Dorcas Wollerton

Female Aft 1758 -


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  • Name Dorcas Wollerton 
    Born Aft 1758 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I3367  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2016 

    Father James Wollerton,   b. 18 Sep 1731, East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1805  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Dorcas Few,   b. 5 Mar 1738,   d. 24 May 1815  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 5 Mar 1758 
    Family ID F1388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Pierson 
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2016 
    Family ID F1536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    The Estate Papers of James Wollerton, filed 23 January 1810
    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
    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