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Sophia (Richardson) Peddycoart (abt. 1734 - 1797)

Sophia Peddycoart formerly Richardson aka Matthews
Born about in Marylandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 28 Jan 1755 [location unknown]
Wife of — married 15 May 1764 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 63 [location unknown]
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Biography

Sophia was born in 1734 married, widowed, remarried, and died in 1797. She was laid to rest in Hope Moravian Old Original God's Acre Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina.[1]
Sophia and Edward married 25 January 1755 according to "Fairfax Monthly Meeting Virginia" records.
"Sophia & Edward Matthews m 25-1-1755 reported orderly accomplished"[2]
Sophia is named as the wife of Edward Matthews and a child of the late Richard Richardson in a 1761 chancery court case over Richard's estate: Trust Estate of Richard RICHARDSON - 2 Nov 1761 (MSA S512-3784; 1/36/4/84-3670)[3]
When Edward died he left three children: Sarah, Elizabeth, and Richard Matthews. The Fairfax Virginia Monthly Meeting records say they were expected to moved with their mother and step-father to Bush River Monthly Meeting in South Carolina, however they settled in New Garden North Carolina by 30 August 1777. It is unclear whether or not they lived in South Carolina for nine years before settling in North Carolina. Sophia married a man ("Petticoat") who was not a member of the Friend's Society (i.e. Quakers).[4]
Elizabeth Was disowned by the Quakers after marrying Basil Petticoat, a non-member. On being visited by Quakers, she thanked the Friends kindly but was not interested in appealing, or in making satisfaction.[1]
There is quite a lot of information in the Maryland Quaker records on Edward Mathew and his wife Sophia.
Elizabeth and Basil Peddycoart raised five children - three of Elizabeth's with her first husband, and their two children.
Children:
  1. Sarah Matthews
  2. Elizabeth Matthews
  3. Richard Matthews
  4. Nathaniel (Nathan) Peddicord
  5. John Samuel Peddycoart

Sources

  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #14891366
  2. Hinshaw, William Wade. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards brothers Inc., 1950.) vol. 6 p. 552 Note: "Fairfax Monthly Meeting Virginia" section)
  3. Maryland Chancery Court Abstracts. Abstracted by Dorinda Shepley.
  4. Hinshaw, William Wade.Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards brothers Inc., 1936.) vol. 6 p. 531 Note: "Fairfax Monthly Meeting Virginia" section




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Elizabeth-1352 and Richardson-20817 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
posted by Mary Gossage
(Sophia Matthews) Richardson-20817 and Elizabeth-1352 are the same person.
posted on Elizabeth-1352 (merged) by Mary Gossage

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