The Jobson Family of Philadelpia and Bermondsey, Burrey

104 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [Vol. 42 in. ANNAJOBSON, baptized Swavesey 12 April 1640.26 if* 2 iv. SAMUELA JOBSON, baptized Swavesey 5 October 1643;27 died Bermondsey 2 9th month [November] 1708; married first circa 1670 ELIZABETH REYNOLDS; married second Southwark 28 11th month [February] 1685/6 MARY (TTDDIMAN) GROVE. Children of Thomas andJane (—?—)Jobson: v. JOHN JOBSON, baptized Swavesey 14 October 1647;28 probably the John Jobson who married St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, 29 April 1673 DEBORAH CREEKE.29 Deborah, widow of John Jobson, died in that parish 22 1st month [March] 1725/6 age 74.30 Child ofJohnJobson: 1. Mary Jobson, named in 1706 will of her uncle Samuel Jobson; possi¬ bly the Mary Jobson who died 13 8th month [October] 1741 age 63.31 vi. HANNAH JOBSON, buried Swavesey 20 November 1648.32 B) was baptized Thomas 2. SAMUELA JOBSON ( in Swavesey, Cambridge¬ shire, 5 October 1643. He was a fellmonger and later a wool stapler,33 of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, and a First Purchaser of a thousand acres in Pennsylvania in 1681. He married first circa 1670 ELIZABETH REYNOLDS, who was born circa 1647 (based on age at death) and who died 26 11th month [January] 1684/5 age 38, 34 shortly after the birth of her tenth child. It appears that some of the family’s wealth came from this marriage. Her mother left a will as Elizabeth Reynolds of Barnaby Street [Bermondsey], widow, dated 23 December 1705, proved 13 September 1706, mentioning Samuel Jobson and Thomas Malin as residuary legatees and executors; grandson Samuel Jobson, son of daughter Elizabeth Jobson, deceased, to get a life interest in houses in Pool Alley, Southwark, then to grandchildren Hannah Maling, Sarah Jobson, and Michael Jobson, on condition that they do not mortgage or encumber them on pain of forfeiture to the issue of their body; £100 to grandson Michael Jobson and £20 to each of his children alive at testatrix’s death; grandson Martin Temple, son of daughter Alice Temple; daughter Alice Temple; two houses in London and lands in Hertfordshire to Abigail, Elizabeth, Thomas, Hannah, Samuel 26 Parish Register of Swavesey, 44. 27 Parish Register of Swavesey, 47. No parents are given, but this baptismal date would agree with his age at death. 28 Parish Register of Swavesey, 51a. 29 W. H. Chailen, "Transcripts of Parish Registers of Bermondsey, St. Mary Magdalene, Surrey, England, [Marriages] 1609-1700,” (manuscript, 1927); FHL #416,710. 30 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1721-1776, 53; PRO RG6-677 #927; FHL #811,791 [hereafter cited as Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1721-1776]. 31 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1721-1776, 29132 Parish Register of Swavesey, 54a. 33 A wool stapler sells wool, or sorts wool, according to its staple, or fiber. 34 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719; PRO RG6-1100 #926, 97; FHL #811,791 [hereafter cited as Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719]. 2001] TheJobson Family 105 and Sarah Maiin (all under 21), children of granddaughter Hannah Malin; Mary and Katherine Jobson, daughters of son-in-law Samuel Jobson; “honest neighbor Mr. Berry, shoemaker, who saved my life;” cousin John Jobson.35 Samuel Jobson married second at Southwark 28 11th month [February] 1685/6 MARY (TIDDIMAN) GROVE, who was born circa 1655 (based on age at death), the daughter of Edmund Tiddiman and widow of Benjamin Grove.36 The Blackwell Rent Roll of 1689 for Philadelphia lists “Samll Jobson” paying a quitrent of £1 for 5 years as a Purchaser for a lot with 20’ frontage on Pine Street.37 Samuel Jobson died in Bermondsey 2 9th month [November] 1708 age 64.38 His widow Mary died there 25 5th month [July] 1724 age 69.39 Samuel Jobson, of Bermondsey, wool stapler, left a will dated 29 July 1706, proved 9 November 1708, naming as executors friends Joseph Grove and Silvanus Grove, son-in-law Thomas Mayleigh, and son Samuel Jobson (but he not to act alone without the consent of a majority of the executors). The will mentions wife Mary to receive £400, life interest in tenements in Bermondsey, and other property; £150 to daughter Hannah Maling, wife of Thomas Maling; £5 each to grandchildren Abigail, Tho¬ mas, Elizabeth and Hannah Maling; £10 to grandson Samuel Maling; £450 to son Samuel Jobson; to son Michael Jobson forgiveness of a bond of £100 and all testator’s lands in Pennsylvania; £40 to grandson Samuel, son of Michael Jobson, recently born; £400 each to daughters Sarah, Mary and Katherine (last two under age); brother John Jobson forgiveness of a bond of £125; £5 to Mary, daughter of brother John Jobson. Minor amounts were left to servants, to Friends of the Monthly Meeting of Horsleydown, Southwark, and for the poor.40 Children of Samuel and Elizabeth (Reynolds)Jobson:4* i. HANNAH JOBSON, born by 13 September 1671 (will of her uncle Thomas Jobson); died Lambeth Parish 26 3rd month [May] 1733 age about 6l of 35 Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, 150 Eedes. FHL #92,455- 36 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Marriages 1658- 1690, 586. John Jobson was among those signing the marriage certificate. 37 Hannah Benner Roach “The Blackwell Rent Roll, 1689,” Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [called Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania before 1948, both hereafter cited as PGM] 23(1963): 7338 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719, 269. 