Children of Rachel Heston and John Lacey:

(1) Rachel Lacey, b 02 1st mo 1719, Falls MM, Bucks Co, PA; d BEF 1750; m PA, 31 3rd mo 1738, John Terry, b 1713, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d@ 1790, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA, son of Jasper Terry and Susannah ____. Have known children.

(2) Mary Elizabeth Lacey, b 05 8th mo 1720, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d BEF 01 8th mo 1766, Wrightstown, Bucks Co, PA; m PA 27 3rd mo 1740, John Wilkinson, Jr, b 1711; d 21 5th mo 1782, Wrightstown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; bur Wrightstown Quaker Family Burying Ground (FBG), Bucks Co, PA; son of John Wilkinson and Mary Stoddard. Have known children.

John Wilkinson m (2nd) Hannah Hughes, 2nd mo 1770 and John was Quaker and served in the Colonial Assembly, 1761 - 1763 and was a member of the First Constitutional Convention, 15 7th mo 1776.

(3) John Lacey, Jr, b 23 7th mo 1723, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 1794, Columbia Co, GA; m Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 14 3rd mo 1746, Jane Chapman, b 08 9th mo 1725, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; d 1814, dau of Abraham Chapman and Susanna Olden. Have known children.

(4) Joseph Lacey, b 09 8th mo 1725, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 1766, Wrightstown, Bucks Co, PA; m Merion MM, Montgomery Co, PA, 07 10th mo 1748, Esther 'Hester' Warner, b 28 1st mo 1728; d 30 Jun 1801, dau of John Warner and Mark Kirk. Have known children.

(5) Jemima Lacey, b 23 6th mo 1727, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 26 7th mo 1764, Bucks Co, PA; no record of any marriage.

(6) Isaac Lacey, b 05 4th mo 1731, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 28 5th mo 1740, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA.

(7) Martha Lacey, b 13 3rd mo 1733, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 19 5th mo, 1740, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA.

(8) Dorothy Lacey, b 18 1st mo 1738 (twin), Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 18 1st mo 1738, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA.

(9) Hannah Lacey, b 18 1st mo 1738 (twin), Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 31 5th mo 1740, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA.

(10) William Lacey, b 25 1st mo 1737, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 1762, Bucks Co, PA; m Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 15 4th mo 1760, Elizabeth Burgess, b 06 8th mo 1756, Wrightstown, Bucks Co, PA; d AFT 2nd mo 1798, Bucks Co, PA; dau of Jeffrey Burgess and Mary Lancaster. Elizabeth m (1st) John Gourley; m (3rd) 11 6th mo 1766, John Wilkinson. Have known children of William and Elizabeth.

(11) Sarah Lacey, b 20 5th mo 1743, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d AFT 1766, unmarried.

Children of Zebulon Heston and Elizabeth Buckman:

(1) Elizabeth Heston, b 30 4th mo 1727, Wrightstown, Bucks Co, PA; d 13 11th mo 1790, Wrightstown, Bucks Co, PA; m Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 16 10th mo 1747, Titus Fell, b 07 5th mo 1722, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 14 12th mo 1772, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA, son of Joseph Fell and Elizabeth Doyle. Have known children.

(2) Jemima Heston, b 27 8th mo 1728, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; d 29 3rd mo 1804, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA; bur Wrightstown FBG, Bucks Co, PA; m (1st) Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA, 11 10th mo 1751, Jonathan Kinsey; b 03 12th mo 1731, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 1753, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; son of Edmund Kinsey and Sarah Ogborn. Jemima m (2nd) Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 22 11th mo 1758, Benjamin Doane, b 1734, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 28 2nd mo 1809, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA; bur Wrightstown FBG, Bucks Co, PA, son of Eleazer Doane and Rebecca Davis. Have known children.

(3) Rebekah Heston, b 03 5th mo 1730, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; d 02 12th mo 1826, Wrightstown, Bucks Co, PA; m (2nd) Bucks Co, PA, 1760, Benjamin Fell, b@ 1728; d 1758. No record of Rebekah's 1st marriage. Have known children of Rebekah and Benjamin.

