John Pinner married Sarah Clarke, daughter of Jeremy Clarke and Frances Latham.¹

     Caleb Carr married Sarah Clarke, daughter of Jeremy Clarke and Frances Latham.¹

     Clement Weaver was born say 1620 in Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.⁴ He was the son of Clement Weaver and Rebecca Holbrook.^2,3,4 He married Mary Freeborn, daughter of William Freeborn and Mary (?).¹ He died circa 1683 in Rhode Island.¹

     Clement Weaver was named in the will of his grandfather William Holbrook on 11 December 1625.⁵ He and his father Clement Weaver were on "Roule of ye ffreeman of ye Colonie of everie Towne." in 1655 in Newport, Rhode Island.⁶ Clement Weaver was known as Sergeant Clement Weaver which suggests that Clement was a member of the militia.⁷ He and his son-in-lawThomas Dungan served a member of a special court to try two Indians, as a juror in Newport, Rhode Island, on 7 June 1671.⁸ He was among 50 persons to whom the town of East Greenwich was granted on 31 October 1677.⁷ He served a member of the Rhode Island House of Deputies in 1678.⁹ He served on the Grand Jury in 1671, 1689, 1681, and 1683, the last date being 4 September 1683.⁷ An unknown person , [R;Grantor2] sold his 90 acre farm East Greenwich, Rhode Island, to his son Clement Weaver for "for life" and then to his son William on 28 August 1680.¹⁰ He left a will on 24 November 1680. The will was proved in 1683, but was presented to the Court in 1700 along with 17 others dated between 1676 and 1695 with only two witnesses, as the law required three.¹⁰ He sold 10 acres in East Greenwich on 13 February 1681/82 to George Vaughan.¹

     Mary Freeborn was born circa 1627 in England.³ She was the daughter of William Freeborn and Mary (?)² She married Clement Weaver, son of Clement Weaver and Rebecca Holbrook.¹

     Mary Freeborn emigrated with her parents William Freeborn and Mary (?) on 30 April 1634 in England for New England aboard the ship Francis of Ipswich. Among the passengers were William Freeborn, aged 40 years; his wife Mary, aged 33 years; and daughters Mary, aged 7 years, and Sarah, aged 3 years. On their arrival in New England, the Freeborn family settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts.⁴

     William Freeborn was born circa 1596 in England.¹ He married Mary (?) in England.¹ He died on 28 April 1670 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.¹

     William Freeborn sold the manor at Batisfords in Essex, England, on 20 December 1633.² He and Mary (?) emigrated on 30 April 1634 from England for New England aboard the ship Francis of Ipswich. Among the passengers were William Freeborn, aged 40 years; his wife Mary, aged 33 years; and daughters Mary, aged 7 years, and Sarah, aged 3 years. On their arrival in New England, the Freeborn family settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts.³ He and others, "because of the opinion and revalations of Mrs. Hutchison and Mr. Wheelwright, have seduced and led into dangerous errors many of the people of New England, " where ordered to deliver up all guns, pistols, swords, powder, shot, etc. on 20 September 1637. By Act of the Assembly of 12 March 1638, William and the others were compelled to leave Massachusetts.³ He went to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and on 7 March 1638 William and 18 other planters signed a compact which marks the founding of the colony at Portsmouth.⁴ He received a grant of 140 acres in Portsmouth with the condition that he build a house on the property within a year on 10 December 1639.⁵ He and Jeremy Clarke were elected freemen on 16 March 1641 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.⁶ He and Jeremy Clarke served as members of a Grand Jury in Portsmouth on 1 December 1641.⁷ He served as Constable in Portsmouth in 1642.⁸ He was elected a member of the General Court of Commissioners in Portsmouth on 19 May 1657.⁹

     Mary (?) was born circa 1601 in England.¹ She married William Freeborn in England.¹ She died on 3 May 1670 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.¹

     Mary (?) and William Freeborn emigrated on 30 April 1634 from England for New England aboard the ship Francis of Ipswich. Among the passengers were William Freeborn, aged 40 years; his wife Mary, aged 33 years; and daughters Mary, aged 7 years, and Sarah, aged 3 years. On their arrival in New England, the Freeborn family settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts.²

     Sarah Freeborn was born circa 1632 in England.¹ She was the daughter of William Freeborn and Mary (?)¹ She married Nathaniel Browning.² She died on 23 April 1670 in Rhode Island.²

