James Old

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Husband James Old ^{1 2}

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         Father: [Father] Old (      -      )
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1 F Margaretta Old ¹

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            AKA: Margaret Old 2
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         Spouse: Cyrus Jacobs, Esq. (      -      ) 1

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2 F Ann Old ²

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         Spouse: Robert Coleman (      -      ) 1 2

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3 M Davies Old ²

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General Notes: Husband - James Old

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Mr. William Branson, of Philadelphia, took out a patent Dec. 28, 1742, on four hundred acres of land in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and erected on it the lower Windsor Forge, and soon after it the mansion-house, after the English style of building, and named the place Windsor, after the King of England's palace.
Among the employes at Windsor while it was carried on by the English company were two brothers, James and William Old, who carried on one of the fires. It is supposed they came from Wales.

James must have been a man of great force of character and natural ability, as after some years he was able to purchase the property lying on the Conestoga below Windsor and erect on it a forge, giving it the name of Pool Forge. In the course of his business, tradition says, he engaged in wood-cutting a young man from Ireland, by name Robert Coleman, and finding in him good business faculties, engaged him in his employment. It ended in his marrying his daughter, Ann Old.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 491.

2 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 689.