Mary (Bishop) Springer (abt. 1713 - bef. 1790)

Born about 1713 in New Castle, Delaware [uncertain]

Wife of Jacob Springer — married 1731 in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware

Descendants

Died before 23 Mar 1790 before about age 77 in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States

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Biography

Maria "Mary" Bishop was born c. 1713 (guess) in New Castle County, Delaware. She was the daughter of Nicolas and Dorcas (Unknown) Bishop. She was listed as a beneficiary in her father Nicolas Bishop's Last Will and Testament, which was signed 28 July 1745 in New Castle, Delaware.

"Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary the sum of twenty shillings to be paid by my son John."^[1]

About 1732, she married James "Jacob" Springer and they were the parents of eleven known children.

Their first known child, Dorcas Springer (listed as Darkis) was born 17 October 1733 and baptized 21 October in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. ^[2]

Mary Springer's Last Will and Testament dated 22 May 1786 was proved 23 March 1790. It lists the following children (record shows daughter's married names): Charles Springer, Dorcas Ball, Mary Armstrong, Nicholas Springer, Ann Jamison, Elizabeth Paulson, Jacob Springer, John Springer and Thomas Springer.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Last Will & Testament of Nicolas Bishop: Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971, Name: Nicolas Bishop. Probate Date: 1745; Probate Place: New Castle, Delaware. Viewed in Ancestry.com. Ancestry Record 9044 #519810 (accessed prior to 23 June 2023).
2. ↑ Baptism of daughter Dorcas Springer: "Delaware Baptisms, 1697-1886," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV33-S635 : 10 March 2018), Mari in entry for Charles Springer, 31 Aug 1735; from Baptism, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, reference ID , Delaware Public Archives, Dover, and Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, IX: The Records of Holy Trinity Old Swedes Church, (Wilmington, Delaware: Historical Society of Delaware, 1890).
3. ↑ Last Will & Testament of Mary Springer: Wills of New Castle County, Delaware, 1682-1854; Wills, Vol L-N, 1777-1794; Mary Springer; Date of Will: 22 May 1786; Probate Place: New Castle, Delaware. Ancestry Record 9044 #585354 (accessed 19 August 2019).