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James Gledhill & Sarah Ann Weir Sweeney
of Riegelsville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
and their descendants
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Generation No. 21
1. JAMES21 GLEDHILL (JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born March 23, 1829 in Amblerthorn Parish, Halifax, West Yorkshire Riding, England, and died January 10, 1909 in Philadelphia, PA. He married (1) (?) BRIDGET. He married (2) SARAH ANN WEIR SWEENEY. She was born August 05, 1833, and died December 25, 1874. He married (3) SARAH DANFORD BARNETT, daughter of ROBERT BARNETT. She was born September 19, 1847 in Ireland, and died October 27, 1891.
More About JAMES GLEDHILL:
Burial: Riegelsville, PA
Immigration: 1853, Ship Issac Webb, landed in NY
Children of JAMES GLEDHILL and SARAH SWEENEY are:
2. i. JOSEPH H.22 GLEDHILL, b. May 18, 1856; d. September 01, 1903.
3. ii. ESMERELDA (ISSIE) GLEDHILL, b. October 04, 1858; d. March 19, 1937.
4. iii. RICHARD (DICK) WEIR GLEDHILL, b. December 12, 1860; d. January 27, 1910.
iv. SANFORD LYON GLEDHILL, b. September 12, 1862; d. May 16, 1869.
5. v. MARY JANE GLEDHILL, b. October 04, 1863; d. March 02, 1941.
6. vi. SAMUEL GLEDHILL, b. May 16, 1866; d. February 24, 1941.
7. vii. AMBLER THORN GLEDHILL, b. October 03, 1868; d. April 30, 1958.
8. viii. JACOB SWEENEY GLEDHILL, b. August 30, 1870; d. November 09, 1939.
ix. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (FRANKLIN F.) GLEDHILL, b. April 17, 1872.
Generation No. 22
2. JOSEPH H.22 GLEDHILL (JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born May 18, 1856, and died September 01, 1903. He married ANNA M. LIPPINCOTT, daughter of CHARLES LIPPINCOTT and SARA ADAMS. She was born April 10, 1857, and died August 15, 1926.
Children of JOSEPH GLEDHILL and ANNA LIPPINCOTT are:
i. SARA A.23 GLEDHILL, b. 1877; d. 1895.
13. ii. JOSEPH H. GLEDHILL, b. 1878; d. 1926.
iii. MARY J. GLEDHILL, b. 1880; d. 1942; m. MARTIN WORMAN.
iv. MINNIE GLEDHILL, b. 1882; d. 1912; m. HARRY ROSE.
3. ESMERELDA (ISSIE)22 GLEDHILL (JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born October 04, 1858, and died March 19, 1937. She married WILLIAM JOHNSTON. He was born 1848, and died 1907.
Children of ESMERELDA GLEDHILL and WILLIAM JOHNSTON are:
i. WILLIAM23 JOHNSTON.
14. ii. FLORA JOHNSTON, b. 1879; d. 1920.
4. RICHARD (DICK) WEIR22 GLEDHILL (JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born December 12, 1860, and died January 27, 1910. He married (1) ANNA LOVELLA SIGAFOOS. She was born April 26, 1861, and died June 02, 1883. He married (2) ELIZABETH ANN (LIZZIE) MILLS. She was born 1861, and died November 11, 1925.
Child of RICHARD GLEDHILL and ANNA SIGAFOOS is:
i. ALVIN23 GLEDHILL, b. 1883; d. 1883.
5. MARY JANE22 GLEDHILL (JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born October 04, 1863, and died March 02, 1941. She married JOHN WILMOT BRAY. He died November 11, 1926.
Notes for MARY JANE GLEDHILL:
Reference: Notes to Kate Gledhill from Blanche Turpin from her family records, dated May 29, 1989.
In addition: "Mary Jane (Gledhill Bray) lived with her youngest son, John, after John Wilmot Bray died. John divorced his first wife, Lillian, and Mary Jane came to California to live with Relda Mason, but she missed New York and in a year she returned to Yonkers to live with her oldest son, William, where she lived until her death. John had a son and two daughters by Lillian. he had a son by his second wife, Helen, her whereabouts are unknown".
