John Churchman
- Sex:
M
- Born:
ca. 1665 in Saffron-Walden, Essex County, England
- Died:
1724 in E. Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Buried:
John was the first person to be buried in the cemetery adjacent to the Brick Meeting House
- Notes:
John Churchman came to American on the ship Amity on April 23, 1682,
with William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania) and other Quakers, including the Seary family. John later married their daughter,
Hannah Seary. He joined William Penn in settling the newly formed state of Pennsylvania.
In 1704, he and Hannah Seary resided in Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

This map shows Chester County and other land bought from the indians by William Penn
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John Churchman's Will
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Father:
Mother:
Family 1: Hannah Seary (Cerie), b. ca 1676 in Oxford, England
1696 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Five of John and Hannah Churchman's children married five member of the Rev. Richard Browne's family. Dinah Churchman married one of his grandsons, Mercer Brown. Susanna, John, and Miriam Churchman each married one of the children of William Brown (grandson of Rev. Richard Browne) and Hester Baker. William Churchman married one of the daughters of Daniel Brown (grandson of Rev. Richard Browne) and Elizabeth Kirk.
- George Churchman, b. September 13, 1697 in Chester Township, PA
- Dinah Churchman, b. August 7, 1699 in Chester Township, PA
- Susanna Churchman, b. September 13, 1701 in Chester Township, PA
- John Churchman, b. October 29, 1703 -- d. November 8, 1703
- John Churchman, b. August 4, 1705
- Thomas Churchman, b. January 16, 1708
- Miriam Churchman, b. October 25, 1710
- Edward Churchman, b. November 14, 1713
- Sarah Churchman, b. May 17, 1716
- William Churchman, b. January 29, 1721
Sources:
- Family History Library Catalog by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( in the Knoxville Library in Knoxville, Tennessee)
- Marshall Genealogy Page by John Marshall
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