39 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1721-1776, 42. 40 Prerogative Court of Canterbury 262 Barrett, abstracted in Peter Wilson Coldham, American Wills Proved in London 1611-1775 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992), 9341 Abigail, Thomas, Hannah, and Samuel are not named in Katherine Jobson's 1735 will. Its numerous bequests, including one to Sarah, suggest that they were, therefore, deceased by then. 106 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [Vol. 42 consumption, 2 married Devonshire House Monthly Meeting, London, 7 10th month [December] 1693 THOMAS MAYLEIGH,45 who died after 30 6th month [August] 1723 (signed marriage certificate of Sarah Jobson and Phineas Bell), but predeceased his wife (Hannah’s death record). Children of Thomas and Hannah (Jobson) Mayleigh: 1. Abigail Mayleigh, died after 29 July 1706 (Samuel Jobson will). 2. Elizabeth Mayleigh, married by 16 October 1734 (will of Sarah [Jobson] Bell) Daniel Flexney,44 whose will dated 22 December 1747, proved 13 January 1747/8, left £10 each to Mary Lovell, widow, and Katherine Jobson, spinster, both of Chamber Street, Goodman’s Fields, Middlesex [his wife’s aunts]; residuary legatees were his daughters Mary and Hannah.45 3. Thomas Mayleigh, died after 29 July 1706 (Samuel Jobson will). 4. Hannah Mayleigh, died after 29 July 1706 (Samuel Jobson will). 5. Samuel Mayleigh, died after 29 July 1706 (Samuel Jobson will). 6. Sarah Mayleigh, died after 23 October 1735 (Katherine Jobson will). ii. SAMUEL JOBSON, born circa 1674 (based on age at death); died Bermond¬ sey 17 6th month [August] 1742 age 68, buried 22 6th month [August] 1742 Friends Burying Ground, Long Lane, Southwark 46 He married MAHV ?—, who died 12 5th month 1770 age 78, buried 15 5th month [May] 1770, a resident of Grange Road, Bermondsey.47 Children of Samuel and Mary (—?ÿ—)Jobson: 1. Samuel Jobson, born August 1713; died 15 7th month [September] 1713 age 3 weeks.48 2. Samuel Jobson, born September 1714; died 31 8th month [October] — 1714 age 6 weeks.49 3. Samuel Jobson, bom 5 March 1716 [twin];50 died unmarried 4 9th month [November] 1744.51 4. Michael Jobson, born 5 March 1716 [twin]; died 28 1st month [March] 1716 age 3 weeks.52 42 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1723-1727, 105; PRO RG6-330, #858. FHL #588,014. 43 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Marriages 1690-1704, 164; PRO RG6-497, #834. FHL #817,379 [hereafter cited as London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Marriages 1690-1704]. 44 The will of Sarah (Jobson) Bell, dated 16 October 1734, mentions niece Elizabeth Flexney, this Elizabeth was the only surviving niece named Elizabeth. 45 Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, 31 Strahan. FHL #92,731. 46 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1721-1776, 171. 47 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1758-1771, 358; PRO RG6-500 #859. FHL #588,015 [hereafter cited as London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1758-1771]. 48 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1699-1722, 457; PRO RG6-331 #857. FHL #588,013 [hereafter cited as London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1699-1722]. 49 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1699-1722, 50350 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Births 1648-1776, 214; PRO RG6-1097 #924; FHL #811,790 [hereafter cited as Southwark Monthly Meeting, Births 1648-1776]. 51 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1721-1776, 193. 52 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1699-1722, 676. 2001] The Family Jobson 107 5. Michael Jobson, born June 1718; died 27 12th month [February] 1718/9 age 8 months.53 6. Hannah Jobson, born March 1719/20; died 26 3rd month [May] 3 1720 age 2 months 54 7. Hannah Jobson, born March 1721; died 13 2nd month [April] 1721 age 3 weeks.55 8. Thomas Jobson, born September 1722; died 4 8th month [October] 1722 age 2 weeks.56 9, Sarah Jobson, born 13 10th month [December] 1724;57 died after 16 October 1734 when she was mentioned in the will of her aunt Sarah (Jobson) Bell. No marriage or death record was found for her in the records of the London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting. 10. Thomas Jobson, born 1 1st month [March] 1727/8;58 died 2 6th month [August] 1732 age 4 years.59 iii. MICHAEL1 JOBSON, born circa 1676; died, probably in Philadelphia, between 31 October 1709 (will) and 2 February 1710/1 (probate); mar¬ ried, presumably in Philadelphia, circa 1702 MARY(—?—) (KING) NAYLOR. iv. REBECCA JOBSON, bom June 1678; died 23 10th month [December] 1679 age 1 year 6 months.60 v. SARAH JOBSON, born circa 1680; died Lambeth Parish 26 9th month [November] 1734 age 54 as “Sarah Bell, widow of Phinehas Bell,»6l married Devonshire House Monthly Meeting, London, 30 6th month [August] 1723 (as his second wife) PHINEAS BELL, sal ter of London 62 Phineas Bell was born circa 1675 (based on age at death), the son of Phineas Bell of Nether Silton, Leak, Yorkshire, and his wife Ann Lovell;63 died 28 5th month [July] 1732 age 57, buried 1 6th month [August] 1732.64 53 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1655-1719, 350. 54 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1699-1722, 692. 55 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1699-1722, 718. 