JERVIS S. ALLEN, veterinary surgeon, P.O. Newtown, was born in Horsham, Montgomery county, Pa., March 8, 1853, and is a son of Charles L and Rebecca (Michener) Allen. He was reared in Bucks county from eight years of age, was educated in the public schools of the county, and in 1881 began the study of veterinary surgery at the New York College of Veterinary Surgeons. He began the practice of his profession at Tradesville, Warrington township, this county, in March, 1883, and remained there until January 20, 1887, when he removed to Newtown, where he has a large and lucrative practice. Dr. Allen was married in 1880 to Mary E., daughter of John and Mary A. (Shear) Moore, of Doylestown. He has two children: Eva M. and Blanche R.

GEORGE CHAPMAN BLACKFAN, farmer, P.O. Newtown, was born in Solebury township, this county, January 14, 1836, and is a son of John and Elizabeth R. (Chapman) Blackfan. His paternal grandfather was John Blackfan, who married Martha Quinby, of New Jersey. He was a son of William, who married Esther Dawson. William was a son of William, who came to America with his mother in 1700 and settled in Solebury, this county, about 1718. He was a son of Edward and Rebecca (Crispin) Blackfan. The maternal grandparents of Mr. Blackfan were Benjamin and Mary (Briggs) Chapman. His first maternal ancestor was John Chapman, born in Stanhope, county Durham, England, November 24, 1624, who emigrated to America in 1684, and was the first settler in Wrightstown township, this county, where he purchased four hundred acres of land. The old Chapman homestead is now owned by Mr. Blackfan, who was reared in Solebury township, was educated at Tremont seminary, Norristown, Pa., and Samuel Gummere school, Burlington, N.J. In 1860 he located in Wrightstown township and resided there until 1880, when he removed to Newtown, where he has since lived. May 21, 1867, he married Lavinia T., daughter of Edward H. and Maria E. (Smith) Worstall, of Newtown, by whom he has had two sons: John, born April 22, 1869, and Walter W., born October 16, 1873, who died June 30, 1881.

JOSHUA C. BLAKER, retired farmer, P.O. Newtown, was born in Northampton township, this county, August 6, 1816, and is a son of Paul and Rachel (Corson) Blaker. His father was a farmer and reared a family of six children: Joseph, Benjamin, Paul, Joshua C., Rachel and Alfred. His paternal grandfather was Paul Blaker, who married Agnes Buckman, by whom he had three sons: Paul, John and Peter. His great-grandfather was John Blaker, only son of Peter, who married Ruth Buckman. Peter was a son of John, a native of Germany, who immigrated. to America in 1683 and settled in Germantown, from which place he came in 1700 to Northampton township, this county, where he purchased one thousand acres of land and lived there until his death. He had three Sons: Peter, Samuel and Paul, and two daughters. The maternal grandfather of Joshua C. was Benjamin Gorson, a farmer of Northampton township and a son of Benjamin, who was a son of Benjamin, who settled in Northampton about 1726. Joshua C. Blaker was reared in Northampton township and was engaged in farming there until 1883, when he removed to Newtown. In 1840 he married Ann, daughter of Benjamin and Agnes (Harding) Croasdale, of Northampton township, by whom he has seven children living: Rachel A. (Mrs. William Wynkoop), Benjamin, Alfred, Evaline (wife of Reverend L.B. Brown), Emma (Mrs. George C. Pool), Paul and Susan.

WILLIAM K. CARVER, merchant, P.O. Newtown, was born in Buckingham township, this county, May 27, 1816. His parents were Joseph and Cynthia (Kirk) Carver. His paternal grandfather, Joseph Carver, was a son of William, and he a son of William, who came from England and settled in Byberry, Philadelphia county, in 1682, and about 1700 settled in Buckingham. Joseph Carver was a farmer of Buckingham township, and his wife was Elizabeth Kimball, by whom he had the following children: Esther (Mrs. William McDowell), Joseph, Jesse P. and Eliza (Mrs. Samuel Kirk), all deceased. Joseph, father of William K., was a miller in Buckingham in early life and later engaged in farming. He died in Philadelphia. His children were: William K., Wilson J., Jesse H., Joseph P., Mary (Mrs. Edward Woodman) and Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph Greer). His maternal grandfather was William Kirk, a farmer and a member of an old Buckingham family. William K. was reared in Buckingham township. In 1840 he left home and went to Dolington, where he was clerk in the store of his brother, Wilson J., for five years. In 1846 he located in Newtown and was clerk for Kinsey B. Tomlinson four years. In 1850 he bought out his employer and associated with B. Buckman, who was his partner five years and then sold his interest to J.T. Simpson, who was a partner until 1858. After several other changes in 1874 Joseph J. Greer purchased an interest in the business and the present firm of Carver & Greer was formed. Mr. Carver was postmaster of Newtown from 1859 to 1884. January 30, 1850, he was married to Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Amelia (Watson) Phillips, of Newtown, by whom he had two children: Joseph P., who married Lillian Worthington, and has one child, Sarah, and Adella, who is married to Edgar Pullen.

