Yarnall, Mordecai

1705 - 1782  (76 years)

• Name	Yarnall, Mordecai  [1, 2]
  Birth	11 Jul 1705	Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate Birth	11 Sep 1705	Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Migration	1748	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Migration	1769	Springfield Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Death	17 May 1782	Springfield Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Burial	Aft 17 May 1782	Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I3478	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Yarnall, Francis III,   b. 26 Apr 1655, Claines, Worcestershire, England d. 6 Jun 1721, Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Baker, Hannah,   b. 1660, Edgmond, Shropshire, England d. 17 Jun 1713, Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	4 Aug 1686	Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F1395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Roberts, Mary,   b. 1714, Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Oct 1763, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1745	Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F3934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Maris, Ann,   b. UNKNOWN   d. 1780
  Marriage	3 Mar 1768	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F3064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Meredith, Catherine,   b. 22 Sep 1712, Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 Aug 1741, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	1733	Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F4806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jul 1705 - Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Alternate Birth - 11 Sep 1705 - Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 1733 - Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 8 Jun 1745 - Willistown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Migration - 1748 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 3 Mar 1768 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Migration - 1769 - Springfield Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 17 May 1782 - Springfield Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Aft 17 May 1782 - Chester, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The Youngest child of Francis Yarnall, Mordecai, was born September 11, 1705, and in conjunction with his brother Amos, received a warrant for 500 acres in Willistown township, patents for the same being issued January 29, 1738, ten years later, he removed to Philadelphia. He was a noted Minister of the Society of Friends and his descendants were all men and women of prominence in public affairs. In 1769 he removed to his native Chester County, settling in Springfield where he died May 17, 1782. He was three times married, first in 1733 to Catherine Meredith whose death took place in 1741. August 8, 1745 he married Mary Roberts, daughter of Edward Roberts, May of Philadelphia from 1739 to 1740. Following the death of his second wife, he married March 3, 1768 Ann Maris, widow of Joseph Maris.

  
  

• Sources

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