Mary Dinah (Cox) McGrew (1737 - 1819)

Born 27 Apr 1737 in Menallen Township, Adams, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Finley McGrew — married 10 Sep 1759 in York,York, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1819 at age 82 in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Birth

Birth:

User ID: 542817557D3E86FC878DD08BDDA36226

Record ID Number: MH:IF500267

Date: 27 APR 1737

Place: Menallen Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Dinah (Cox) McGrew was the daughter of John and Mary (Harlan) Cox. She married Finley McGrew, in York County, PA.

On Jun. 9, 1783, Finley McGrew produced a certificate to the Menallen Monthly Meeting for himself, wife Dinah and 8 children; James, Mary, Nathan, Finley, Dinah, Rebecca, Margaret and Jacob, from Hopewell Monthly Meeting bearing the date of Apr. 7, 1783 which was read and received.^[1] Missing from this list was their eldest son, John.

The births of Finley and Dinah's children were recorded at the Menallen Monthly Meeting in Adams County, Pennsylvania.^[2]

John, born Oct. 13, 1760

James, born Dec. 1, 1762

Mary, born Oct. 2, 1763

Nathan, born Jun. 1, 1765

Finley, born Mar. 27, 1767

Dinah, born Mar. 9, 1769

Rebecca, born Sep. 16, 1770

Margaret, born Aug. 10, 1777

Although their son, Jacob, was not included in this list of births, he was identified as their son in the family's certificate of transfer dated Apr. 7, 1783 and when his mother, Dinah McGrew, requested a certificate of transfer from the Menallen Monthly Meeting to the Westland Monthly Meeting on Jul. 9, 1787 for her husband, herself and two children, Margaret and Jacob.^[3]

On Jun. 28, 1788, Finley McGrew appeared at the Westland Monthly Meeting with a certificate for himself, his wife Dinah, and two children, Margaret and Jacob, from the Menallen Monthly Meeting dated Oct. 15, 1787.^[4]

They removed to N. Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland, PA (Sewickley Township was founded in 1835 after her death).

Dinah McGrew died at the age of 82 years on Nov. 2, 1819. Her death was recorded at the Providence Monthly Meeting.^[5] Dinah and Finley are buried in Sewickley Friends Burying Ground, Westmoreland County, PA.^[6]

Death

Death:

User ID: 542817557DB346FC978DD08BDDA36226

Record ID Number: MH:IF500268

Date: 2 NOV 1819

Place: N. Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Record ID Number

Record ID Number: MH:I500170

User ID

User ID: 542817557C76E6FC678DD08BDDA36226

Burial

Burial:

User ID: 542817581736E6FFC78DD08BDDA36226

Record ID Number: MH:IF500293

Place: Friends Burial Ground, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1780-1835; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/M461 2.1; Menallen Monthly Meeting; Minutes, 1780-1835.
2. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes and Deaths 1785-1884; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/M461 3.1; Menallen Monthly Meeting; Minutes and Deaths 1785-1884.
3. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1780-1835; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/M461 2.1; Menallen Monthly Meeting; Minutes, 1780-1835.
4. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1785-1811; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-O-0048; Westland Monthly Meeting; Minutes, 1785-1811.
5. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births and Deaths, 1811-1864; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-O-0027; Providence Monthly Meeting.
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 69188242

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  Mary Dinah McGrew (born Cox)
  Gender: Female
  Birth: Apr 27 1737 - York County,,Pennsylvania
  Marriage: Sep 10 1759 - York,York,Pennsylvania, USA
  Death: Nov 2 1819 - N. Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County,Pennsylvania
  Father: John Cox, Jr.
  Mother: Mary Cox (born Harlan)
  Husband: Finley McGrew
  Children: John McGuireRebecca Mains (born McGrew)Mary Ong (born McGrew)James Cox McGrewNathan McGrewFinley McGrewDinah Cox (born McGrew)Margaret Wilson (born McGrew)Jacob McGrew

  Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
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  Mary Dinah McGrew Cox
  Birth: 1737
  Death: Nov 2 1819
  Cemetery: Friends Burial Ground, Pennsylvania, USA

  Quality or Certainty of Data: 4

See also:

• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. IV.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Barbara Bonanni for creating Cox-6142 on 30 Dec 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Barbara and others.
• Cox-9578 was created by J. Arroyo through the import of ArroyoTree.ged on Oct 9, 2014