John Sotcher

1674 - 1729  (~ 55 years)

• Name	John Sotcher
  Birth	cir 1674	Sussex, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Nov 1729	Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Falls Friends Meeting Cemetery #1, Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Siblings	1 brother and 3 sisters
  1. Elizabeth Sotcher   d. 1668   2. Mary Sotcher   d. 1670   3. Robert Sotcher,   b. 1665   d. 18 Aug 1701  (Age 36 years)   4. Anne Sotcher,   b. cir 1670   5. John Sotcher,   b. cir 1674, Sussex, England d. 19 Nov 1729, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age ~ 55 years) ▻ Mary Loftus,  m. 16 Oct 1701
  Notes	John Sotcher was from Sussex, England. He was a barber by trade, and came with William Penn to America in 1699. Some sources say that he came to America as early as 1687. In either case, he became the steward of Penn's estate, Pennsbury Manor, where he married Mary Loftus (or Lofty). She had come from Bristol, England, to Pennsylvania in 1694, on a certificate prepared by Thomas Callowhill, father of Penn's second wife, Hannah. William Penn and his wife witnessed the marriage and marriage certificate of the Sotchers. Letitia Penn gave the bride a chest of drawers. John Sotcher went to England late in 1701 to collect a legacy from his brother. The Sotchers continued working at Pennsbury until 1714, when they moved to operate a ferry nearby. They owned land on the Pennsylvania side of Burlington ferry. William Penn considered John Sotcher his "trusted friend, whom he delighted to call 'Honest John' and to whom the great founder consigned the care of his domestic affairs at Pennsbury on his first departure from America." (J.H. Battle, History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania) John Sotcher was also for many years a member of the colonial assembly.
  Person ID	I1271	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert Sotcher   d. cir 1674
  Mother	Elizabeth Shelle   d. 28 Feb 1680
  Family ID	F2940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Loftus,   b. 1677, St. James, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 1728, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1701	Falls Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Hannah Sotcher,   b. 25 Nov 1702, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Dec 1732, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 30 years)   2. Mary Sotcher,   b. 18 SEPT 1704, Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Nov 1778 (Age 74 years)   3. Robert Sotcher,   b. 3 Sep 1706, Pennsbury, Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1753, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 46 years)   4. Ann Sotcher,   b. 27 Mar 1710, Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Aug 1787 (Age 77 years)
  Photos		Three Arches Home of John and Mary Loftus Sotcher in present-day Doylestown, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - cir 1674 - Sussex, England Marriage - 16 Oct 1701 - Falls Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 19 Nov 1729 - Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - - Falls Friends Meeting Cemetery #1, Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show	5 Photos
  	Three Arches Home of John and Mary Loftus Sotcher after leaving Pennsbury
  	Pennsbury Pennsbury Manor, home of William Penn, where John Sotcher was Steward
  	View from Pennsbury
  	Falls Meeting Quaker Church.jpg
  	The rear of Three Arches, the home of John and Mary Loftus Sotcher. John Sotcher was the steward of William Penn's estate, Pennsbury.

  
  

  Documents

  Marriage Record of John Sotcher and Mary Loftus United States Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Falls Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

  
  

  Related Websites

  Three Arches Home of John and Mary Loftus Sotcher

  
  

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  Three Arches (19) Three Arches was the home of John and Mary Loftus Sotcher, in present-day Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.