Subject:    [WICKERSHAM-L] The 18 Children of Sampson Wickersham
   Date:     Mon, 10 May 1999 16:11:12 -0700
  From:     "Mary Alice Thomas" <marthomas@worldnet.att.net>
     To:      WICKERSHAM-L@rootsweb.com

Dear Rhio et al,

The following was found in a volume of DAR Bible records at the Los Angeles Public Library.

"An account of the time of the deaths and (bureals [sic] of some of my relations and friends, kept by Phebe Wickersham."

She lived in Pennsylvania. The entries begin in 1826 and end with her death - "1876, 3rd mo, 23rd  Phoebe Wickersham, within 4 days of being 90 years of age"

There are 10½ single spaced typewritten pages of these.  The very last page in the volume is: "Birth Record found in the record book of Phebe Wickersham of Pennsylvania."

Children of Sampson Wickersham and Elizabeth Jackson
 

Name	birth	death	marriage
Thomas	4  -  3 -  1777
Jonathan		Killed by a fall
Job	12 - ?  - 1779		[My data says 1780]  M.A.T
Joel	?  - ? - 1783
Levi	12 -12- 1784
Ann

Children of Sampson Wickersham & Elizabeth Lesinger [sic], Mercer Co., KY
 

Name	birth	death	marriage
Daniel	3 ,6, 1788
Mary	23, 1, 1791	1810
George	12, 3, 1792
Jacob	27, 3, 1794
Ruth	29, 10, 1795
Sampson	15, 8, 1797	1, 8, 1798
James L.	4, 8, 1799
Elizabeth	20, 5, 1802	15, 4, 1809
Priscilla	21, 5, 1805
Phoebe	21, 5, 1807
Sampson	28, 10, 1809
Jesse	7, 1, 1812

Although these dates are recorded in the Quaker manner I feel quite certain that Sampson and Elizabeth were not Quaker since he had been disowned for deserting Elizabeth Jackson and their children.  I would suggest that this was Phebe's manner of writing them.

"1865 - 3rd mo.,10th  Dear Levi Wickersham snr. aged 90 yr. 2mo.2wks.2days"

Gay, was this Phebe the w/o Levi s/o Sampson?

The following indicates that she was Phebe Moore:
"1826, 2nd mo., 9th day  Father  Robert Moore
 1839, 8th mo.,18th  Son John Wickersham
 1842, 5th mo.,21st  Uncle William Brinton
 22nd Mother Mary Moore - sister of above.

I hope this is helpful to some of you.

Mary Alice