56 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1699-1722, 745. 57 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Births 1648-1776, 271. 58 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Births 1648-1776, 287. 59 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1721-1776, 9960 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665 1719, 61. 6l London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1723-1758, 304; PRO RG6-330; FHL #588,014 [hereafter cited as London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1723-1758]. 62 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Marriages 1705-1727, 742; PRO RG6-496 #835; FHL #817,380. The groom's father is named. Thomas Mayleigh, Hannah Mayleigh, Winifred Bell, Daniel Flcxney, Katherine Jobson, and Mary Jobson were among those signing the marriage certificate. 63 The family of Phineas Bell [Senior] is made clear by the births of five children 1663/41679/80 at Thirsk (Yorkshire) Monthly Meeting (PRO RG6-1286, #1326; FHL#1,419,549, item 1); the age at death of Phineas [Junior], which places him among these children, albeit unrecorded; the will of his father-in-law Thomas Lovell, skinner of Leeds, written 30 October 1666, naming son-in-law Phineas Bell and daughter Ann Bell (Prerogative Court of York, Registered Wills 48:197; FHL #99,575); and the will of Phineas Bell [Senior], merchant of Nether Silton, written 31 May 1679, probated 7 November 1679, naming wife Ann, son Phineas, and Thomas Lovell, grandfather of his son Thomas (Prerogative Court of York, Registered Wills 58:456; FHL #99,588). 64 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1723-1758, 246. - 108 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [Vol. 42 Phinehas Bell of Camberwell left an incomplete holographic will dated 17 July 1732, proved 11 August 1732.65 He did not even mention his wife Sarah or his surviving children or grandchildren by his first wife, Rebecca Baker, whom he had married, apparently in or near London, 9 March 1698/9,66 and by whom he was the father of Winifred Bell who married Samuel2 Jobson (see below). Sarah (Jobson) Bell left a will as Sarah Bell, widow, of Camberwell, London, dated 16 October 1734, proved 4 December 1734, naming as ex¬ ecutors friend Richard Hyde and cousin William Younghusband. The will mentions brother Samuel Jobson, his wife Mary, and their children Samuel and Sarah Jobson (both underage); niece Elizabeth Flexney; sister Kather¬ ine Jobson; nephew Samuel Jobson (son of brother Michael Jobson), his wife Winifred Jobson, and their daughter Sarah Jobson; sister Mary Lovell; niece Sarah Mayleigh; Hannah Sharpe (no relationship given).67 vi. THOMAS JOBSON, born May 1681; died 8 3rd month [May] 1682 age 1 year.68 vn. ELIZABETH JOBSON, born 5 10th month [December] 1682;69 died 11 6th month [August] 1689 age 7.70 viu. MARTIN JOBSON, born 17 10th month [December] 1683 [twin];71 died 26 5th month [July] 1686 age 2 Vi years.72 ix. RICHARD JOBSON, born 17 10th month [December] 1683 [twin]; died 9 5th month [July] l684.7ÿ x. child, born 20 11th month [January] 1684/5; buried 21 11th month [January] 1684/5.74 W 4- 4 € # Children of Samuel* and Mary (Tiddiman)Jobson: xi. MARY JOBSON, born 1 11th month [January] 1686/7;75 died Christchurch Parish, Middlesex 28 5th month [May] 1763 age 75, buried 3 6th month [June] 1763 76 She married first Southwark Monthly Meeting 28 8th month [October] 1708 ELLIS LANGFORD of Antigua,77 son of Harry and Ann (—?—) Langford of Barbados.78 Ellis Langford left a will dated 4 July 65 Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, 201 Bedford. FHL *92,6l6. 66 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Marriages 1690-1704, 421. 67 Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, 257 Ockham. FHL #92,63168 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719, 80. 69 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Births 1648-1776, 48. 70 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719, 124. 71 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Births 1648-1707, 117; PRO RG6-498 #849; FHL #817,383 [hereafter cited as London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Births 16481707]. 72 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1661-1698, 492; PRO RG6-499 #856; FHL #587,99973 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719, 92. 74 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719, 97. 75 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Births 1648-1776, 62. 76 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1758-1771, 122. 77 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Marriages 1666-1742, 115; PRO RG6-1270 #925; FHL #811,790 [hereafter cited as Southwark Monthly Meeting, Marriages 1666-1742}. 78 Vere Langford Oliver, The History of the Island of Antigua .. 3 vols. (London: Mitchell, Hughes & Clarke, 1894-99) 2:140 [hereafter cited as Oliver, History of Antigua]. 