"Samuel (Gledhill, her brother) brought Mary Jane a set of brass candle sticks from China and a fan made of peacock feathers, when he was there during the Boxer Rebellion. Relda Mary (Betty) Coffey has the candle sticks (which she inherited from Alma Haines) and Blanche Turpin has the fan, which George Mason put in a frame when he had his picture framing shop".
Children of MARY GLEDHILL and JOHN BRAY are:
i. DAUGHTER23 BRAY.
Notes for DAUGHTER BRAY:
Reference: Notes to Kate Gledhill from Blanche Turpin's family records, dated May 29, 1989.
In addition: "There was a girl who was what they called a blue baby. She died at eighteen months in Mary's arms".
15. ii. JACK (JOHN) BRAY, d. 1950.
16. iii. WILLIAM BRAY, d. December 1948.
17. iv. ESMERELDA (RELDA) BRAY, b. July 21, 1887; d. November 15, 1948.
6. SAMUEL22 GLEDHILL (JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born May 16, 1866, and died February 24, 1941. He married JULIE.
Child of SAMUEL GLEDHILL and JULIE is:
i. EDNA23 GLEDHILL, b. 1892; d. 1936; m. ALBERT KUEBLER.
7. AMBLER THORN22 GLEDHILL (JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born October 03, 1868, and died April 30, 1958. He married (1) CARRIE FRANKENFIELD. She was born May 16, 1870, and died September 03, 1916. He married (2) ANN WARD LAFEVER. She was born April 02, 1873, and died July 24, 1924.
Children of AMBLER GLEDHILL and CARRIE FRANKENFIELD are:
18. i. RHELDA A.23 GLEDHILL, b. October 29, 1892; d. February 08, 1989.
19. ii. FRANKLIN WARREN GLEDHILL, b. December 19, 1900; d. August 18, 1968.
8. JACOB SWEENEY22 GLEDHILL (JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born August 30, 1870, and died November 09, 1939. He married HELEN SCHOLES April 29, 1895. She was born May 1869.
Children of JACOB GLEDHILL and HELEN SCHOLES are:
i. ROBERT SCHOLES23 GLEDHILL, b. May 11, 1896; d. November 07, 1974; m. MARIE SANDERS; b. April 21, 1898.
ii. JOSEPH HENRY GLEDHILL, b. November 18, 1897; d. 1985; m. (1) ALMA SUNDBERG; b. November 09, 1897; d. May 13, 1955; m. (2) OTHER; m. (3) OTHER.
20. iii. RICHARD WEIR GLEDHILL, b. March 30, 1907.
Generation No. 23
13. JOSEPH H.23 GLEDHILL (JOSEPH H.22, JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born 1878, and died 1926. He married MABEL M..
Children of JOSEPH GLEDHILL and MABEL M. are:
i. LUCAS24 GLEDHILL.
ii. ANN GLEDHILL, b. 1906; d. 1971; m. UNKNOWN.
14. FLORA23 JOHNSTON (ESMERELDA (ISSIE)22 GLEDHILL, JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born 1879, and died 1920. She married HARRY WHITE.
Children of FLORA JOHNSTON and HARRY WHITE are:
28. i. KENNETH24 WHITE, d. In the late 1960s.
ii. DOROTHY WHITE, d. June 23, 1985.
15. JACK (JOHN)23 BRAY (MARY JANE22 GLEDHILL, JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) died 1950. He married (1) LILLIAN. He married (2) HELEN.
Notes for JACK (JOHN) BRAY:
Reference: Notes to Kate Gledhill from Blanche Turpin's family records, dated May 29, 1989.
In addition: "John (Jack) married Lillian and had two girls and a boy. By his second wife Helen, he had a boy. Helen was his secretary when he worked at Otis Elevator as a designed. He died in 1950".
Children of JACK BRAY and LILLIAN are:
i. SON24 BRAY.
ii. DAUGHTER BRAY.
iii. DAUGHTER BRAY.
