Dorcas Few

1738 - 1815  (77 years)

• Name	Dorcas Few
  Born	5 Mar 1738
  Gender	Female
  Died	24 May 1815
  Person ID	I3329	Bird-Metcalf
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Isaac Few,   d. Jun 1766, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America
  Mother	Jane
  Family ID	F1397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Wollerton,   b. 18 Sep 1731, East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America ,   d. 2 Jul 1805  (Age 73 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1758
  Children	1. Joseph Wollerton,   b. Abt 1759   2. Charles Wollerton,   b. Aft 1758   3. Hannah Wollerton,   b. Aft 1758   4. Mary Wollerton,   b. Aft 1758,   d. Bef 1805  (Age ~ 45 years)   5. Isaac Wollerton,   b. Aft 1758  [Birth]   6. James Wollerton,   b. Aft 1758   7. Dorcas Wollerton,   b. Aft 1758 + 8. John Wollerton,   b. Bef 1805   9. Jane Wollerton,   b. Bef 1805
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F1388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Dorcas Few Wollerton, a Quaker, Marries Outside the Church Over the period of about a year, Dorcas Few "Willinton" is discussed in the Quaker Monthly Meetings. It seems she did not follow the proper guidelines for marrying and she married a man that is not of the Quaker faith. Dorcas finally presents "a few lines to condemn her out goings in Marriage" which was "laid before the Men and accepted." Source: Source Citation Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1737-1775; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 31
  		Dorcas (Few) Wollerton in the Quaker Minutes Between the years of 1793 and 1795 Dorcas request certificates for attending meetings in Uwchlan and Bradford. States that Dorcas was the wife of James Wollerton. Source Citation Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1778-1810; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/N681 2.2
  		A Summary of the Will of Isaac Few Lists Children Richard, Joseph, Dorcas, Isaac, Benjamin, and James. His wife, Jean, is also listed. Source Information Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
  		The Estate Papers of James Wollerton, filed 23 January 1810 Contains his will as well as the inventory of his estate. Dorcus, his wife, renounces the right as executorship of the will. Among the inventory is a balance owed for "a negro boy" and a blind horse. The will was proved 24 August 1805 Name: James Wollerton Record Type: Wills Year: 1810 Title: Wills 5193-5289 Source Information Ancestry.com. Chester County, Pennsylvania, Estate Papers, 1714-1838 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  		The Will of James Wollerton written 7 February 1805 Dorcus, his wife, is to get the downstairs east room as well as a load of cut wood delivered to her door, among other things. The children mentioned are: Joseph Wollerton Charles Wollerton Hannah Wollerton Dorcus Pierson and her husband William Jane Pierson Mary Spackman's children James Wollerton's child

  
  

  Histories

  The Wollerton's in the History of Chester County, Pennsylvania A brief detail of the family from Charles and Jane who settled in East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania with details on their sons James and John. Also tells of William Wollerton, the eldest son of John and Rebecca being a saddler and land owner. It states that he and Rebecca did have thirteen children. History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches by Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928; Published in 1881; website: archive.org.