According to "History of Bucks County" 1887 edited by J H Battle, he was a grocer in Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, and was 58 when he arrived on the "Content" in 1680. His wife was 63 when she arrived in 1684 with son John.
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Bucks County Pioneers in the Valley of Virginia
The Darkes were another conspicuous family in the history of early Bucks county; and they too, were English Quakers. Samuel Darke, of London, arrived in this country in the ship "Content" in 1683. His brother, William Darke, came over with him, but the latter 's wife, Alice, and their oldest son, John, aged 17, came over in the year following. These brothers first made their home in Burlington county, NJ, but later crossed the river into Bucks county, where William obtained a grant for 235 acres, near the falls".
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Bucks Co PA Deeds 1684-1692
p301 1683-04-13 William Penn to William Darke; 235 acres
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Bucks Co PA Deeds 1692-1700
p94 1696-12-01 William Dark to John Dark; half his tract of 235 acres; a certain sum of money, and love and affection
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He was a member of the first Grand Jury of Bucks Co PA, at the 1685 June session.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 895
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