Biographical Sketch of John BROOMALL (1881); Chester County, PA

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from Futhey and Cope's THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY (1881);

John Broomall came to Pa in 1682, and after his marriage settled in Edgmont or 
Lower Providence.  His death in the latter twp occurred in 1729, when he left a 
widow, Mary and children - John, Lydia, Ellen, Mary and Jane.
   John jr married Oct 12, 1720 to Ann Lewis and had several children, of whom a 
son, Danies, married Martha, dau of Joseph and Hannah Talbot, of Middletown.  
THye resided for some time in Middletown and afterwards in Thornbury.  Daniel 
died 4-2-1817, and his wife 5-3-1812; both buried at
Middletown.  Their children were (1) Hannah b 2-13-1755   (2) Joseph b
1-27-1758   (3) John b 11-8-1760 d 3-6-1848 (father of Hon. John M Broomall,
of Media  (4) Isaac b 8-27-1762 d 11m 1834  (5)  Nehemiah b 8-27-1762   (6)
James b 2-6-1765  (7) Jacob b 4-18-1768  (8) Rachel b 3-8-1771 m to Caleb Temple  
(9) David b  6-24-1773  (10) Elizabeth b 6-4-1775  (11 & 12)  Joseph and Nathan, 
twins, b 7-12-1777  (13) Daniel b  1-27-1780.  Isaac Broomall, or Broomell, as 
this branch of the family write the name, m 1-11-1792, Lydia dau of John and 
Susanna Neal, of Concord, b 5-12-1772,  Upper Oxford 9-2-1853.  About the year 
1800 they moved to the western part of this county, and Isaac died at New London 
Cross-roads.
Their son John, b 1-100-1794, d. Upper Oxford 3-15-1881.
    Hannah G., widow of Nathan Broomall, d  Phoenizville, 12-12-1879, in her 
92nd year.