The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-01-21
SOME HISTORICAL FACTS

1t may be of interest to many
readers of this paper to know the
following facts recently obtained by
H. J. Coulson, Dover, Ohio.
John Rudderow (wife Ann Jones)
came from Hirnant, Montgomerie-co.
Wales, to Pennsylvania, a member
of the WEIGH, Colony and Company,
that purchased the Bryan Maur tract
of VIM. Penn. Deed dated Septem-
Der IA, 1851. John Lloyd and
Margaret Davis to John Rytherect of
Hernant, Montgomerie-co., Wales,
for his pro rata of 5000 acres grant
ed by VIM. Penn to the company.
John Rudderow, the son OF the
above, born about 1856 was educated
a lawyer, appointed surrogate to
Crown, and assigned to duty in
America; he came to Philadelphia
when there was but one house there.
VIM. Penn gave him front lot to
induce him to stay, he came before
his father, he was about returning
home when his parents and Robert
Stiles and family arrived in Phila-
delphia. They all settled in Ches-
ter Township, Burlington-co, on
Peniankin creek then called Sissis-
mink. John Rudderow married to
Lucy, daughter of Robert Stiles. He
was the first township clerk of
Chester Township, Burlington county
in 1894, and was continuously elect
ed until 1902. Surveyed by Daniel
Leeds, Surveyor General, 10th mo-,
1854, for John Clark and John
Rudderow $50 acres in the forks OF
Peniankin.
John and Lucy (Stiles) Rudderow
had one daughter, Sarah, who mar
ried her first cousin, Stiles; they also
had son named John, who was
born May Is, 1894, and died May
IL, 1869, who first married to Eliza
beth, daughter of William Holdings
head. His wife and daughter, Eliza
beth, were baptise6 in Christ
Church, Philadelphia, April 8, 1928.
His second marriage was to Eliza
beth, daughter of Isaac and Ann
Jones, whose six daughters were,
Mary Jones, Ann Sharte, Rebecca
Holms, Elizabeth Rudderow, Edith
Jones and Sarah Jones. Sarah, who
was the fourth child of John and
Elizabeth Jones Rudderow, married
to William Van Horn.
Record reading William Van
Horn, Chester, and Sarah Rudderow,
Chester, May 81, 1857. Their
daughter, Anna Van Horn, born May
IL, 1878, died March 20, 1916.
Married May 81, 1898, to Jabez
Coulson, son of Samuel and lamar
(Allen) Coulson, born Oct. 1, 1774,
died Nov. 1853. The above named
Samuel Coulson born Aug. 16, 1929,
died Aug. 10, 1776; son of Thomas
Coulson, born April Is, 1908, at
Ashbourn, Derbyshire, England; died
Aug. II, 1853. at West Nottingham,
Cecil-co., Md; who married to
Martha Wiley, she was born in 1899
and died June 10, 1909.
The above named Thomas Coul-
son was the son of Joseph Coulson,
or Hartshorn, in Darbyshire, in old
Darbyshire, England; who died
February LIST, 1707-S. Aged 3S
years, 5 months, and was the first
person buried in Hoods Burying
Ground, now located in Philadelphia
city. He, with his wife Margaret,
came to Germantown in 1904: he
was the son of Capt. Thomas
Coulson.
In order to get the dates for
several persons who desire to join
the D. A. r., we have made inquiry
in every available record in the
U. S., to get the birth and death of
VIM. and Sarah Rudderow Van
Horn, of Chester, county seat Mt.
Holly, but it seems those records
have been destroyed.
H. j. COLTS