SAMUEL C. CASE, cashier First National hank of Newtown, was born in Buckingham township, this county, August 2, 1843, and is a son of Alexander J. and Letitia E. (Carver) Case. Letitia (Carver) Case was a daughter of John Carver, whose wife was Rachel, daughter of William Smith, son of Mary (Croasdale) Smith, a daughter of Agnes Croasdale, who came from England in the ship "Welcome" with William Penn in 1682. His paternal grandfather, John Case, was for several years a resident of Solebury township, this county. His maternal grandparents were John and Sarah (Ellicott) Carver, of Plumstead township. Alexander J. Case, a shoemaker by trade, was for many years a resident of Greenville, in this county, where he carried on his trade, and was for several years postmaster. In later life he purchased the farm in Solebury township now occupied by Edward Helwig, and resided there until his death. His children were: John W., Sarah A. (Mrs. Samuel Longshore), deceased; William E. (a physician of Morrisville), Caroline B. (Mrs. Daniel Wharton), Henry C., Elizabeth (deceased), Rebecca C. (Mrs. Edward Helwig) and Samuel C. The last was reared in Solebury township and was educated in the public schools and at the Excelsior Normal school of Carversville. At the age of 23 he entered a store in Taylorsville, where he was clerk until 1873. In February, 1873, he entered the First National bank of Newtown as teller, and in April, 1874, was promoted to cashier, which position he has held until the present time. Mr. Case married in December, 1869, Anna E., daughter of Cornelius and Sarah (Hull) Slack, of Upper Makefield township, by whom he has three children living: Nettie D., Harry C. and Elmer E.

ELEAZER F. CHURCH, publisher, P.O. Newtown, was born in the township of Buckingham, this county, in 1820. At an early age he entered the printing office of the "Doylestown Democrat" to learn the business. In 1850 he removed to Maryland and published a newspaper in Baltimore county for seventeen years. In 1868 he returned to Bucks county and established the "Newtown Enterprise," which he still publishes. He has three Sons and two daughters. Two of his sons are printers and are engaged with him in the business of the paper. His eldest son, William, is in the baking business in Newtown.

ABNER F. CLEAVER, proprietor of the Brick hotel, P.O. Newtown, was born in Berks county, Pa., September 27, 1832, and is a son of John and Hannah (Focht) Cleaver. His grandfather was Isaac Cleaver, a farmer by occupation. John Cleaver, father of Abner F., was a wheelwright by trade. Our subject was reared in his native county, and at the age of 16 years embarked in the livery business in Bethlehem, Pa., in which he was engaged for six years. In 1854 he located in Bucks county, where he has been engaged in various enterprises. For eight years he kept the Farmers’ hotel, at Doylestown. In 1873 he removed to Philadelphia, where, with the exception of eighteen months, he was engaged in the hotel business until 1881. He then rented the Brick hotel in Newtown, which he has conducted successfully till the present time. In 1884 he purchased the property, on which he has since made many improvements. He is a popular landlord, and by his efficient management the Brick hotel has become widely and favorably known to the travelling public. Mr. Cleaver married, in 1854, Elizabeth, daughter of Moses Heft, of Springfield township, this county. He has six children living: Warren, Corson, James, Mary, Abner and Fannie.

J.A. CREWITT, physician, P.O. Newtown, was born in Reedsville, Mifflin county, this state, March 29, 1853, was reared in Huntingdon, Pa., began the study of medicine in 1873 with Dr. D.P. Miller, of Huntingdon, entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore in 1874, was graduated in 1876, and began the practice of his profession in Robertsdale the same year, where he remained eight years. In 1884 he located in Newtown, where he has since been in active practice. He is a member of the Bucks County Medical society. He is township and borough physician and president of the school board. He is an Odd Fellow.

