Busby, John

1637 - 1699  (62 years)

• Name	Busby, John  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1637	Milton, Oxfordshire, England   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Christening	5 Mar 1637	Milton, Oxfordshire, England   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Departure	2 Jun 1682	London, London, England
  	Ship Amity
  FSID	LDTQ-FR8
  Occupation	Weaver
  Death	6 Aug 1699	Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Aft 6 Aug 1699	Franconia, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I30087	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Buzby, John,   b. 1615, Milton, Oxfordshire, England d. 6 Aug 1699, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mason, Marie Mary,   b. 1611, Kelloe, Durham, England d. 7 Jan 1686, Kelloe, Durham, England (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	UNKNOWN	England
  Family ID	F11438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Manwaring, Judith,   b. 1639, Chester, Cheshire, England d. 28 Dec 1660, Milton, Oxfordshire, England (Age 21 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1658	Ridge, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Busby, Sarah,   b. 1678, Milton, Oxfordshire, England d. 21 Oct 1745, Oxford Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F11399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1637 - Milton, Oxfordshire, England Christening - 5 Mar 1637 - Milton, Oxfordshire, England Marriage - 15 Feb 1658 - Ridge, Hertfordshire, England Departure - Ship Amity - 2 Jun 1682 - London, London, England Death - 6 Aug 1699 - Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Aft 6 Aug 1699 - Franconia, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Busby, weaver, from Milton England to Philadelphia, PA in 1682. Certificate to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting: "The 4th day of ye 2nd Mo, 1682. Whereas, John Busbey, weaver, of Milton, in the parish of Shipton and belonging to the meeting at Milton is disposed to transport himself beyond sea into pensilvania this is our testimony to whom it may Concerne he ownes the living and everlasting truth of god and hath walked amongst us blameless in his life and Conversation and wee doe beleeve he is nott Indebted unto none as wee Can understand therefore we doe sett our testimony thereof." (A Cox Family History) The Buzby Family were among the earliest settlers of Pennsylvania, consisting of John Buzby, who came from Milton, England, to Philadelphia in 1682, with his wife Mary, his sons, John, William, Edward, Richard and Nicholas, and daughters Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah. He was a weaver and his sons, all sturdy young men, were for a time engaged in the same line of work. (Genealogy of the Haddonfield Meeting) From Joan Scroggin:John immigrated in 1682 from Shipton, England to Philadephia. He emigrated before June 3, 1682 on Ship 'Amity' from London,England. John Buzby 2-4-1682 brought certificate to Phila MM from MiltonMM,Parish of Shipton. He and Jeremiah Osborne in 1686 says 4 years gone and shipmates on the Amity Richard Diamond, Master.

  
  

• Sources

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