Pim family genealogy

Genealogy of the Pim’s from 1641, to the marriage of Catherine to the fourth James Calcutt (see the “Calcutt” pedigree, ante), and Jane to William Shannon, whose daughter Jane married the fifth James Calcutt. (Taken from Quakers’ Registry.) Previous to this the family may be traced in Leicestershire, England, as also the Calcutt family.

John Pim, son of William and Dorothy Pim, was born at Castle Donington, in Leicestershire, England, November 6th, 1641; and on the 20th Sept., A.D. 1662, he mar. Mary, daughter of William and Ann Pleadwell. She was born at Normanton upon Dove, in Nottinghamshire, Dec. 1st, A.D. 1644. John Pim died 29th May, A.D. 1718, aged 77, and was buried at Mountrath; Mary his wife died Feb. 3rd, A.D. 1726, aged 82, and was buried beside her husband.

Tobias Pim, their son, was born at Marybourgh, Nov. 6th, A.D. 1666, and was mar. Feb. 6th, A.D. 1694, to Susanna, dau. of Robert Cope, of Mountrath, and secondly to Mary Howell, daughter of Roger and Catherine Howell, of Garry, county Wexford. Tobias died Dec. 29th, A.D. 1747, aged 81. Mary died Jan. 16th, and was buried at the Quaker’s burial ground Mountrath.

Charles Pim, their son, was born at Rushan, March 3rd, A.D. 1709; and on Dec. 2nd, A.D. 1736, mar. Mary, dau of Joseph and Ellen Metcalf, of Gurteen, county Kildare. Charles Pim died the 16th July, A.D. 1771. Mary Pim died Dec. 10th, A.D. 1800, aged 82 years. Jane Pim, was bom at Mountrath, Nov. 16th, A.D. 1745, and married William Shannon, of Mountmellick, A.D. 1773. Catherine Pim was born at the same place, June 6th, A.D. 1759. Jane, youngest daughter of Wm. and Jane Shannon, mar. the fifth James Calcutt, Sept. 29th, A.D. 1817, and died in Cobourg, Canada, July, 1847, aged 52. The Pim’s of Mountmellick and Dublin are descendants of Tobias Pim of Rushan; one branch left Ireland 1732 and went to Philadelphia, his name was William and he married Miss Jackson, of Killimure, near Luica.