J. WILSON CROASDALE, merchant, P.O. Newtown, was born in Middletown township, this county, January 5, 1829, and is a son of Jeremiah W. and Sarah W. (Wilson) Croasdale. Jeremiah W. was a farmer of Middletown and died in Newtown in 1873. His wife was a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Blakey) Wilson, of Middletown, by whom he had four children: Mary W., who married Moses Paxson; J. Wilson, Hannah W., who married Charles W. Kirkbride; and Robert M. Our subject was reared in Middletown and remained on the home farm until 1853, when he located in Newtown and embarked in the mercantile business in which he has ever since been engaged. In 1862 he married Elizabeth B., daughter of Thomas F. and Mary E. (Eastburn) Parry, of Langhorne, by whom he has three children: Robert M., Thomas P. and Mary E. His paternal grandfather was Robert Croasdale, a son of Robert and Margery (Hayhurst) Croasdale, and he a son of Jeremiah who was a son of Thomas who came from Yorkshire, England, and settled in Middletown township in 1682.

GEORGE W. CUNNINGHAM, nurseryman, P.O. Newtown, was born in Newtown township, May 21, 1816, and is a son of Matthew and Rachel (Taylor) Cunningham. His paternal grandparents were Thomas and Ann Cunningham, of Scotch-Irish parentage, who settled in Lower Makefield about 1770. Thomas was a farmer and died in Lower Makefield. His children were: Thomas, Matthew and four daughters. Mr. Cunningham’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Taylor, son of Benjamin, who married Hannah Towne. His father, Matthew Cunningham, was a successful school teacher from the age of 16 years until his death, which occurred September 14, 1835, at the age of 56 years and 8 months. He also owned and operated a farm. His children were Joseph and George W. The former married Rebecca Cadwallader and had five children, three of whom are living: Mary, Matthew and William. George W. was reared in Newtown and was educated in the schools of Bucks county and Samuel Smith’s school, of Wilmington, Del. Until 1857 he was engaged in farming; since that time he has carried on an extensive nursery business, growing all kinds of fruit and ornamental trees. In 1852 he married Mary, daughter of Barclay and Mary (Thompson) Ivins, of Penn’s Manor. They have three children: Agnes, Mary I. and Edith.

ISAAC EYRE, retired farmer, P.O. Newtown, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., October 10, 1819, and is a son of Isaac and Eleanor (Cooper) Eyre. His paternal grandfather, Isaac Eyre, a native of Chester county, this state, and of English descent, was a son of William Eyre, a pioneer of Chester county. In Thorpe’s catalogue of the deeds of Battle Abbey is found the following legendary account of the name of Ayres, formerly Eyre. The first of this family was named Truelove, one of the followers of William the Conqueror. At the battle of Hastings, A.D. 960, Duke William was thrown from his horse and his helmet beaten into his face, which Truelove observing, pulled off, and horsed him again. The Duke told him: "Thou shalt hereafter from Truelove be called Eyre (or Air), because thou hast given me the air I breathe." After the battle the Duke, on inquiring concerning him, found him severely wounded. He ordered that he should be given the utmost care, and on his recovery gave him land in Derby in reward for his services, and the leg and thigh in armor cut off for his crest, an honorary badge still worn by all the Eyres in England, and the land is still in the name of Eyre. William Eyre, of Chester, now in Delaware county, the first known of the family in America, was a large landholder. Isaac, his youngest son, was also a large landowner in Chester, and was a magistrate for many years. His first wife was a daughter of Jonas Preston, a pioneer miller of Middletown, who built the first mill at Bridgetown on Core creek, and who afterward established the Brandywine mills at Wilmington, Del., and died there. Our subject’s maternal grandfather was Isaac Cooper, of Camden, N.J., a descendant of William and Margaret Cooper, who settled in Burlington, N.J., in 1678. William Cooper was a member of the colonial legislature of New Jersey in 1681, and was also a commissioner for laying out lands in that province, and became the owner of the land whereon the city of Camden, N.J., is now built, and established the ferry between there and Philadelphia. Isaac Eyre, the father of our subject, was born in Chester in 1778. He learned the trade of shipbuilder in Philadelphia, and was in Daniel Boone’s time a builder of gunboats in Kentucky for eighteen months. After that he embarked in business in Philadelphia, and was a prominent builder of vessels there for many years. In 1828 he removed to Middletown, to the farm now occupied by Malachi White. He died in Attleboro, now Langhorne, January 26, 1843. He had ten children, six of whom grew to maturity: William, Mary, Joseph, Edward, Preston and Isaac. Isaac was reared in Middletown from 9 years of age. He was married in 1842 to Elizabeth, daughter of Caleb and Mary (James) Knight, of Byberry. The issue of this union was two children: William and Mary E. The latter married Thomas Thompson, of Montgomery county. Isaac Eyre was engaged in farming until 1871, when he retired and removed to Newtown, where he now resides. He still owns what was formerly known as the Joseph Jenks farm, of forty-five acres, in Middletown.

