David E. Wherry Jr. (abt. 1717 - 1800)

Born about 1717 in County Antrim, Ireland

Husband of Isabella (Sharpe) Wherry — married 7 Aug 1746 in Chester County, Colony of Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1800 at about age 83 in East Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

David Wherry Jr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 317635
Rank: Civil Servant

David Wherry Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A123666.

David Wherry Jr. was a Civil Servant in the American Revolution.

David Wherry Jr. is a member of Clan MacQuarrie.

David Wherry Jr., the youngest of the 3 children of David and Mary Wherry, was born in about 1717 in County Antrim, Ireland. He was raised on the family farm; upon the death of David, Sr. in 1743 he and his brother James became owners of the farm. David Jr. and James bought a 201-acre farm in 1746 and farmed that one together until 1764, when David Jr. bought James' half. This farm remained in the family until the early 1950s, when it was sold.

—from Find A Grave ^[1]

The 1790 Federal Census in East Nottingham Twn, Chester County, Pennsylvania states that in the household of David Wherry Jr. there lived “1 male under 16, 2 males over 16, 1 free white female”.

David was a Presbyterian and an Elder of Rock Church, Cecil, Maryland for many years.

Despite his age he served in the Revolutionary War, in charge of the stores for Chester County.

David died of asthma on 7 July 1800 in East Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Sharpes Cemetery in Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 September 2020), memorial page for David Wherry Jr. (1717–5 Jul 1800), Find A Grave: Memorial #31561663, citing Sharp's Cemetery, Fair Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Pege (contributor 46986264) .

• Rachel Cox Manuscript, 1935
• Johns, John Henry, 1872, "A History of the Rock Presbyterian Church in Cecil County, Maryland"
• Ancestry.com, “1790 United States Federal Census” Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA, 2010. NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census.
• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Volume 207. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. SAR application for John Wherry, images 358-359. SAR Member: 41351.
• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Volume 194. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. SAR application for Douglas Wherry, images 391-392. SAR Member: 38770.