Paxson Family, 1682 to 1980

PAXSON

1682 - 1980

PEDIGREE

Compiled by Ralph E. Paxson, 1917 -

Last updated March 28th, 1998

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Whether one traces his Americanism back
three centuries to the Mayflower or three
years to the steerage is not half so important
as whether his Americanism of Today is real
and genuine. No matter by what various crafts
we came here we are all in the same boat now.

Calvin Coolidge

August 19, 1963

Dear Mother Paxson ... ...
Looking back through the years
Tell me -- What is it you see?
Would it be the days that were streaked with tears ...
Or the joys that you knew through your fine family?

(And while you go back through your memories
For plums of reminiscence lingering there
I'll tell you my memory of JOY
That could not be repeated any time, anywhere:
Those late Christmas Eves when we visited you
After Swedish Christmas Eve at my folks' ...
Before we were married ... and later, with
our boys ...
Ah, the excitement, the laughter, the jokes!)

You had Harry ... and Olly ... and Bobby ... and Chuck
Gordy ... Boots ... Connie ... Ginny ... Lee ...
And then, in 1930, you added Jean Alice
As the star to top off the family tree!
You have all the rich memories of their growing-up days
And this you can treasure -- deep in your heart
It's reason for justifiable pride:
Of all your ten kids, not one had a part
In crime or wrongdoing, or had evil to hide ..
They've been industrious ... intelligent ...
some brilliant ... all good ...
And they've brought you no stigma nor shame
For you taught them well, as a good mother should,
To be proud and to honor the good Paxson name
Some times the present isn't easy to bear
For you have pain and discomfort, I know
But you have FAMILY -- those who do care
If you're sad or you're happy -- If you stay or go
True, five of your sons went off to war
And I know how your heart must have yearned
For not many mothers could offer more
But when it was over, all five returned
Now there's no person on earth or in space --
Or even in Heaven above
Who could exactly fill dear Connie's place
In your life - for she serves you with
true filial love ...
So count all these blessings and, all things considered,
Though financially you may not be healthy
I'm sure you'll agree that in blessings earned
You're one who is truly quite wealthy!

"Margie"

The Welcome Society

Qualifications for Membership - Page 1
William Penn's Fleet (Part 1) - Page 2
William Penn's Fleet (Continued) - Page 3
Eligible Ancestors - Page 4, The Ship Welcome
The Ship Welcome Continued - Page 5
The Ships Amity, Freeman, Lyon and Friendship - Page 6
The Ships Society, Friends Adventure, Providence and Lamb - Page 7
The Ships Bristol Factor, Jeffrey and Submission - Page 8

Paxson Family		Group No: 1
Name:	James	Name:	Jane Gurden - 2^nd wife
Birth Date:	8-16-1640	Birth Date:
Place of birth:	Marsh Gibbons, England	Place of birth:
Died:	7-29-1722	Died:	2-2-1710
Place of death:	Bucks County, Pa.	Place of death:	Bucks County, Pa.
Married:	Finmere Church, Marsh Gibbons, England, 8-16-1670
Other Marriages:
Other Marriages:
Son of:	James Paxton	Daughter of:
and	Jane Clerk	and

Family History

The Paxson family of Bucks County, Pa. Descended from James and Jane Paxton from the Parrish of "Marsh Gibbon", County of Buck, Old England. They came to Pennsylvania in 1682 on the ship Amity out of London.

They married in England; wife Jane died in 1710. James died in 1722 leaving Sarah, William, and Henry. My line is the descendent of WILLIAM.

James was a successful farmer. James and Jane adhered to the Quaker faith, and produced a certificate from the Friends Colehill Meeting to the Buckingham Meeting in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

There was a first marriage in England, perhaps to a Mary.

The Paxson's were, in England, Paxton's. This name originates in Scotland, from the Tweedside District (The Borders) and, undoubtedly, our roots can be traced back to that district. Although I have not discovered a "Paxton" Tartan as of yet, I have found the Tweedside District Tartan, and, according to my research, it would be more likely for Paxtons to have worn the district tartan anyway. Click on the button to see the full Tweedside District Tartan.

Children
Name	Birth D. Place	Died Place	Married Spouse
James	10-03-1666 - England	11-08-1666
James	04-06-1668 - England	05-27-1673
Henry	01-14-1669 - England	Died young
Sarah	08-23-1671 - England		John Burling
Henry⁽¹⁾	England	Died young
William¹	England	Died young
William	10-26-1675		1695 Abigail Pownall
Henry		Died young
Henry	07-20-1683 - Bucks Co.	09-05-1756 - Bucks Co.	1706 Ann Plumby
James	04-10-1687 - Bucks Co.	07-27-1773(?)

