Lydia was born in 1708, the daughter of Alexander Ross and Katherine Chambers . [1][2] Lydia was mentioned on a memorial in Brick Meeting House Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland, United States with a death date of 1 Mar 1799.[3]
John, married Lydia Hollingsworth ; George, whose wife was Frances; David, who never married, died September 3, 1748; Mary, married John Littler (will dated August 13, 1748); Catherine, who never married; Lydia, married John Day, April 21, 1733; and Albenah, who married Evan Thomas.[9] Among children by John Daye were:
Lydia's child Rebecca Day was born on 2 Aug 1735 in Chester, Pennsylvania.[10]
Lydia's child John Daye was born on 26 May 1738 in Chester, Pennsylvania.[11]
Lydia's child Joseph Daye was born on 7 Oct 1740 in Chester, Pennsylvania.[12]
Lydia's child Katherine Daye was born on 25 Jun 1743 in Chester, Pennsylvania.[13]
Lydia's child Lydia Daye was born on 4 Aug 1745 in Chester, Pennsylvania.[14]
Lydia's child George Daye was born on 30 Jan 1752 in Chester, Pennsylvania.[15]
Lydia's child Joseph Day married on 10 Jun 1762 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[16]
Lydia's child Katherine Daye married Joseph Wood on 12 Jan 1769 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.[17]
Lydia's child Rebecca Daye married Jacob Reynolds in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.[18]
Lydia died on 1 March 1799 and was buried in East Nottingham Meeting Cemetery (AKA, Brick Meeting House Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland).
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↑Birth: "U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940" Monthly Meeting: New Garden Monthly Meeting; Archive Reference: EE 161-2 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2705 #664208 (accessed 19 February 2024) Lidia Ross born on 7 Jul 1708 in Pennsylvania.
↑Memorial:
"Find a Grave", database with images
Find A Grave: Memorial #181763330 (accessed 19 February 2024)
Memorial page for Lydia Ross Daye (7 Sep 1708-1 Mar 1799), citing Brick Meeting House Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by L Evans (contributor 47540766).
↑Marriage:
"Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777"
Original data: Barnes, Robert, compiler. Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1975 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4738 #14731 (accessed 19 February 2024)
Lydia Ross marriage to John Daye on 21 Jun 1733.
↑Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900" Source number: 1239.036; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Ancestry Record 7836 #1043334 (accessed 19 February 2024) Lydia Ross marriage to John Day in 1733 in PA.
↑Marriage: "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database with images citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102370985; Image number: 8 FamilySearch Record: 6CYX-1RFZ (accessed 19 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCX-21MG Lydia Ross marriage to John Day on 21 Apr 1733 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
↑Birth of child Rebecca Day:
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102027650; Image number: 271
FamilySearch Record: 6CTB-9CJG (accessed 19 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSWM-RQN9-F
Rebecca Day born to Lydia Day on 2 Aug 1735 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
↑Birth of child John Daye:
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102370985; Image number: 34
FamilySearch Record: 6CT5-VSZJ (accessed 19 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCX-2BTR
John Daye born to Lydia Daye on 26 May 1738 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
↑Birth of child Joseph Daye:
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102370985; Image number: 34
FamilySearch Record: 6CTR-9WPG (accessed 19 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCX-2BTR
Joseph Daye born to Lydia Daye on 7 Oct 1740 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
↑Birth of child Katherine Daye:
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102370985; Image number: 34
FamilySearch Record: 6CT5-VSDQ (accessed 19 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCX-2BTR
Katherine Daye born to Lydia Daye on 25 Jun 1743 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
↑Birth of child Lydia Daye:
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102370985; Image number: 34
FamilySearch Record: 6CTR-32XQ (accessed 19 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCX-2BTR
Lydia Daye born to Lydia Daye on 4 Aug 1745 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
↑Birth of child George Daye:
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102370985; Image number: 34
FamilySearch Record: 6CTR-32FC (accessed 19 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCX-2BTR
George Daye born to Lydia Daye on 30 Jan 1752 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
↑Marriage of child Joseph Day:
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102393994; Image number: 93
FamilySearch Record: 6CYX-Q9G7 (accessed 19 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCN-69HQ-F
Lydia Day's child Joseph Day marriage on 10 Jun 1762 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
↑Marriage of child Katherine Daye:
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102027650; Image number: 252
FamilySearch Record: 6CYX-Y68Q (accessed 19 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSWM-RQNW-4
Lydia Daye's child Katherine Daye marriage to Joseph Wood on 12 Jan 1769 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
↑Marriage of child Rebeccah Daye:
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102339825; Image number: 266
FamilySearch Record: 6CYF-R61L (accessed 19 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSC7-HSQK-Q
Lydia's child Rebeccah Daye marriage in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.
↑Burial:
"U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1107342688 (accessed 19 February 2024)
Lydia Daye burial (died on 1 Mar 1799) in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
↑Will:
"Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825"
Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service Ancestry Record 4895 #48338 (accessed 19 February 2024)
Will of Lydia Day.
↑Will: "Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Estate Papers, 1714-1838" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5327 #5658 (accessed 19 February 2024) Will of Lydia Day, granted probate in 1799.
↑Will: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993" Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8802 #1650151 (accessed 19 February 2024) Will of Lydia Day of Chester, Pennsylvania, granted probate on 12 Apr 1799.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
Ross-5514 and Ross-10227 appear to represent the same person because: though the profiles both lack sources, the Jolliffe source provides a relative birth order for her among her siblings, confirms her marriage date and husband. Once these are merged, the duplicate husband will need to be merged.