Rachel Littler in the Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Rachel Littler
Description: Wife
Date: 8 Mar 1727
Prove Date: 30 May 1727
Book/Page: A:238
Remarks: Samuel Littler of Nottingham. 3/8/1727. May 30, 1727. A. 238. To wife Rachel 200 acres of land at the north end of the lott whereon I now live until son John is of age. To son Joshua the remainder of the aforesaid lott, when of age. To son Samuel the 200 acres of land I bought of Richard Jones when of age. To son Mincher 200 acres of land upon the branches of Pigeon Creek when of age. To daughter Sarah Littler £20 when of age. Executors: wife Rachel and son John. Witnesses: Alexander Ross, John Ruddell [5]
Marriage to Thomas Oldham
Name: Rachel Minshall Taylor [Rachel Minshall Taylor-Littler]
Remarks: Rachel Oldham of East Nottingham. 5/23/1761. December 13, 1762. To son Simon Taylor 5 shillings. To son Joshua Littler 5 shillings. All remainder of estate real and personal to granddaughter Rachel, wife of Elisha Brown, and Thomas Barrett to be divided. Executors: Thomas Barrett and Elisha Brown. Witnesses: Mordecai James, David Brown, Micajah James. [8]
Sources
↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.; Original data: General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England.
↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Quaker arrivals at Philadelphia (Meeting), 1682-1750 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.; Original data: Myers, Albert Cook. Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia, 1682-1750. Baltimore, MD, USA: Southern Book Co., 1957.
↑ Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.; Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.; About Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825: Chester County was formed in 1682 as an original county in Pennsylvania. Now home to such historical sites as Valley Forge National Historical Park, Chester lies just southwest of Philadelphia. The states of Delaware and Maryland also border southern Chester County. This database contains records of wills proved between 1713 and 1825. Information about living heirs, occupations, residences and family relationships is detailed in the data.; The original records from which this database has been compiled are held at the Chester County Archives and Records Service, 117 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380. For more information, see also the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) for FHL 20844-20849.; For more information, see also the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) for FHL 20844-20849.
↑ Source Citation: Source number: 2146.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS; Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.; Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.
↑ Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.; Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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Can you disconnect Simpson Taylor, Charles Taylor and Jacob Taylor from Rachel Minshall Taylor as children. They were born after Thomas' death in Pennsylvania. His widow remarried in 1707 to Litler. See his profile for sources.
Minshall-17 and Minshall-1 appear to represent the same person because: CLEAR DUPLICATE: Same birth and death dates and places. Rachel married Oldham after Taylor died. No conflicting parent duplicates.
Can you disconnect Simpson Taylor, Charles Taylor and Jacob Taylor from Rachel Minshall Taylor as children. They were born after Thomas' death in Pennsylvania. His widow remarried in 1707 to Litler. See his profile for sources.
Thanks, Caryl
According to the old Quaker calendar prior to 1 Jan 1753, the 4th month was June, not April. (See: http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/roots-l/genealog/genealog.quakerc1)