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Christopher Clymer1 (M)
b. 11 August 1711, d. 1 January 1746
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Last Edited=5 Nov 2002
| Christopher Clymer was born on 11 August 1711.1 He was the son of Richard Clymer and Elizabeth (?).1 Christopher Clymer married Deborah Fitzwater, daughter of George Fitzwater and Mary Hardiman, in 1734 or 1735.1 Christopher Clymer died on 1 January 1746 at age 34.1 |
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| Deborah Fitzwater was the daughter of George Fitzwater and Mary Hardiman.1 Deborah Fitzwater married Christopher Clymer, son of Richard Clymer and Elizabeth (?), in 1734 or 1735.1 Deborah Fitzwater died on 6 March 1740.1 |
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| Reese Meredith was born in 1708.1 He was the son of Samuel Meredith.1 Reese Meredith married Martha Carpenter, daughter of John Carpenter and Ann Hoskins, in 1738.1 Reese Meredith died on 17 November 1778.1 |
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| Martha Carpenter married Reese Meredith, son of Samuel Meredith, in 1738.1 Martha Carpenter was born on 23 May 1738.1 She was the daughter of John Carpenter and Ann Hoskins.1 Martha Carpenter died on 26 September 1769 at age 31.1 |
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 Thomas Willing was born on 19 December 1731.1 He was the son of Charles Willing and Anne Shippen.1 Thomas Willing married Anne McCall, daughter of Samuel McCall and Ann Searle, on 9 June 1763.1 Thomas Willing died on 19 January 1821 at age 89.1 He was born in Philadelphia but at a fairly early age, was sent to his grandfather in England where he was educated at Bath. Upon graduation he went to the Inner Temple and while there qualified for the Bar. He then returned to America and at the age of 18 entered his father's counting house. Five years later, upon the death of his father, the young man assumed full charge of the business. Associated with him was Robert Morris, 3 years his junior. Although both partners were to fight for liberty it is interesting to note that in 1762 the firm advertised having for sale "170 fine negros newly arrived from the gold coast." Thomas' political life began in 1759. In that year he became an alderman and was made an associate justice in the City Court. In 1761 he was advanced to Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and in 1763, although but 34, he became Mayor of Philadelphia. In 1767 he was appointed one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the Province which office he held until the Revolution. During all this time he was an officer of the Crown. However, in all movements preceding the Revolution he actively opposed the aggressions o the mother country. As an example: his firm led the signers of the the non-importation agreement on 1765 which document now rests in Independent Hall and which nearly led to a "Philadelphia Tea Party". In June of 1774 he presided over the mass meeting, the object of which was the calling together of representatives of the several colonies and was named a member of he Committee of Correspondence. In July of that year he also presided over the public gathering in Carpenter Hall. Later he served as a member of the Convention of the Confederation. His personal convictions were opposed to war hence he felt that he could not vote for the Declaration of Independence and in this belief he was sustained by many men of prominence. However, once war was declared he threw himself wholeheartedly into the cause. During the occupation of Philadelphia by the British he was instrumental in alleviating this suffering of American prisoners. He and his partner, Robert Morris, acted as fiscal agents for the colonists and performing notable service and when the young country was in severe financial straights he fostered the formation of the Pennsylvania Bank toward which he personally subscribed $25,000 for the purchase of military supplies. In 1781 he aided in organizing the Bank of North America (the first to be chartered) and as its first president later became known as "the Old Regulator" of American finance. Ten years later he was elected President of the historic Bank of the United States and for 25 years continued to head this institution at a time when the finances of the New Republic were strained to the utmost. It is noteworthy that the three great financial institutions which he headed are today landmarks of the "City of Brotherly Love". The old banking house of Willing and Morris on 3rd, below Chestnut, is occupied by the Girard Trust Co., The Bank of North America still occupies the sire of the original on Chestnut and 2nd, The Bank of the United States now serves as the Customs House. Thomas, who was but 2 months and 3 days older than Washington so greatly resembled the first President as to be frequently mistaken for him. He is buried in Christ Church yard not far from the grave of his friend Benjamin Franklin.1
