John, my great great great geat grandfather was the son of Francis Arthur, Jr. (1724-1750 and Sarah Restall (1724-1807) in Bisley, Gloucestshire, England,emigrated to New York in 1763, married Elizabeth Cheeseman* (1751-1837), daughter of Thomas and Mary (Forman) Cheeseman of New York on June 20, 1771 at Trinity Church, Manhattan, NY. Agent for Samuel Deall (1713-1778 died of plague), in Ticonderoga and England, later marchant, farmer, miller in multiple locations. Deall was John's uncle by marriage. He was married to Elizabeth Arthur (1726-1777).
John had one sister: Elizabeth (1748-1830). She married Peter Leversage of Stroud, England.
John and Elizabeth* had ten children: Sarah Ann (Merritt) (1773-1860), Francis*, Jacob Cheeseman (1776-1849), Thomas (1778-1779), Harriet (1780-1781), Elizabeth (Clapp) (1782-1855), Augustus Churchill (1785-1787), John Augustus (1787-1851), Marie (Field) (1789-1846), Edward Paul (1792-1826).
* also in Find A Grave.
PS: Though John and Elizabeth were married in the Episcopal Church Elizabeth's family were Quakers. After a time John converted. Buried in the Old Quaker Cemetery in Armouk, NY no family member knew where he was. Robert Arthur a cousin and family geneologist looked for many years with no success. Another cousin Christopher Arthur scooped him by finding the cemetery. After not being able to find John's grave he asked the sextant. He told Chris John's body was exhumed and placed in a common grave to make way for newer burials. In true Quaker thrift they even shaved the lettering off the tombstone to use it again
John had one sister: Elizabeth (1748-1830). She married Peter Leversage of Stroud, England.
John and Elizabeth* had ten children: Sarah Ann (Merritt) (1773-1860), Francis*, Jacob Cheeseman (1776-1849), Thomas (1778-1779), Harriet (1780-1781), Elizabeth (Clapp) (1782-1855), Augustus Churchill (1785-1787), John Augustus (1787-1851), Marie (Field) (1789-1846), Edward Paul (1792-1826).
* also in Find A Grave.
PS: Though John and Elizabeth were married in the Episcopal Church Elizabeth's family were Quakers. After a time John converted. Buried in the Old Quaker Cemetery in Armouk, NY no family member knew where he was. Robert Arthur a cousin and family geneologist looked for many years with no success. Another cousin Christopher Arthur scooped him by finding the cemetery. After not being able to find John's grave he asked the sextant. He told Chris John's body was exhumed and placed in a common grave to make way for newer burials. In true Quaker thrift they even shaved the lettering off the tombstone to use it again
John, my great great great geat grandfather was the son of Francis Arthur, Jr. (1724-1750 and Sarah Restall (1724-1807) in Bisley, Gloucestshire, England,emigrated to New York in 1763, married Elizabeth Cheeseman* (1751-1837), daughter of Thomas and Mary (Forman) Cheeseman of New York on June 20, 1771 at Trinity Church, Manhattan, NY. Agent for Samuel Deall (1713-1778 died of plague), in Ticonderoga and England, later marchant, farmer, miller in multiple locations. Deall was John's uncle by marriage. He was married to Elizabeth Arthur (1726-1777).
John had one sister: Elizabeth (1748-1830). She married Peter Leversage of Stroud, England.
John and Elizabeth* had ten children: Sarah Ann (Merritt) (1773-1860), Francis*, Jacob Cheeseman (1776-1849), Thomas (1778-1779), Harriet (1780-1781), Elizabeth (Clapp) (1782-1855), Augustus Churchill (1785-1787), John Augustus (1787-1851), Marie (Field) (1789-1846), Edward Paul (1792-1826).
* also in Find A Grave.
PS: Though John and Elizabeth were married in the Episcopal Church Elizabeth's family were Quakers. After a time John converted. Buried in the Old Quaker Cemetery in Armouk, NY no family member knew where he was. Robert Arthur a cousin and family geneologist looked for many years with no success. Another cousin Christopher Arthur scooped him by finding the cemetery. After not being able to find John's grave he asked the sextant. He told Chris John's body was exhumed and placed in a common grave to make way for newer burials. In true Quaker thrift they even shaved the lettering off the tombstone to use it again
John had one sister: Elizabeth (1748-1830). She married Peter Leversage of Stroud, England.
John and Elizabeth* had ten children: Sarah Ann (Merritt) (1773-1860), Francis*, Jacob Cheeseman (1776-1849), Thomas (1778-1779), Harriet (1780-1781), Elizabeth (Clapp) (1782-1855), Augustus Churchill (1785-1787), John Augustus (1787-1851), Marie (Field) (1789-1846), Edward Paul (1792-1826).
* also in Find A Grave.
PS: Though John and Elizabeth were married in the Episcopal Church Elizabeth's family were Quakers. After a time John converted. Buried in the Old Quaker Cemetery in Armouk, NY no family member knew where he was. Robert Arthur a cousin and family geneologist looked for many years with no success. Another cousin Christopher Arthur scooped him by finding the cemetery. After not being able to find John's grave he asked the sextant. He told Chris John's body was exhumed and placed in a common grave to make way for newer burials. In true Quaker thrift they even shaved the lettering off the tombstone to use it again
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