Mary (Taylor) Wickersham (abt. 1757 - 1843)

Born about 1757 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1843 at about age 86 in East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Mary Taylor was the daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Johnson) Taylor. ^[1]

Birth

Date: 1757 (Based on age at death)

Place: Springville, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Marriage

Date: 7 Apr 1781 (see Marriage section below for sources)

Place: Chester, Pennsylvania

Death

Date: 06 APR 1843 (see Death section below for sources)

Place: East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Mentioned in Grandfather, Joseph Taylor's will ^[2]

Sources

• The Maris Family in the United States: A Record of the Descendants of George ...By George Lewis Maris, Annie M. Pinkerton Ma page 17 AND page 37
• Mentioned in; Cope, Gilbert,. Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. New York|||Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1904.image

Marriage Sources

Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Marriage Records, 1765-1799; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:337; Call Number: MR-Ph 267; Call Number: MR-Ph 348; Call Number: MR Ph:342; and Call Number: MR-Ph 348;[3] [4] [5] [6]

Death Sources

• findagrave profile
• Hinshaw, William Wade. William Wade Hinshaw's Index to Unpublished Quaker Records. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College. viewable image
• Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births and Deaths, 1826-1898; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 275 [7] and [8]
  • Name: Mary Wickersham
  • Birth Date: abt 1757
  • Death Age: 86
  • Death Date: 6 Apr 1843
  • Death Date on Image: 06 Fourth 1843
  • Death Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Residence Place: E Marlborough
  • Father: Joseph Taylor
  • Monthly Meeting: Kennett Monthly Meeting
  • Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
  • Meeting State: Pennsylvania
  • Meeting County: Chester

1. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1779-1790; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 339[1]/viewable image
   • • Name Mary Taylor
     • Marriage Date Mar 1781
     • Marriage Place Chester, Pennsylvania
     • Residence Date on Image Third 1781
     • Residence Place Chester, Pennsylvania
     • Father Joseph Taylor
     • Mother Hannah Taylor
     • Spouse Abner Wickersham
     • Spouse Father James Wickersham
     • Spouse Mother Ann Wickersham
     • Event Type Marriage Intention
     • Monthly Meeting New Garden Monthly Meeting
     • Historical Meeting Data New Garden Monthly Meeting
     • Yearly Meeting Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
     • Meeting State Pennsylvania
     • Meeting County Chester
2. ↑ Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service. [2]
   • Abstract: Executors to sell plantation I now live on. To son Jesse £25. To George, my other son, £25. To daughter Mary, wife of Robert Wickersham, £20. To daughter Phebe, wife of William Moode, £20. To son-in-law Joseph Pennock relict of my daughter Sarah, 1 shilling. To granddaughter Ruth Baily, daughter of son Joseph, deceased, 1 shilling. To granddaughter Mary, wife of Abner Wickersham and daughter of son Joseph, 1 shilling. Remainder to surviving children, Jesse, George, Mary and Phebe. Executor: Son Jesse. Friend George Passmore, Trustee, to assist him.