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| Anne McCall was born on 30 March 1745.1 She was the daughter of Samuel McCall and Ann Searle.1 Anne McCall married Thomas Willing, son of Charles Willing and Anne Shippen, on 9 June 1763.1 Anne McCall died on 5 February 1781 at age 35. In the narrative text he indicates her death date was 1731. This is an obvious typographical error as she was not born until 1745.1 |
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| Charles Willing was born on 18 May 1710.1 He was the son of Thomas B. Willing and Ann Harrison.1 Charles Willing married Anne Shippen, daughter of Joseph Shippen and Abagail Grosse, on 31 January 1731.1 Charles Willing died in November 1754 at age 44. In the pedigree charts he appears twice. In both instances the death date is 1790. In one of those instances the 1790 is crossed out and the date Nov 1754 written. In the narrative text following the charts the date is 1790.1 Charles Willing lived at an unknown place . He was brought to this country in 1728 by his father. He was a shipping merchant and one of the founders of the University of Pennsylvania. He was twice mayor of Philadelphia in 1748 and again in 1754. A man of great wealth he maintained both a town and country house. The latter was not far from the city limits, and overlooked the Delaware River. The former was an elegant residence on property running from 3rd to 4th streets and from Spruce to Willings Alley. This locality is now the center of the financial distirct. Facing upon the alley and opposite the Willing mansion once stood the old Quaker Almshouse which Longfellow immortalized in the poem "Evangeline" as the place wher the Acdadian maiden was reunited with her Gabriel.1 |
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| Her married name was Willing.1 Anne Shippen was born on 5 August 1710.1 She was the daughter of Joseph Shippen and Abagail Grosse.1 Anne Shippen married Charles Willing, son of Thomas B. Willing and Ann Harrison, on 31 January 1731.1 |
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| Samuel McCall was born on 5 October 1721.1 He was the son of George McCall.1 Samuel McCall married Ann Searle, daughter of Capt. John Searle, in 1742.1 Samuel McCall died in 1762.1 |
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| Ann Searle was the daughter of Capt. John Searle.1 Ann Searle married Samuel McCall, son of George McCall, in 1742.1 Ann Searle died in 1757.1 |
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| Alexander Crukshank married Elizabeth (?).1 |
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| Elizabeth (?) married Alexander Crukshank.1 |
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| Thomas Rutter married Rebecca Staples.1 |
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| Rebecca Staples married Thomas Rutter.1 |
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| James Ash was the son of John Ash and (?) Dent.1 When he was 17 years old, James, who was born in Derry went to Gibralter to join his brother Cairnes but after a year returned to his native town. When about 20, with the assistance of his Uncle Thomas Megherafelt, his god-father Alderman Charles Norman and other driends, he became a guager.1 James Ash married (?) Dent, daughter of Alderman Robert Dent.1 |
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| John Ash was the son of (?) Ash.1 By the will of John, his estate of Corenerin (now Ashbrook) together with the house was left to his son, George Ash who married Mary Rankin. Though they had a numerous family, Alderman George Ash - a son - was the last male representative. Being childless he educated a nephew, George Harvey to be his heir but they disputed about a horse and Ashbrook was left to another nephew, George Hamilton, who took the name of Ash.1 John Ash married (?) Dent, daughter of Alderman Robert Dent.1 John Ash died in 1684.1 |
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| (?) Dent was the daughter of Alderman Robert Dent.1 (?) Dent married John Ash, son of (?) Ash.1 Her married name was (?) Ash.1 (?) Dent married James Ash, son of John Ash and (?) Dent.1 |
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| John Leach was the son of Toby Leach and Hester (?).1 John Leach married Mary Harrison.1 |
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