here some a few others to, perhaps, confuse you more....hopefully, though, there will be clues. I don't remember which ones I've sent, so there may be repeats....I don't try to decide what is aplicable and what isnt; just send them all, but I do think there is some "paydirt" in this batch! S. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 WAY, JOSHUA. West Caln. April 12, 1802. October 1, 1814. Died August 4, 1814. To wife Ann the plantation I live on absolutely; also all personal estate. To my grandsons Joshua and Way Jefferis my plantation in Brandywine when 21; rents and profits until that time to be kept for my gr. daus. Lydia & Hannah Jefferis and paid to them at 18. Executors: Wife Ann Way. Dau. of Peter & Mary Kerlin, m. Joseph Bishop, 2d. Joshua Way, widower 4-18-178?. Wits: Richard White, Benjamin Hunt. Letters c t a to Abraham Jefferis, the Executor named being December'd. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 WAY, ANN. Widow. West Caln. Dau. of Peter Kerlin & Mary. January 21, 1816. January 7, 1817. Died December 27, 1816. To sister Mary White's children, Nathaniel, Elizabeth Purviance, and Mary Brown, £200, to be divided, and to Sarah Branson and Lydia White £100 each. To 2 gr.sons Joshua and Way Jefferis the land whereon I live, contained in two patents, paying £400 to Exrs. Toward repair of West Caln Meeting House £30. To son-in-law Abraham Jefferis West Caln £100. Step-son-in-law. To gr.dau. Hannah Jefferis articles named. Rem. to gr. daus. Lydia and Hannah Jefferis. Executors: Son-in-law Abm. Jefferis and James Yearsley. Wits: Edward Webster, Abm. Vernon, Wm. Brown. Ann Kerlin March Joseph Bishop & Joshua Way. to be equally divided between my other 3 children, Elizabeth, Ann Jane and Thomas. Executor: James Sterrett. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 JEFFERIS, ABRAHAM. West Caln. May 1, 1822. December 9, 1822. Provides for wife Ann, inc. lands left to her by her uncle John Bleaky in Northampton Co. To sons Abraham and Isaac my lands contained in three adjoining tracts in Wayne Co., Indiana. Ramainder of land and other estate to be sold and proceeds, subject to wife's interest, to 7 of my children, viz: Lydia Grier, Hannah, Joshua, Way, William, Martha and Jacob. William's share to be in trust. Executors: Wife Ann and son Way Jefferis and James Yearsley. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 JEFFERIS, ABRAHAM. Pennsbury. September 20, 1824. Benjamin Taylor and Thomas Walter, administrators. At Orpans' Court March 28, 1826: on petition of Mary Jefferis widow of Abraham of Pennsbury, Isaac Miller is appointed guardian of Pusey, Louisa, Jacob, Kersey & Parker Jefferis, under 14 yrs of age. ts: James Davis, Samuel Coates, Jr. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 WAY, MARY. W. Caln. December 23, 1785. February 10, 1786. To son John Whitaker £60. To grandsons Peter and Phineas £30. To Rachel, wife of Joseph Ash, £15. To John Whitaker, Jr. £15. To Hannah Whitaker £15. To Reuben Whitaker £5. To Mary, daughter of Joseph Ash, and Mary, daughter of Phineas Whitaker, £5 each. Executor: Thomas Stalker. Wit: Edward Vernon, Joshua Way, Ann Way. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 WAY, MARY. Widow. W. Caln. June 25, 1787. May 24, 1788. To brother Thomas Kerlin £5. To Susanna Halliday £10. To Sarah, daughter of brother John Kerlin, deceased, £15. To Ann Smith, daughter of said brother, £10. To Davis, son of said brother, £10. To Ebenezer Pyle £5. To Hannah, wife of James Peirce, £5. To Susanna Mitchel £50. To Joshua Way £50 in trust for walling Friends graveyard in W. Caln. To my 2 sisters Susanna Mitchell and Elizabeth Pyle all my lands on north side of Lancaster Road between Caleb Way's and James Clemson's, and all woodland being about 30 acres, and all household goods, except clock, which I give to James, son of Caleb Way. To Mary Clamford, daughter of brother Isaac Kerlin, £0. Executors: Friends Joshua Way, Edward Vernon. Wit: Thomas Hibbin, Caleb Hawley, George Ogelsby. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 GREEN, THOMAS Children: Hannah wife of Joshua Way and Susanna wife of John Clemson. Grandchildren: Mary, Joshua, Matilda, Elizabeth, Susan, Phebe, Faithful and Sidney Way and Thomas, James, Joseph, Hannah, Elizabeth and Susanna Clemson. Ex. Samuel Downing and John Feree. Salsbury Twp. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 COX, ANDREW.* East Caln. June 12, 1760. August 26, 1760. To son Andrew £20. To son John £10. To son Peter £10 at 21. To daughter Sarah Hughs 5 shillings. To 4 daughters Rebecca, Mary, Martha and Elizabeth Cox £3 each at 18. To wife Mary remainder of personal estate and use of real estate during widowhood. At her decease to be divided among the 7 following of my children, viz., Andrew, John, Peter, Rebecca, Mary, Martha and Elizabeth. Executors: Wife Mary and cousin Joseph Bishop. Letters to Mary Cox, the other renouncing. Witnesses: Joseph Bishop, Mary Stanfield, George Larow. * Andrew Cox married Mary Bishop January 25, 1729/30 St. Paul's, Chester. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BISHOP, JOSEPH. W. Caln. April 9, 1777. April 16, 1781. To oldest son Thomas, sons George and Samuel £100 each. To daughter Sarah Babb £10. To daughter-in-law Ann Bishop £20. To grandchildren Joseph Bishop son of Thomas, Joseph son of George, and Joseph son of Samuel Bishop. John Fleming son of Henry, deceased, Sarah daughter of Joseph Cookson, and Joseph son of Thomas Babb, £4 each. All lands in W. Caln and Edgmont to be sold. Executors: Sons Thomas and George. Wit: Jno. Griffith, David Dawson, James Peirce. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BISHOP, JOSEPH, JR. W. Caln. February 7, 1771. April 8, 1783. To wife Ann all estate of every description, that is plantation I now live upon, house and lot in the town near the Brewery known by the name of Londonport. Also whatever my Uncle Joseph Cloud has left me in his will, except £5 to my father's negro man, Charles Bender. Executrix: Wife Ann. Wit: Edw'd. Vernon, John Fleming, John Sinklet. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 KERLIN, PETER, Amity. November 12, 1823. Adm. to John, son, and Daniel NEIN, Jr., son-in-law. The widow renouncing. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 KERLIN, PETER. February 23, 1762. Concord. Adm. to Joseph Kerlin. -----Original Message----- From: Karl Seitz <kseitz@earthlink.net> To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 24, 2000 4:45 PM Subject: [PACHESTE] Jefferis, Way, Kerlin >Thanks to Sandra Ferguson's posting of will abstracts for somebody >else, I think I have discovered something about one of my ancestors >for which I'd like confirmation and which may provide a way to find >out more about another line. > >The widow Ann WAY of West Caln, daughter of Peter KERLIN and Mary >CLOUD, died Dec. 27, 1816. Her executors are James YEARSLEY and >son-in-law Abraham JEFFERIS, who is also called step-son-in-law in >the posted abstract. > >Among her heirs are grandchildren Lydia, Hannah, Joshua and Way >JEFFERIS. These appear to be the children of my ancestor Abraham >JEFFERIS (1763-1822), apparently the executor mentioned above, and >his first wife, Martha WAY (1768-1797). > >However, according to the Quaker genealogist Gilbert Cope, Martha WAY >is the daughter of Joshua WAY and Lydia CHANDLER. > >If Ann KERLIN is the second wife of Joshua WAY, this all makes sense. >She would be stepmother to Martha, who was already dead by the time >Ann made out her will. It also would mean that Ann remained close to >her step-son-in-law even after he married a second time, to Ann >SHARPLESS Carter, and had four more children. > >My first question: Can anybody confirm, including dates and location, >that Ann KERLIN is the second wife of Joshua WAY, whose first wife >was Lydia CHANDLER? A quick search with an Internet search engiine >indicates Ann KERLIN may herself have been previously married to a >Joseph BISHOP. > >Second, I'd like to know more about Ann KERLIN's ancestors. The >reason is as follows. I am descended from Abraham JEFFERIS and Ann >SHARPLESS. Their granddaughter and my great-great grandmother, Hannah >Bennett JEFFERIS, married William K. KERLIN in Wayne County, Ind. >There is reason to believe that William KERLIN's line in this country >goes back to southeast Pennsylvania via Tennessee and Virginia, but >we have been unable to confirm it. Peter KERLIN may provide a >backdoor way of finding that confirmation. > >-- >Karl Seitz > > > > > >==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== >Stop by our associated website for Chester County Genealogy at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacheste/chester.htm > > > >