Paxson Family		Group No: 2
Name:	William	Name:	Abigail Pownall
Birth Date:	10-26-1675	Birth Date:	1678
Place of birth:	Marsh Gibbon, England	Place of birth:	England
Died:	05-02-1719	Died:	04-07-1749
Place of death:	St. George Hundred, DE	Place of death:	Buckingham, PA
Married:	Middletown Friends Meeting, Bucks County, PA 12-05-1695
Other Marriages:
Other Marriages:
Son of:	James Paxson	Daughter of:	George Pownall
and	Jane Gurden	and	Eleanor Pownall

Family History

William and Abigail were land owners in Falls Township, Bucks County, PA. It appears that William was not the strict Quaker he should have been. He was noted for his conviviality so, after the custom of the Friends, he was dealt with accordingly.

Abigail was a devout Friend, and after the death of her husband in Delaware she became a minister among Friends. Sometime after marriage they removed to St. George Hundred, New Castle Co., DE, where Mr. Paxson died in the fifth month, 1719. His widow returned to Bucks Co. presenting a certificate to the Buckingham Monthly Meeting, 01-07-1724 for herself and three sons, James, Thomas and Ruben. Mrs. Paxson was born in England, 1678, and died at Solebury, Bucks Co. PA 04-07-1749. Her will dated 05-16-1742 proven 05-08-1749 leaves her estate to her children and grandchildren.

Children

Name Birth D. Place Died Place Married Spouse

Mary 12-02-1696 04-20-1714 New Castle

Marrabeth 04-30-1714

Abigail 06-30-1700 07-17-1718 Nathaniel Lamplough

James 09-05-1702 1) Mary Hoseman
2) Margaret Hodge

Thomas 09-20-1712 09-20-1782 02-25-1732 Jane Canby

Ester 09-22-1725 Abel Clayton

Ruben 1730 Alice Simicox

Amy Died young

Paxson Family		Group No: 3
Name:	Thomas	Name:	Jane Canby
Birth Date:	09-20-1712	Birth Date:	04-12-1710
Place of birth:	Solebury Twp., Bucks Co.	Place of birth:
Died:	09-20-1782	Died:	1789
Place of death:		Place of death:
Married:	02-25-1732
Other Marriages:
Other Marriages:
Son of:	William Paxson	Daughter of:	Thomas Canby
and	Abigail Pownall	and	Mary Oliver

Family History

Thomas Paxson, second son of William Paxson and Abigail Pownall, received at the death of his great uncle, Henry, a large estate along the Delaware River in Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA including an island called Paxsons Island where he lived. Thomas also fell heir to additional lands during the division of real estate in Solebury Twp. - a farm formerly occupied by the Johnson family near Center Bridge, and the island lying opposite. He later purchased large tracts of land in Solebury, some of which still remains in the tenure of his descendants. On 01-01-1759 Richard Pike gave power of attorney to Charles Morris to dispose of, and make sale of, 624 acres of his father's land. William bought 246 acres for the sum of 578 pounds, 105 shillings, and 7 pence.

Children

Name Birth D. Place Died Place Married Spouse

Joseph 08-10-1733 1810 05-28-1758 Mary Heston

Benjamin 01-08-1739 03-29-1814 1763 Deboran Tayor

Oliver 09-07-1744 1766 Ruth Watson

Henry Died young

Rachel 03-06-1744 (?) 04-05-1800 11-14-1764 John Watson

Jacob 11-06-1745 11-14-1764 (?) 06-29-1769 Lydia Blacke

Jonathan 11-14-1748 07-27-1797 06-26-1771 Rachel Biles

Iasiah 09-21-1751 03-1818 04-27-1775 Mary Knowles

Paxson Family		Group No: 4
Name:	Joseph	Name:	Mary Heston
Birth Date:	08-10-1733	Birth Date:	05-20-1737
Place of birth:	Solebury Twp., Bucks Co. PA	Place of birth:	Upper Makesfield Twp., Bucks Co., PA
Died:	1810	Died:	1786
Place of death:		Place of death:
Married:	Wrightstown Meeting House, Bucks Co. PA 06-28-1758
Other Marriages:
Other Marriages:
Son of:	Thomas Paxson	Daughter of:	Jacob Heston
and	Jane Camby	and	Mary Warner

Family History

Joseph, born in 1733 was the fourth lineal descendant of James Paxson, the immigrant ancestor. At about the close of the Revolutionary War, he settles in Sodsbury Township, Chester Co., PA. He married Mary Heston in 1758, and they had fifteen children, thirteen of them coming with their parents to Sodsbury Township. His estate consisted of seven hundred acres of choice land wherein he, his wife, and thirteen children resided. The old residence is still occupied by one of his descendants.

