This material was prepared by Anne Broomall Wiegle.

1. JOHN BROOMALL was born in England. He came to Pennsylvania in 1682.. He married MARY _____. Family tradition has John either coming from Sheffield, West Riding, Yorkshire, or "between the border of England and Wales.". He was a farmer. His name is on the list of subscribers to build Chester Meeting House in 1690. He must have come as a servant, since we have a record of him being granted 50 acres Head Land.in Bradford Township. He sold the rights to this land in 1717. He bought two tracts of land in Edgmont Twp- one in 1700 and another in 1713. Later in he moved to a "plantation" in Nether Providence Twp, Chester (now Del) Co. PA in 1720. John died sometime before August 23, 1729 (23, 6mo, 1729) in Nether Providence Twp, Chester (now Del) Co. PA. He directed in his will that he be buried in Upper Providence Twp at Providence Friends' Burial Ground..

Children of JOHN BROOMALL and MARY _____ are:
2. i. JOHN BROOMALL, b. bet. 1690- 1700, Chester (now Del) Co. PA.
ii. LYDIA BROOMALL, d. Aft. 1729. Some evidence has come to light that she marrried DAVID REGESTER. The Nether Providence land of JOHN 2 BROOMALL was sold in 1733 to DAVID & LYDIA REGESTER.
3. iii. ELLEN BROOMALL (ELIN), d. Aft. 1729. Probably married LAWRENCE COX of Willistown Twp. There is a lot of circumstantial evidence for this.
iv. MARY BROOMALL, d. Aft. 1729.
v. JANE BROOMALL (JEAN), b. Disowned by Friends for marriage by a Priest; m. AARON THOM(P)SON, August 25, 1729, Chester- St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

2. JOHN BROOMALL (JOHN1) was born bet. 1690 & 1700 in Chester (now Del) Co. PA. He married ANNE LEWIS October 12, 1720 (12, 8mo, 1720.) According to several family historians, John died at an early age in 1730, from a fall from a load of hay. It is said he was working on his farm in Edgmont Twp, East of Howellville (present day Gradyville) Chester (now Del.) Co. PA at the time. Recent research has shown this to be untrue. Perhaps the family would rather have his children think him dead rather than disgraced. JOHN had many creditors, one of whom, JONATHAN MIFFLIN, brought suit against him in 1732 which caused him to be arrested for debt and confined in debtor's prison in Chester. On February 24, 1732/3 he petitioned for insolvancy. In this petition he says he has a wife and "six small children." We do not know when or where JOHN or ANNE died. Further research is underway.

Children of JOHN BROOMALL and ANNE LEWIS are:
4. i. DANIEL BROOMALL, b. 1728, Chester (now Del) Co. PA; d. April 02, 1817, Chester (now Del) Co. PA.
5. ii. DAVID BROOMALL, b. before 1732; d. after 1781
iii. JOHN BROOMALL, b. before 1732; died young.
iv. Three more children, b. before 1732

3. ELLEN BROOMALL (JOHN 1). We have only indirect evidence of Ellen. However, there are so many separate pieces of circumstantial evidence, that I speculate she married LAWRENCE COX of Willistown Twp, and died between 1733 and 1738.

4. DANIEL BROOMALL (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1728 in Chester (now Del) Co. PA, and died April 02, 1817 in Thornbury Twp., Chester (now Del) Co. PA. He married MARTHA TALBOT May 03, 1754. According to the notes of Clarissa Booth Miller: " Daniel's father dying when he was about a year old, [this was not true, but we don't know what became of his father John2] he seems to have been left to the care of his relations. In 1742 he lived with a family by the name of Taylor, near Sandy Bank Burying Ground, on a farm owned by Dr. Joseph Rowland, where a stone gate post planted by him was standing in 1890.From 1745 to 1751 he lived with Joseph and Hannah Talbot, at what is known as Yearsley's Mills, where he learned the trade of milling. In 1751 he married Martha, daughter of Joseph Talbot. She was great, great, grand-daughter of George and Alice Maris, and the great granddaughter of Joseph Baker Sr. and John Worrilow, all early immigrants to Pennsylvania. In 1767 Daniel Broomall purchased a farm on Chester Creek 160 acres in Thornbury township; eight-eight acres of which were owned by his grandson Daniel; James Broomall still owns part of this tract [1870]." Apparently the orphaned Daniel and his brother David were not brought up as Quakers. However, three of their children joined the Friends, and December 30, 1793, Daniel & his wife Martha requested membership in Chester MM. A Grandfather Clock, attributed to clockmaker Caleb Hibberd Jr., was first owned by Daniel (and appears in his 1817 inventory), and has passed down in the family and is now owned by John Martin Broomall 5th, third great grandson of Daniel. Daniel and Martha had 13 children, of whom 11 survived to adulthood and produced offspring. Many of the Broomalls and Broomells in Pennsylvania today descend from them. Daniel died April 2, 1817, and his will was proved April 08, 1817.

(clock belonging to Daniel)

Children of DANIEL BROOMALL and MARTHA TALBOT are: i. HANNAH BROOMALL, b. February 13, 1755. ii. JOSEPH BROOMALL, b. January 27, 1758; d. died young. iii. JOHN BROOMALL, b. November 08, 1760. iv. ISAAC BROOMALL, b. August 27, 1762. Twin with Nehemiah. v. NEHEMIAH BROOMALL, b. August 27, 1762. vi. JAMES BROOMALL, b. February 06, 1765. vii. JACOB BROOMALL, b. April 18, 1768. viii. RACHEL BROOMALL, b. March 08, 1771. ix. DAVID BROOMALL, b. June 24, 1773; d. July 02, 1840. David was blind as a result of smallpox suffered as a child. Unmarried. x. ELIZABETH BROOMALL, b. June 04, 1775; d. May 1804; m. ISAAC FRAME. One child, Daniel; died May 1806. xi. JOSEPH BROOMALL, b. July 12, 1777. xii. NATHAN BROOMALL, b. July 12, 1777. Twin with Joseph. xiii. DANIEL BROOMALL, b. January 27, 1780.

5. DAVID BROOMALL (JOHN2, JOHN1)