     Nathaniel Browning married Sarah Freeborn, daughter of William Freeborn and Mary (?).¹

     Gideon Freeborn was born circa 1635 in Roxbury, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of William Freeborn and Mary (?)¹ He married Sarah Brownell on 1 April 1658 in Friends Meeting House, Portsmouth, Rhode Island.¹ He died in 1720 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.²

     Sarah Brownell was born in 1635.¹ She married Gideon Freeborn, son of William Freeborn and Mary (?), on 1 April 1658 in Friends Meeting House, Portsmouth, Rhode Island.¹ She died on 6 September 1676 in Rhode Island.¹

     Clement Weaver was born say 1590 in England.¹ He was the son of Thomas Weaver and Margaret Adams.² He married Rebecca Holbrook, daughter of William Holbrook, on 19 May 1617 in St. John's Church, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.³ He died in 1683 in Newport, Rhode Island.¹

     Clement Weaver and his family came to New England soon after 1630, possibly with his brother-in-law Thomas Holbrook in 1634/35. Clement was first in Boston and then settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He was property holder in Weymouth in 1643 living next door to Thomas Holbrook. Around 1650, he left Weymouth and went to Rhode Island where he was to have been a wall builder.⁴ He and his son Clement Weaver were on "Roule of ye ffreeman of ye Colonie of everie Towne." in 1655 in Newport, Rhode Island.⁵

     Rebecca Holbrook was born say 1597 in Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.³ She was the daughter of William Holbrook.² She married Clement Weaver, son of Thomas Weaver and Margaret Adams, on 19 May 1617 in St. John's Church, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.³

     William Holbrook died circa January 1625/26 in Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.²

     William Holbrook left a will on 11 December 1625 in Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England. In the will, William names sons Thomas, John, and William, the younger; daughter Baseil Holbrook; and three grandchildren, Thomas Holbrook Jr., Edward Tyly, and Clement Weaver Jr. His son William is named executor and residuary legatee, and Clement Weaver Sr. and Thomas Tylye were overseers. The will was probated on 1 February 1625/26.²

     Thomas Weaver was born say 1560.¹ He married Margaret Adams.¹

     Thomas Weaver Concerning the ancestry of Clement Weaver, Mr. J. Gardner Bartlett was commissioned by Lucius E. Weaver to travel to England and research the life and ancestry of Clement Weaver. His findings were published as part of Lucius E. Weaver's work entitled, History and Genealogy of a Branch of the Weaver Family, published in 1928 by the Du Bois Press, Rochester, New York. Lucius Weaver had the following to say concerning the efforts of Mr. J. Gardner Bartlett: When this work was begun nothing was known regarding the ancestry of our immigrant ancestor, Clement Weaver, further than that he was a Welshman.

Mr. J. Gardner Bartlett of Boston, who is a specialist in English research, was then commissioned to go overseas and glean such facts as could be found concerning our ancestor who came to America about 1632. He found that Clement was a son of Thomas Weaver who lived in Glastonbury, Eng., as early as 1590 and as late as 1632.The details of his exhaustive research are recorded in Chapter IV. He made no attempt to trace the family further back than Glastonbury. When the early home of our immigrant ancestor was found to be in Glastonbury, Eng., the discovery was reported to H. Baillie Weaver, a retired barrister of London, Eng. He is very familiar with the Weaver pedigree and has gone into it more deeply than any other person. His reply is as follows:

Widdington,
Newport, Essex,
September 14, 1914.

Lucius E. Weaver, Esq.,
165 Alexander St.
Rochester, New York.

Dear Sir:

Many thanks for your letter of the 4th inst. I am glad you have at last located Clement Weaver and I am obliged to you for the details you send me. The fact that the branch of the Weavers in question belongs to the substantial yeoman class in no way diminishes the probability, nay the certainty, that if inquiries are pursued further you will find that such branch links itself on to one or other of the two Weaver stems -- Cheshire or Herefordshire.
As far as I know all English Weavers descend from one or other of those stems.

Yours very faithfully,

H. BAILLE WEAVER

In another letter he stated that many families of the early generations of the Weavers of Cheshire settled in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Wales.

