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Genealogy of the Brintons in AmericaThe Brintons were Quaker and came from Staffordshire County, England. William Brinton, Sr. (1635-1699) was born to Thomas Brinton and Ann (Biddle) Brinton and is referred to by the family as "William the Elder" or "William the Colonist". In 1659 in England, William the Elder married Ann Bagley. They are known to have had five children (3 girls and 2 boys) between the years 1660 and 1675, but one son, Edward Brinton, died at an early age. In an effort to escape religious persecution, William Sr. came to America in the spring of 1684 with his wife and his only living son, William Jr. (1670-1751), who is known as "William the Younger" or "William the Builder". The family of three anchored near what is now New Castle, Delaware, and lived in a cave through the first winter. The following summer, they built and settled in a cabin on some of William Penn's land near West Chester, Pennsylvania. [Several years later, the son, "William the Younger," built the William Brinton 1704 House on an adjoining part of this land.] William Sr. and Ann originally had left their three daughters (Ann, Elizabeth, and Esther) behind in England, but eventually they and their husbands also emigrated to this area. Related Links
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