#22 WILLIAM SMEDLEY (George,George),b.Middletown 9-19-1728;d.there 3-6-1766;m.4-5-1753, at Providence Meeting,to Elizabeth Taylor,b.1731;d.2-22-1789;dau.of Peter Taylor and Elizabeth Jerman,of Upper Providence. Issue: 112 Peter,b.1-28-1754;d.2-15-1828;m.Phebe Sharpless. 113 Mary,b.10-21-1755;d.12-20-1823;m.Joseph Hoopes. 114 George,b.3-11-1758;d.7-9-1827;m.Hannah Mercer. 115 Joseph,b.4-22-1761;d.1-22-1791;unmarried. 116 Samuel,b.6-28-1763;d.1-15-1791;unmarried. 117 William,b.8-9-1765;d.4-10-1839;m.Deborah Lightfoot. At Chester Monthly Meeting 2-26-1753:William Smedley,son of George,and Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Peter Taylor,deceased,declared their intentions of marriage for the first time.Thomas Pilkington and Robert Pennell,Elizabeth Sharpless and Margaret Camm were appointed to make inquiry as to their clearness of other engagements.At the next meeting 3-26-1753,they appeared the second time and were given permission to proceed to the accomplishment of their intentions.Richard Bowman,Thomas Pilkington,Elizabeth Sharples and Margaret Camm were appointed to attend the marriage and see that good order was observed. William and Peter Taylor,both of Sutton,in the County Palatine of Chester (England),husbandmen,purchased from William Penn,by lease and release,March 2nd and 3rd,1681-2,1250 acres of land in Pennsylvania,for Lb.25.They arrived in Pennsylvania 1682,and took up 350 acres each in Upper Providence Twp.,at the present site of Media.Margaret,the wife of William, died on the 3rd of the first month,1682-3,and her husband 3 days later.He made his will on the day of his death in which he mentions his son Joseph "and other children." The witnesses were Peter Taylor,Mary Stevenson and Allen Robinett.As executors he appointed John Simcock and Thomas Minshall. At a court held in Chester the 6th of the 11th mo.,1684:"Ordered that Peter Taylor and Robert Vernome be received into the Grand Jury in the Roome of John Child and Thomas Minkshaw,And Thomas Colborne in the Roome of John Sharply." Peter Taylor and Sarah Houlston declared their intentions of marriage at Chester Meeting, 1-2-1685,and 2-6-1685,and were married soon after the last date.Her sister Elizabeth"passed meeting"on the same date,with James Swaffer,and another sister,Rebecca,with William Gregory. They were the daughters of John Houlston,of Upper Providence.In 1712 Peter Taylor removed from Upper Providence,leaving his eldest son,of the same name,at the homestead,and settled in East Caln,where he was a member of Goshen Meeting.He died 9-15-1720,and his will,dated 5-4-1720 appointed his wife and son Peter to be executors. Children of Peter and Sarah Taylor: Peter,b.3-20-1686;d.1739-40;m.Elizabeth Jerman. John,b.12-1-1687;d.8-25-1720;unmarried. Sarah,b.5-6-1690;d.?;m.Robert Thornton,1718. William,b.4-19-1694;m.Mary Atherton. Samuel,b.12-13-1696-7;m.Ann ?,1720-1. Peter Taylor Jr.was married 2-28-1712 to Elizabeth,dau.of John and Margaret Jerman,of Haverford.They settled at the homestead in Providence,where he died 1st mo.,1739-40.His widow m.4-15-1743,Edward Woodward of Newton,and having survived him,died at the residence of her daughter Elizabeth Smedley in 1784,aged nearly 94 years,being born 9-16-1690. Children of Peter and Elizabeth Taylor: Mordecai,b.12-7-1713;d.1747;m.Esther Sharples,3-18-1738. Nathan,b.1-29-1715;d.1801;m.Ruth Evans,9-5-1746. Sarah,b.12-2-1718;m.7-19-1739,John Heacock. Margaret,b.?;d.?;m.12-14-1742,Peter Thomas. Peter,b.?;d.1802;m.2-17-1746,Elizabeth Hall.They had several children of whom Mary m.Ambrose Smedley. John,b?;d.?. Joseph,b.?;d.?. Elizabeth,b.1731;d.2-22-1789;m.William Smedley. William Smedley was apprenticed to John Taylor to learn the"art trade or mystery" of a carpenter from the 25th of 1st mo.,1748,for the term of three years.His account book,still preserved,shows that in addition to ordenary carpenter's work he made coffins,bedsteads and cases of drawers. The charge for a coffin varied from 10 shillings for a child to Lb.2:5s for an adult,with six handles. Joseph Edwards was Dr.,"1759,1st month 24th,to making of a Black Walnut Coffin for his mother,with two handles,Lb.1:15s." "1759,4th month 12th Day,James Wilcox Dr. to a Black Walnut Coffin for his child,10s." In that day carpenters made the shingles they used,and he charged 3s 6d per hundred for making 350 at the meetinghouse yard. By deed of Oct.13,1753,George and Mary Smedley conveyed to their son William three tracts of land in Middletown,containing respectively 60 acres,6 acres and 2 acres.In addition to these the latter purchased 146 acres from James and Mary Bennett May 16,1759;and from Joseph and Hannah Edwards 63 1/4 acres,by deed of Oct.21,1765.Besides his other duties his account book shows that he served in the office of constable.He died in his 38th year intestate and letters of administration on his estate were granted May 14,1766,to his widow.She appears to have carried on the farming and brought up her children in ways of usefulness,giving them such education as the neighborhood afforded,and they became worthy members of their meeting.Her sons,Joseph and Samuel,who died in early manhood,were appointed,1-25-1790,to record the minutes of Chester Monthly Meeting. Visit The George Smedley Homepage http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 1:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PaOldC] Robinette, Taylor, Slaymaker, Fickle, Dunkelberger Hi, I do have some information about my ancestors but very little in the way of proofs. I am not certain that I am on the correct sites. I live in California and am not able to get back to PA. I do not have Ancestry but do have access to the library version of Ancestry. It does not have very much but it does have some that is useful to me. Can anyone help me find the locations to the proofs? I really am just starting my research on these families. Margaret Symm and Allen Robinette were original purchasers of Penn land. They came to the US in 1682. As an original purchaser they also had a little piece of land in Philadelphia. Taylors were also original purchasers Of Penn land and came to the US in 1682. I have been able to find little about the Taylors. I do have a little from Ancestry but that is all. The Taylor's daughter married the Robinette's son. Slaymaker. I am looking for anything that has to do with the Slaymakers but there is quite a bit about the siblings but not my direct line ancestor. My direct line ancestor was the daughter, Margaret, and she is not covered in the Slaymaker book. She also moved out the area rather quickly after marriage so that is part of the problem. Apparently Mathias Slaymaker came to the US about 1710 and settled on what is called the London Lands. I can find nothing on the London Lands. Was it a later version of Penn Lands? I guess that Michael Fickle came to the US about 1927. Again he is the one who moved on as are all of my other ancestors from this area. I understand that many of the Fickles stayed in PA and I know nothing about them. I am not certain that the Dunklebergers were from this part of PA. I really have not done much research here and need to find some proofs but have no idea where to look. Thanks for any help that you can give to me. Velma [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message