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Pa., who was many years her senior. In the absence of church records, and also for lack of private data, the question may arise, how is it shown that Anne Magdalene married Dr. Kearsley? Upon this point additional light will be thrown by the following:

1. In the Medical Recorder for 1821 (Vol. IV, p. 609), published at Philadelphia, by Henry W. Ducachet, M.D., there is a Memoir of Dr. Samuel Bard,* which states that "his mother was a Miss Valleau, a niece of the highly respectable Dr. Kearsley of Philadelphia." The explanation of this statement is that Dr. Bard's mother was a niece of Dr. Kearsley, through his marriage with her mother's sister, Anne Magdalene Fauconnier.

2. Vol. I of the American Medical and Philosophical Register (the number for July, 1810), published at New York by Dr. Hosack, at p. 61, has a Memoir of Dr. John Bard (the father of Dr. Samuel Bard), in which it is stated that he was bound for seven years to study medicine with Dr. Kearsley, of Philadelphia, and commenced practice in that city, and married a niece of Mrs. Kearsley. Here we have a direct proof that Mrs. Kearsley was a sister of Magdalene Valleau, the mother of Dr. John Bard's wife.

Mrs. Kearsley died in Philadelphia, August 26, 1747, of a malignant fever then raging in the city. Taken ill on Sunday, she died and was buried within the week-her burial was on the 29th day of August. In the accounts of this occurrence, she is spoken of as "young Mrs. Kearsley." Dr. Kearsley died January 11, 1772, aged eighty-eight years. Both are buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, where one tomb covers their remains, the inscription upon which is being fast rendered illegible by time and the action of the weather. Their child was buried in the same grounds, December 24, 1748.‡

Dr. John Kearsley§ came from England to America about 1711, and in 1717, on the death of Dr. Griffith Owen, settled in Philadelphia, where he practiced medicine for many years. In 1719 Dr. Kearsley became a vestryman of Christ Church, Philadelphia, and served in that capacity for a period of fifty-three years, taking an active interest in all its affairs. He was elected a Warden, in the years 1743-1744. Dr. Kearsley was an amateur architect|| of considerable skill, and in 1727 erected the present building of Christ Church, to which purpose he devoted much of his time and means. He was also the founder of Christ Church Hospital,

*The facts therein stated are given upon the authority of his son, William Bard, his son-in-law the Reverend Dr. John McVickar, Dr. Hosack, and Dr. J. W. Francis.

† See "Penna. Magazine," Vol. V, p. 340, and "Arch. Penna.," I. S., Vol. I, pp. 768-769. Recorded at Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pa.

The Kearsley family belonged to Scotland originally, and went from there to Durham, and Lancashire, England. Winwicke Church Cemetery, Lancashire, contains the remains of many of the name. Kearsley Hall is in Abram Township, Lancashire.

|| On March 1, 1729, the Representatives as they styled themselves, and as they were, of the "free men of Penna.," in General Assembly met, and having been up to that time, obliged to hire private houses for their sittings, they determined to build a House for themselves; appropriating a sufficient sum to defray expenses, and appointing three of their number, John Kearsley, Thomas Lawrence, and Andrew Hamilton to devise plans, and secure a site for its erection.

The sum of two thousand pounds was appropriated by the Assembly for the building, and in 1730 a third part of it was paid to each of these gentlemen, for this purpose. Mr. Hamilton bought the properties on Chestnut Street, between Fifth and Sixth, with a depth sufficient for future use, this being the locality he favored.

A variance of views as to the site and plans for the building arose, and nothing was done, until 1732, as none of the Trustees had the power to proceed, without the consent of the other. On August 11th of this year, Mr. Hamilton exhibited to the two other gentlemen, a plan and elevation of the proposed house, the plan of the central building as it stands today. He submitted this design to the House, and they resolved that he should be appointed to superintend and govern the building, and for his trouble receive a compensation.

Objections were made to Mr. Hamilton's plans by Mr. Kearsley, who in accordance with a petition of the citizens, previously expressed, desired the new building to be erected in the locality of the prison, on Market near Third Street, in conjunction with a market. But the House, after mature deliberation, came to the conclusion that Mr. Hamilton's ideas represented their mind and intention in the matter.

The work on the State House, later known as Independence Hall, in 1733, had made considerable progress, and by September 13, 1735, was sufficiently completed for occupancy.

