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William Gorsuch

Male Abt 1716 - 1797  (81 years)


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  • Name William Gorsuch 
    Birth Abt 1716  Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1797  Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I32  Parlett-Stancliff
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2023 

    Father Charles Gorsuch,   b. Abt 1685, Orangeville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 14 Jul 1747, Western Run, Baltimore County, Province of Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 62 years) 
    Mother Sarah Cole,   b. Abt 1698, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1751, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 54 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jun  Talbot County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Married 1 Jan 1721  Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F324  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1716 - Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1797 - Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • ==Biography==
      William was born on his parents farm in Baltimore County. In 1750 he owned a 100 acre tract called Matthews Farms, a 50 acre tract called Matthew's Meadows and a 40 acre tract part of Matthew's Addition.
      The name of his wife is unknown. He had five known children: John, William, Charles, Jemima and Sara.<ref>Barnes, Robert W. Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1989. Print.</ref>
      He left all his lands and personal estate to his daughter Jemima, she to pay her sister, Sarah three pounds a year. He left the sum of one shilling each to his three sons: John, William and Charles,<ref>Baltimore County Wills Liber 5/534</ref>

      ==Sources==

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      Author: Seely Foley

  • Sources 
    1. [S1882825642] Ancestry.com, Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1882825735] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 117.