John Edge and Anne Pim

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Husband John Edge ¹

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           Born: Dec 1744 - Upper Providence Twp, Chester (later Delaware) Co, PA 1
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           Died: 14 Sep 1816 1
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         Father: George Edge (      -Abt 1752) 1
         Mother: Ann Pennell (1721-      ) 2

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       Marriage: 1 Aug 1768 - East Caln Twp, Chester Co, PA 1

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Wife Anne Pim ¹

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         Father: Thomas Pim (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Frances [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Sarah Edge ¹

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           Born: 10 Oct 1769 1
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         Spouse: [Unk] Reese (      -      ) 1

         Spouse: James Hannum (      -      ) 1

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2 F Jane Edge ¹

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           Born: 18 Oct 1771 1
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           Died: 14 Feb 1857 1
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3 M Thomas Edge ¹

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           Born: 29 Jan 1774 1
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         Spouse: Edith Pusey (      -      ) 1

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4 F Ann Edge ¹

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           Born: 8 Jul 1776 1
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         Spouse: Thomas A. Parke (      -      ) 1

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5 F Fanny Edge ¹

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           Born: 29 Jan 1779 1
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6 M George Edge ¹

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           Born: 30 Jun 1782 1
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           Died: 31 Dec 1831 1
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         Spouse: Sarah Hoopes (1784-1832) 1
           Marr: 19 Mar 1806 1

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7 M John Edge ¹

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           Born: 3 Mar 1785 1
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           Died: 11 Sep 1832 1
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         Spouse: Ruth Wilkinson (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 18 Dec 1811 - Londongrove Twp, Chester Co, PA 1

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8 F Mary Edge ¹

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           Born: 7 Oct 1787 1
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         Spouse: Lea Pusey (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 11 Nov 1806 1

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9 M Pim Edge ¹

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           Born: 9 Jan 1792 1
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           Died: 5 Jul 1795 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John Edge

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He learned the milling business with his uncle, Richard Downing, at what is now Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and while doing business at the "high mill," was married. He afterwards owned the Hibernia Mill, on the west branch of the Brandywine, and about 1790 built the "Half-way House," opposite the much-frequented mill of his cousin, Richard Downing. He here acted the host and kept store with his eldest son for some years, and was succeeded by his daughter, Sarah, on retiring to the "Ship" farm.
In 1792 he purchased from Dr. Thomas Parke the "Ship" property, enlarged the mansion to double its former size, and on the western half built for his son George a house, later owned by John G. Edge, and established his son Thomas on the tract lying in the borough east of the later Hunt tract, and south of the Lancaster road, extending to the Brandywine. On this they had built the large mansion later owned by the estate of Charles Wells, and here Thomas kept store for a number of years. The house owned in 1876 by the Misses Reese, near the bridge, was one of the family enterprises, and he may be said to have been the pioneer in improving the southwestern section of the borough, as by him were sold the building-sites on which the older houses were placed.
To his youngest son, John, he gave the "Ship" property, 116 acres, later owned by Dr. Eshleman. He was represented as having possessed a great force of character and an active, enterprising temper, and was fortunate in business; a keen observer, he was given to sallies of humor or wisdom for the benefit of his neighbors, many of which were current long after his death.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 528.

2 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 528, 679.