Drusilla (Prickett) Joliff (1783 - 1870)

Born 28 Feb 1783 in , Monongalia County, Virginia, United States of America

Ancestors

Wife of James Joliff — married 16 Mar 1801 in Monongalia Co., VA, USA

Descendants

Died 26 May 1870 at age 87 in , Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States of America

Biography

This profile is part of the Prickett Name Study.

Drusilla (Prickett) Joliff was born in Monongalia County, Virginia.

Note: Since the Virginia places named in this, and other profiles, are now part of West Virginia, it is best to use West Virginia as the state when searching for records.

Drusilla was born on 28 February 1783 in Monongalia County, Virginia, the ninth of eleven known children and fifth of seven daughters of Josiah and Charity Taylor Prickett.

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Marriage record for James and Drusilla Prickett Jolliffe

On 16 March 1801, a few days after her eighteenth birthday, Drusilla married James Joliff in Monongalia County, and bore him ten known children, five sons and five daughters, including

1. Collins Joliffe
2. Hezekiah Jolliff M. D.

On 26 May 1870, at the age of eighty-seven, Drusilla died of unknown causes in Wetzel County, West Virginia and is buried there in the Jolliffe Cemetery at Pine Grove,

1850 census

Drusilla Jolliffe appears  in the 1850 United States Federal Census as a 62-year-old woman, apparently a widow, living with her son Ira (a farmer with $250 in real property) and his wife and two children, and another son, Job, 38, who has no occupation.

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1850 census for Drusilla Prickett Jolliffe

Name: Drusilla Jolliffe; Age: 62; Birth Year: c1788; Birthplace: Virginia; Home in 1850: District 64, Wetzel, Virginia, USA; Gender: Female; Family Number: 91.

Household Members: Name Age

Ira Jolliffe 27

Nancy Jolliffe 29

James A Jolliffe 4

Amos Jolliffe 2

Drusilla Jolliffe 62

Job Jolliffe 38^[2]

1860 census

Drusilla Jolliffe appears  in the 1860 United States Federal Census as a 76-year-old woman, apparently a widow, living with her son Ira (a farmer with $1000 in real and $400 in personal property) and his wife and five children, four sons and one daughter.

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1860 census for Drusilla Prickett Jolliffe

Name: Ira Jolliff [Ira Jolliffe]; Age: 37; Birth Year: c1823; Gender: Male; Birth Place: Virginia; Home in 1860: Wetzel County, Virginia; Post Office: Knob Fork; Family Number: 558.

Household Members: Name Age

Ira Jolliff 37

Nancy Jolliff 29

Jame[s] Jolliff 14

Amos J Jolliff 12

Jemima Jolliff 8

Levi L Jolliff 5

Elmus J Jolliff 1

Drusilla Jolliff 16 [sic., i.e., 76]^[3]

Gravestone for Drusilla Prickett Jolliffe, 1783-1870.

From Findagrave.com

Drusilla Prickett Jolliffe

Birth: 28 Feb 1783: Death: 26 May 1870 (aged 87);Burial: Jolliffe Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA. Memorial #: 50561620>

Bio: Jolliffe, Drusilla 28 Feb 1783 26 May 1870 w/o James Jollife and d/o Josiah Prickett & Charity Taylor.

Family Members: Parents: Josiah Prickett (1746-1807), Charity Taylor Prickett (1739-1833); Spouse: James Jolliffe (1780-1831); Siblings:Rebecca Prickett Washburn (1771-1802), Lydia Prickett Ross (1780-1850), Job Prickett (1788-1870); Children: Collins Jolliffe (1802-1894), Zadock Jolliff (1803-1849), Hezekiah Jolliffe (1806-1890), Maria Jolliffe Lowe (1814-1893), Ira Jolliffe (1823-1902).^[4]

Citations

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2. ↑ 1850 Census, District 64, Wetzel County, Virginia; Roll M432_981, Page 7B, Image 20, (14 of 99), Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn2061&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1850usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsln=jol*&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1783&msbpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msbpn=49&msbpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msrpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=49&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=3&h=15627381&recoff=&ml_rpos=4. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8054/4206471_00020?pid=15627381&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn2061%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1850usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsln%3Djol*%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1783%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26msbpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D49%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D3%26h%3D15627381%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D4&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn2061&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 17 Nov 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
3. ↑ 1860 Census, Wetzel County, Virginia; Roll M653_1384, Page 83, Image 83 of 168, Family History Library Film 805384, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=34715499. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7667/4298879_00087?pid=34715501&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn2070%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1860usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsln%3Djoll*%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26msbpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn__ftp%3DVirginia%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D72%26h%3D34715501%26recoff%3D%26fsk%3DBEDw6dQIgAAd8wDFnOs-61-%26bsk%3D%26pgoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D73&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn2070&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 17 Nov 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
4. ↑ Martin Weybright (47169053), “Drusilla Prickett Jolliffe,” Findagrave.com. Record added 2 Apr 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50561620/drusilla-jolliffe. Accessed 30 December 2019.

Acknowledgments

• Gedcom DeCoursey imported the data for Drusilla (Prickett) Joliff from 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14 Sep 2010.

• Patricia Prickett Hickin added Patricia Prickett Hickin as manager of this profile on 7 Oct 2012.

Sources

• James Jolliffe and Drusilla Prickett, 1801, FamilySearch.org. URL: West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch, James Jolliffe and Drusilla Prickett, 1801; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,910.

• U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1850 Census, District 64, Wetzel County, Virginia; Roll M432_981, Page 7B, Image 20, (14 of 99), Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn2061&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1850usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsln=jol*&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1783&msbpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msbpn=49&msbpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msrpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=49&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C49%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=3&h=15627381&recoff=&ml_rpos=4. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8054/4206471_00020?pid=15627381&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn2061%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1850usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsln%3Djol*%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1783%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26msbpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D49%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D3%26h%3D15627381%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D4&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn2061&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 17 Nov 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

• Martin Weybright (47169053), “Drusilla Prickett Jolliffe,” Findagrave.com. Record added 2 Apr 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50561620/drusilla-jolliffe. Accessed 30 December 2019.