2001] TheJobson Family 109 1710, proved 31 December 1711, making his wife Mary sole heir and ex¬ ecutrix, but “if I leave a child, half to it.”79 She married second Southwark Monthly Meeting 30 7th month [September] 1714 ELIJAH LOWELL/LOVELL of Huntingdon, draper.80 She had no children by her first husband;81 whether she had children by her second husband is unclear. xii. EDMUND JOBSON, born 25 7th month [September] 1688;82 died (as Edward) 27 6th month [August] 1689 age 11 months.83 xm. TIDDEMAN JOBSON, born 16 8th month [October] 1690;84 died 26 9th month [November] 1690 age 6 weeks.85 xiv. RICHARD JOBSON, born 24 6th month [August] 1691 [twin]; died 8 7th month 1691 [September] age 14 days.86 xv. child, born 24 6th month [August] 1691 [twin]; died 24 6th month [August] 1691 87 xvi. KATHERINE JOBSON, born 15 2nd month [April] 1693;88 died unmarried 20 7th month [July] 1758 age 64, buried 26 7th month [July] 1758, a resi¬ dent of Goodman’s Fields, St. Mary Whitechapel [Middlesex] 89 As Kather¬ ine Jobson, spinster, late of Camberwell but now of Hodson, Hertford¬ shire, she left a will dated 23 October 1735, proved 27 July 1758, mention¬ ing sister Mary Lovell as executrix and residuary legatee; brother Samuel Jobson one shilling and no more; £5 to nephew Samuel Jobson, son of Samuel; £1.3 to niece Sarah, daughter of late brother Thomas Mayleigh; £13 to Sarah Jobson, daughter of Samuel Jobson of Philadelphia. The tes¬ tatrix made numerous small bequests without specifying relationships. She also left £5 for poor Quakers of Horsleydown, Southwark 90 f i t 3* MICHAEL1 JOBSON ( , B) was on Samuel born circa 1676 (based Thomas the known or estimated year of birth of his siblings). He immigrated to Philadelphia probably prior to 3 February 1699 [/1700?] when Samuel Jobson of London conveyed the thousand acres received as a First Purchaser to his son, Michael Jobson of Philadelphia.91 79 Oliver, History of Antigua, 2:141. 80 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Marriages 1666-1742, 135. 81 Oliver, History Antigua, 2:140. of 82 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Births 1648-1776, 67. 83 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719, 125. 84 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Births 1648-1776, 78. 85 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719, 135. 86 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719, 141. 87 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1665-1719, 140. 88 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Births 1648-1776, 90. 89 Southwark Monthly Meeting, Burials 1721-1776, 291• 90 Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, 220 Hutton. FHL #92,811. The long gap between the writing of the will and her death is unusual, but the reference to her brother Samuel, who died in 1742, indicates it is accurate. 91 Philadelphia County Deeds B2:314. This deed, from Samuel Jobson of London to Michael Jobson, dated 3 February 1699, is shown in the indexes to Philadelphia County deeds (FHL #1,318,514, #1,318,550); however, it has not been examined, as a microfilm copy is not available. 110 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [Vol. 42 Michael Jobson married, presumably in Philadelphia, circa 1702 MARY (— ?—) (KING) NAYLOR. She had married first John King of Moyamensing, Philadelphia County, mariner, who left a will dated 7 February 1698, proved 15 April 1698, mentioning wife Mary; children John and Love; kinsman Thomas King; Nathaniel Puckle and his wife Ann Puckle 92 John King was buried in Philadelphia 12 April 1698, not a Quaker.93 Mary married second Thomas Naylor, who left a will dated 9 July 1701, proved 25 July 1701, mentioning wife Mary; unborn child; mother Mary; sister Hannah.94 Mary’s three marriages are identified by the will of Nathaniel Puckle of Philadelphia, dated 8 July 1706, proved 6 November 1706, mentioning wife Ann; her sister Mary Jobson; the children of Mary Jobson, namely John Naillor, Samuel Jobson, Michael Jobson, John King and Love King; aunt Deborah Puckle; testator’s only daughter Deborah Puckle 95 She probably was the “Mary Joblin” who was buried at Christ Church, Philadelphia, 20 August 1722 96 Michael Jobson, merchant of Philadelphia, left a will dated 31 October 1709, proved 2 February 1710/1, mentioning wife Mary; children Samuel and Michael (both underage); father Samuel Jobson, deceased; Samuel Jobson, merchant of London; the estate of his grandmother Reynolds; executors John Smith and John Knowles.97 The executors refused to serve, and the widow Mary Jobson was appointed to administer the estate.98 Children of Michael1 and Mary (—?—)Jobson: i. SAMUEL2 JOBSON, born circa 1703; died Philadelphia 8 9th month 4 [November] 1739; married Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, 17 January 1726/7 WINIFRED BELL. 5 ii. MICHAEL2 JOBSON, born circa 1705 (based on age at baptism); died after 6 March 1730 (grantor in deed). 4. SAMUEL2 JOBSON ( \ Samuel, 1703,99 presumably in Philadelphia. B) was born circa Michael As Samuel Jobson, of London, merchant, now residing in Philadelphia, eldest son and heir-at-law of Michael Jobson, merchant, late of Philadel92 Philadelphia County Wills B:139; FHL #21,721, item 3. 93 Hinshaw, "Philadelphia Monthly Meeting," 2:445. 94 Philadelphia County Wills B:139; FHL #21,721, item 3. See also Mrs. H. W. Naylor, “The Family of Robert Naylor, of Philadelphia, Pa.," The "Old Northwest* Genealogical Society Quarterly 11(1908): 190-97, at 190-92. 95 Philadelphia County Wills C:43- FHL #2 1,722. 96 Charles R. Hildeburn, Baptisms and Burials from the Records of Christ Church, Philadelphia, 1709-1760 (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982), 170. 97 Philadelphia County Wills C:231. FHL #21,722. 98 M Mervinc, “Abstract of Wills of Phila. Co., Recorded in Administration Book A. Letters Having Been Granted C.T.A.,” PGM 3(1908): 171. An administration granted C.T.A. (cum testimento annexo), “with will attached,” meant that the terms of the will still applied. 