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The Broom FamilyThe earliest Broom in our line for whom we have a record in America was Thomas Broom, father of James, who married Esther Willis and grandfather of Jacob Broom, delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Delaware. The first record found so far for Thomas is of Thomas' marriage to Elizabeth Hannum in 1711 at St. Paul's Church, Chester Co., PA. Thomas is also listed as a taxpayer in 1715 in both Darby and Concord, PA. He then appears in Wilmington in 1729 and 1730, in records of the Old Swedes Church. His will is dated 1749 The following is pieced together from various records, and gives a fairly good picture of those descendants of Thomas who were most closely related to my own ancestors. Special thanks to Nancy List and her late father, Ralph William List (1919-2001)-- and all the "cousins" who contributed to his research -- for the Wills of Jacob Broom, Rachel Pierce & James Broom, and for verifying much of my own research. Also to Patrick Hannum who helped confirm Elizabeth Hannum as Thomas Broom's wife & came up with many good suggestions Descendants of Thomas BroomGeneration No. 1
1.
THOMAS2
BROOM
((UNKNOWN)1)
was born Abt. 1688, and died 23 November 1749 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. He
married ELIZABETH
HANNUM
4 December
(See research notes) Children of THOMAS BROOM and ELIZABETH HANNUM are: 2. i. JAMES3 BROOM, b. Bet. 1715 - 1730, Wilmington, Delaware, USA; d. 15 July 1791, Wilmington, DE. ii. SARAH BROOM, b. Abt. 1719, Wilmington, DE; d. 17 March 1731/32, Wilmington, DE. 3. iii. JOHN II BROOM, b. Abt. 1732, Wilmington, DE. 4. iv. ROBERT BROOM, b. Bet. 1720 - 1735; d. Aft. 1761, Cecil Co., MD. v. MARY BROOM, b. 12 September 1714, Chester Co., PA; d. Aft. 1749; m. WILLIAM STEWART, 20 December 1737, Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, DE; b. Bet. 1705 - 1720; d. Aft. 1749. 5. vi. ELIZABETH BROOM, b. Bet. 1715 - 1730; d. Aft. 1749. vii. HANNAH BROOM, b. Bet. 1715 - 1730; d. Aft. 1752; m. PETER GANTHONY, 21 February 1746/47, Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, DE; b. Bet. 1705 - 1730; d. Aft. 1752. 6. viii. WILLIAM BROOM, b. Bet. 1715 - 1720, Chester Co., PA; d. Aft. 1760, Wilmington, DE. ix. JOHN I BROOM, b. Abt. June 1713, Chester Co., PA; d. December 1730, Chester Co., PA or Wilmington, DE. x. MARGRETT BROOM, b. Bef. 10 July 1719, Chester Co., PA; d. July 1719, Chester Co., PA. Burial: 10 July 1719, Philadelphia, PA xi. THOMAS BROOM, b. Bef. 27 July 1716, Chester Co., PA; d. July 1716, Chester Co., PA. Burial: 27 July 1716
Generation No. 2
2. JAMES3
BROOM
(THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born Bet. 1711 -
Children of JAMES BROOM and ESTHER WILLIS are: 7. i. JACOB4 BROOM, b. 17 October 1752, Wilmington, DE; d. 25 April 1810, Philadelphia, PA. 8. ii. ABRAHAM BROOM, b. Abt. 1755, Wilmington, DE; d. Aft. 1791, Washington, DC. iii. ISAAC BROOM, b. Bet. 1751 - 1756, Wilmington, DE; d. Aft. 1790, Berks Co., PA.
Notes for ISAAC
BROOM:
The relationship of Isaac is speculation based in part on the will of Jacob
Taylor in
We know that by Jacob's death in 1810, the only brother still living was Abraham. Campbell's description of Jacob's will suggests that there were nieces and nephews other than those of Abraham. iv. ESTHER BROOM, b. Bet. 1751 - 1756, Wilmington, DE; d. Bef. 1759, probably. Notes for ESTHER BROOM: This is speculation, based on an LDS record and the fact that this child is not mentioned in the Taylor will of 1759. However, it is possible that a female child would not have been mentioned, so if she existed, she quite possibly could have married and had children.
3.
JOHN
II3 BROOM
(THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born Abt.
