Living Individual - Details withheldFrom Gillingham Family, Descendants of Yeamans Gillingham, p 11:
Robert Lucas of Deverall, Longbridge, County, Wilts, yeoman, who arrived at Philadelphia, 4th mo. 4, 1679. in the "Elizabeth and Mary", of Weymouth.
Robert Lucas was justice of peace for Upland and Dependencies in 1681; a member of first grand jury in Pennsylvania, 1683; member of Assembly, 1682, 1683, 1687, and 1688. "Robert Lucas, by an order from Sird Edw'd Andros, in the year 1679, took up a parcel of land now in the Falls Township in BUcks County, 177 acres, which the Gov'r by his Warr't, dated 9th 3 mo., 1684, again granted and by Patent dated 31st, 5 mo., 1684, confirmed it to the said RObert, who devised the same to Edw'd Lucas, his son and heir." - Minutes of the Board of Property, Pennsylvania Archives XIX, page 303
Robert Lucas' will signed 10th mo. 6, 1687 (proved 12th mo. 21, 1703, Book B, page 330, No. 122, Philadelphia) mentions his wife Elizabeth and sons Edward, Robert, GIles and John. Other children, names not given.
