Ann (Lewis) Massey (1701 - bef. 1791)

Born 2 Oct 1701 in Chester, Pennsylvania Colony

Ancestors

Wife of James Massey — married 2 Feb 1723 in Chester county, Pennsylvania Colony

Descendants

Died before 1791 before age 89 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Albertus Robert Casimir Jung [send private message]

Biography

Ann Lewis, daughter of Lewis Lewis of Illan, Glamorganshire, Wales, and Mary Powell of Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, was born on 2 October 1701 in Chester county, Pennsylvania. ^{[1] [2]}

Ann was wed to James Massey on 2 February 1723 in Chester county. ^[3] Ann and James Massey had nine children, all born in Marple, Chester, Pennsylvania:

1. Thomas Massey, born 19 Mar 1724;
2. LEWIS MASSEY, b. 4 Nov 1725;
3. Abraham Massey, b. 6 Apr 1729;
4. James Massey, b. 2 Jan 1732;
5. Mary Massey, b. 12 Jun 1734;
6. William Massey, b. 7 Feb 1737;
7. Phineas Massey, b. 13 Dec 1739;
8. Mordecai Massey, b. 24 Mar 1747;
9. Lydia Massey, b. 25 Oct 1747.

Ann Lewis Massey died before 1791 in Chester county, Pennsylvania, where the James Massey family lived; she was not alive when her husband's will was proved in 1791. She was buried from the Willingstown meeting in Willingstown township, Chester county, Pennsylvania. ^{[4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Births 1677; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 99. Source Information - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014 [database on-line] Ann Lewis Text: "Name: Ann Lewis; Birth Date: 2 Oct 1701; Birth Date on Image: 02 Eighth 1701; Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania; Father: Lewis Lewis; Mother: Mary Lewis; Event Type: Birth; Monthly Meeting: Chester Monthly Meeting; Type (Orthodox or Hicksite): Orthodox; Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting; Meeting State: Pennsylvania; Meeting County: Chester."
2. ↑ Violetta May Hill, The Massey Genealogy - Descendants of Thomas Massey - Genealogical Format, 28 Mar 1990, page 25
3. ↑ Violetta May Hill, The Massey Genealogy - Descendants of Thomas Massey - Genealogical Format, 28 Mar 1990, page 25
4. ↑ Karen and Kim Massey, Descendants of The Thomas Massey House, Genealogy Publishing Service, 2009
5. ↑ Judge Frank A. Massey, Massey Families in America, 1974

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to William Smith for creating WikiTree profile Ann Lewis by uploading Smith-Hunter.ged on 10 March 2011. Click to the [Changes page] for the details of edits.
• Thanks to Albertus for creating WikiTree profile Ann Lewis on 29 Jan 2015, and for merging it into WikiTree profile Ann Lewis on 18 Nov 2015.
• This profile was adopted by Michael Lewis on 27 Nov 2013, and by Albertus on 18 Nov 2015.