Nancy Jane (Chase) Wolfe (1809 - 1873)

Born 14 Aug 1809 in Pennsylvania, USA

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Descendants

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Nancy Jane /Chase/^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 14 AUG 1809

Place: Pennsylvania, USA^[4][5][6][7]

Death

Death:

Date: 30 JUL 1873^[8][9]

Event

Event: C200

Type: Soundex Code

Burial

Burial:

Place: Windy Gap Cemetery, West Finley Twp, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA^[10]

Note

Note: #N228

PHOTO

PHOTO @M15@

Object

Object: @M15@

Marriage

Husband: Barnabas Chase

Wife: @I8549@

Child: Nancy Jane Chase

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1802^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Chase-3040 was created by Cherie Clark through the import of NancyChase_2014-10-25.ged on Oct 25, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S256 Data: Text: from a letter written by Anna Wolfe (daughter of Christopher C. Wolfe)
3. ↑ Source: #S480 Data: Text: mentioned daughter Nancy "Wolff"
4. ↑ Source: #S47 Data: Text: aged 50
5. ↑ Source: #S50 Data: Text: aged 61
6. ↑ Source: #S111 Data: Text: aged 41
7. ↑ Source: #S256 Data: Text: provided full date
8. ↑ Source: #S258 Data: Text: provided full date, could have been July 30, 1872 or 1873, but 1873 seems more likely based on date of her probated will.
9. ↑ Source: #S481 Data: Text: probated 2 aug 1873
10. ↑ Source: #S258
11. ↑ Source: #S706 Data: Text: provided approximate year

• Source: S111 Title: 1850 Greene County, PA Census (Morris Twp) Repository: #R5 NOTEFamily History Library, Salt Lake City UT
• Repository: R5 Name: Family History Library, Salt Lake City UT Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S256 Title: Dixon, Judy (libco@westtelco.com) Repository: #R14 NOTEemail
• Repository: R14 Name: email archive Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S258 Title: Gravestone at Windy Gap Cemetery, West Finley Twp, Washington County, PA NOTEPhotos and transcript taken by C A Clark, July 10, 2005 CONT north of West Finley, PA, on Route 231
• Source: S47 Title: 1860 Washington County, PA Census (West Finley Twp) NOTESt. Louis Public Library
• Source: S480 Title: Will of Barnabas Chase, #344 Publication: Name: Washington County Will Book # 9, page 503; Repository: #R5 NOTEFamily History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
• Source: S481 Title: Will of Nancy Wolf, #281 Publication: Name: Washington County, PA, Willbook #10, page 161; Repository: #R5 NOTEFamily History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
• Source: S50 Title: 1870 Washington County, PA Census (West Finley Twp) NOTEAllen County Public Library, Ft Wayne, IN

Notes

Note N228Was listed in the 1870 Washington County Census (West Finley Twp), living alone with grandson, James Milligan, aged 15, born in PA.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Will of Nancy Wolf

(Washington County, PA, Willbook #10, page 161)

Know all men by these presents that I Nancy Wolf of West Finley Township in the County of Washington and state Pennsylvania widow being in ill health but of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and piublish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.

And as to my worldly Estate, and all My property personal or mixed of which I shall die siezed and possessed or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease I devise bequeath and dispose. There of imasmuch following to wit. First my will is that all my just debts and funeral expenses shall by my Executor hereinafter named be paid out of my Estate as soon after my decease as shall by him be found convenient--

I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah A. Potter one of my best milk cows her choice, also my bay mare, and the one half of my bed clothes and bedding; The other half of my bed clothes and beding I give to the children of my deceased daughter Jane Milligan. I will and bequeath to my son in law Samuel McDaid one hundred dollars; My will is that all the rest of my property be sold by my Executor and after the payment of all legal exhenses of the settlement of my estate that the ballance of the money be divided between my daughter Sarah A. Potter and the children of my deceased daughter Jane Milligan; the one half to my daughter Sarah A. Potter, the other to the children of Jane Milligan deceased-- My son Christopher C. Wolf and my daughter Elisabeth McDaid have received all that I intend them to have.

And Lastly I do nominate and appoint J. W. Milligan to be the Executor of this my last will and testament subscribed my name and affixed my seal this fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy two. signed sealed published and declared by Nancy Wolf as and for her last will and testament in the presences of us, who at her request and in her presence the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto

William S. Irey Arthur Sprowl Commonwealth of Penna. County of Washington s.s. Be it Remembered that upon This 2d day of Aug. 1873 before me A.O. Day Register for the Probate of wills and granting Letters of administration within and for said county came William S. Irey & Arthur sprowls the subscribing witnesses to the forgoing attached will of Nancy Wolf deceased who after being duly qualified according to law depose and say, That They were present at the execution of said will, saw the testatrix sign the same heard her publish it as and for her last will and testament, that they at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other subscribed their names ____ as witnesses, William S. Irey Arthur Sprowls sworn and subscribed before A.O. Day Register And were Aug 2, 1873 As being adjudged that the said will has been duly heard Letters are issued to J. W. Milligan who was duly qualified. A.O. Day Regr.