Child of JOHN BROOM and MISTRESS MCKORMACH is: i. "LADY"4 BROOM, b. 13 January 1766. Baptism entered into baptism record of Old Swedes Church: November 1768,
4.
ROBERT3
BROOM
(THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born Bet. 1720 - 1735, and died Aft.
Children of ROBERT BROOM and FRANCIS JACOBS are: i. THOMAS4 BROOM, b. 4 May 1760, St. Mary Anne's Parish, Cecil Co., MD. ii. ELIZABETH BROOM, b. 11 August 1757, St. Mary Anne's Parish, Cecil Co., MD.
5. ELIZABETH3 BROOM (THOMAS2, (UNKNOWN)1) was born Bet. 1715 - 1730, and died Aft. 1749. She married DAVID? BUSH. He was born Bet. 1700 - 1720, and died Bef. 1750.
Children of ELIZABETH BROOM and DAVID? BUSH are: i. DAVID4 BUSH, b. Bef. 1733. ii. THOMAS BUSH, b. Bef. 1733.
6.
WILLIAM3
BROOM
(THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born Bet. 1715 -
Child of WILLIAM BROOM and (UNKNOWN) (BROOM) is: 9. i. WILLIAM4 BROOM, b. July 1739, Wilmington, DE; d. Aft. 1772. Note: it is possible that Phoebe was also the mother of this child
Children of WILLIAM BROOM and PHOEBE (BROOM) are: ii. HANNAH4 BROOM, b. 4 October 1751, Wilmington, DE; m. HENRY MCILLNOIS, 14 February 1769. Baptism: 3 November 1751, Old Swedes Church, DE iii. BENJAMIN BROOM, b. 1 August 1757, Wilmington, DE. Baptism: 9 May 1758, Old Swedes Church, DE iv. MARIA BROOM, b. 9 February 1760, Wilmington, DE; Baptism: 23 April 1760, Old Swedes Church, DE
Generation No. 3
7.
JACOB4
BROOM
(JAMES3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born 17 October 1752 in Wilmington, DE, and died 25 April 1810 in
Philadelphia, PA. He married RACHEL
PIERCE
14 December
Children of JACOB BROOM and RACHEL PIERCE are: 10. i. ESTER WILLIS5 BROOM, b. Abt. 1779, Wilmington, DE. ii. ELIZABETH PIERCE BROOM, b. 20 September 1777; Baptism: April 1778, DE; m. JOHN WILLIAM ? ROBERTS; b. 15 March 1760, Wilmington, DE Baptism: 7 April 1760, Old Swedes Church, DE
11. iii. SARAH BROOM, b. Abt. 1783, Wilmington, DE. iv. LAVINIA BROOM, b. 12 May 1790, Wilmington, DE; m. THOMAS ROBERTS, 27 July 1810. Baptism: 6 May 1791, Old Swedes Church
v. NICHOLAS WAY BROOM, b. Bef. July 1793, Wilmington, DE. Baptism: 22 July 1793, Old Swedes Church
vi. JACOB PIERCE BROOM, b. 7 June 1786, Wilmington, DE; m. ELIZA ROBERTS. Baptism: 6 May 1791, Old Swedes Church
vii. RACHEL MARIA BROOM, b. 20 July 1788. Baptism: 6 May 1791, Old Swedes Church
(1) JOHN STAPLER LITTLER, 24 April 1794, Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, DE; b. Abt. 1773, DE; d. 10 May 1806, Maysville, Kentucky; Burial: Maysville, Kentucky m. (2) ASA MOORE, 24 October 1811; b. Abt. 1765; d. 10 October 1823, Baltimore, MD. Burial: Friends Burial Ground, Fairfax, MD
12. ix. JAMES MADISON BROOM, b. 1776, Wilmington, DE; d. 15 January 1850, Philadelphia, PA. x. ELIZABETH II BROOM, b. Bef. 1784. Baptism: 19 July 1784, Old Swedes Church, DE
8.
ABRAHAM4
BROOM
(JAMES3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born Abt.
