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Biography of Edward Shippen 1639-1712

In 1639 Edward Shippen was born to William Shippen at Methley [Map].

In or before 1671 Edward Shippen (age 31) and Elizabeth Lybrand were married.

On 28th February 1679 [his son] Joseph Shippen was born to Edward Shippen (age 40) and [his wife] Elizabeth Lybrand.

In 1688 [his wife] Elizabeth Lybrand died.

On 4th September 1689 Edward Shippen (age 50) and Rebecca Howard were married.

In 1701 Edward Shippen (age 62) was appointed Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by William Penn (age 56).

In 1702 Edward Shippen (age 63) was elected Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the first elected mayor of Philadelphia.

On 26th February 1704 or 26th February 1705 [his wife] Rebecca Howard died.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1706 Edward Shippen (age 67) and Esther Wilcox were married.

On 2nd October 1712 Edward Shippen (age 73) died.

On 7th August 1724 [his former wife] Esther Wilcox died.