BIOGRAPHICAL XOTICES. 



Though a sincere man, he was naturally 

 wittj and eccentric. Many anecdotes 

 are rehxted of hini. of which the 

 following is the most singular : — Being 

 in attendance at a meeting some dis- 

 tance from home, in the midst of pro- 

 found silence, he suddenly rapped his 

 cane on the floor, and immediately re- 

 peated these words: — "Resist the 

 Devil this once, and he will not trouble 

 thee again." In about a year after- 

 wards, he visited the same neigborhood, 

 when he was met by a man who told 

 him, that he was the person for whom 

 his singular sermon was intended — 

 that for some time previously to the 

 time of its delivery, he had been in a 

 low desponding state of mind, and had 

 that morning put a rope into his pocket 

 with the purpose of putting an end to 

 his life, but on his way to the spot 

 selected, it came to his mind to go to 

 meeting first, which he did, and there 

 having met with such a well-timed and 

 emphatic rebuke, his plans of self 

 destruction were wholly frustrated. He 

 thanked Salkeld for having saved his life. 

 Salkeld died in 1739, aged sixty-seven 

 years, and his wife in 1749, aged seventy- 

 three years. Very much of the time of 

 John Salkeld was taken up in making 

 religious visits. Besides numerous 

 journeys of this kind on this continent 

 and to Barbadoes, he twice visited his 

 native country; in 1717, and again in 

 172."). His children were Joseph, 

 Thomas, William, David, Sarah, John 

 and Mary. 



Sandelandk.=!, James, was doubtless 

 the earliest European inhabitant of 

 Ui)land, who was not a Swede or a 

 Dutchman ; and. this possibly may be 

 true in respect to the whole State. He 

 has been represented as a native of 

 Scotland.* His acquaintance with the 

 Delaware River, was made in the 

 character of a soldier, in the service of 

 the Government of the Duke of York, 

 as may safely be inferred from the fol- 

 lo\yiug record of his discharge. 



" Cori.f" Thomas Rosso, 1 tlist-hargcd 

 ' 1 April 27th, 



Cap"' Carr." 



• Sandiland was a Scotch name in theueigh- 

 borliiiod of Aberdeen iu 1677, wbeu one Kobert 

 Saudiland, with George Koiih and others were 

 Imprisoned for being present at a Uualier Meet- 

 ng.— Besse, ii. 633. 



See. Stales office, Albany N. Y., {list 

 of Discharged Soldiers for 1 669.) Book 

 Court of Assize, ii. 389. 



As early as 16G8, while still a soldier, 

 he obtained a patent for land in Upland, 

 and it may reasonably be supposed 

 that he settled there immediately after 

 his discharge. Here he soon formed 

 a matrimonial alliance with Ann, the 

 daughter of Urin Keen a Swede, and 

 one of the six original grantees of Up- 

 land ; if indeed that alliance had not 

 already been formed while he was doing 

 militarj' service on the Delaware. Of 

 mature age, intelligent and experienced 

 in the river trade, he could hardly fail 

 of success in business, and when Gov- 

 ernor Markham came over in 1681 to 

 initiate the Provincial Government, he 

 found James Sandelandes one of the 

 best qualified residents to aid him in 

 conducting its affairs. He accordingly 

 appointed him one of his council, and 

 also made him a Justice of the Upland 

 Court, as it was continued under his 

 administration. His death occurred in 

 1692, at the age of fifty-six years. His 

 daughter Catharine was then married 

 to Jasper Yates, and another daughter 

 to George Foreman of Marcus Hook. 

 His other children were Jonas, Lydia, 

 Christian, Mary and James, most of 

 whom were then minors. The beauti- 

 full}' engraved frontispiece of the " Up- 

 land Court Records," represents a tablet 

 erected to the memory of this pioneer 

 in the settlement of our Common- 

 wealth ; and also to that of his wife, 

 who survived him. The original, 

 somewhat mutilated, is now preserved 

 in St. Paul's Church at Chester, and 

 " is interesting from the excellence of 

 its execution, and as a specimen of 

 early art." 



Saundkrs, Paul, was one of the 

 earliest immigrants who settled on the 

 west side of the Schuylkill opposite 

 Philadelphia. His marriage, which is 

 the first registered in the Haverford 

 Monthly Meeting Records, was accom- 

 plished, 6th mo. 24lh, 1684, at the 

 house of Thomas Duckett, which stood 

 a little above the Permanent bridge, 

 and at which Friend's Aleetings were 

 then regularly held. Edith Hand, to 

 whom he was married, was the servant 

 girl of John Moon ; and before the mar- 

 riage was allowed to proceed, a meet- 

 ing committee was appointed to in(iuire 



