The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-07-08

The ancestors of Jeremiah Croasdale, the
connecting link with the Quinby fam
lily, came TO this country from England
and landed in Philadelphia from the ship
Welcome, in company with William Penn,
in 1852. They brought with them the
first clock that was imported to this coun-
try; and the original manifest can be seen
in the early records OF the Custom House
in Philadelphia. II was very tall, and
could not be put up in the ordinary rooms
of the houses that were built In those days
and many years later, as l saw 1t some
sixty years ago standing on the floor near
the front entrance, with the top above the
ceiling boxed through into the second story.
The owner of this wonderful and nj that
time rare piece OF mechanism, was named
Robert. BY some written decree or In ac-
cordance with the edict of some ulwritten
law, this clock descended from Robert in
to the next generation TO Jeremiah, and
from him, in like manner, to Robert, and
so on for all time. 1t Is now In the pos
session OF Robert, the son OF jeremiah,
who lives 10 Syracuse, New York. II Is
a good time piece and Is Ia good running
order and more than 200 years old.
jeremiah Croasdale and Ann Quinby
were married lst-mo, 18th, 1749. She
was the fourth child but third daughter of
Isaiah Quinby. They settled in Bucks
county, about mile and half west OF
Attleboro, now called Langhorne, on q
farm which had for It's western boundary
the Neshaminy, where they raised eleven
children, all of whom except two were
married and were parents of large famil-
les and all lived to good old age. They
generally settled in tho neighborhood and
became farmers and land holders, and
through inier-marriage with their neigh
bors, very large portion OF the inhabi-
tants of Bucks aud Montgomery counties
claim relationship with us.
have very distinct remembrance of
jeremiah Croasdale, my grandfather,
being just ten years old when he died. In
his personal appearance he was rather nn-i
dersized, with black hair, and always
dressing in light undyed wooden cloth,
which gave him peculiar appearance.
The cut of his clothing was Ia exact ac-
cordancc with the custom OF Friends OF
that day, being an elder in that society Of
long standing, and much beloved by all
who knew him. He was OF a retiring
disposition, kind and loving, especially to
children, who seemed TO be drawn to-
wards him in remarkable degree.
He was a mechanic naturally, and at
odd times and during the winter manu-
featured fans for cleaning grain for the
farmers in all the surrounding country.
They were very efficient and did good
work until more modern machines forced
them out OF the market. dare say there
may be some of them piled away amongst
the old lumber which will accumulate in
the course Of time in all homesteads.
His Immediate descendants became,
with few exceptions, farmers. But with
the next generation the pillow and scythe
have lost their attraction aud they have
drifted away into the professions, or be-
come storekeepers or builders. But all,
so far as I know, have been an honor TO
the race from whence they sprung.
There have been no great or dazzling
geninses evolved from among them, but
they all belong to that great middle class
OF the community who are capable filling
out 10 all its fullness all tho duties that
come to them in the way of citizenship.
1t Is this class OF the common people that
must be committed the support and main
tenance of the principles of this free and
enlightened Government.