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Sidney Wollerton in Orphan's Court

After Sidney father died, William (her brother) was left in charge of the estate. William petitioned the court on 15 December 1795 for a guardian for his sister and then became her legal guardian. The record states that she was over fourteen years of age but still a minor.

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Chester County, Pennsylvania, Estate Papers, 1714-1838 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.