Children of ABRAHAM BROOM and ELIZABETH RUMSEY? are: i. HARRIETT RUMSEY5 BROOM, b. Bef. 1790; d. South Carolina; m. (UNKNOWN) HALL; b. South Carolina; d. South Carolina. ii. THOMAS RUMSEY BROOM, b. 8 December 1797; Baptism: 8 January 1798, Old Swedes Church, DE
iii. JAMES M BROOM, b. Bet. 1785 - 1795. iv. MARY ELLISON BROOM, b. 9 June 1794, Wilmington, DE; d. Bef. 1878, Washington, DC; m. LEWIS EDWARDS, 14 October 1840, Washington, DC; d. Washington, DC. Baptism: 3 July 1794, Old Swedes Church, DE 13. v. CHARLES BROOM, b. Bet. 1785 - 1795.
9.
WILLIAM4
BROOM
(WILLIAM3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born July
Children of WILLIAM BROOM and AGNES (BROOM) are: i. PHOEBE5 BROOM, b. 19 October 1768, Wilmington, DE. Baptism: 28 October 1768, Old Swedes Church, DE ii. MARGARET BROOM, b. Abt. 1772, Wilmington, DE. Baptism: 3 August 1772, Old Swedes Church, DE
Generation No. 4
10.
ESTER
WILLIS5
BROOM
(JACOB4,
JAMES3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born Abt.
She married SAMUEL LYON 3 March 1800 in Wilmington, Del, son of WILLIAM LYON and ANN FLEMING. He was born 20 January 1775 in Carlisle, PA, and died in Baltimore, MD. Note: In "Pennsylvania Genealogies", Samuel's wife is incorrectly listed as Betty Brown instead of Esther Willis Broom. Children of ESTER BROOM and SAMUEL LYON are: 14. i. JACOB BROOM6 LYON, b. 14 March 1807, Baltimore, MD; d. 19 January 1882, Clarion, PA. ii. JOHN LYON. iii. RACHEL BROOM LYON, m. HUGH CAMPBELL. iv. GEORGE ARMSTRONG LYON, b. 1 March 1805. v. WILLIAM LYON, b. 14 February 1801, Baltimore, MD.
11.
SARAH5
BROOM
(JACOB4,
JAMES3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born Abt.
Child of SARAH BROOM and JACOB BRINTON is: i. ELIZABETH6 BRINTON, b. Abt. 1798; d. 27 August 1867, PA. Note: Never married Children of SARAH BROOM and JAMES ROBERTS are: ii. MARY6 ROBERTS, b. Bet. 1807 - 1815; m. JOHN FAIRLAMB HILL; b. 25 December 1780; d. 14 June 1870. iii. RACHEL ANN ROBERTS, b. 1804; m. SAMUEL HENRY; b. 1797; d. 1883. iv. LAVINIA BROOM ROBERTS, b. 1812; d. 23 April 1896; m. THOMAS DEIGHTON, Abt. 1830; b. 1804; d. 1868. v. MARGARET ROBERTS, b. Bet. 1807 - 1815. 15. vi. SARAH MARIA ROBERTS, b. 31 August 1822; d. 2 February 1896. vii. VIRGILINA ROBERTS, b. Bet. 1807 - 1825. viii. JAMES ROBERTS, b. 31 August 1822.
12.
JAMES
MADISON5
BROOM
(JACOB4,
JAMES3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born
He married He married (1) ANN (BROOM) Bef. 1808. She died 9 August 1808 in Baltimore, MD. (2) MARY LOWBER Bet. 1809-1823 . She was born Bet. 1775 - 1790. Notes for JAMES MADISON BROOM: There are at least three, if not four, James Madison Broom’s in this tree. I am not certain that this is the James who married Mary Lowber. There is a very confusing reference in John Hill Martin’s biography of the Broom family. Biographical note: BROOM, James Madison, (father of the younger, second Jacob Broom, b. 1808), a Representative from Delaware; born near Wilmington, Del., in 1776; was graduated from Princeton College in 1794; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1801 and practiced in New Castle and Wilmington, Del., and Baltimore, Md.; elected as a Federalist to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1805, until his resignation in 1807, before the assembling of the Tenth Congress; moved to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1819 and resumed the practice of law; member of the Pennsylvania house of representatives in 1824; died in Philadelphia, Pa., January 15, 1850; interment in St. Mary’s Churchyard, Hamilton Village (now a part of Philadelphia), Pa. Children of JAMES BROOM and MARY LOWBER are: i. CORNELIA6 BROOM, b. Abt. 1823, Wilmington, DE; d. Aft. 1887, Wilmington, DE. 16. ii. DANIEL LOWBER BROOM, b. Bet. 1810 - 1820, Philadelphia, PA; d. Aft. 1887, Philadelphia, PA. Children of JAMES BROOM and ANN (BROOM) are: 17. iii. JACOB6 BROOM, b. 25 July 1808, Baltimore, MD; d. 28 November 1864, Washington, DC. iv. ELIZABETH BROOM, b. 28 August 1803, Baltimore, MD. 13. CHARLES5 BROOM (ABRAHAM4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, (UNKNOWN)1) was born Bet. 1785 - 1795. Child of CHARLES BROOM is: i. JOHN L.6 BROOM.
