Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 16:11:01 -0700 From: Cheska Wheatley 1.3. JOHN BARCROFT Born probably 6 Jan 1724 Solebury, Bucks Co., PA. Signer of Oath of Allegiance, Bucks Co., PA 1743 at Amwell, NJ 1749 of Hopwell, NJ 1751 returned to Solebury, Bucks, PA 1792 sold his land in Solebury and in 1793 bought 253 acres in Amwell Twp., NJ. No will found in the Amwell records. Died Feb 1795 near Flemington, NJ Married before 1748 to HANNAH ---- Born 4 Feb 1723 Probably died before Apr 1792 Some of their children were: 1.3.4. JONAS BARCROFT Born 28 Jul 1755 Bucks Co., PA Died 1 Feb 1813 drowned near Baltimore, MD Married about 1794 Newark, NJ to MRS. SARAH LEE COLLINS Born 6 Nov 1760 (mother of William, Andrew and Lee Collins) Died Feb 1849 Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH Daughter of WILLIAM LEE of Bucks Co., PA and widow of ---- Collins 1.3.5. ELIZABETH BARCROFT Born 13 Dec 1758 Living 1798 Married to REUBEN LAKE 1.3.6. JOHN BARCROFT JR Born 19 Feb 1760 Bucks Co., PA of Flemington, NJ Private, Solebury Twp, Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA (5th Series PA Archives, V. 5 P. 382). Died 5 Mar 1829 Married 1786 probably Bucks Co., PA to LYDIA LEE Born 29 Jul 1765 Bucks Co., PA 1788,6,5 condemned her marrying before a magistrate with a man "not in membership with us" at Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co., PA. 1789,2,6 gct Buckingham MM, PA by Wrightstown MM, PA. [Rocf Baltimore MM 22 12th mo 1817 at Plymouth- Smithfield MM, Ohio] Died 23 Jul 1826 Daughter of WILLIAM LEE JR. of Bucks Co., PA Issue: 1.3.6.1. HANNAH BARCROFT Born 16 June 1787 1.3.7. HANNAH BARCROFT Born 14 May 1762 Living 1798 Married to THOMAS LAKE Deed 10 Apr 1798, Flemington, NJ, Deed Book 2, page 233: Jonas Barcroft of Amwell Township and Sarah his wife to William Merrill: Whereas John Barcroft purchased of the executors of Thomas Hunt, deceased, on May 4, 1793, 253 acres of land in Amwell Township, and in February, 1795, departed this life without disposing of it, whereby it descended to his children and grandchildren...William Barcroft, John Barcroft, Wood Barcroft, sons of the said John Barcroft deceased. John Barcroft and Israel Barcroft, grandsons of John deceased. Reuben Lake and Elizabeth his wife, a daughter of the said deceased, and Thomas Lake and Hannah his wife another daughter of the said deceased, and Hannah Barcroft and James Shaw (relationship not given). These did by deed dated October 28, 1796 convey said land to Jonas Barcroft, who with Sarah his wife now conveys to William Merrill a part thereof...said land runs to a corner of Wood Barcroft's land.