There has been considerable discussion as to Mr. Kearsley's part in the erection of the building, but, as seen, it is now known that his plans were rejected, and that Mr. Hamilton had entire charge of the operation.Compiled from "Philadelphia Times" of April 15, 1900.

a Home for Clergymen's Widows, and for poor women of the communion of the Church of England, to which he left a valuable bequest.*

On November 24, 1748, Dr. Kearsley married Mrs. Margaret Brand,† of Philadelphia. After Mrs. Kearsley's death, May 26, 1778, the property bequeathed by her late husband in trust, for the benefit of Christ Church Hospital, was received by that institution. The Will of Mrs. Kearsley, recorded at Philadelphia, Pa., states that she desires to be buried in the Baptist Meeting Ground, in that city, without any ringing of Bells, Paul or funeral Parade. She bequeathed £25 to Dr. John Kearsley, Jr.; and to Mrs. Susanna Bard‡ her worked bed curtains and counterpane.

This sketch is now concluded with a Panegyric upon Dr. Kearsley printed in the "American Weekly Mercury," of Philadelphia, November 1-8, 1744. This is inserted here, as it shows the exalted opinion held of him by his cotemporaries, and on account of its referring to his erection of historic Christ Church.

"As once in Solyma, the sacred Town

The sapient Monarch made his wisdom known
When he, with Zeal and pure devotion fill'd
Had form'd a scheme the glorious house to build;
Before the stone or beams were ever join'd,

The perfect Work lay finish'd in his mind.

The structure rose that did the World surprize,
That pleased God, amazing human eyes.

So pious Souls no Cost or Labour spare,

To build a Church, the House of Prayer and Praise.
Among the Chiefs and eminent in fame

The Church must own Great Kearsley's worthy Name;
A great Promoter, who from Year to Year
Gave his attendance with assiduous care:
With large Donations he the Work supply'd;
His well-known Skill remain'd a certain Guide.
Sound Judgement reigns in his sagacious Mind,
A Thought Serene, a Genius unconfin'd
Ran thro' the whole, he saw the Corners laid,
And Beauty in the finish't Work display'd:
A noble Structure, may the rising Town
With grateful Minds their Benefactor own:
Let all true Hearts who have the Church in view,
Return the Doctor Thanks and Honour due."

"But all Encomiums on so great a Name,
Will sink and dye in his superior fame;

Tho' some great genius may begin the Song,

In strains sublime, in numbers smooth and strong;

Tho' sprightly Wit in rising Accent shines,

And melting Cadence dies in tuneful Lines,

All were but Words but wind and vocal Air,

* His Will, a very lengthy document, is recorded at Philadelphia, Pa.

† From Records of Christ Church, Philadelphia.

The wife of Dr. John Bard.

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Too weak the weight of Kearsley's worth to bear.
In him Unite, grow Solid and Compleat,

Well-bred, Genteel, yet Honest and Sincere
Religious, Sober, Courteous, just and Fair."

"Of his great Labours and admired Skill,
In cure of Mortals seiz'd with every Ill;
What safe relief great multitudes have found
In every Grief, Distemper, Fracture, Wound;
How far and wide his Practice has been spread,
To heal the sick and almost raise the Dead.
To speak at large the Torrent runs too strong,
For Mars Numbers and for Tully's Tongue.
Can Boys enlarge the Sun's refulgent Light,
or add new Lustre, Magnitude or Height,
When they with Glasses in their childish Plays,
Make various Angles with refracted Rays:

So Panegyricks on the Doctor spent,

With feeble Wings fly short of our intent;

His worthy Name with Merits compast round,

Shines bright in Fame, with true born Honour crown'd."

Descendants of Pierre Fauconnier

The descendants of Pierre Fauconnier derive their origin from him through his daughter Madeleine, who married Peter Valleau. This Valleau line is the true and only one; for, as already shown, the sons of Pierre Fauconnier died unmarried, and his daughters, Jeanne Elizabeth and Anne Magdalene, left no issue.

In the ensuing pages will be found the histories and genealogies of Madeleine Valleau's children to the present time, as fully as they could be acquired. The children were seven in number, viz.: Anne Magdalene, Peter Theodorus, Marguerite, Suzanne, Peter, Fauconnier, and Mary Magdalene. The first six are in order of age, which order is shown by the records of their births and baptisms. Mary Magdalene has been placed last, owing to the inability to determine her exact position in the family.

After these seven articles are given the accounts of Isaiah Valleau and Elizabeth Valleau, and following them is an article upon the Valleau family, showing the ancestry and immediate connections of Peter Valleau, it being deemed important to insert in this book everything of value relating to family history and genealogy. A few unplaced items conclude the work.

Anne Magdalene Valleau

Anne Magdalene, the oldest child of Peter and Magdalene Valleau, was born in 1714. Baptised June 13, 1714, the witness to which was Annetie Kaey. On the record of her baptism she is named Annatie Magdaleen. She married* Lucas Lozier, February 24, 1734, who was a son of Nicholas Lozier,† and

*License dated February 23, 1734.

†The following extracts relating to the Lozier family are compiled from James Riker's "Early Annals of Harlem, N. Y.," viz.:

François Le Sueur, the Lozier ancestor, was from Colménil, Normandy, France, and it is presumed came

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