Generation No. 5
14. JACOB BROOM6 LYON (ESTER WILLIS5 BROOM, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, (UNKNOWN)1) was born 14 March 1807 in Baltimore, MD, baptised 20 May 1807, First Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD and died 19 January 1882 in Clarion, PA. He married NANCY JANE ROSS, daughter of JOSEPH ROSS and MARY MONTGOMERY. She was born 12 January 1827 in Jefferson Co., PA, and died 3 April 1918 in Clarion, PA. Notes for JACOB BROOM LYON: http://www.public.usit.net/mcnamara/clarion/furnaces.htm Iron Furnaces in Clarion County, Pennsylvania Limestone furnaces: J. B. Lyon & Bro. (Caldwell) Jacob B. Lyon & Co. (Rupp, History) Children of JACOB LYON and NANCY ROSS are: 18. i. RACHEL7 LYON, b. 3 March 1849, Clarion Co, PA; d. 19 May 1926, Clarion, PA. 19. ii. ELLA LYON, b. 18 October 1861, Clarion; d. 2 December 1926, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. iii. SARAH LYON, b. Abt. 1859; d. Aft. 1910, Clarion, PA; m. HARRY SLATER, Abt. 1880; b. Abt. 1856; d. Aft. 1910. iv. GEORGE C. LYON, d. Allegheny, PA. 20. v. HESTER LYON, d. Cincinnati, Ohio. vi. MARY LYON, b. 15 December 1850, Riedsburg, PA; d. Bef. December 1926, Clarion, PA; m. JAMES J. PENNINGTON, 19 February 1886, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Burial: Clarion Cemetery, Clarion, PA
vii. RHETTA LYON, d. Bef. 1918, New Castle, PA; m. ALBERT I. BROADHEAD.
15. SARAH MARIA6 ROBERTS (SARAH5 BROOM, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, (UNKNOWN)1) was born 31 August 1822, and died 2 February 1896. She married CHARLES HENRY STONE. He was born 4 February 1818, and died 6 June 1861. Children of SARAH ROBERTS and CHARLES STONE are: 21. i. BRINTON7 STONE, b. Bet. 1840 - 1855, Coatesville, PA; d. Aft. 1875, Washington, DC. ii. JOHN STONE, b. Bet. 1840 - 1855; m. ANNIE STEELE, 15 August 1869; b. Chester Co., PA. iii. CHARLES A STONE, b. Bet. 1840 - 1855. iv. NEWTON HENRY STONE, b. Bet. 1840 - 1855; m. ELLEN HALE, 29 December 1875; b. Bellefonte, PA. v. EDWARD ROBERTS STONE, b. Bet. 1840 - 1855; m. VIRGINIA GILROY, 3 October 1876. vi. MARY HELEN STONE, b. Bet. 1840 - 1855. vii. ELIZABETH NEWTON STONE, b. Bet. 1840 - 1855; m. GEORGE LYON DOUGLASS, 14 June 1878, Washington DC.
16.
