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Francis Wasley

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17 ?.6 the sixth of thirteen childr f
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en o Samu l
(B urges) Buntmg of Falls Township S e and Prise ilia
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THE FRANCIS WASLEY F AMIL Y of Job Bunting and grandson of Anth s e eldest son
ony Buntin f
OFNEWMARKET, ONTARIO verbyshire, England. (For Phebe Buntin 's g o Matlock,
aternal and maternai lines see Dav· , g . ancestry in both
P
lS Htst B k
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K. W. Totten, III: 184, 214). Phebe's parents and ali her-· ~ Q.ountl,
London, Ontario active members of the Society of Frie d gra_ndparents were
. n s makm(J' he b'
right Fnend. However the minutes of F II o ra trth-
9mo. 7, 1750 record that Phebe Wasly m:d: !~onthly Meeting,

The origin of the Wasley family has not be en definitely ascer- for marrying out of the unity of Friends. knowledgement
tained. They are apparently of German descent and were lo-
cated in Bucks County, Pa., where references are to be found

between 1730 and 1785 to Johannes and Michiel in Middleton 1. Francis Wasley married by New Jers 1·
ey tcense dated 6th
and Newtown Townships and to Francis in Falls Township. In December 1749, Phebe Bunting. No definite 1· t f th .
18
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the early records the surname is spelled in many different of Francts and Phebe (Bunting) Wasley has be o e chtldren
. en 1 ocated. but
ways: \Yesel. Weasel. Weisel, Weesile, Weesely, Weasley, varwus references have been found to seven:
\\'heasele. Wasly, Waslee, Wasely, Whesele, Westly, Wesley
and others. +2. Francis, 1751-1831.

The first ancestor who has been definitely traced is Francis 3. Daniel, d. 1785 in Bucks County.
Wasly Sr. who was married by New Jersey license dated 6th
4. Samuel Wasley. Samuel Weasel was taxed in Falls
December 17 49 to Phebe Bun ting, the record stating that both
Tp. as single in 1779, as married in 1781. and as
were of Bucks County, Pa. Francis Wasley was not a member
Samuel Weisell, married man, in 1785. [Pa Arch.
of the Society of Friends as the minutes of the Falls Monthly
III, 13: 22, 130, 517] Samuel Wheazle m~ 1\Iary
Meeting, 9mo. 7, 1750 record that Phebe Wasly made acknow-
Vandergrift. In the settlement of the estate of ber
ledgement of ber marriage to one of another profession. Tax
father, Cornelius Vandergnft on Sept 9. 1779 at
records sho\ that they lived in Falls Township but were not
Newtown, she is described as 1\Iary \Vas ley. [Rec.
land owners. In the Pennsylvania Archives Series III Francis
Wasley is h h . · ' Newtown Pres. Ch. by W. S. Ely]
s own ont e tax hsts for Falls Township as follows:
1779 5. Michael Wasley. Michael Weasley was appointed an
and 1781- Francis Weasel; 1782 - Francis Weasley; and
1783 -.Francis Wesel. [13:22. 130, 282, 326] Ensign in the 4th Batt. Bucks County Militin in
The mventory of th t t place of John Gregg 29 Oct 1779. [Pa. Arch. \'.
e es a e of Francis Wasley dated Dec 22,
1 784 and also that f h' 5:339] Michael Weasel was taxed as a single mnn
0 ts son Daniel dated Feb 22 1785 are on
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record m the B k C • in Lower Makefield Tp. in 1783 [Pa. Arch. III.
Administrations:~ s ounty Court ~ouse. In the Register of 13:340] and Michael Wasley \\'itnessed the will of
named as f' t Bucks County Damel "son of the dec'd" was William Milnor in Falls Tp. on :Z nw. 20, 1 ïS5
trs administ t
late of Bucks c ra or of the estate of "Francis wasly
ounty, yeoman" d . l [Bucks Co. Will Bk. 4:383]
Francis Wasly " an after the death of Dame • 6 · Mary Wasley. Joseph White and :\f~u-y \\'a~ley \~~~-e
son of the dec 'd" d
administrator [B ks was named as the secon 0 1 1
. uc Co Adm md. by Henry Wynkoop. Esq. on J~me -. · --::
Phebe Bunting w·f f · • Bk. A, 56] [Bucks Co. Deed Bk. ~1:2151 They ln·ed m Uppn
' 1 e o Francis Wasley, was born March 2, 102 1961
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Makefield Tp. [Pa. Arch. III. 1 = · ·