Churchman, John, 1705-1775

John Churchman was a traveling Quaker minister who lived in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was born to John and Hannah Churchman on the 15th of the 8th month 1705. In 1729/30, he married Margaret Brown, daughter of William and Esther Brown; the couple had a son named George. A minister of 42 years (since 1733), Churchman died on July 24 1775 near 70 years of age and was buried in East Nottingham. He had spent upwards of four years in the European Islands.