Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Anthony WAYNE
Captain Anthony Wayne was born in Derbyshire, near the border line of Yorkshire, England, in 1666, and at an early age adopted the profession of arms. While a lad, he served under John Churchill, in Holland, and later under the great Duke of Marlborough, with his friend, John Hunter. While in the army of William of Orange, he was in command of a troop of horse at the Battle of the Boyne, in 1690, where he was still associated with John Hunter. At the conclusion of the war, both settled as graziers in the County of Wicklow, Ireland, on land conferred upon them by William. Captain Wayne emigrated to America with his family in 1723, landing at Boston, Massachusetts, and from there made his way to Chester County, Pennsylvania, where his friend, John Hunter, had settled in 1722. On May 11, 1729, he purchased three hundred and eighty-six acres of land in Easttown township from Thomas Edwards, being named in the deed, "Anthony Wayne, Gentleman." On May 31, 1729, he conveyed forty acres of this land to his son, Francis Wayne, and added about the same amount by purchase in 1735. On February 20, 1738-39, he conveyed the whole plantation to his son, Isaac. Anthony Wayne died in Easttown township, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1739, and was buried in Radnor township, at St. David’s Church, of which he had been a vestryman and pew-holder. Captain Anthony Wayne married, at Rathdrum (southwest of Wicklow), County Wicklow, Ireland, about 1690, to Hannah Faulkner, of Dutch descent.
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