Rebecca Harvey

Female 1768 - 1841  (73 years)


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  • Name Rebecca Harvey 
    Born 24 Jul 1768  Charlestown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Dec 1841  Uwchlan Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I598  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2016 

    Father Samuel Harvey,   b. 1745, Germantown, Pennsylvania, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1820  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Martha Martin 
    Family ID F628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Wollerton,   b. 28 Dec 1760, East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1846, Uchlawn, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1782  Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Maria Wollerton,   b. 26 Jan 1790, East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1855  (Age 64 years)
     2. Charlotte Wollerton,   b. 18 Dec 1791, East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1795  (Age 3 years)
    +3. Eliza Wollerton,   b. 14 Oct 1793, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1876, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Teritory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Harvey Wollerton,   b. 6 Oct 1795, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1802  (Age 6 years)
     5. John Wollerton,   b. 12 Sep 1798, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1831, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     6. Harriet Wollerton,   b. 26 Sep 1800, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1880  (Age 79 years)
     7. Lavinia Wollerton,   b. 22 Nov 1802, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1815  (Age 12 years)
     8. Thirza Wollerton,   b. 18 Aug 1804, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1804  (Age 0 years)
    +9. Martha Ann Wollerton,   b. 2 Nov 1805, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1888, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +10. Samuel Harvey Wollerton,   b. 28 Nov 1807, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1885, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     11. Zeruah Wollerton,   b. 25 Jan 1809, Chester Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1890  (Age 81 years)
    +12. William Wollerton, Jr.,   b. 20 Jan 1811, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1898, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     13. Milton Wollerton,   b. 15 May 1813, West Pikeland, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1813  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2016 
    Family ID F241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jul 1768 - Charlestown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1782 - Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Dec 1841 - Uwchlan Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    A Summary of the Will of Joseph Harvey
    A Summary of the Will of Joseph Harvey
    Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills

    Joseph lists his siblings: Job, William, Samuel, Jemima, and Keziah,
    He leaves money for friends and forgives debts owed to him at his death.

    Source Information
    Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

    Headstones
    The Headstone of Rebecca (Harvey) Wollerton in the Goshen Friends Burial Ground
    The Headstone of Rebecca (Harvey) Wollerton in the Goshen Friends Burial Ground
    Rebecca Wollerton
    Birth: unknown
    Death: Dec. 15, 1841
    Entry From Meeting Records
    Find A Grave Memorial# 34900363

    Histories
    Application for Sons of American Revolution for Samuel Harvey
    Application for Sons of American Revolution for Samuel Harvey
    Lists the descendancy of Samuel and Maria Martin Harvey down to William Ritter who was born in 1874.

    Source Citation
    Volume: 79
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
    The Wollerton's in the History of Chester County, Pennsylvania
    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.
    William and Rebecca Wollerton Convey Property
    William and Rebecca Wollerton Convey Property
    "On May 6, 1830, William Wollerton, of Uwchlan, and Rebecca, his wife, conveyed to the county commissioners a narrow piece of ground ..." This property was used for the first court house in West Chester, Pennsylvania.


    John Smith Futhey, Gilbert Cope (1881); History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches; p. 119.