Individual Details

Birth

oldest son

Marriage

Thomas and Gwen settled at Gwynedd, on part of the Edward Foulke tract, took part in his father's tract, and built a new house.

On Thomas Foulke's place was standing a few years ago an old milk house bearing the date of 1728, and the initials T. and G. F.

Death

eldest son of Edward, the emigrant. He lived with or near his father all his life, and being the eldest son, inherited, as was customary in those days, the greater part of his plantation, and after his marriage built his house not far from his father's home, which was near the present railroad station at Penllyn.

The Meeting records show Thomas to have been a good and trustworthy man, and it was he who was appointed to receive the money to build the first Meeting-House in this neighborhood.

Will dated June 11, 1757, was proved October 24, 1762. He appoints his son William executor, and leaves him his real estate, 213 acres (subject to certain charges of annuities, legacies, etc.), except that he gives his eldest son Edward 25 acres (or 100 pounds cash), "part of the tract I now own, to be surveyed off the north-east end by a line from Hannah Pugh's land to my son William's, and parallel to the line now dividing the lands of my son Edward and me." He reserves certain rights of residence in his house, with annuities, etc., to his wife "Gwen," and gives to his sister Gwen Edwards, "the use of the house she now lives in," with firewood, etc., and a small annuity. He also leaves legacies to his daughters Eleanor, Sarah, wife of William Jones, and Susanna, wife of Rowland Evans.
THOMAS FOULKE, Co. of Philadelphia. Yeoman. June 11, 1751. October 24, 1762. M.389.Wife: Gwyn. Children: William, Edward, Elinor, Sarah [wife of William Jones] and Susannah [wife of Rowland Evans].Sister: Gwyn Edwards.Exec: Son William.Wit: Abram David, John Roberts, Jacob Edge.