Children

Name Birth D. Place Died Place Married Spouse

Joseph 10-30-1759 Phebe Cooper

Benjamin 10-11-1761 Jane Ely, 06-09-1784

Jacob 03-04-1763 Buckingham Meet. Elizabeth Pettie

Mary 01-04-1765 John Cooper

Rachel 12-08-1766 Unmarried

Amelia 09-23-1768 John Truman

Sarah 04-19-1770 Calvin Cooper

Aaron 05-03-1772 08-03-1772

Aaron 11-06-1773 Susanna Hambleton

Jonathan 05-26-1775 1831 Catherine Beecher, May, 1804

Abigail 07-23-1776 John Vicker

Easter 12-20-1777 01-09-1780

Oliver 08-15-1780 Unmarried

Jane (1) Joseph Walton
(2) Job McCarthy

Ann 11-15-1783 William Hall

Paxson Family		Group No: 5
Name:	Jonathan	Name:	Catherine Beecher
Birth Date:	05-26-1775	Birth Date:	1784
Place of birth:	Sadsbury Twp.	Place of birth:
Died:	1841	Died:	1855
Place of death:		Place of death:	(Brook Haven) Near Atglen, PA
Married:	May, 1804
Other Marriages:
Other Marriages:
Son of:	Joseph Paxson	Daughter of:	John Beecher
and	Mary Heston	and	Mary Beecher

Family History

Joseph Paxson came from New Hope, Bucks County, to Sadsbury Township where he purchased a large tract of land and established a homestead, where he remained until his death. Upon that homestead Jonathan Paxson was born and reared. When Jonathan grew to manhood he adopted the pursuits of an agriculturist and spent the remainder of his life on the homestead he called Brook Haven, near Atglen, PA.

He married Catherine Beecher, and they had twelve children. Catherine was the first cousin of Lyn Beecher, father of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Children

Name Birth D. Place Died Place Married Spouse

John Jefferson 06-21-1805 Atglen, PA 03-26-1873 Louise Heston 03-03-1831

Ruth Ely 03-03-1807 Atglen, PA 06-22-1900 Baker Atty 05-14-1835

Joseph Franklin 05-28-1808 Atglen, PA 09-21-1890 Susanna Simmons, Sept, 1828

Ann Eliza 01-15-1810 Atglen, PA 07-24-1880 George Washington Dean

Joseph Epler 08-22-1811 Atglen, PA Caroline Mulberry

George Washington 01-18-1813 Atglen, PA 12-20-1884 Elizabeth Carnahan

Mary Elizabeth 10-14-1814 Atglen, PA John Miller

Oliver Hazzard Perry 12-05-1816 Atglen, PA 09-29-1889 Honeybrook, PA Letitia Hutchinson 01-14-1841

Rachel Heston 06-09-1819 Atglen, PA 06-22-1820

Rachel Louise 04-07-1821 1822

Levi 03-22-1829 04-11-1909 Mary Kraft 1851

Mathilda 02-19-1830 Issac Wilde

Paxson Family		Group No: 6
Name:	Oliver Hazzard Perry	Name:	Letitia Hutchinson
Birth Date:	12-05-1816	Birth Date:	11-04-1822
Place of birth:	Near Atglen	Place of birth:
Died:	09-29-1889	Died:	04-23-1910
Place of death:	Honeybrook, PA	Place of death:	Philadelphia PA
Married:	Columbia, PA 01-14-1841
Other Marriages:
Other Marriages:
Son of:	Jonathan Paxson	Daughter of:	James Hutchenson
and	Catherine Beecher	and	Hannah Jefferies

Family History

Oliver Hazzard Perry Paxson was a large man, some three hundred pounds. He comes from a Quaker family and was a farmer. He left the farm and later became an engineer on the railroad running from Columbia, Lancaster Co. PA to Philadelphia. He resided in Columbia, which at that time was a busy railroad center. All of his children were born there, with the possible exception of the last two. In 1880 he resided in New Holland, Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA. He also resided at Honeybrook, PA.

