Randal
Malin,of Great
Barrow,in the county palatine of Chester,
England, was a purchaser of 250 acres of land in
Pennsylvania,by deeds of lease and release,dated 6th and 7th of March,1681.He was a grand juror at a court held at Chester in the 10th month 1684,and a settler in
Upper Providence.His wife Elizabeth,died in the beginning of the 7th month, 1687,and in the 2nd month 1692 he was married to Mary Conoway,widow of Thomas Conoway and dau.of
Valentine Hollingsworth,of
New Castle County. He was reccomended as a minister 10-27-1725,and in 1727 removed with his wife within the limits of
Goshen Monthly Meeting.
By his first wife he had Isaac,b.the latter end of the 5th mo.1681,m. Elizabeth
Jones and Jane Pugh;Jacob,b.7-7-1686,m.Susanna Jones.By the 2nd wife he had
Hannah,d.y (young?);Hannah,b.1-7-1695-6,m.Daniel
Williamson Jr.;Rachel,b.5-24-1702,m.John Cain;Katharine,m.George(?) Tate.Isaac
Malin settled in
Whiteland township,while his brother Jacob remained in
Upper Providence,where he died in 1727.
William
Malin,,son of Jacob and Susanna,m.Elizabeth
Crosley and had children Jacob,Thomas,
Hannah,Joel and George.The last m.5-30-1794,at Providence Meeting,Rebecca
Ogden,b.1-19-1775;d.9-9-1829;dau.of Aaron
Ogden and Esther Preston.They had children Aaron,Elizabeth (m.Samuel
Smedley),
Preston,Orpha (m.James Green),Sidney,Rebecca,Esther,Ann,George, Isaiah,
Amor,Emeline and
Ogden C.
By devise of his father,Samuel
Smedley became possessed of the homestead with 100 acres of land,including the place of original settlement,in Middletown.This he bequeathed to his two daughters Elizabeth Ann and Ahinoam
Smedley,suject to payment of legacies.To his nephew,Edmund
Smedley,and the children of his sister Ahinoam
Yarnall he gave $25 each.