THE VESTAL LINE VESTAL LINE - FIRST GENERATION WILLIAM VESTAL Born: 1667 in England Died: 1701 Parents: Married: 1692 in Bucks Co PA to Alice Glover, dau of George Glover and Alice Lambol. Alice Glover was b. abt 1663 in Kings Cleare, Hampton, Eng. William was her second husband. She wed 1st to John Brundsen 19 Cot 1680. Children of William and Alice: 1. William Vestal b. 1694 (see below) 2. Sarah Vestal b. 1693 Chester Co PA, d. 3 Mar 1696 3. Mary Vestal b. 1694 Chester Co PA (twin of William?) 4. George Vestal b. ___ NOTE: This will found on RootsWeb Global Search, listed under submitter "deedee1." The Last Will and Testament of William vestal, Westtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. "My will Maid ye 19th January 1701-02 In the name of god, Amen, I William Vastall, living in the Township of Westtown, in the County Chester, so have ordained and considered this my last will and testament, Being of Sound Judgment and of perfest Rememberance, praised by almighty god for his Mercy, though weak in body and finding my self to decay in body, am Willing to Set my house in order before I go hence, and for this purpose doe Here ordain this will and testament as follows: First I bequeath my body to ye earth and be decently burying according as my Executors (hereafter named) shall think fit. And Faithfully resigning up my soul into ye hands of God, my creator, hoppping to receive pardon of all my sins by the death and suffering of my lord and Savior, jesus Christ, who is my Redeemer, Impimos. I leave and bequeath to Alice my wife, all my land and Musage which I am now living upon and occupy, being 1 hundred twenty fore acquires, during the time of her Natural Life, and all my goods and Chatels and Cattles (excepting such as shall be here after named, ) paying all my debts which I owe. An After to descend to my son William Vastall, after ye decease of Alice, my wife, and my son William bastaal, shall pay unto my sone George Vastall, ye just some of thirty pounds of lawful money, according to ye passable coyne of ye province out of ye estate, as after that myson, William Vastall, comes legally installed in ye property. Item, I leave unto my daughter Mary, one cow, and two breeding mares, and two horse colts, with their increasd (ye Cow her increase excepted) and Like Wise to Receive a .... and a hacoll and these to be deliverd when she comes to ye age of one and twenty, or before if her mother thinks fit. And likewise I ordain my wife alice Vastall, to be executor, with my loving friend, thomas Powell, of ye town of prvindence, of County Chester, Yomen Junior, to be joint executor with my wife to see this my will duly and truly executed according as I have appointed. William Vestal his mark (this is an inked thumb print, as seal) (Conclusion of will of William (1) Vestal, Senior, witnesses and proving) Sealed and deliverd in ye presents of X John Wood X Nathaniel Ring Robert Way (?) Robert Jefferies x my mark Philadelphia, Feb 20th, 1701 there personally appeared John Wood and Nathaniel Ring, two of the witnesses to the above will;; and on their solemn Affirmation do declare they saw above named William Vastall sign, seal, publish and delcare the above writing to be his last will and Testament, and he was at the doing thereof of sound mind and memory, tot he best of their knowledge. County court (/) Reg. Gen (unable to read signature.)" NOTE 2: The following info found on RWGS under submitter "hungerce: " According to a pamphlet issued by Asa Vestal in 1862 on the Vestal Family, two brothers, William and Daniel Vestall, embarked from London, England in 1683 and Daniel died on the ocean adn was buried at sea. If this is the same William Vestal, he would have been about 16 years old when he left England. The tradition states that once William arrived in the New World, he married Alice Glover Brunsden whom he met on the boat. They were married at the Brandywine Baptist Church in Chester County. (Ref. Collection of Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Family Data U-V. p. 192): "Att Orphans Court held at Chester ye 1st 3rd day in ye mo. 1692: William Vestal and his Relict of