Joseph Churchman

• Sex: M
• Born: October 15, 1767
• Died: November 21, 1837 in Philadelphia, PA
• Buried: Frankford
• Notes: According to "Descendants of Sarah Lloyd and Gainor Lloyd", Joseph, like his brothers, was a Practical Surveyor, a man of Culture and acquirement, but probably superior to them in faculty of expressing his ideas in writing. In 1833 he published a work of 380 pages, the "Rudiments of National Knowledge", in which the amiability of a well-balanced mind was always conspicuous.

Father: George Churchman, b. September 13, 1697 in Chester Township, Chester County, PA

Mother: Hannah James

Family 1: Hannah Pierce, b. November 15, 1778 Thornbury, Chester County, PA -- d. May 7, 1876 in Philadelphia, PA -- daughter of Caleb Pierce & Ann Mendenhall

• Married: March 21, 1810 in Concord, Chester County, PA

1. James Churchman, b. January 18, 1811 in Chester County, PA -- married Samantha Lockwood
2. John Churchman -- married Lydia Starr
3. Samuel Churchman -- married Sarah Hustler
4. Annie Churchman, d. 1884 (unmarried) -- a very able and successful teacher
5. Phebe Churchman -- married Caleb D. Pierce of Philedelphia

Sources:

1. Marshall Genealogy Page by John Marshall
2. Pennsylvania Vital Records, Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, 1983
3. The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969
4. Mendenhall Family Genealogy
5. "Autumn leaves from family trees" by Theophilus F. Rodenbough, 1838-1912
6. "Descendants of Sarah Lloyd and Gainor Lloyd" by John J. Parker, The Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, PA.
7. Research by John Churchman