History of Bucks County, Pa Volume 3 by William H. Davis
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THE STACKHOUSE FAMILY OF HORSHAM

THE STACKHOUSE FAMILY OF HORSHAM. John H STACKHOUSE late of Horsham, deceased, was born in Hor­sham township, Montgomery county, Penn­sylvania, 1 mo. 24, 1844, and died 4 mo. 14, 1899, a son of Charles and Hannah (HESTON) STACKHOUSE. The STACKHOUSES of Hor­sham are descendants of Thomas STACKHOUSE who came from Yorkshire, England„ settled in Middletown, and an account of whom and his marriages and children is given in this volume. (See sketch of Dr. Asa M. STACKHOUSE).

Isaac STACKHOUSE youngest son of Thomas STACKHOUSE of Middle town, by his second marriage with Ann MAYOS, was born in Middletown, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, 5, 1720, and died 1 mo. 17, 1791. He married, 10 mo. 29, 1743, Mary HARDING daughter of Thomas Jr. and Mary (COMLY) HARDING, who was born 6 mo. 17, 1720, and died 3 mo. 4, 1782. Her mother, Mary COMLY, born 12 mo. 12, 1699, was the eldest daughter of Henry and Agnes (HEATON) COMLY. She married first Thomas HARDING, Jr., who died 7 mo. 12, 1728, and (second) George RANDALL, in 1731. Isaac and Mary (HARDING) STACKHOUSE were the parents of seven children; Thomas, born 7o. 29, 1744, married Hannah WHITE; Mary, born 11 mo. 5, 1743, died 9 mo. 21, 1800, married Jesse HESTON; Ann, born 6 mo. 2, 1749, married John GILBERT, died 1 mo. 3, 1839; Jonathan, born 10 mo. 31, 1750, died 4 mo. 16, 1806, married Grace COMFORT; John, born 11 mo. 11, 1752, died 9 mo. 12, 1828, married Sarah KNIGHT; Martha, born 9 mo.13, 1758, died 3 mo. 4, 1782 married Caleb GILBERT; and Isaac, born 11 mo. 18, 1759, died 1 mo. 30, 1835, married Elizabeth TOWNSEND.

Thomas STACKHOUSE, the eldest of the above children, married Hannah WHITE, 5 mo. 8, 1771, and had five children, via.: Thomas born 6 mo. 4, 1774, died 4 mo. 30, 1848, married Susanna PARRY; Isaac, born 1775, died 4 mo. 23, 1824, married Margaret THORNTON; Mary, born 4 mo. 4, 1783, died 8 mo. 31, 1821, married Jesse KNIGHT; Ann, married William PLUMLY; Joseph, born 4 mo. 10, 1772, died 10 mo, 10, 1806, married first Phebe PARRY, and (sec­ond) Mary WALMSLEY. .

Thomas STACKHOUSE, Jr., second son of Thomas and Hannah (WHITE) STACKHOUSE, married in 1798, at Byberry Meeting, Su­sanna PARRY, born 4 mo. 23, 1777, died 4 mo. 8, 1823, daughter of Jonathan and Rebbeca (KNIGHT) PARRY, and in 1800 settled in Horsham, Montgomery county, Pennsyl­vania. Thomas and Susanna were the par­ents of seven children: Martha, born 3 mo. 6, 1800, died 10 mo. 2, 1866, unmarried; Elizabeth, born 4 mo. 4, 1802, died 7 mo. 4, 1890; Hannah. born 5 mo. 20, 1804, died 3 mo. 28, 1886; Charles born 2 mo. 11, 1807, died 2 mo. 19, 1881, married Hannah HESTON; Jonathan, born 3 mo. 28, 1810, died 10 mo. 20, 1884, married first Anna HEADLEY and (second) Sarah R. QUINBY; Rebecca, born 3 mo. 12, 1813, died 11 mo. 7, 1872, unmarried; Joseph, born 3 mo. 25, 1815, died 11 mo. 8, 1828.

