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James Rigby
Schoolmaster at Village Green; clerk of St Martin’s Church, Marcus Hook, from 1760 to 1791. Taxed in seven townships and landless in all of them.
Hannah Brown
His wife, and daughter of Daniel Brown of Upper Chichester. Concord Monthly Meeting disowned her in 1758 for marrying an Anglican, and restored her nine months later.
Eli Rigby
Their son, a nail maker of Doe Run and then Concord. Eight children, and a will that divides his estate into eighths but distributes only seven.
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People
One page for each person, with dates, places, family and sources.
Religion
An Anglican chapel at Marcus Hook and a Friends meeting at Chichester. This family belonged to both at once for fifty years.
Livelihoods
Schoolmaster, nail maker, millwright, undertaker — and what each was assessed at.
Land
Tenancies, rates and acreage across Chester and Delaware counties, 1760–1800.