GEORGE T. HESTON, physician, P.O. Newtown, was born in Buckingham township, this county, in 1827. He is a direct lineal descendant of Zebulon Heston, who came from the manor house of "Heston," near London, about 1650, and settled in Eastham, Barnstable county, Mass. In 1686 he removed to Burlington, N.J. He was an extensive dealer in real estate, and left several hundred acres of land in Hestonville, Philadelphia, three hundred acres in Bucks county, and for that time a large amount of personal property. His wife’s name was Dorothy, and they had nine children. Of these Jacob, the seventh, was born in 1713. He was an elder in the Friends’ meeting. He married Mary Warner in 1739, and had seven children. Jesse, his second child and oldest son, was born in 1743, and was an elder in the Wrightstown meeting. He married Mary Stackhouse, by whom he had seven children. Jacob, the second child and oldest son, born in 1769, was the grandfather of George T. Jesse S., the father of George T., married Martha Thomas. He was an extensive dealer in coal lands in the Shamokin Valley, Pa., and was one of the pioneers of the Middle coal fields. He also owned a store in Newtown. George T. was reared in Newtown and educated at West Town (Westtown) boarding school and Haverford college. In 1845 he began the study of medicine with Dr. Phineas Jenks, of Newtown, and in 1847 entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, from which institution he graduated in 1850. He began practice the same year at Fox Hill, N.J. In 1852 he located in Newtown, where he has been in active practice 35 years. His mother is living in Bristol, at the age of 84 years, with her two sons, William E. and Joseph T.

ISAAC W. HICKS, retired farmer, P.O. Newtown, was born in Hulmeville, this county, January 20, 1809. He is a son of Edward and Sarah (Worstall) Hicks. His first ancestor in Bucks county was his great-grandfather, Gilbert Hicks, a son of Col. Isaac Hicks of the English army. In 1746 he married Mary, a daughter of Joseph Rodman, of Long Island, N.Y., and the same year settled in Bensalem township, this county. He was one of the early judges of Bucks county, and on account of reading General Howe’s proclamation during the revolution, though he was in sympathy with the American cause, he was driven from the county by the federals, and went to New York. After peace was declared he went to Nova Scotia, where he is supposed to have been assassinated. He had several children. Isaac, the eldest, was born in Bensalem, April 21, 1748. He married his cousin, Catherine Hicks, daughter of Edward Hicks, a merchant of New York city. The issue of this union was three children: Gilbert E., Eliza.V. and Edward. He was a prominent citizen of his day and held several county offices, among them justice of the courts. He died October 5, 1836. Edward Hicks, his youngest son, was born in Attleboro, this county, April 4, 1780, and married Sarah Worstall in 1803, by whom he had five children: Mary H., Susan W., Isaac W., Elizabeth T. and Sarah. He was the first of the family to join the Society of Friends, and afterward became a prominent minister in the Society. He settled in Newtown in 1811 and embarked in the coach and sign painting business. He was a natural artist and prominent among his paintings were "Signing the Declaration of Independence," and "Washington Crossing the Delaware." He died in Newtown August 23, 1849. Isaac W. Hicks, his third child and only son, was reared in Newtown. In early life he was associated with his father in the coach painting business, but most of his life has been spent in farming. He was married in 1857 to Hannah, daughter of William and Hannah (Garrett) Penrose, of Horsham, Pa., by whom he had four children: Sarah W., Edward, Tacie A. (deceased) and William P.

