Dillwyn & Hill family wills, 1762-1801

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Dillwyn & Hill family wills, 1762-1801

1762-1801

http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/hcmc-975-11-010

This collection is comprised of the single volume notebook of Quaker minister George Dillwyn, and is chiefly comprised of copies of the wills of many members of his wife Sarah Hill Dillwyn’s family. The notebook also includes notes concerning family estates, brief genealogical information for the family, maps for partitioning of land according to the deceased’s will, and Dillwyn’s notes concerning actions taken in his role as executor. Included in the notebook are the wills of Richard Hill Sr, Richard Hill Jr., Samuel Peyton Moore, Henry Hill, Margaret Smith, Mary Lamar, and Hannah Moore.

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Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

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Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820

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George Dillwyn (1738-1820) was a Quaker minister born April 26, 1738, Old Style (May 7, New Style), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John and Susanna (Painter) Dillwyn. He married Sarah Hill in 1759. Dillwyn was unsuccessful in business, but was recognized as a minister in 1766. In 1784, he and his wife traveled to England and the continent of Europe on a religious visit, along with Sarah Grubb, Mary Dudley, and Robert Grubb. In 1793, Dillwyn and his wife again visited England, where they staye...