Charles STACKHOUSE son of Thomas and Susanna (PARRY) STACKHOUSE, was born in Horsham, 2 mo. 11, 1807, married 11 mo. 12, 1834, Hannah HESTON, born 9 mo. 9, 1805, died 3 mo. 3, 1889, daughter of John and Bucks county. John and Rachel (WARNER) HESTON  of Wrightstown, Bucks county. John HESTON, father of Han­nah, was born a 2 mo. 9, 1776, and died 8 mo. 22, 1843. He was a son of Jesse HESTON, born 6 mo. 25, 1743, died 1808 (this date might be 1828 very hard to read), and Mary STACKHOUSE, daughter of Isaac and Mary (HARDING) STACKHOUSE, before-mentioned. Jesse HESTON was a son of Jacob and Mary (WARNER) HESTON, and grandson of Zebu­lon and Dorothy HESTON, the latter, of whom was the third wife of Thomas STACKHOUSE the emigrant. Charles and Hannah (HESTON) STACKHOUSE were the parents of four children, only two of whom lived to mature age, viz.: Thomas W., born 7 mo. 16, 1842, married Elizabeth J. KENDERDINE; and John H. STACKHOUSE first above-mentioned, who was born 1 mo. 24, 1844.

John H. STACKHOUSE was born and reared in Horsham township, and was educated at the public schools of that township; he was of a scholarly turn of mind, send being very fond of books acquired quite a fund of useful knowledge. He was reared to the life of a farmer, and followed that vocation until a few years before his death, 4 mo. 14, 1899, owning and cultivating a farm of eighty-five acres. He married, 11 mo. 2r, 1866, Rachel P. STACKHOUSE, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (PHARES) STACKHOUSE of Southampton, Bucks county. Benjamin STACKHOUSE was a son of Isaac and Margaret (THORNTON) STACKHOUSE, and a grand­son of Thomas and Hannah (WHITE) STACKHOUSE, before mentioned.

Isaac STACKHOUSE son of Thomas and Hannah, born in Middletown, in 1775, mar­ried at Falls Meeting 5 mo. 14, 1795, Mar­garet THORNTON, daughter of James THORNTON, and removed to Horsham in 1797. He died 4 mo. 23, 1824. The children of Isaac and Margaret (THORNTON) STACKHOUSE were as follows: 1. Hannah, born 1796, mar­ried James WEST; 2. Thomas, born 1798, died 8 mo. 16, 1867, married Phebe K. PAUL, and had children, Charles, John and Eliza­beth.. 3. Amos B., born 4 mo. 25, 1800, died 8 mo, 26, 1836, married Eliza LANDIS; 4. Lydia B., born 7 mo. 18, 1802, died 6 mo. 4, 1835, married Isaac C. KNIGHT; Benjamin, born 7 mo. 8, 1804, died 11 mo. 17, 1873, married twice, (see below) ; 6. Isaac, born 1 mo. 29, 1806, died 5 mo. 23, 1868, married Eliza PHARES, and had children; Townsend, Lydia, Thornton, Amos, Mar­garet and Elisabeth. 7. Thornton, born 9 mo. 8, 1809, died 4 mo. 29, 1892, married Mary H. TWINING, and had children; James, Henry, Clara and Emma; 8. Margaret, born 1 mo. 29, 1814 married James MCMULLIN.

Benjamin STACKHOUSE third son of Isaac and Margaret, born 7 mo. 8, 1804, married first Elizabeth RAISIN, and had two chil­dren, Evan and Burroughs. He married (second) in t831, Mary PHARES, born 1 mo. 24, 1814, died 5 mo. 3, 1888, daughter of

William and Rachel (BODINE) PHARES, and they were the parents of six children: 1. John, born 7 mo. 7, 1839. married Adaline BURTON, and had children; J. Burton, Eliza­beth, John and Joseph, the latter dying. young. 2. George, married Catherine LAWRENCE, and has children: T. Clifton, Ben­jamin, Harry and Ida; 3. Rachel P., born 1842, married John H. STACKHOUSE, above mentioned; 4. Pierson N., married, 11 mo. 8, 1866, Achsah P. HAMPTON, daugh­ter of Simeon and Letitia HAMPTON; 5. Benjamin, died in infancy; 6. Oliver, died in infancy.

John H. and Rachel F. STACKHOUSE were the parents of two children: John, born 12 mo. 27, 1867 married Thirza SMITH, and has two children, Harvey and Evan; and Howard, born 4 mo. 8, 1877.