JOHN HOLCOMB, retired farmer, P.O. Newtown, was born in Upper Makefield township, this county, December 4, 1802, and is a son of Samuel and Anna A. (Van Horn) Holcomb. His father was a farmer of Upper Makefield, and reared a family of eleven children: Sarah, who married Samuel Ross; Mary, who married Benjamin Beans; Elizabeth, who married William Hibbs; John, Anna A., who married David Phillips; Hannah, who married William Martindell; Samuel, Phebe, Matilda, who married Cary Longshore; DeWitt C. and George. Our subject’s paternal grandfather, John Holcomb, married Mary Green. He was a son of Samuel, who married Eleanor Barber. He was a son of John, a native of England, who settled in Hunterdon county, N.J., in 1705, where he lived until his death. Samuel and his wife, Anna Amelia Van Horn, settled in Upper Makefield township in 1798. Our subject was reared in Upper Makefield and was married October 10, 1824, to Elizabeth, daughter of Lambert and Phebe Hibbs, of Newtown township, by whom he has had five children: Oliver H., Joseph, Phebe, William and Hannah. Mr. Holcomb located in Newtown in 1838 and was actively engaged in farming until 1861, when he removed to the borough, where he has since resided. His farm in the township is occupied by his son Oliver H., who married Cynthia Scarborough in 1855 and has two children, William P. and Anna, the former being professor of history and civics in Swarthmore college.

J. PEMBERTON HUTCHINSON, conveyancer and civil engineer, P.O. Newtown, was born in Newtown township October 3, 1843, and is a son of David and Rachel B. (Child) Hutchinson. His paternal grandfather was Thomas Hutchinson, a farmer of Northampton township, whose wife was Sarah Twining, and by whom he had the following children: Elizabeth, Rebecca (Mrs. Chapman Buckman), Thomas (married Esther Smith) and David, who was a physician and a graduate of Jefferson Medical college, of Philadelphia. He began the practice of medicine in Bristol and subsequently removed to Newtown, where he resided until his death, December 31, 1871. He had two children who grew to maturity: Edward S. and J. Pemberton, who was reared in Newtown and educated in the Polytechnic college at Philadelphia. He was graduated in 1865 and went to Colorado, and opened a chemical laboratory and was a mine examiner and also engaged in prospecting for railroads. In 1867 he returned from the west and located in Newtown. He was at first assistant engineer and subsequently chief engineer of the New town railroad. He has been engaged in his present business for the past nine years.

STEPHEN T. JANNEY, farmer, P.O. Newtown, was born in the house which he now occupies November 15, 1817. His first American ancestor was Thomas Janney, of Cheshire, England, who, with his wife Margery, settled in Newtown on the farm now occupied by Stephen T. in 1683. The parents of Stephen T. were Jacob and Frances (Briggs) Janney. Jacob was a son of Richard and Sarah (Worth) Janney; Richard a son of Thomas and Martha (Mitchell) Janney; Thomas a son of Jacob and Mary (Hough) Janney, and Jacob a son of Thomas and Margery mentioned above. Thomas and Margery came up the Delaware July 29, 1683, in the ship "Endeavour" from London. He was in his 50th year and had been a minister of the Society of Friends twenty-eight years. The farm which was purchased by him in 1683 has never been out of the Janney family. There was a saw-mill on the farm from its settlement until 1872. The grist-mill was erected by Jacob Janney in 1816 and is still in use. Jacob had thirteen children, ten of whom grew to maturity: Thomas, Richard, Jacob, John L., Martha (Mrs. Robert Simpson), Sarah (Mrs. Joshua Dungan), William, Joseph, Mahlon and Stephen T. The last married Harriet P., daughter of William H. and Mary (Paxson) Johnson, of Buckingham township. Her paternal grandfather was Samuel Johnson, a prominent citizen of Buckingham township, and a son of William Johnson. Mr. Janney has five children: Calvin P., Horace, William H., Marietta and Frances (Mrs. Wilmer Briggs). During the revolution the residence of Mr. Janney was occupied by soldiers of the federal army.

GEORGE A. JENKS, attorney-at-law, P.O. Newtown, is a son of the late Dr. Phineas and Amelia (Snyder) Jenks. His father practised medicine in Newtown for nearly fifty years. He was a student of the celebrated Dr. Benjamin Rush. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1837—8, and for several years a member of the legislature. He was also one of the founders of St. Luke’s Episcopal church in Newtown. His wife, Amelia, was the oldest child and only daughter of Governor Simon Snyder. Thomas Jenks, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a prominent man in the affairs of Bucks county in his day and was a member of the constitutional convention of 1797—8. George A. was born in Newtown October 9, 1829. His early education was received at the Newtown academy. July 4, 1850, he was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He read law with James C. Van Dyke, of Philadelphia, then United States district attorney. April 16, 1853, he was admitted to practice in the district court and common, pleas of Philadelphia. After taking a full course in the law department of the University of Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1853, the degrees of Master of Arts and Bachelor of Laws were conferred on him. January 13, 1855, he was admitted to the supreme court of Pennsylvania; October 8, 1855, to the circuit and district courts of the eastern district of Pennsylvania, and January 19, 1858, to the courts of Bucks county. He practiced in Philadelphia until February, 1859, then removed to Newtown, where he has since practiced. In political preferences he is a republican, but has never allowed the use of his name as a candidate for office, and has held no office except chief burgess of Newtown borough seven years and school director nineteen years. He is a member of the Episcopal church and has been a warden and vestryman for several years. In 1850 he was married to Ellen, daughter of Jesse and Susan B. Davis. Two children were born to this union, both of whom died at an early age.