Child of JACK BRAY and HELEN is:
iv. SON24 BRAY.
16. WILLIAM23 BRAY (MARY JANE22 GLEDHILL, JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) died December 1948. He married ALMA PRINE.
Notes for WILLIAM BRAY:
Reference: Notes to Kate Gledhill from Blanche Turpin from her family records, dated May 29, 1989.
In addition: "John and Mary Jane Bray had four children. William who married Alma Prine and had two children, William Jr. and Ruth. William worked for Otis Elevator and he died December, 1948".
Children of WILLIAM BRAY and ALMA PRINE are:
i. WILLIAM24 BRAY, JR..
ii. RUTH BRAY.
17. ESMERELDA (RELDA)23 BRAY (MARY JANE22 GLEDHILL, JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born July 21, 1887, and died November 15, 1948. She married GEORGE ANDERSON MASON June 02, 1910. He was born September 02, 1885, and died December 29, 1950.
Notes for ESMERELDA (RELDA) BRAY:
Reference: Notes to Kate Gledhill from Blanche Turpin's family records, dated May 29, 1989.
In addition, "Elizabeth Grant (daughter to James Gledhill, immigrant, and wife, Sarah Danford Barnette), was engaged to marry George Mason, but broke it off when she met Lewis Weisendanger, which made Relda Bray (daughter to Mary Jane Gledhill and John Wilmot Bray) very happy, because she loved George for a very long time".
Notes for GEORGE ANDERSON MASON:
Reference: Notes to Kate Gledhill from Blanche Turpin's family records, dated May 29, 1989.
In addition: "Esmerelda (Relda) was born 21 July, 1887. She married George Anderson Mason from Dundee, Scotland on June 2, 1910. Relda died 15 November, 1948 and George died 29 December, 1950. George Mason was born 2 September, 1885".
Children of ESMERELDA BRAY and GEORGE MASON are:
29. i. ALMA JANET24 MASON, b. May 01, 1911; d. July 1982.
30. ii. GORDON KEITH MASON, b. April 11, 1912; d. January 10, 1989.
31. iii. JAMES GLEDHILL MASON, b. June 01, 1915; d. January 09, 1988.
32. iv. DOUGLAS JOHN (JACK) MASON, b. March 09, 1916; d. January 1976.
33. v. RELDA MARY (BETTY) MASON, b. January 01, 1920.
34. vi. BLANCHE MASON, b. November 25, 1924.
18. RHELDA A.23 GLEDHILL (AMBLER THORN22, JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born October 29, 1892, and died February 08, 1989. She married JOSEPH ECHARDT. He was born 1887, and died April 22, 1954.
Children of RHELDA GLEDHILL and JOSEPH ECHARDT are:
i. SON24 ECHARDT, b. 1911; d. 1911.
35. ii. LEONA ECHARDT, b. November 19, 1914.
19. FRANKLIN WARREN23 GLEDHILL (AMBLER THORN22, JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born December 19, 1900, and died August 18, 1968. He married IOLA BASETTI. She was born April 17, 1898.
Child of FRANKLIN GLEDHILL and IOLA BASETTI is:
i. EDNA24 GLEDHILL, b. October 25, 1924.
20. RICHARD WEIR23 GLEDHILL (JACOB SWEENEY22, JAMES21, JOHN20, JAMES19, JOHN18, JAMES17, JOHNATHAN16, MICHAEL15, JOHN14, MICHAEL13, MICHAEL12, JOHN11, THOMAS10, THOMAS9, JOHN8, THOMAS7, JOHN6, ADAM5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, RICHARD DE (OF)1 BARKISLAND) was born March 30, 1907. He married MADLYN PIERSON November 28, 1931. She was born April 03, 1910.
Children of RICHARD GLEDHILL and MADLYN PIERSON are:
36. i. ROBERT PIERSON24 GLEDHILL, b. May 06, 1933.
37. ii. BRUCE WEIR GLEDHILL, b. November 10, 1937.