William Schooley (1689 - 1722)

Born 2 Oct 1689 in Burlington County, New Jersey,

Ancestors

Died 1722 at about age 32 in Warren, Warren, New Jersey,

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Biography

William, the son of Robert and Sarah, was born the 8th month (October), 2nd day, 1689, as recorded in the Chesterfield Meeting of Friends Minutes.^[1] They noted he was born in America.^[2]

The elders of the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting of Friends were appointed "to Talk with William son of Robert" Scholey, about some of his habits (date not recorded in the Minutes but likely early 1700s. It is believed William left the fellowship of the Friends. There is an entry in St. Marys Episcopal Church of Burlington New Jersey that reveals, "William Seoholey, the son of Robert Seoholey baptised february 28, 1702". Thomas, Andrew, Elizabeth, Mary and Hannah, the children of Andrew Smith were baptized at the same time. But, if he did abandon the Quaker faith it doesn't appear his offspring did. William, born about 1704, believed to be his son, is mentioned in the Woodbridge Minutes in the 3rd month of 1740. It was agreed that they would hold a "Meeting once in three Months at the house of William Schooly... S'd Meeting Shall be held on the Second first Dayes of the fourth Seventh Tenth and first Months". This is a good example of the way the avoided using the names of days and months. The Friends of Hanover Township were granted liberty to hold meetings at his home in 1746 on the "first dayes of the weak".

It is believed William and Mary's children were William (b. 1704), Robert (b. about 1710), and Joseph (d. before April 9, 1761 when his estate was mentioned in his brother, William's will).

Sources

1. ↑ Scholey Family vital data, continuted on following page. Chesterfield Monthly Meeting Minutes 1682-1847, Burlington NJ.Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA.
2. ↑ Robert Scholey's Children Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Burlington New Jersey, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting Minutes 1659-1885 Pg 7, Image 31 of 291.

• Trails of our fathers : some descendants of the American Schooley family and related families; Schooley, James B. (James Bertram), 1917-; Schooley, Thomas Henry Silliman, 1860-1946; 1988 Schooley, Jefferson, Maine; Pgs 98-102.
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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Eowyn Langholf for creating WikiTree profile Schooley-193 through the import of Smith_Schooley.ged on Jun 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Eowyn and others.