JESSE LEEDOM, retired, P.O. Newtown, was born in Newtown township September 13, 1822, and is a son of Charles and Lydia (McCarty) Leedom, the former a farmer by occupation, who lived and died in Newtown. He had six children who grew to maturity: Jesse, David, Edward, Elizabeth (Mrs. Gardner Kelly), Thomas and Mary (Mrs. Edward Taylor). His paternal grandfather, Jesse, was a farmer of Newtown township, where he lived and died. His wife was Mary Twining, by whom he had five children who grew to maturity: Edward, David, Charles, Eliza and Rachel. His paternal great-grandfather was Richard Leedom, who was a son of one of three brothers who emigrated to this country from England about the time of Penn’s second visit, in the early part of the last century. He settled in Northampton, was a farmer and merchant, accumulated a large fortune and died there. His children were: Jesse, Joseph, Benjamin, William, Lizzie, Rachel and Sarah. The mother of our subject was a native of Muncie, this state, and was one of a family of eighteen children and of Irish descent. Jesse Leedom was reared in Newtown, and was engaged in farming for forty years. In 1870 he retired and removed to Newtown, where he has since resided. He has been twice married. His first wife was Achsah, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Staples, of Newtown, whom he married in 1847, and his second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of William and Sarah P. Mitchell, of Newtown. The maternal grandparents of Mr. Leedorn were Thomas and Elizabeth McCarty.

ELIJAH MARTINDELL, retired farmer, P.O. Newtown, was born in Newtown township April 11, 1813, and is a son of Isaac and Rachel (Bonham) Martindell. His paternal grandfather was John Martindell, who married, February 9, 1746, Mary Strickland, by whom he had twelve children: Joseph, John, William, Rachel, Sarah, Miles, Strickland, Amos, Jonathan, Thomas, Isaac and Mary. John, husband of Mary Strickland, was a son of John and Mary (Bridgeman) Martindell, who came from England in 1684 and settled near Newtown. They had six children: William, Thomas, Ann, Mary, Alabrethe and John. The father of Elijah, Isaac, was born December 2, 1767. He had four children: Esther, who married Gerrett D. Percy; Elijah, Mary, who married William Hellyer; and Sarah, who married Joseph Martindell. Elijah was reared on the homestead of his father, where he resided until 1884, when he removed to Newtown. In February, 1838, he was married to Sarah A., daughter of Thomas and Esther (Martindell) Harvey, of Buckingham township, by whom he had nine children: Isaac, Caroline, Esther H., Marcus L. and Frank, deceased, and Thomas H., Rachel, John and Mary E.

JOHN S. MERRICK, real estate dealer and conveyancer, P.O. Newtown, was born in Upper Makefield township. He is a descendant of Samuel and Rachel (Heston) Merrick, who were among the pioneers of Upper Makefield, their residence being occupied by General Greene as his headquarters in 1776. Samuel Merrick had six children: John, Enos, Mary, Zebulon, Hannah and Samuel. Of these, Enos married Mercy Wilson, by whom he had seven children: Fannie, Sarah, Joseph, John, Elizabeth, David and Isaac. The father of John S., David, married Jemima Scott, and was a farmer of Upper Makefield, where he was born and reared. He had five sons: Charles (deceased), John S., Enos, I. Wilson and Henry S. John S. was reared in Upper Makefield and resided there until 1865, when he removed to Newtown and engaged in the real estate business, conveyancing and surveying. He married Sarah E., daughter of Stacey and Elizabeth (Lee) Watson, of Middletown, and by her has one child, W. Aubrey.