(4) Rachel Heston, b 30 11th mo 1731, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; d 12 2nd mo 1826, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; bur Wrightstown FBG, Bucks Co, PA; m Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 29 1st mo 1752, Samuel Merrick, b 1727, Pennypack Creek, Philadelphia Co, PA; d 1793, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA; son of John N. Merrick and Eleanor Joan Smith. During American Revolution, American General Greene lived in their home (and rather took it over) and, at one point, General George Washington came there for a war counsel. Have known children.

(5) Zebulon Heston, b 18 1st mo 1734, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; d East Bethlehem Twp, Washington Co, PA; will probated 08 4th mo 1807, m Buckingham MM, Bucks Co, PA, 27 10th mo 1756, Sarah Burgess, b 18 11th mo 1733, Falls Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 19 1st mo 1810, East Bethlehem Twp, Washington Co, PA, dau of Joseph Burgess and Hannah Wilson. Sarah m (2nd) _______ Sate. Have known children of Zebulon and Sarah.

(6) Mary Heston, b 23 4th mo 1737, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; d 28 1st mo 1813, Loudoun Co, VA; bur Goose Creek FBG, Loudoun Co, VA; m Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 30 4th mo 1760, John Hirst, Jr, b 20 8th mo 1737, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA; d 20 11th mo 1809, Loudoun Co, VA; bur Goose Creek FBG, Loudoun Co, VA, son of Reverend John Hirst and Ann Jarrett. John was a well-known Quaker minister. Have known children.

(7) William Heston, b 07 5th mo 1739, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; d BEF 27 8th mo 1791, Clinton Co, OH; m Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 14 12th mo 1763, Mercy Cutler, b 27 7th mo 1738, Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA, dau of Benjamin Cutler and Mercy Biles. Have known children.

(8) John Heston, b 15 5th mo 1742, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; d BEF 27 8th mo 1791, m (1st) Abington MM, Philadelphia Co, PA, 24 5th mo 1770, Hannah Jarrett, b 02 8th mo 1745; d 07 2nd mo 1776, dau of John Jarrett, Jr and Alice Cunrads. John m (2nd) Gwynedd MM, Philadelphia Co, PA, 12 1st mo 1780, Mary Moore, b 13 11th mo 1743, Montgomery Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA; d 1836, dau of Thomas Moore and Mary Barnham. Mary Moore m (1st) Jonathan Dickinson / Dickerson. Have known children.

(9) Isaiah Heston, b 20 8th mo 1744, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; d 07 9th mo 1785, Wrightstown, Bucks Co, PA; m Middletown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 10 6th mo 1767, Anne Leonard, b 03 12th mo 1742, Huntington Co, NJ, d 22 Jun 1814, dau of Samuel Leonard and either Sarah Brooks or Mary Russell. Isaiah gave up being Quaker and served in the American Revolution. He was wounded at the Battle of Monmouth, 28 Jan 1778, and he suffered from these wounds which crippled him until his death at age 41. Letters of Administration (in lieu of a will) issued for Isaiah, #1190, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA, 1785. Anne and her minor children had to present at Orphans' Court after Isaiah's death. Descendants of Anne Leonard claim the Leonard line can be traced back to King Edward III of England. (Author's Note: I have no direct proof of this.) Direct descendants of this line have been accepted into the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) or Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). Have known children.

(10) David Heston, b 30 11th mo 1748, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; d 16 10th mo, 1821, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; m (1st) 24 4th mo 1771, Rachel Briggs, b 1748, Bucks Co, PA; d 24 10th mo 1783, Bucks Co, PA. David m (2nd) Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 20 2nd mo 1788, Rachel Hough, b 19 1st mo 1764, Bucks Co, PA; d 21 12th mo 1796, Bucks Co, PA, dau of Henry Hough and Rebecca Croasdale. David m (3rd) Wrightstown MM, 21 5th mo 1800, Phoebe Marshall, b@ 1758, Concord, Chester Co, PA; d 27 1st mo 1829, bur Uwchlan FBG, Lionville, Chester Co, PA, dau of Thomas Marshall and Edith Newlin. Phoebe m (1st) ____ Smith.

