Esther WILLIAMSON

1723 - 1768  (44 years)

• Name	Esther WILLIAMSON
  Birth	22 Feb 1723	Newton, Chester County, PA
  Gender	Female
  Death	1768	Newton, Chester County, PA
  Notes	(1) FamilySearch (TM) Ancestral File (AFN: HF1M-K2). (2) http://mendenhall.org: Esther (Register) Williamson[1,2,3,4,5] Birth 22 APR 1723 Newton, PA Sex Female Died 1768 Newton, Chester Co, PA Family 1 Samuel Mendenhall, b. 02 NOV 1722, Concord, Chester Co, PA Married 24 APR 1745 Concord, Chester Co, PA Children 1. Benjamin Mendenhall, b. ABT 1746, Chester Co, PA 2. Amos Mendenhall, b. ABT 1748, PA 3. Edith Mendenhall, b. 16 NOV 1750, Concord, PA 4. Jehu Mendenhall, b. 1755, PA 5. Samuel Mendenhall, b. 04 JUN 1760, Germantown, PA 6. Sarah Mendenhall, b. ABT 1762, PA Group Sheet F29230 Notes Esther was the daughter of John and Sarah (Smedley) Williamson. Sources 1. [S0460] Our Branch of the Mendenhall Tree, Ruth Mendenhall Kornitz, 1951 2. [S0791] A Mendenhall-Newlin Alliance, Russell Newlin Abel, 1989, Southeast Landing Rt. 1 Box 55A, Church Hill MD 21623-9723, rabel@friend.ly.net 3. [S0010] Mendenhall Family, Nellie E. Evans, Route #1, Sheridan, IN 46069, LDS film #1572051, item 6 4. [S0507] The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, LDS film #1318059 5. [S1456] Ancestry.com , pp. Gedcoms (3) Cope, Gilbert, Genealogy of the Smedley Family, Lancaster, PA: Wickersham Printing Company, 1901, pp. 126-127: 36. Esther Williamson3 (Sarah2, George), b. 2, 22, 1723-4; d. before 1764; m. 2, 24, 1745, at Newtown Meeting, Samuel Mendenhall, b. 9, 22, 1722; d. about 9 mo., 1787; son of Benjamin Mendenhall and Lydia Roberts, of Concord. Issue: 178. Benjamin, d. 9, 15, 1801; m. Phebe Baily. 179. Edith, b. Nov. 16, 1750; d. 3, 31, 1833; m. Joseph Cheyney. 180. Amos, took a certificate from Concord to Wilmington, dated 4, 3, 1771, as an apprentice. In 1777 he was assessed in Concord with one cow. 181. Samuel, disowned by Concord Monthly Meeting, 11, 8, 1780, for taking part in military exercise. 182. Sarah, mentioned in her father's will, perhaps died unmarried. Samuel Mendenhall was married the second time, 4, 21, 1768. at Kennet Meeting, to Mary Harlan, b. 6, 17, 1735, widow of Thomas Harlan, of Kennet, and dau. of John and Elizabeth Baldwin, of Christiana hundred, Del. By her he had children, Abner and Beulah. Esther Mendenhall received a certificate from Goshen to Concord Monthly Meeting, dated 4, 17, 1745; was appointed an overseer of Concord Meeting, 10, 3, 1758, in room of Mary Speakman, and was succeeded by Ann Peirce, 1, 9, 1765. Samuel Mendenhall and John Brinton were appointed overseers 4, 3, 1758, in room of John Townsend and Richard Parks, and were succeeded by William Trimble and Caleb Peirce, Jr., 6, 5, 1760. In 1764 Samuel Mendenhall was assessed in Concord township with 280 acres of land, 6 horses, 8 cattle, 10 sheep and one bound servant. In 1786 Dr. Samuel Mendenhall--doubtless the same--had 180 acres, 2 horses, 2 cows and a riding chair. In his will, dated Sept. 23, 1776, proven Sept. 8, 1787, he gives to his wife ??100, a silver watch, teaspoons marked T. M. H., and furniture of various kinds: To son Benjamin two tracts of land, parts of the plantation, in the whole 102 acres, 70 perches: To son Amos three small lots, on one of which he had built a coal house; also ??70: To daughter Sarah, ??80: To daughter Edith Cheyney, ??50: To son Abner ??100 at 21: To daughter Beula, ??50 at 18: To son Samuel the residue of land at 21. Benjamin Mendenhall, father of Samuel, was the son of Benjamin Mendenhall, from England, and Ann (Pennell) his wife, of Concord.
  Person ID	I2636	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Samuel MENDENHALL,   b. 2 Nov 1722, Concord, Chester [now Delaware] County, PA d. Sep 1787, Concord, Chester [now Delaware] County, PA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1745	Concord, Chester [now Delaware] County, PA
  Children	1. Samuel MENDENHALL,   b. 4 Jun 1760, Germantown, Philadelphia County, PA d. 5 Jul 1822, Charleston, Kanawha County, VA [now WV] (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F1849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024