Source: "Historical Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal
Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania", Vol. 2, edited by
Gilbert Cope and Henry Graham Ashmead, Lewis Publishing Company, New York,
1904, pp. 392-3

"JOSHUA B. PUSEY, deceased, for many years a resident of the old Pusey home-
stead in London Grove township, Chester county, Pennsylvania, which he in-
herited, was a descendant of William Pusey, who, accompanied by his brother,
Caleb Pusey, came to the United States from England in 1682, settled in
Chester county, and engaged first in milling and later in farming.  (JMM:
Clearly Caleb Sr. and Caleb Jr. are intermingled here...)  William Pusey pur-
chased the old homestead in 1714, and the house in which the son and daughter
of Joshua B. Pusey now reside was built by William Pusey in 1728.  The chil-
dren of Joshua B. Pusey are of the sixth generation.  The members of this
family were doubtless the builders of more mills in Chester county than any
other family.

"Joshua B. Pusey was born in East Marlborough township, Chester county, Penn-
sylvania, May 18, 1806, a son of Joseph and Sarah Ann (Baily) Pusey.  He
attended the common schools of his neighborhood, and there acquired an educa-
tion which qualified him for the active and responsible duties of life.  In
early life he learned the trade of miller with his father, who was then
operating a mill near the town of Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, and this line of
industry he followed until he became the owner of the old homestead by
inheritance.  He then turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, and in
this new enterprise achieved an unusual degree of success, which was the
result of careful and painstaking labor, judicious management, and per-
severance.

"On December 30, 1830, Mr. Pusey was united in marriage to Maria Spencer, who
was born in Franklin township, Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1806, a
daughter of Asa and Hannah (Good) Spencer.  Their children were: Lewis, born
December 10, 1831, died May 5, 1891; Joel Bailey, born May 1, 1833; Emily,
born July 23, 1835; Sarah Ann, born December 1, 1838, died December 23, 1861,
on the old homestead; Isaac, born October 25, 1841, resides on the old home-
stead; Louisa, born July 16, 1844, died September 7, 1852; Edith H., born
March 15, 1848; William J., born September 6, 1851.

"Mr. Pusey was an overseer and elder in the London Grove Friends' Meeting,
and after a long life of usefulness he died at his home, October 4, 1870,
survived by his wife, whose death occurred June 23, 1883."