Children

Name Birth D. Place Died Place Married Spouse

Cecelia 12-22-1841 New Holland 04-19-1885 Walter Desino, 11-14-1859

Clara 06-24-1844 New Holland 1924 James Skyler

Josephine 03-17-1846 New Holland Daniel Schutt, 08-19-1869⁽²⁾

Ada 07-09-1848 New Holland 02-21-1924 Edger Whitman, 10-22-1867

George Washington 05-15-1853 Columbia 04-04-1925 Philadelphia Mary Jane Chalfant, 12-25-1873⁽³⁾

Katerine 10-04-1855 Columbia

Elizabeth 03-05-1858 Columbia Robert Townsley

James 08-28-1860 Columbia Cora Brubaker

Research notes:

The Family Bible Register
Marriage Register
Birth Register
Birth Register (Continued)
Death Register

Paxson Family		Group No: 7
Name:	George Washington	Name:	Mary Jane Chalfant
Birth Date:	05-15-1853	Birth Date:	07-24-1853
Place of birth:	Columbia, PA	Place of birth:	Parkesburg, PA
Died:	04-04-1925	Died:	06-17-1891
Place of death:	Philadelphia, PA	Place of death:	Norristown, PA
Married:	12-25-1873, Honeybrook, PA
Other Marriages:	Cora Deviese, 01-04-1869, Died, 1941, Married, Norristown, PA 1892
Other Marriages:
Son of:	Oliver Perry Paxson	Daughter of:	Evan Chalfant
and	Letitia Hutchinson	and	Jane Hamill

Family History

George Washington Paxson was born in Columbia, PA May 15^th, 1853 on a farm to Quaker parents. He was sent to the Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, PA to study for the ministry, but was too blithe, and a poor student, so they sent him home. Afterward, he went to work on the Pennsylvania Railroad and stayed with them for fifty years.

He ran the Wilkes Barre Express, the longest run on the division, and had an honor record. After several wrecks (none his fault) he left the Wilkes Barre Express and did special work at the Broad Street Station in Philadelphia, where he retired. At the age of 72 he died at home in Philadelphia.

Children

Name Birth D. Place Died Place Married Spouse

Harry M. 02-02-1875 11-20-1892

Ralph L. 02-19-1877 07-14-1878

Cora T. 08-20-1879 Coatesville 1952, Maywood, IL Never Married

James Parker 11-16-1882 Norristown May, 1938 06-18-1908 Bertha Staples

Oliver Evan 12-12-1884 Norristown 02-01-1960 Chicago 04-14-1904 Bertha S.

Mary Chalfant 08-29-1889 Norristown 03-05-1890 Norristown

Children with Cora Deviese, 01-04-1869 to 1941

Amos Leon 12-23-1893 12-30-1893

Sidney Elizabeth 11-18-1894 1962 Never Married

George W. Jr. 01-25-1901 01-20-1983, Philadelphia Edith Beirdmann

Helen May 03-02-1902 ?? Chester Comer

Julius Warner 05-23-1907 05-25-1907

Obituary of George Washington Paxson

George W. Paxson, aged 71 years,
Died at his home, 1465 North
Fifty-ninth Street, on Saturday morn-
ing last at two o'clock. The cause of
death was cerebral hemorrhage. Mr.
Paxson was stricken on the Tuesday
morning previous.
For fifty years he was one of the
Pennsylvania locomotive engineers.
He retired in 1919., His last run he
was in charge of the Wilkes-Barre
Express, running between Philadel-
phia and Pottsville. He was born in
Columbia, Pa. and had lived in Phila-
delphia for thirty years.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Cora E. Paxson, and by six
children, Cora T. of Chicago; J. Par-
ker, of Portland, Me.; Oliver S. of St.
Joseph, Mo.; the Misses Sidney E.
and Helen, also George W. Paxson
Jr., with whom he lived.
The funeral services were held
from 1820 Chestnut street, on Monday
evening at 8 o'clock, Rev. W. Edward
Jordon, of the Calvin Presbyterian
Chirch officiating. Interment was in
The Presbyterian Cemetary at Atglen
Pa.

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Footnotes:
1. Twins
2. Second Marriage to Capt. Robert Anderson (Navy or Marine)
3. Second Marriage to Cora Deviese