A few years ago, William John Weaver, who is No. 487 in Chapter VII., became interested in his ancestry and spent some time in English research with excellent results. He found that our immigrant ancestor, Clement Weaver, was a son of John or Thomas, who were sons of No. 9 in the following pedigree, but he was unable to determine which was the father of Clement.

He knew nothing about the work of J. Gardner Bartlett, and he did not know that the pedigree which follows had a Welsh ancestry. He compiled a brief genealogy containing the results of his research and his own immediate line. He was about to publish it when he learned that this work was in progress and he turned over his copy to the author of this volume. One of the pages of his manuscript reads as follows:

"Visitation of London. Taken from Robert Cooke, Clarencent King of Arms in the year 1568. Published in London, 1869, by the Harleian Society."

1. "WALTER WEAVER of Co. Hereford, Esq."

2. "WALTER WEAVER, sone and heyer, married Joane Bohun, daughter and heyer of Gilbert Bohun and Marguerite (Wastney) Bohun of Sallup (Shropshire). "Walter, 1st son; Thomas, 2nd son."

3. "THOMAS WEAVER married Marguerite Wysham, daughter of Sir William Wysham."

4. "WALTER WEAVER married Maud, daughter of John Burghill, Esq."

5. "THOMAS WEAVER married Anne, daughter of (???) Delabere.

6. "JOHN WEAVER married Jane, daughter of James Apleby. Jenkin, 1st sonne; Griff, 2nd sonne; Walter, 3rd sonne; Henry, 4th sonne."

7. "JENKIN WEAVER married Marguerite, daughter of Robert Nanton. John, 1st sonne; Griffith, 2nd sonne; Hugh, 3rd sonne; Ellen, daughter."

8. "GRIFFITH WEAVER married Ellen, daughter of John Sadler of Prestend in County Hereford (Prebendus in Co. Hd. de Prestine. Harl. 1442)."

9. "JOHN WEAVER, Gentleman, married Alice, daughter of Thomas Anton, Clark of the Courts of Wards and Liveries. John, 1st sonne and hiere; Thomas, 2nd sonne; George, 3rd sonne; James, 4th sonne; Jane, Anne, Catherine."

"Clement Weaver, who emigrated to America 1630-1632, was one of the younger sons of John or Thomas, who were sons of No. 9 on the above pedigree, but so far the writer has been unable to learn definitely which, as the records are not complete."

William John Weaver was a careful and conscientious investigator and we might accept his report without question, but there is evidence to support it. The report of Mr. Bartlett (see Chapter IV.) proves that the father of Clement was Thomas Weaver, which confirms the finding of William John Weaver to that extent.²

     Margaret Adams married Thomas Weaver.¹

     Elner Weaver was born on 10 September 1623 in St. Benedict's, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Clement Weaver and Rebecca Holbrook.¹ She married John Peckham.¹

     John Peckham married Elner Weaver, daughter of Clement Weaver and Rebecca Holbrook.¹

     Clement Weaver was born circa 1646.¹ He was the son of Clement Weaver and Mary Freeborn.¹ He married Rachel Andrews on 26 September 1677.¹ He died in 1691 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.¹

     Clement Weaver was known as Captain Clement Weaver probably as a result of his service in King Philip's War.¹ An unknown person sold his 90 acre farm East Greenwich, Rhode Island, to his son Clement Weaver for "for life" and then to his son William on 28 August 1680.²

     Rachel Andrews married Clement Weaver, son of Clement Weaver and Mary Freeborn, on 26 September 1677.¹

     William Weaver was born say 1649.¹ He was the son of Clement Weaver and Mary Freeborn.¹ He died before 15 January 1676.¹

     John Weaver was born say 1650.¹ He was the son of Clement Weaver and Mary Freeborn.¹ He died before 11 February 1702/3 in Rhode Island.¹

     Thomas Weaver was the son of Clement Weaver and Mary Freeborn.¹

     Abraham Edgington was born on 1 May 1780 in Virginia.³ He was the son of Isaac Edgington and Elizabeth (?)² He married Jane Kincaid, daughter of Thomas Kincaid and Mary Mackey, on 18 May 1802 in Adams County, Ohio.⁴ He died on 2 August 1848 in Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio, at age 68.³ He was buried in Aerl Cemetery, Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio.¹