DANIEL
LOWBER6
BROOM
(JAMES
MADISON5,
JACOB4,
JAMES3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born Bet. 1800 -
Children of DANIEL BROOM and ELIZABETH MAN are: i. ELIZABETH7 BROOM, b. Bet. 1835 - 1840, Philadelphia, PA. ii. MARY M BROOM, b. Bet. 1835 - 1840. iii. JAMES M BROOM, b. Bet. 1835 - 1840; d. Bef. 1889. iv. HELEN C BROOM, b. Bet. 1835 - 1840. v. WILLIAM A BROOM, b. Bet. 1835 - 1845, Philadelphia, PA; d. Aft. 1889, Philadelphia, PA. Occupation: Editor & journalist
17. JACOB6 BROOM (JAMES MADISON5, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, (UNKNOWN)1) was born 25 July 1808 in Baltimore, MD, and died 28 November 1864 in Washington, DC. Burial: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC. He married CORNELIA CHAMBERLAIN. Biographical note for JACOB BROOM: BROOM, Jacob, (son of James Madison Broom), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Baltimore, Md., July 25, 1808; received a classical education; moved to Philadelphia, Pa., with his parents in 1819; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Philadelphia, Pa.; appointed deputy auditor of the State in 1840; clerk of the Philadelphia orphans’ court 1848-1852; nominated by the Native American Party in 1852 for President of the United States; elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); chairman, Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Thirty-fourth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1856 and for election to the Thirty-sixth Congress in 1858; died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1864; interment in Congressional Cemetery. Children of JACOB BROOM and CORNELIA CHAMBERLAIN are: i. VIRGILIA7 BROOM, b. Bet. 1830 - 1850; m. (UNKNOWN) MARCELLAS. ii. ELIZABETH BROOM, b. Bet. 1830 - 1850. iii. LOUISA BROOM, b. Bet. 1830 - 1850; d. Bef. 1867. 22. iv. HELEN L. BROOM, b. Bet. 1830 - 1850, Philadelphia, PA; d. Philadelphia, PA. v. CORNELIA BROOM, b. Bet. 1830 - 1850; m. (UNKNOWN) BAILEY. vi. CAROLINE BROOM, b. Bet. 1830 - 1850. vii. JAMES M. BROOM, b. Bet. 1830 - 1850; d. Aft. 1865. viii. CLARA BROOM, b. Bet. 1830 - 1850. ix. ANNIE BROOM, b. Bet. 1830 - 1850.
Generation No. 6
18.
RACHEL7
LYON
(JACOB
BROOM6,
ESTER
WILLIS5
BROOM,
JACOB4,
JAMES3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born 3 March
Children of RACHEL LYON and CLARK FLEMING are: i. ALICE MARY8 FLEMING, b. 3 March 1874, Clarion Co, PA; d. February 1953, Cortland, NY. ii. ELIZABETH FLEMING, b. Bet. 1873 - 1878; d. Abt. 1937, Kittanning, PA.
19.
ELLA7
LYON
(JACOB
BROOM6,
ESTER
WILLIS5
BROOM,
JACOB4,
JAMES3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born 18 October
She married
WILLIAM
SHERIDAN
MCCULLOUGH
21 April
Wm. S. McCullough was Building Supervisor for Nicola Building Co. and responsible for the construction of Forbes Field Baseball Stadium and also the first concrete arch bridge in Pittsburgh, as well as other major building projects. Children of ELLA LYON and WILLIAM sHERIDAN MCCULLOUGH are: i. WILLIAM EDWARD8 MCCULLOUGH, b. 26 February 1886, New Castle, Lawrence Co., PA; d. 18 December 1972, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; m. ETHEL MAUDE THOMAS, 14 September 1918, Evans City, PA; b. 9 August 1896, Fairview, Butler Co., PA, USA; d. 28 May 1975, Pittsburgh, PA.
ii. EDITH LEONE MCCULLOUGH, b. 7 September 1888; d. October, New York, NY; m. (1) ERROL E DEEMER; m. (2) J. MALCOLM HOOD. Burial: Atlantic City, NJ
20. HESTER7 LYON (JACOB BROOM6, ESTER WILLIS5 BROOM, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, (UNKNOWN)1) died in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married (UNKNOWN) MOORE. Child of HESTER LYON and (UNKNOWN) MOORE is: i. ALICE MOORE8 DE COURCY.
21.
BRINTON7
STONE
(SARAH
MARIA6
ROBERTS,
SARAH5
BROOM,
JACOB4,
JAMES3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born Bet. 1840 -
Children of BRINTON STONE and ELIZABETH BOWIE are: i. CHARLES HENRY8 STONE. ii. GEORGE LORING PORTER STONE.
22.
HELEN
L.7
BROOM
(JACOB6,
JAMES
MADISON5,
JACOB4,
JAMES3,
THOMAS2,
(UNKNOWN)1)
was born Bet. 1830 -
Children of HELEN BROOM and ROBERT SMITH are: i. HELEN R8 SMITH, b. 1863. ii. FLORENCE J SMITH, b. 20 January 1865. |
Last update: 27-sep-2003 |