

19. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

20. Broderbund WFT#1294, Vol.5, "CD-ROM."

21. Broderbund WFT#1294, Vol.5, "CD-ROM."

22. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, Sarah (Jarvis) Canby, wife of
Thomas, died "8th, 2nd mo 1707."

23. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.415.

24. *Quaker Records, v.2, p.480 Philadelphia MM.

25. Thomas Allen Glenn, The Gillingham Family, (privately printed), p.7.

26. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.415, baptized in an Anglican Church in
England before his family joined the Society of Friends.

27. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.417, buried in Buckingham Friends
burial grounds.

28. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

29. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, b. 1694.

30. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, d.1695.

31. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

32. Edited by J.H. Battle, History of Bucks County Pennsylvania.

33. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

34. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, b. 1695.

35. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

36. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, d. 1748/9.

37. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. Falls MM, John Hill.

38. *Quaker Records, EAQG v.2, p.987 Falls MM.

39. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416.

40. *Quaker Records, EAQG v.2, p.987 Falls MM.

41. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

42. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, b. 1696.

43. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

44. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, Elizabeth Canby m. Thomas Lacey.

45. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

46. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. 1724 Buckingham MM, Thomas
Lacey.

47. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

48. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, b.1697.

49. Broderbund WFT# 839, Vol.6, "CD-ROM."

50. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

51. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

52. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. Joseph Hampton.

53. Broderbund WFT# 839, Vol.6, "CD-ROM."

54. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. 1722 Buckingham MM, Joseph
Hampton.

55. Broderbund WFT# 839, Vol.6, "CD-ROM."

56. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, b. 1699.

57. Broderbund WFT# 839, Vol.6, "CD-ROM."

58. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416.

59. *Quaker Records, v.2, p.987 Falls MM.

60. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. 1st 1719 Robert Smith.

61. *Quaker Records, v.2, p.987 Falls MM.

62. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. 2nd Hugh Ely.

63. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. 1st 1719; m. 2nd Hugh Ely.

64. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

65. Broderbund WFT# 839, Vol.6, "CD-ROM."

66. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

67. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, b. 1701.

68. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

69. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, d. 1777.

70. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

71. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416.

72. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

73. *Quaker Records, v.2, p.987 Falls MM.

74. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. 2nd John White.

75. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. 2nd John White.

76. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

77. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, b. 1703.

78. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, d. 1764.

79. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

80. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. Sarah Preston, who was her
husband's stepmother.

81. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

82. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

83. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416.

84. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

85. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

86. Georgia, E-mail 6-29-1998.

87. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, m. 1st Martha Preston (probably
another daughter of his stepmother).

88. Broderbund WFT# 2227, Vol.4.

89. Ancestral Files 4.17, "Electronic."

90. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416, Martha Canby b. 1707.

91. Harrold Edgar Gillingham, Gillingham Family: Descendants of Yeamans
Gillingham, p.8.

92. Broderbund WFT# 2127, Vol.2, "CD-ROM."

93. *Quaker Records, Abington MM, PA.

94. Jane W. T. Brey, A Quaker Saga, p.416.

95. Harrold Edgar Gillingham, Gillingham Family: Descendants of Yeamans
Gillingham, p.8.

96. Broderbund WFT#1294, Vol.5, "CD-ROM."

97. Ancestral Files 4.17, "Electronic."

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