Rash's Surname Index
Notes for William BRINTON
Brinton Genealogy, ed. Janetta Schoonover, data compiled by Gilbert Cope, Gateway Press, 1992 (reprt.)
Brinton Family Association, Inc.,
Box 283
Rockland, DE 19732
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William Brinton "The Elder", the emigrant ancestor of this family in America, came from the village of Nether Gournall in the parish of Sedgeley, Staffordshire, England. Leaving his three daughters behind, he and his wife Ann and their son William embarked in the spring of 1684 for Pennsylvania. William trekked long miles through the unbroken wilderness until he reached a desirable location in what would become Birmingham township. Here would his family settle and prosper.
Their first winter was spent in the temporary shelter afforded by a cave and, with no provisions to speak of, the little family would have starved had it not been for the kindness of the local Lenape Indians who brought food to them. The following year, William cleared land and built a cabin, planting a pear tree outside his door to mark the site.
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