     Abraham Edgington was listed in pollbook of an election held on 9 October 1810 in Adams County, Ohio.⁵
     Abraham Edgington served as private in Capt. George BRYAN's Company during the War of 1812.⁶
     Abraham Edgington moved from Adams County to Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio, between 1810 and 1813.^7,8,9,10 One of the earlier schoolhouses in Eagle Township was situated on the farm of Abraham Edgington.¹¹ He served as justice of the peace in Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio, in 1823.¹¹

     Jane Kincaid was born on 22 March 1783 in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.^4,5 She was the daughter of Thomas Kincaid and Mary Mackey.^2,3 She married Abraham Edgington, son of Isaac Edgington and Elizabeth (?), on 18 May 1802 in Adams County, Ohio.⁶ She died on 15 August 1855 in Rooks Creek Township, Livingston County, Illinois, at age 72.¹ She was buried in Rooks Creek Cemetery, Livingston County, Illinois.¹

     In the 1850 Census of Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio, Jane Kincaid was enumerated in the household of her son-in-lawCharles Gutridge. In addition to Jane, her son-in-law Charles, his wife and her daughter Margaret, two of Jane's grandchildren Eliza A. Edgington, age 15, and Abraham M., age 10, were members of the household.⁵

     Isaac Edgington was born circa 1752 in Hampshire County, Virginia.¹ He was the son of George Edgington and Margaret Broome.^2,3 He married Elizabeth (?) say 1777.¹ He died circa 1836 in Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio.¹

     Isaac Edgington appears on the tax lists for Nottingham Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1781. He is taxed for 80 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, 7 sheep.⁴ He served along with his brothers John George, Joseph, and Jesse served in Captain James Munn's Company of the Washington County Militia during the closing years of the American Revolution. Captain Munn's Company participated in Colonel William Crawford's disastrous Sandusky expedition in May and June 1782; however, it is not clear if Isaac participated in that event as his name first appears on the muster rolls in June. Perhaps Isaac joined the militia in response to the outrage of Crawford's defeat at Sandsusky.⁵ He and Elizabeth (?) received a land grant 107 acres in Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, on 17 March 1787. He sold the land to his brother Jesse on 23 April 1796 for 133 shillings, six pence. It is likely that Isaac never took up residence on the land as he, his father and his brother moved to Ohio County, Virginia, according to the tax records.^6,7
     Isaac Edgington moved from Ohio County, Virginia to Adams County, Ohio, circa 1796. His son Jacob Edgington says in his 1863 statement to Mr. Draper, that his father removed to Adams County, in 1794. Isaac settled outside the stockade at Manchester in Sprigg Township along Isaac's Creek, which bears his name. While Isaac and his brother George and Joseph were among the first settlers of the Bentonville area of Sprigg Township, they likely did not settle permanently in Adams County until 1796.^6,8 He was apointed a supervisor of roads in Manchester Township, Adams County, Ohio, on 12 September 1797.⁹ He was appointed along with Daniel Robbins and John McGate to be supervisors of Manchester Township on 13 March 1798.⁹ He served on a jury in Adams County, Ohio, in October 1809.⁹ Hewas taxed for 300 and 100 acre tracts in Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio, in 1809.¹⁰ He was listed in pollbook of an election held in Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio, on 9 October 1810.¹¹ He and Elizabeth (?) appeared on the census of 1830 in Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio.¹²

     Elizabeth (?) was born between 1750 and 1760.^1,2 She married Isaac Edgington, son of George Edgington and Margaret Broome, say 1777.¹ She died after 1830 in Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio.^1,2

     Elizabeth (?) and Isaac Edgington received a land grant 107 acres in Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, on 17 March 1787. He sold the land to his brother Jesse on 23 April 1796 for 133 shillings, six pence. It is likely that Isaac never took up residence on the land as he, his father and his brother moved to Ohio County, Virginia, according to the tax records.^3,4 She and Isaac Edgington appeared on the census of 1830 in Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio.⁵

     George Edgington was born say 1700 in England or Wales.¹ He married Margaret Broome on 30 July 1743 in First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.² He died in 1791 in Holliday Cove, Ohio County, Virginia.¹