(11) Abraham Heston, d AFT 1805, mentioned in brother Zebulon Heston's will.

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Children of Jacob Heston and Mary Warner:

(1) Mary Heston, b 13 11th mo 1740, Wrightstown, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 29 12th mo 1829, m Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 28 6th mo 1758, Joseph Paxson, b 10 9th mo 1733, Solesbury, Bucks Co, PA; d 03 8th mo 1808, Sadsbury, Chester Co, PA; son of Thomas Paxson and Jane Canby. Joseph had goods seized 7 times by American Revolutionary soldiers and he finally moved away to prevent further seizures. Have known children.

(2) Jesse Heston, b 25 6th mo 1743, Wrightstown, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA, d 09 6th mo 1829, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA; bur Wrightstown FBG, Bucks Co, PA; m PA, 21 11th mo 1765, Mary Stackhouse, b 05 1st mo 1745, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 21 9th mo 1800, Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA; dau of Isaac Stackhouse and Mary Harding. Have known children.

(3) Edward Warner Heston, b 16 3rd mo 1745, Wrightstown MM, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 14 Feb 1824, Hestonville, Blockley Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA (now integrated into Philadelphia proper), m (1st) Merion MM, Montgomery Co, PA, 17 11th mo 1768, Mary Griffith, b 11 11th mo 1747, Lower Merion, Montgomery Co, PA; d 18 10th mo 1781, dau of Evan Griffith and Bathsheba Tunis. Edward m (2nd) by Isaac Howell, Esq., Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA, 08 Nov 1784, Sarah Hall, b 16 Apr 1763, Blockley Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA; d 15 Aug 1856, dau of Mahlon Hall and Jane Higgs. Edward stopped being a Quaker and served as a Lt. Colonel in American Revolution; was wounded by a British Cavalry man who almost succeeded in removing Edward's head by a saber swipe from horseback. Edward was a British prisoner of war on Long Island, NY for 9 months. Was a Justice of the Peace and a Judge and State Senator from Philadelphia. Settled Hestonville in Blockley Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA, and was President of the Schuykill Society for the Detection / Conviction and Recovery of horse and mule thieves (an early form of Pickerton Detectives). Many accounts of his life are written in W.W. Davis' History of Bucks County and other historical accounts of the American Revolution. Descendents of Edward are eligible for DAR and SAR. Have known children.

(4) Isaac Heston, b 10 10th mo 1746, Wrightstown, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 23 Feb 1824, Blockley Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA; m Gloria Dei Swedes' Church, Philadelphia, PA, 07 Jun 1774, Catharine Clinton, b 1751, Blockley Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA, d 04 Nov 1807, dau of William Clinton. Isaac was in the plumbing business in Philadelphia. Have known children.

(5) Jacob Heston, Jr, b 09 11th mo 1749, Wrightstown, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA, d 18 1st mo 1846, bur Wrightstown FBG, Bucks Co, PA; m Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co, PA, 30 11th mo 1791, Elizabeth Smith, b 13 11th mo 1761, Pineville, Bucks Co, PA; d 11 7th mo 1827, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA; bur Wrightstown FBG, Bucks Co, PA; dau of Benjamin Smith and Sarah Eastburn. Resided for a time in Little Egg Harbor, NJ and was a store operator in Pineville, Bucks Co, PA. Have known children.

(6) Thomas M. Heston, b 24 4th mo 1753, Wrightstown, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 13 Oct 1802, Trinity Churchyard, Swedesboro, Gloucester Co, NJ; m Swedes' Church, Philadelphia, PA, 25 Sep 1785, Hannah Clayton, b@ 1766; d 06 Sep 1843, Philadelphia, PA; bur with Thomas. Also stopped being Quaker and was an American Revolution Colonel; established Heston Glassworks in Swedesboro, Gloucester Co, NJ. Descendents of this line would also be eligible for DAR and SAR. Have known children.

(7) Rachel Heston, b 10 3rd mo 1758, Wrightstown, Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d 15 6th mo 1817. No record of any marriage.

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