99 His approximate year of birth is based on the fact that his parents were married circa 1702 (no earlier than July 1701) and that his younger brother was age 8 in 1713- 2001] TheJobson Family 111 phia, deceased, who was a son of Samuel Johnson, wool stapler, of Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, deceased, he conveyed on 19 July 1726 his moiety [half] in lands inherited from his father to Anthony Morris and two others, the three grantees immediately conveying the same back to Samuel Jobson.100 This was a complicated way to split the joint tenancy with his brother Michael. The same day he and his brother conveyed land in Philadelphia to Henry Badcock.101 On 24 7th month [September] 1725 he asked the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for a certificate of clearness on account of marriage prior to a return to Europe.102 On 26 9th month [November] it was reported “that they had not prepared [a certificate] for Samuel Jobson, for that he brought none with him from Europe nor is he intended on a voyage thither until next summer.” On 29 2nd month [April] 172 [5/]6, “Samuel Jobson being about to return to London requests a few lines as a Certifi¬ cate of his clearness on acco’t of marriage.»103 His subsequent marriage, however, was not in a Quaker meeting. He married by Anglican rite at Dunstable, Bedfordshire 17 January 1726/7 WINIFRED BELL.104 She was born 10 3rd month [May] 1704, daughter of Phineas and Rebecca (Baker) Bell,105 and stepdaughter of Samuel Jobson’s aunt, Sarah (Jobson) Bell (see above). The couple remained in England for a time; their first child was still¬ born and buried there. They may have maintained a residence in England, with Samuel traveling back and forth, as the October 1734 will of Samuel’s sister Sarah does not identify them as “of Philadelphia” although four months earlier, on 3 June 1734, Samuel Jobson, of Philadelphia, merchant, conveyed to John Robinson a mortgage on the annuity or rent on a lot on Walnut Street.10ÿ On 11 February 1735 a similar transaction took place,107 and on 10 June 1737 John Robinson and Samuel Jobson conveyed their respective interests in the annuity.108 100 Philadelphia County Deeds G6:282, 286; both deeds acknowledged 28 July 1736, recorded 19 August 1745; FHL #21,883101 Philadelphia County Deeds H21:396, acknowledged 25 September 1765; FHL #21,898. 102 Anna Miller Watring, Early Quaker Records of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Volume I, 1682-1750, 2 vols. (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1997), 1:229-30. - 103 Early Minutes of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting," PGM 8(1921): 77, 78. 104 F. C. Emmison, Parish Registers [Dunstable, 1558-1812}, (Bedford: Bedfordshire County Record Office, 1951), 42:49 (couple noted as “quakers”). 105 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Births 1648-1707, 448. 106 Philadelphia County Deeds F6:459, recorded 9 August 1734; FHL #21,879107 Philadclphia County Deeds F7:267; FHL #21,879108 Philadelphia County Deeds G8:32, acknowledged 15 November 1745, recorded 2 July 1746; FHL #2 1,885- 112 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [Vol. 42 Samuel Jobson died in Philadelphia 8 9th month [November] 1739.109 No probate has been found for him, nor has a record of the death of his wife been found in Pennsylvania or England. Children of Samuel2 and Winifred (Bell)Jobson; i. stillborn child of Samuel and Winifred Jobson of Camberwell, died 30 7th month [September] 1727. no ii. SARAH3 JOBSON, born 1728/9 (based on age in 1743 and age at death); Sarah, wife of David; died, probably in Philadelphia, 11 1st month [January] 1771 age 42.111 As Sarah Jobson, aged fifteen years, daughter of Sami jobson, late of Philadelphia, dec’d, she stated on 14 October 1743 that her grandmother [sfc] Sarah Bell, late of Camberwell in the Liberties of the City of London, dec’d, devised her an annuity of six pounds; she asked that Samuel Coats and Samuel Sanson of Philadelphia, merchants, be made her guardians.112 As seen above, Sarah Bell was Sarah 0obson) Bell, actually Sarah Jobson’s great-aunt and step-grandmother. She married Christ Church, Philadelphia, 28 May 1748,113 by license dated 14 May 1748114 DAVID GUMMING, born presumably in Scotland,115 died, perhaps in Philadelphia, between 23 August 1794 (will) and 7 April 1798 (probate). It appears that she became a Quaker but that he did not. She was mentioned in the minutes of the Gwynedd and Buckingham Monthly Meetings 1755-61.116 On 29 3rd month [March] 1763 Sarah Cumming and children were granted a certificate to the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting where they were received 29 4th month [April] 1763.117 David outlived Sarah by at least 23 years. His will mentions children David, Rebecca and William; an unnamed son-in-law; daughter-in-law Ra¬ chel; grandchildren Rebecca, Rachel, Gulielma and David [Cumming]; Sarah, Catherine, Rachel, Rebecca and Anna (children of daughter Re¬ becca); son David Cumming to be executor.118 Children of David and Sarah (Jobson) Cumming (order unclear): 1. Sarah Cumming, born say 1749; died young.119 109 Cope, “Abstract of Births, Deaths and Burials,” 162; Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting,” 2:382. 110 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Burials 1723-1758, 128. Ill Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting,” 2:352. 112 Philadelphia County Orphans* Court Records 2:159;FHL #21,844. 