HENRY MITCHELL, quarryman and stone-cutter, P.O. Newtown, was born in Plymouth, Devonshire, England, July 29, 1830, and is a son of John and Sarah (Tippett) Mitchell. He came to America in 1852. He followed his trade in Brooklyn, N.Y., for six months, and from there went to New Haven, Conn., and worked at his trade in various places until 1868. He then located in Bristol and operated a quarry in Yardleyville for fifteen years. In 1883 he came to Newtown, where he has since operated a quarry. He turns out over two thousand tons of stone a year for building purposes. This stone is shipped to all sections of the country and the industry is one of the leading ones of Newtown. He employs about fifteen hands.

EDWARD A. TOMLINSON, proprietor of the Whitehall hotel, P.O. Newtown, was born in Bensalem township, this county, November. 3, 1832, and is a son of Charles and Sarah (Vandegrift) Tomlinson. His grandfather, Jesse Tomlinson, was born in Bensalem in 1766, and was a descendant of the Tomlinsons who settled in Bensalem in the early part of the 18th century. He married Sarah, a daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Wilson, by whom he had three children: Jesse, Rhoda and Charles. The last named was born in Bensalem January 20, 1803, and was a farmer by occupation. His wife, Sarah A., was a daughter of William B. and Christiana Vandegrift, of Bensalem, whose paternal ancestors settled in Bensalem in 1679. Charles Tomlinson had three children: Julia A. (Mrs. Elwood T. Carver), Eliza (deceased) and Edward A. Our subject was reared in Bensalem and was engaged in farming there until 1880, when he removed to Newtown and embarked in the hotel business. His hotel, the "Whitehall," is one of the principal hostelries of Newtown. Mr. Tomlinson was married, April 28, 1864, to Rebecca A., daughter of James and Mary (Kinsey) Vanzandt, of Bensalem township. Her paternal grandparents were John and Elizabeth Vanzandt, natives of Germany and early settlers of Bensalem. Her maternal grandparents, Samuel and Elizabeth Kinsey, were natives of England and early settlers of Bristol. Mr. Tomlinson has three children: Irene, Carrie and Charles. In 1878 Mr. Tomlinson was elected commissioner of Bucks county for a term of three years. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow and a member of the Order of Red Men. In politics he is a republican.

JAMES L. TORBERT, retired, P.O. Newtown, was born in the township of Newtown, December 5, 1827, and is a son of James M. and Mary W. (Simpson) Torbert. his paternal grandfather was James Torbert of Upper Makefield township. He was a son of James Torbert, and an early settler of Upper Makefield, and he married Margaret McNair, by whom he had eleven children: Martha, Absalom, Hannah, Ann, Alice, James M., Elizabeth, Samuel, John K., Charles and Margaret. Of these James M. was born December 25, 1795. He married Mary W., daughter of William Simpson, of Upper Makefield township, by whom he had seven children: William S., Isabella M. (Mrs. John Keith), Caroline (Mrs. James Robinson), Mary A. (Mrs. Joseph M. Scott), James L., John W. and Anthony T. James L. was reared in Newtown and engaged in farming until 1875, when he retired. He married Maria C., daughter of Isaac and Ann (Torbert) Van Artsdalen, of Northampton township, by whom he has three children living: Anna Mary (Mrs. William H. Janney), Horace G. and Lizzie D. (Mrs. Elijah S. Stewart).

AARON TWINING, farmer, P.O. Wrightstown, was born November 29, 1821, and is a son of Jacob and Margery (Croasdale) Twining. His grandparents were Stephen and Mary (Wilkinson) Twining. Stephen was a son of John and Elizabeth (Kirk) Twining. John was a son of Stephen and Abigail (Young) Twining. Stephen, Sr., with his father, William, came from Eastham, Mass., in 1695, bought a large tract of land in the lower end of Newtown township, lying west of Newtown creek and adjoining the Neshaminy. William and his father, William, who are believed to be the first emigrants of the Twining name to this country, came from England about the year 1640 to Cape Cod, Mass., removed to Eastham, Mass., in 1645, and from thence William, Jr., and his son, Stephen, came to Newtown, Bucks county, in 1695. The grandfather of Aaron was a farmer of Newtown, and his son, Jacob, was also a farmer. The latter had the following children: Stephen, Elisha, Charles and Mary A. (Mrs. Eleazer Wilkinson), deceased; and Croasdale, Isaac, Aaron and Deborah (Mrs. Charles R. Scarborough), living. Aaron has always resided in Newtown and occupies a part of the old homestead of his father and grandfather. He married Emily, daughter of Charles and Anna (Smith) Trego, a descendant of Peter Trego, who settled in Bucks county in 1682. Two children have been born to this union: Fannie M. (deceased) and Anna H.

