1659 On May 14, Edward Lucas was born in England to Robert and Elizabeth Cowgill Lucas. [1]
1679 Bridget was reportedly born c 1679 at Weedington Co, Thaxton, England to Benjamin and Margaret Kinsey Scott. [2]
1700 On 3 of month 4, Edward Lucas, of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Bridget Scott, of the Province of West Jersey, married at the house of Thomas Lambert. Witnesses: Elizabeth, Giles and 'Robert Lucas, John and Martin Scott, Mahlon Stacy, Wm. Biles, Thos. Folkes, Matthew Watson, John Abbott, Phineas Pemberton and others. [3] [4] [5]
1730 Edward Lucas, son of Robert and Elizabeth, was Supervisor of Highways for Falls township in 1730. [6]
Their daughter, Elizabeth Lucas, married James Moon, and was the mother of Bridget (Moon) Gillingham. [7]
1740 On May 4, Edward Lucas died at Falls Twp, Pennsylvania. [8]
1748 Bridgett reportedly died 6th mo, 21st day of 1748. [9]
[1] Betty Porter Hall, Governor Robert Lucas: His Ancestors and Descendants (LaVerne, California: University of LaVerne Press, 1989), 6, [GoogleBooks].
[2] Betty Porter Hall, Governor Robert Lucas: His Ancestors and Descendants (LaVerne, California: University of LaVerne Press, 1989), 6, [GoogleBooks].
[3] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 54, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 22. (Marriage Records, 1665-1800) (1900), 663, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[5] Charlotte D. Meldrum, Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey, Vol. 2 (1995), 6.
[6] John W. Jordan, Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Vol. 2 (New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), 1055, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[7] John W. Jordan, Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Vol. 2 (New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), 1055, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[8] Betty Porter Hall, Governor Robert Lucas: His Ancestors and Descendants (LaVerne, California: University of LaVerne Press, 1989), 6, [GoogleBooks].
[9] Betty Porter Hall, Governor Robert Lucas: His Ancestors and Descendants (LaVerne, California: University of LaVerne Press, 1989), 6, [GoogleBooks].