113 Record Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810, 1:136. of 114 Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1790 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1979), 132. 115 From information about the family recorded in 1838 by George Miller Cumming, eldest son of David Cumming, and grandson of David and Sarah (Jobson) Cumming; copy in the possession of the author, a descendant of George Miller Cumming [hereafter cited as Cumming notes]. 116 From abstracts and transcripts of the minutes of the Gwynedd and Buckingham meetings in the library of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania [HSP]. She was received 29 7th month 1755 by the Gwynedd Monthly Meeting from the Abington Monthly Meeting; however, the Abington Monthly Meeting minutes do not mention her at all. 117 Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting,” 2:352, 499. 118 Philadelphia County Wills X711; dated 23 August 1794, proved 7 April 1798. FHL #21,730. 119 Cumming notes. 2001] TheJobson Family 113 2. David Cumming, born circa 1751 (based on age at death); died 8 4th month [April] 1801 in his 50th year,120 buried Horsham 10 April 1801;121 married Pipe Creek Monthly Meeting [in Maryland] 24 8th month [August] 1774 Rachel Miller,122 daughter of Solomon and Sarah (Matthews) Miller.123 As David Cumming of Willow Grove, Montgomery County, he left a will dated 4 April 1801, proved 28 April 1801, mentioning wife Rachel; children George, Samuel, Solomon, William, Asher, Rebecca, Rachel, David Blair, Gulielma, Deborah and Thomas; brother William and his wife and children (unnamed); sis¬ ter-in-law, Mary Miller; brother-in-law Richard Hopkins; land in Amwell, New Jersey, and in Northumberland, Warwick, Willow Grove, and Moreland [Pennsylvania].124 As David’s widow, Rachel married second after 30 11th month [November] 1803 John Jarrett.125 3. Rebecca Cumming, born say 1753; married Philadelphia Monthly Meeting 4 9th month [September] 1777 Richard Hopkins, son of Richard and Catherine (—?—) Hopkins.126 4. Jane Cumming, born say 1755; perhaps the one buried 7 12th month [December] 1772.127 5. Elizabeth Cumming, born circa 1757; died 4 1st month [January] 1770 age 13- 128 6. Ann Cumming, born say 1759; died young.129 7. William Cumming, born say 1761; married after 22 9th month [September] 1783 Martha Parry,130 daughter of Stephen Parry.131 8. Mary Cumming, born circa 1763; died 16 12th month [December] 1765 age two years.132 9. Samuel Cumming, born 1767; died 26 5th month [May] 1768 age six months.133 10. Mary Cumming, born 1769; died 23 April 1770 age six months.134 120 Manuscript of Horsham Monthly Meeting Records in the library of HSP. 121 "Memoranda from the Diary of John Dyer of Plumstcad, Bucks Co., Pa.," PGM 3(1906): 66. 122 From original records of the Pipe Creek Monthly Meeting (abstracts in the possession of the author); their marriage is noted in Hinshaw, "Philadelphia Monthly Meeting," 2:499. 123 Henry C. Pcden, Quaker Records Northern Maryland, Births, Deaths, Marriages Jr. of and Abstracts from the Minutes, 1716-1800 (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1993), 31; John Wesley Haines, Richard Haines and His Descendants, 2 vols. (Boyce, Va.: Carr Publishing Co., Inc., 1966) 2:18, 124 Montgomery County Wills 2:196; abstracted in EUwood Roberts, Collections of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: GSP, 1912) 1:143 [hereafter cited as “Montgomery County Wills*]. 125 Manuscript of Horsham Monthly Meeting Minutes at HSP. 126 Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting," 2:376, 499, 553127 Hinshaw, "Philadelphia Monthly Meeting,” 2:352. 128 Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting,* 2:352. 129 Cumming notes. 130 Manuscript of Horsham Monthly Meeting Minutes at HSP. 131 Will of David Parry of Moreland, Montgomery County Wills 1:435; abstracted in “Montgomery County Wills," 1:84. 132 Hinshaw, "Philadelphia Monthly Meeting," 2:352. 133 Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting," 2:352. 134 Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting," 2:352. 114 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [Vol. 42 m. SAMUEL3 JOBSON, born possibly between 1735 and 1738, as he was not mentioned in the 1734 will of Sarah (Jobson) Bell or the 1735 will of Katherine Jobson, both of which mention his older sister; buried Philadel¬ phia 6 6th month [August] 1738 as son of Samuel.135 IP i 5. MICHAEL2 JOBSON (Michael\ Samuel\ ThomasB) was born circa 1705 and baptized at Christ Church, Philadelphia, 2 August 1713 at age 8.136 He was mentioned in 1724 as owning land in Chester County.137 On 19 July 1726 he and his brother conveyed land in Philadelphia to Henry Badcock.138 As Michael Jobson of Willis Township, Chester County, he conveyed on 5 January 1726/7 his moiety of lands inherited from his father to Anthony Morris and two others,139 similar to the transaction by his brother six months earlier. On 30 December 1729 Michael Jobson of Chester County conveyed to Thomas S medley his moiety of the thousand acres granted by William Penn to his grandfather, Samuel Jobson, who had conveyed it 3 February 1699 to his son Michael Jobson, who in turn left it to his sons Samuel and Michael by will dated 31 October 1709, grantor’s brother Samuel having already conveyed his moiety to Thomas Smedley by deed of 6 Apr0 1726, Michael Jobson was now conveying his moiety to Thomas Smedley.140 By 6 March 1730 Michael Jobson was back in Philadelphia when he conveyed a house and two lots in Philadelphia to Andrew Hamilton as a token of his gratitude for Hamilton’s steadfast friendship; apparently Michael’s brother Samuel, who also had a right in the land, was not happy about the transaction.141 No further trace of Michael Jobson has been found in Pennsylvania or in England. 