Individual Details

Event

Cadwallader bought, in 1718, a tract of 307 acres, on part of which the borough of North Wales now stands, and in 1732 sold it and removed to Philadelphia.

Event

He was a merchant, and lived on the north side of High street, near the court house; and was Justice of the Peace for Philadelphia County in 1736, and in those days that office was a much more important one than at present. He was a useful and active Elder in the Church, and was well respected and exemplary in his life. He had many children, but only one, Judah, lived to an adult age. Judah, who lived in Philadelphia, was a prominent and active citizen, with refined and cultivated tastes, and of large means for those days.

Death

He was born in Wales, and when about forty years old removed from Gwynedd to Philadelphia where he died in 1743.