Elizabeth Ann (Fisher) Wilkinson (abt. 1718 - abt. 1760)

Born about 1718 in Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Wilkinson — married 31 Oct 1740 in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 10 Sep 1760 at about age 42 in York, York, Pennsylvania

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Biography

From Find A Grave: Memorial # [removed] for Elizabeth Fisher Wilkinson:

The memorial there provides: Myers, Albert Cook, M.L, Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania (Genealogical Publishing Company 1969, Baltimore.), Pages 370-371. Joseph Wilkinson, unmarried, from Ballinacree Meeting, County Antrim, dated 2 Mo. 23, 1737, ...a son to Francis Wilkinson Deced. Joseph Wilkinson came over to Pennsylvania in 1737 and was married 10 Mo. 31, 1740, to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Fisher, of Kennett, Chester County. They resided in East Caln, in the latter county, but afterwards resided at other places. He died 9 mo. 10, 1760, having had the following children: Frances, b. 12 mo. 15, 1741; Susanna, b. 12 mo. 29, 1743; Thomas, b. 12 mo. 5, 1745; Elizabeth, b. 6 mo. 30, 1748; Joseph, b. 7 mo. 17, 1750; Mary, b. 3 mo. 20, 1752; Ruth, b. 7 mo. 27, 1754; Alice, b. 12 mo. 10, 1755. The widow, Elizabeth Wilkinson, and her family removed within the limits of Warrington Monthly Meeting, York County, not long after the death of her husband and she was married a second time to Joseph, son of Peter and Sarah (Gilpin) Cook, of Warrington. She died at York early in the nineteenth century and was buried in Friends' graveyard at York.

Sources

See also:

• Estate Papers, 1713-1810; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania. link to papers at Ancestry.com

Name: Thomas Fisher

Probate Date: 27 Aug 1747

Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Inferred Death Year: Abt 1747

Inferred Death Place: Pennsylvania, USA

Case Number: 1051

Item Description: Estate Papers, No 1016-1149, 1700-1810

Will, image 288 shows in the above collection View image of will here: Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry shared image. View image of inventory here: Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry shared image

wife, Elizabeth

children: Samuel, Thomas (not yet 21), Elizabeth the wife of Joseph Wilkinson, Francis, Mary (receives bequest when 23), William, James.

• Same will in "Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923"; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania. Will Books A-C, Vol 1-3, 1713-1755. Image 319 @ Ancestry.com: will in PA Wills at Ancestry.com View image here: Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry shared image.

Trees

• Source: S-1855645572 https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/30777202/family

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Fisher-2498 created through the import of AustinMoserJohnsonStover Tree.ged on Oct 16, 2011 by Ken Austin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Ken and others.