135 Cope, “Abstract of Births, Deaths and Burials,” 159; Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting," 2:382. 136 Hildebum, Baptisms and Burials of Christ Church, 56. 137 Mrs. William M. Mervine, “Abstracts of General Loan Office Mortgages," PGM 6(1917): 284. 138 Philadelphia County Deeds H21:396, acknowledged 25 September 1765; FHL #21,898. 139 Philadelphia County Deeds G6:287, acknowledged 16 August 1745, recorded 20 August 1745; FHL #21,883. 140 Chester County Deeds P2:377-79, recorded 25 November 1797; FHL #20,868. 141 Philadelphia County Deeds G8:38, recorded 18 January 1745/6; FHL #21,885. Craig R. ; A Biographical , 2Penns Horle et aL, Lawmaking and Legislators in vols. to date (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991, 1997) 2:420. THE JOBSON FAMILY OF PHILADELPHIA AND BERMONDSEY, SURREY by Henry B. Hoff, FASG * A mong the “First Purchasers” of a thousand acres in Pennsylvania in XY.1681 was Samuel Jobson, fellmonger,1 of St. Mary Magdalen, Ber¬ mondsey, Surrey, near London.2 He apparently never came to Pennsylva¬ nia, so the Jobson immigrant was his son Michael. Although nothing appears to have been compiled on this family, the families in both England and Pennsylvania were easily determined, as they were members of the Society of Friends, whose records are excel¬ lent. They were relatively prosperous, hence many family members in England (including females) left wills. The family is additionally notable for a high rate of infant and child mortality. Researching an unusual surname in a specific area can be rewarding, However, it can also lead to the assumption that the surname is unique to that place, and that all persons of that name must be related. The Jobson surname in Philadelphia twice points out the pitfalls of such thinking. • Thomas Jobson was buried in Philadelphia 1 September 1698, not a Quaker.5 He does not fit into the Bermondsey family, and his connection to this family— if any—may be distant Samuel Jobson was born circa 1731 (based on age at death) and was buried in Philadelphia 11 3rd month [March] 1786 age 55.4 He married at Christ Church, Philadelphia, 28 June 1759 Ann LeDru.5 Among their children was a Henry B. Hoff is the editor of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. He is a descendant of Sarah3 (Jobson) Gumming, daughter of Samuel2 {Michael1'). Neil D. Thompson, FASG, researched this family for the author, and most of this article is based on his research. The author wishes to thank Helen Schatvct UUmann, CG, who read the Swavesey and Over registers and verified several citations. 1 A fellmonger was a dealer in animal hides. 2 Hannah Benner Roach, “The First Purchasers of Pennsylvania,” in Walter Lee Sheppard, editor, Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684, Publications of the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania, No. 1 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970), 197. Samuel Jobson '$ thousand acres were in Chester County according to J. Smith Futhcy and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: L. H. Everts, 1881), 31. 5 Gilbert Cope, “An Abstract of the Record of Births, Deaths, and Burials of the Philadel¬ phia Monthly Meeting, 1688 to 1826,” (manuscript, 1876), 264, FHL #20,467, item 2; abstracted in William Wade Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting,” Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, 6 vols. (Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards Brothers, 1936-50) 2:445 [hereafter cited as Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting”]. Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting,” 2:382. 5 Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810, 2 vols. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968), 1:136. Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 42 (2001) 101 102 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [Vol. 42 Michael.6 The chronology, the coincidence of first names, and the fact that Samuel Jobson was a Quaker as an adult all suggested that he was a son of Michael2 Jobson. However, this was not the case. Only this Samuel Jobson was mentioned in Philadelphia records between 1759 (his marriage) and 1786 (his burial), so it must have been this Samuel Jobson who made an agreement with Caleb Hewes on 27 January 1775, as follows {emphasis added]:7 Deed Samuel Jobson to Caleb Hewes: Received January 27th 1775 three pounds of Caleb Hewes it being the consideration money by Verbal Con¬ tract to be paid me on his surveying a certain lot in Philadelphia City that I apprehend is my just right as heir at taw to FrancesJobson of Great Britain which said lot 1 do by these said present, convey and allow with all its ap¬ purtenances unto said Caleb Hewes his heirs and assigns forever with its hereditaments and premises now in his actual possession. Witness my hand and seal being situate 99 feet from 3rd Street on Sassa¬ fras Scueelkill from deep 300 & 6 feet. [Signed Samuel over the name Samuel Jobson] [Witnesses:] James Dickinson, Mary Moody As is seen in the Jobson family of Bermondsey presented below, there was no known Frances or Francis Jobson among the relatives of Michael2 Jobson in England. 