Talk:Jeremiah Langhorne

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In 1684, Jeremiah Langhorne, with his wife, Grace, and his children, Jeremiah and Sarah, withdrew his certificate from the Friends Monthly Meeting at Kendal in Westmoreland and came to America, settling in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He represented Bucks County in the Assembly. His sister, Sarah Langhorne, married William Biles, Jr., the son of the settler.[1]

Of interest to Black History is the early land ownership of the town's very center. Jeremiah Langhorne, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and a substantial landholder in Bucks County, deeded approximately 300 acres from the present Hamilton Street, one block west of the main intersection, extending easterly along Court Street to East Street (outside the district) to his two slaves Cudjo and Jo to become free landholders after his death in 1742. Soon after this date the lands were sold to Isabell Crawford and subsequently divided into large lots to become the basis for Doylestown's development, including the location of Doyle's second tavern.

--BillFlis 11:43, 13 June 2007 (UTC)