CYRUS T. VANARTSDALEN, farmer, P.O. Newtown, was born in Northampton township, April 5, 1823, and is a son of Isaac and Ann (Torbert) Vanartsdalen. His paternal grandfather, Garrett, was an extensive landholder in Northampton township, and a prominent citizen of his day. His wife was Euphemia Hogeland. He was a son of the pioneer, John Vanartsdalen, of Holland Dutch descent. The maternal grandfather of Cyrus Vanartsdalen was James Torbert, son of James, a pioneer of Upper Makefield. Garrett Vanartsdalen reared a family of four children: John, Simon, Isaac and Maria. Isaac Vanartsdalen was a farmer of Northampton township where he died. His children were: Garrett, James T., Theodore M., Cyrus T., Margaret A. (Mrs. Wynkoop McNair), Alice E. (Mrs. James Anderson), Maria (Mrs. James L. Torbert) and Isaac K. Our subject was reared in Northampton township, and settled in Newtown in 1859, where he has since resided. December 15, 1847, he married Jane E., daughter of Jacob and Maria Cornell, of Northampton township, by whom he has had three children: Mary C., deceased; Alice E., deceased; and Isaac T., born March 28, 1857.

JAMES R. VAN HORN, retired, P.O. Newtown, was born in Northampton township, this county, March 21, 1818, and is a son of Abram and Susan (Ruckman) Van Horn. his paternal grandfather was Isaac Van Horn, a native of Northampton township, a farmer by occupation, and a son of Abram Van Horn, who settled in Northampton township about 1720. His maternal grandfather was James Ruckman, a son of Thomas Ruckman, of New Jersey. James Van Horn was reared in Northampton township, and on attaining his majority engaged in farming, and was a dealer in cattle upward of twenty years. In 1869 he removed to Newtown, where he has since resided. He married in 1872 Anna, daughter of John and Betsey (Hart) Craven, of Northampton township.

EPHRAIM A. WHITE, retired farmer, P.O. Newtown, was born in Falls township, this county, October 8, 1813, and is a son of George and Abby (Anderson) White. His father was a farmer by occupation; in early life in Newtown, and later in Penn’s Manor, where he died. His maternal grandfather was Joshua Anderson, a farmer of Lower Makefield. Ephraim A. served an apprenticeship at the blacksmith trade at Penn’s Manor and at Wrightstown, and followed his trade at the latter place for five years. In 1850 he located at Southampton and engaged in farming, moving to Newtown township in 1857, and continuing farming until 1868, when he retired, and removed to the borough. He was married twice: his wives being sisters, daughters of Henry and Hannah (Davis) Watson, of’ Horsham, Montgomery county. He has five children: Hannah, Abbie, Anna Leah, Oscar and Laura. Mr. White traces his descent from an English family of that name which settled along the Neshaminy above Bristol, on a farm of two hundred and fifty acres, prior to the coming of William Penn, and whose immediate descendants were among the large property holders and tax-payers between 1680 and 1750.

OSCAR W. WHITE, produce commission merchant, Philadelphia, was born at Penn’s Park, Bucks county, in 1845, and is a son of Ephraim A. and Lydia L. (Watson) White. His paternal grandfather was George White of Penn’s Manor. The subject of this sketch spent his early life on the farm, and received an academic education. In 1868 he was married to Annie M., daughter of Dr. John Dyer, of Dyerstown, and by her has one child, Mary D. On his mother’s side, Mr. White is descended from Thomas Watson, who came to the Falls in 1702, from county Cumberland, England. He is a republican in politics, and a member of the Society of Friends.

HARRY C. WORSTALL, hardware merchant, P.O. New town, was born in Upper Makefleld township, October 15, 1844, and is a son of Hugh and Mercy Worstall. He was reared in Upper Makefield township, in whose schools he was educated, and also attended the Millersville, Pa., academy, and the Poughkeepsie business college. In 1865, after leaving college, he went to Philadelphia, and was a bookkeeper there two years. In 1868 he embarked in the hardware business in Newtown, and has followed that business successfully to the present time. He was married in 1871 to Martha, daughter of William and Rebecca (Smith) Janney, of Newtown, by whom he has two children: Rebecca and Mabel.