Dorothy (Williams) Dobbs (abt. 1631 - aft. 1686)

Born about 1631 in County Antrim, Ireland

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Biography

Dorothy was a Friend (Quaker)

Dorothy Williams was born in 1631 in Ireland, her father, John, was 32, and her mother, Alice, was 32. She married Richard Dobbs in 1655 in England. They had five children in 11 years. She became a Quaker (to her husband's intense annoyance) and died after 1686.^[1][2]

Research Notes

Birth record provided below seems unlikely, and no marriage record has been located. No death record located. Date of death is based on congregational meeting minutes, which reveal that she was a member of the Belfast and Ballyhagan Meetings up to at least 1686.

Sources

1. ↑ Mary Leadbeater, "Biographical notices of members of the Society of Friends, who were resident in Ireland". London, Harvey and Darton, 1823, p.191. (https://archive.org/details/biographicalnoti00lead/page/191/mode/2up?view=theater)
2. ↑ "Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Congregational Records"
   Archive: Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives; Reference: YM G4
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 November 2021)
   First name(s): Dorythy; Last name: Dobb; Address: Ulster; Denomination: Quaker; Meeting: Yearly; Country: Ireland; Register type: Sufferings; Description: YM Sufferings: testimonies against and sufferings incurred for tithes c. 1669-1777.

See also:

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: Dorothy Williams Gender: Female Baptism Date: 24 Feb 1631 Baptism Place: Hollingbourne, Kent, England Mother: Alice Williams FHL Film Number: 1736836

Acknowledgments

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