John Brusden Deceased was call and appeared. The Court Required and said William Vestal to give security to the Court well and truely to perform the Trust of Guardianship for the children of the deceased until he hath passed his accounts in open Court and be discharged according to Law accordingly he did." He lived in Westtown, Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania on Brandywine Creek until about 1737. He was appointed Constable of Birmingham Township in 1694 at the Court Sessions held in Chester County, Pennsylvania March 1694. (Ref. Court of Common Pleas, March 14, 1694): A deed was granted to George Stroud, Thomas Moore and William Vestal for 100 acres of land lying in Concord and was less than a mile east from the present Concord Station of the railroad (Ref. Smith's Atlas of Early Grants and Patents in Delaware County and formerly a part of Chester County). (Ref. Genealogy Society of Pennsylvania Data U-V, p. 192): William Vestal and Richard Biffington were deeded a tract of 216 acres on the East side of Brandywine Creek on April 6, 1696. At a leter date, April 5, 1701 William Vestal and Richard Buffington were again deeded two more tracts and lived there until his death. On October 12, 1699, William Vestal was deeded another tract of 115 acres adjoining his tract of 49 acres on Brandywine Creek. He erected a dwelling place here on this tract and lived there. VESTAL LINE - SECOND GENERATION WILLIAM VESTAL Born: 1694 Birmingham Twp, Chester Co PA Died: 1745/6 in Frederick Co VA Parents: William Vestal - Alice Glover Married: 1716 to Elizabeth Mercer Woodward, widow of Joseph Woodward , and dau of Thomas Mercer and Mary Greenaway. Elizabeth was b. abt 1694 in Northhampton, Eng. and d. Cane Creek MM, NC. Children: 1. Mary Vestal b. abt 1723 (see below) 2. Thomas Vestal b. 9-8-1727 Chester Co PA d. 6-12-1813, m. Elizabeth Davis 7-6-1754 Cane Creek MM, NC. She b. 12-12-1737 Chester Co PA. Children: Hannah 1755; Mary 1757; William 1759; Jemima 1762; Thomas 1764; Rachel 1766; John 1770; Jesse 1772; David 1774; and Silas 1776 3. James Vestal b. abt 1730 in VA, m. Mary Jay abt 1752. He d. 1793 in Surry Co NC, she d. 1771. He wed 2nd Phebe Thompson. Children of James and Mary were: Sarah 1753; Elizabeth 1756; William 1759; David 1761; Thomas 1763; James 1765; Mary 1767; Rachel 1769; John 1771-d. 1771 (so did mother). Children of James and Phebe: James 1773; Rebecca 1775 and Isaac 1777. 4. David Vestal b. 16 Jun 1736 in VA. m. Sarah Chamness 25 Oct 1759. She b. 2-11-1742 in VA, d. 1-20-1822 in Rocky River NC. He d. 10-26-1819 buried Rocky River NC. Children: Daniel 1761; Nathan 1763; Elizabeth 1764; Sarah 1766; Mary 1768; Martha 1770; Joseph 1772; Lydia 1774; Benjamin 1777; Ann 1778; Ruth 1781; Achsah 1783; and David 1785 5. Jemima Vestal b.____ m. _____ Chapman 6. William Vestal b. ____ VESTAL LINE - THIRD GENERATION MARY VESTAL Born: abt 1723 Chester Co PA Died: 1818-20 in Burlington, OH Parents: William Vestal - Elizabeth Mercer Married: 1743 in Winchester, VA to William Jay. HE b. abt 1720 Winchester, d. prior 1773 in Berkley Co SC. We descend through their son, John Jay. See the Jay line for children and descendants. Per "Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934 Fred. Co VA"....Among the early Friends who settled in what is now Jefferson County WV were the Vestals. Their land lay upon the west bank of the Shenandoah, about seven miles south of Harper's Ferry. The records of Frederick County show that William Vestal, in partnership with John Tradan, Richard Stevenson, and Daniel Burnet, on May 10, 1742, entered into an agreement with Thomas Mayberry to build for them a "Bloomery for making Barr iron, upon the present Plantation of William Vestal lying upon Shunandore.".......Shortly after the French and Indian War the Vestals removed to North Carolina, and the bloomery property passed to other hands, but continued in operation until the Civil War. Line of Descent: WILLIAM VESTAL, WILLIAM VESTAL, MARY VESTAL, JOHN JAY, JESSE JAY, JAMES JAY, LEVINA JAY, LYDIA THOMAS, LORETTA MACY, JAMES PARISHO, WAYNE PARISHO, SUSANNE PARISHO BG's/Images by "Daze of Our Lives"