1. THOMASB JOBSON of Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, is mentioned in the 1685/6 marriage record of his son Samuel and the 1687 marriage record of his son Richard. Thomas Jobson probably had an unknown first wife who was the mother of his son Richard.8 He married second in Over, Cambridgeshire [adjacent to Swavesey] 3 May 1636 HANNA WAMAN.9 She was buried in Swavesey 19 January 1644/5,10 and Thomas Jobson married third, prior to 14 October 1647, JANE—?—.U probablyJobson Child of Thomas by an ,unknown first wife: i. RICHARD JOBSON, died 21 4th month [June] 1709; buried Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, 24 4th month [June] 1709;12 married first ESTHER INGRAM, buried there 27 2nd month [April] 1668 age 36, daughter of 6 Hinshaw, “Philadelphia Monthly Meeting,” 2:382. 7 Philadelphia County Deeds D10:522; FHL #21,911. The deed was acknowledged 17 February 1785 and recorded the same day. 8 If Richard Jobson were the legitimate’ child of Hannah (Waman) Jobson, he would have been born not earlier than 1638. This seems unlikely since he married by 1663 a woman born about 1632. 9 W. P. W. Phillimore, C. B. Gaskoyn and Evelyn Young, editors, Cambridgeshire Parish J. Registers: Marriages, (London: Phillimore & Co., 1908), 2:112. 10 Parish Register of Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, 1576-1876, 48; FHL #1,040,554 [hereafter cited as Parish Register of Swavesey]. * They were not married at Swavesey or Over. 12 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Burials 1600-1776, 83; PRO RG6-1309 #198; FHL #814,832, item 2 [hereafter cited as Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Burials 1600-1776]. When civil vital registration began in England in 1837, Quakers and other Nonconformists were required to turn in their register books to the Registrar General (RG); the Quakers finally complied in 1857. These records at the Public Record Office (PRO), London, were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. * 2001] TheJobsort Family 103 Robert Ingram;15 married second Devonshire House Monthly Meeting, London, 3 9th month [November] 1670 ELIZABETH (—?—) BONNER,14 bur¬ ied Huntingdon 5 10th month [December] 1678 age 44;15 married third Devonshire House Monthly Meeting, London, 30 6th month [August] 1687 ANNE MARY (—?—) FREEMAN, widow of Joseph Freeman of Wapping, Mid¬ dlesex,16 died 26 10th month [December] 1696, buried Huntingdon 30 10th month [December] 1696.17 No children by Elizabeth or Anne were found. Children of Richard and Esther (Ingram)Jobson: 1. Elizabeth Jobson, born 16 12th month [February] 1663/4;18 married Huntingdon 11 8th month [October] 1682 Joseph Wright of Walbrook, London, son of Joseph Wright of Aldersgate Street, London.19 2. Esther Jobson, born 17 9th month [November] 1665;20 married [St.] Ives, Huntingdonshire, 22 5th month [July] 1686 Samuel Folks, malt¬ ster, of Stoke near Nayland, Suffolk.21 3. Ann Jobson, born 5 2nd month [April] 1668;22 buried Huntingdon 15 4th month [June]1668 age 10 weeks.25 Children of Thomas8 and Hanna (Waman)Jobson: ii. THOMAS JOBSON, baptized Swavcsey 11 June 1637.24 He was a fellmonger, of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, when he left a will dated 13 September 1671, proved 28 October 1671, naming brothers Richard and Samuel Jobson as residuary legatees and executors; brother John Jobson; Hannah, underaged daughter of brother Samuel; Elizabeth and Hester, daughters of brother Richard; Elizabeth, wife of brother Samuel; the poor of the parishes of Swasy [Swavesey] and Over, Cambridgeshire.25 15 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Burials 1600-1776, 7. 14 London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Marriages 1658- 1690, 52; PRO RG6-1437 #833; FHL #817,378 [hereafter cited as London and Middlesex Quarterly Meeting, Marriages 1658-1690]. 15 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Burials 1600-1776, 19. 16 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Births and Marriages 1710-1776, 210; PRO RG6-1371 #203; FHL #814,832, item 2 [hereafter cited as Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Births and Marriages 1710-1776]. Samuel and John Jobson were among those signing the marriage certificate, which was recorded at Huntingdon. 17 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Burials 1600-1776, 50. 18 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Births and Marriages 1710-1776, 29. 19 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Births and Marriages 1710-1776, 195. Richard, Hester and Samuel Jobson were among those signing the marriage certificate. 20 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Births and Marriages 1710-1776, 37. 21 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Births and Marriages 1710-1776, 207. 22 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Births and Marriages 1710-1776, 49. 23 Huntingdon Monthly Meeting, Burials 1600-1776, 7. 24 Parish Register of Swavesey, 4 la. There was also a Thomas Jobson (parents not given) who was baptized in Swavesey 27 February 1643/4; however, assuming infant baptism, this date is too dose to 5 October 1643 (the baptismal date of Samuel Jobson) for this Thomas to be a son of Thomas and Hanna (Waman) Jobson. Perhaps the Thomas baptized 27 February 1643/4 was a son of Richard and Margaret (—?—) Jobson, who had children baptized in Swavesey in 1639 and 1642. 25 Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, 118 Duke; FHL #92,303-