General Notes

Robert Vernon who was born in 1642 was born in Stokes, Action Parish, Cheshire, England. He had two brothers Thomas and Randel. His fathers name was James, born in 1605 and his mother was Hester of Chester, Cheshire. His grandfather was Hugh wh was born in 1579. When they came to America it was after 1680 when Robers son Isaac was born. Robert, his wife Elinor , his son, brothers, and father made the trip. There mother did not and is buried in Chester, Cheshire, England.  The Quaker Vernons descended from Sir Richard De Vernon, Baron De Shipbrook. They were not only friends of the Quaker William Penn but related to him through marriage. William Penn's father was owed a great deal of money by the King of England and to settle that debt gave the area of Pennsylvania to William Penn.

"History of Chester County Pennsylvania"  by: Gilbert Cope, Pages 754 and 1755.

Ordered that a Warr't and Patent be granted as Requested Joshua Hastings, by Lease and Release, dated , purchased of the Prop'ry 1,000 Acres, of which has been laid out in Middletown, county Chester, 472 Acres in one Tract, and in Nether Providdence 340 Acres, which being resurvey'd by Vertur of a Warr't from the Prop'ry dated 17th 7mo. 1701, by I. Taylor, is found to Contain 390 Acres and is Now sold to ROBERT VERNON and John Sharpless, the said Joshua having a right to more Land by Vertue of his said purchase, requests a Patent on the said 390 Acres and a Warr't for the remainder. Besides the aforegoing two Tracts, he has taken up 20 Acres of Liberty Land, which together with the aforegoing, makes 882 Acres, and the Overplow of this Tract being Acres, makes the whole Acres, and the remainder to be taken up is .
Early PA Land Records, Minute Book G, Pg. 299

ROBERT VERNON having Warr't from the Prop'ry for 285 acres, he desires to Purchase 315 More to make it 600 acres for a Settlem't to two of his Sons and Chooses the N East side of Brandywine, beyond the Barrens, for which he at last offers 10 (pds) 100, complaining much of his loss in not being Suffred to take up his Land before. Granted for Several Considerations as Requested, provided the Land be realy as represented and not culled; John Hope, of Chester County, purchases 200 a's of the Land which was Ja's Stanfield's heading Peter dix's, at 15 (lp) 100 and a Bushell of wheat: to have it at one end.
Early PA Land Records, Minute Book G, Pg, 335-336

ROBERT VERNON having procured of the Proprietor in the year 1700, his Warr't for taking up 285 acres the Ramaind'r of his Purchase, by Agreement with the Commissioners obtained their Warr't, dated 23d 9ber, 1702, for taking up 315 acres adjoining to the other to make up the whole 600 acres, but afterwd's threw it up, and the whole Grant was by Consent made Void.
Early PA Land Records, Minute Book H, Pg. 558

John Edge is mentioned 3 mo. 6, 1689, as an arbitrator between John Worrall and Ann Johnson. He and ROBERT VERNON were "made choyce of for overseers of Providence Meeting" 1 mo. 25, 1706.
Genealogy of the Smedley Family