Pemberton, John, 1727-1795

p. 382-389. The testimony of the Monthly Meeting of Philadelphia concerning our beloved friend John Pemberton, deceased. Son of Israel and Rachel Pemberton; born in this city the 27th 11th month 1727; on reaching his majority, went to England for business on the same ship as John Churchman and William Brown; accompanied John Churchman on religious visits through England, Ireland, and Holland; first spoke in public testimony at Penzance in Cornwall; returned to Philadelphia in 1754 and spent some time as a merchant before deciding to devote himself to religious matters; accompanied Daniel Stanton on religious visits around Philadelphia from 1757 to 1760; married Hannah Zane, daughter of Isaac and Sarah Zane, in 1766; exiled to Virginia for seven months during the Revolutionary War on account of his pacifism; set out for a religious visit to Europe with William Matthews in December 1782; captured by a French privateer on the way there but was soon released and made it to England; traveled through Ireland with Thomas Cash; walked through the streets of Londonderry in sack-cloth, accompanied by James Christie, and exhorted the inhabitants to repent; returned to England in 1785, and after attending yearly meeting in London traveled through Western England, Scotland, and the Orkneys for about two years, before returning to London; left London for Philadelphia in 1789; returned to Europe in 1794, traveling to Amsterdam, Westphalia, Ufelen, Bielefield, Lemgo, Barrenstrop, and Pyrmont, Germany, where he died of illness on 1795-01-31 and was buried 1795-02-03.

PEMBERTON, John, 1727-1795. Of the three Pemberton brothers, James was the politician, Israel, the merchant prince and John, the preacher. His was a life devoted to religious service. When visiting in Scotland he found the poor mostly subsisting on fish. He therefotearranged that a shipload of grain should be sent. In Ireland he distributed about £1000 to the poor. At his death he left a sum or piece of real estate for the care of Friends' horses at the time ofYearly Meeting in Philadelphia.

p. 25. Israel Pemberton, son of Israel Pemberton, was born the 19th day of the 3rd month 1715; James Pemberton was born the 26th 6 month 1723; John Pemberton was born the 25th of 9 month 1727.