     Family traditions concerning George Edgington birthplace and his immigration to America have several common threads. Traditions are conflicted over whether George was from Wales or England, however, it is commonly stated that he did emmigrate from London. Concerning the circumstances of his departure from the British Isles, the various traditions seem to consistantly indicate that he came as a stowaway. His motivation for leaving or running away appears to revolve around punishment or severe whipping that George endured or anticipated for something he did, possibly at school. As far as his age when he left for America, the stories range from stowing away as a boy, such as age 15 in 1722, to about 1740. All of the traditions suggest that he ended up in Philadelphia.³
     Family tradition also suggests that soon after his marriage, George settled in Hampshire County, Virginia (now part of West Virginia) "below the mouth of the South Branch of the Potomac River, six miles from Edwards Fort, and thirty miles from Winchester." While it is entirely possible that George settled early in the wilderness of Virginia's South Branch River Valley, the first verifiable record of George living in this area is a deed for land he purchased dated 1772.³
     Another family tradition that has been passed down recounts the story of George Edgington being captured and held by Indians for three years. While the date of the attack and the captivity is not specified, documented accounts of similar Indian attack were common during the mid 1700s in the frontier regions of Virginia and Pennsylvania. According to the story, Edgington went to a tub or grist mill belonging to Joseph Edwad, and there were about a dozen Dutch boys and girls also there at the mill. All had to stay overnight. The next morning, all were taken by the Indians, tomahawked or kidnapped. The Indians tomahawked the children, except two boys and Edgington, in the mill and set it on fire and started for Fort Duquense. After going 3 miles, they killed the two remaining Dutch boys. In crossing a stream, an Indian walked over a log, leaving Edgington, who waded; and when in the middle of the stream, he pulled in the Indian, who, when reaching the shore, aimed a tomahawk blow, which Edgington partly dodged, splitting his nose and upper lip. The other Indians interfered and saved a repitition of the blow, tied up the wound, and took him first to Fort Duquesne, and then up the Scioto (located in present-day Ohio) and kept him for 3 years. Two days after he was taken, his wife barely escaped, being with a couple of families of 8 persons, under protection of the soldiers going to Edwards Fort. All were waylaid and killed. While Edgington was absent, his wife, two years after, not doubting he was killed at the mill, married again; but when he returned, he kindly gave her the choice of husbands, and she chose her first.³
     George Edgington purchased 200 acres in Hampshire County, Virginia, on 10 August 1772 from William Cunningham.⁴ He sold the 200 acres purchased from Cunningham in Hampshire County, Virginia, on 2 October 1774 to Levi Ashbrooke.⁴ He received a land grant from Lord Fairfax for 226 acres near Dillon's Run, a branch of Great Cacayelion in Hampshire County, Virginia, on 23 October 1777. The property was described by a survey made by Elias Poston, beginning at a Chestnut oak, the said Edgington's corner, thence to James Brady's corner, George Nixon's corner, crossing a frain of Dillon's Run to Michael Laubinger's line, to John Engle's corner, to Edgington's corner, then to the beginning, with all rights, members and appurtenances, Royal Mines excepted, and a full third of all lead, copper, tin, coals, iron mine & iron ore that shall be found thereon.⁴ He received a land grant for 152 acres on both sides of the top of Riserman's Mountain in Hampshire County, Virginia, on 25 August 1779. The land was surveyed on 11 November 1762, beginning at 2 white oaks & spanish oak on the SE side of the mountain by the path that leads from Edgington's to Ashbrook's in his former line, crossing the mountain twice before returning to the beginning point.⁴
     George Edgington moved along with several of his sons to Washington County, Pennsylvania, early 1780s.⁵ He appears on the tax lists for Nottingham Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1781. He is taxed for 1 horse, 2 cattle, 2 sheep, but no land.⁵ He appears on the tax lists for Nottingham Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1783. George's sons Jesse, John, Isaac, and George Jr. also appear on the tax lists for Nottingham Township in 1783.⁶
     George Edgington returned to Virginia by 1787 with his sons, settling in Ohio County, Virginia.⁷ He gave power of attorney to [Receiver] in 1788 in Ohio County, Virginia.⁸

     Margaret Broome married George Edgington on 30 July 1743 in First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.¹

     Thomas Edgington was born on 2 January 1744 in Hampshire County, Virginia.¹ He was the son of George Edgington and Margaret Broome.¹ He married Martha (?)² He died on 2 January 1814 in Ohio County, Virginia, at age 70.¹

     Martha (?) married Thomas Edgington, son of George Edgington and Margaret Broome.¹