John Broomall came to Pa in 1682, and after his
marriage settled in Edgmont or Lower Providence. His death in the latter
twp occurred in 1729, when he left a widow, Mary and children - John, Lydia,
Ellen, Mary and Jane.
John jr married Oct 12, 1720 to Ann
Lewis and had several children, of whom a son, Danies, married Martha, dau of
Joseph and Hannah Talbot, of Middletown. THye resided for some time in
Middletown and afterwards in Thornbury. Daniel died 4-2-1817, and his
wife 5-3-1812; both buried at Middletown. Their children were (1) Hannah
b 2-13-1755 (2) Joseph b 1-27-1758 (3) John b
11-8-1760 d 3-6-1848 (father of Hon. John M Broomall, of Media (4) Isaac
b 8-27-1762 d 11m 1834 (5) Nehemiah b 8-27-1762 (6)
James b 2-6-1765 (7) Jacob b 4-18-1768 (8) Rachel b 3-8-1771 m to
Caleb Temple (9) David b 6-24-1773 (10) Elizabeth b 6-4-1775
(11 & 12) Joseph and Nathan, twins, b 7-12-1777 (13) Daniel b
1-27-1780. Isaac Broomall, or Broomell,
as this branch of the family write the name, m 1-11-1792, Lydia dau of John
and Susanna Neal, of Concord, b 5-12-1772, Upper Oxford 9-2-1853.
About the year 1800 they moved to the western part of this county, and Isaac
died at New London Cross-roads. Their son John, b 1-100-1794, d. Upper
Oxford 3-15-1881.
Hannah G., widow of Nathan
Broomall, d Phoenizville, 12-12-1879, in her 92nd year.