John Plascatt (Plaskett) of Whitehaven, Cumberland, England. Found in parish records of St. Bees and St. Nicholas, Whitehaven.
Parish records show children of John Plascat/Plascatt of Whitehaven: - Jan 1696: Anne, daughter of John Plascat - Feb 17, 1698: William, son of John Plascatt (possible immigrant to Trenton, NJ) - Jan 21, 1703: daughter of John Plaskett - Mar 23, 1705: John, son of John Plaskett
The William born 1698 would be approximately 34 years old when first documented in Trenton, NJ in 1732 - the right age for a working mason establishing himself in America.
Patricia Abelard Andersen noted that the St. Bees and St. Nicholas parishes of Whitehaven contained Kirkbrides, Plasketts, Braithwaite, Lucas, Hutchinson and Biles families - all names connected to William Plaskett in New Jersey Quaker records.
Children: William Plaskett (d. 1748)
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