In 1713, the Clouds, Cooksons, and Jervises had decided to move west.

Elizabeth Jervis Cookson had five children:
In 1711, Joseph Jervis bought a tract of land from John Marsh.
Joseph had sold his mill land on Ridley Creek, and bought and sold various other parcels over the years.
Continue readingRecall Penn’s five-step land process – apply, warrant, survey, return, patent.
Elizabeth’s land in Middletown was warranted and surveyed in 1684. But she didn’t have the patent.
The settler had to apply and pay for the patent, so many didn’t bother.
Continue readingChester County is blessed with many creeks that flow through the county and empty into the Delaware River.
These creeks had lots of ideal sites for mills.
Continue readingIn 1693, Joseph Jervis was about 21 years old.
Old enough to acquire land, pay taxes, and go to court.
Continue readingIt seems impossible that Elizabeth could have managed on her own, with two kids in a cabin in the Pennsylvania frontier.
No surprise that Elizabeth re-married. In the fall of 1684, Elizabeth married Joseph Cookson.
Continue readingThis begins the series on our Jervis ancestors in Pennsylvania.
We’ve learned where Elizabeth Jervis was from in England, and when and how and why she came to Pennsylvania.
Let’s find out what happened to Elizabeth and her children in America.
Continue readingThe Quaker meeting helped Elizabeth through hard times.
But what was she going to do long-term? There’s no way for a single woman with two children to get along. She would have to get re-married. Or…
Continue readingJohn Jervis had two families. He and his wife Margaret had several children (ca 1651-1658). After Margaret’s death, John married Elizabeth and they also had children (ca 1669-1680).