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Notes for Adam Rudisill and Elizabeth Wolf

1783 Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Anna Wolf, was born on July 7, 1783. She was baptized on July 27, 1783 at the First Reformed church in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] [3]

1800 Adam Rudisilly was taxed as a freeman in Lancaster Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [4] Adam was a sadler and was listed with Melchior Rudisily. [5]

1800 Adam Rudisilly was listed on the septennial census in 1800 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [6]

1801 Adam Rudisilly, sadler, was taxed in Lancaster Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [7]

1805 Adam was named in the will or his father Melchior Rudisilly. [8] [9]

1828 Adem Rudesill was listed on the septennial census in 1828 in St Thomas, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. [10]

1830 Adam Rudisell (50 thru 59) lived in St Thomas Twp, Franklin County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), and 1 (20 thru 29); and females: 1 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), 1 (20 thru 29), and 1 (40 thru 49). [11]

1832 Adam Rudisill, of St Thomas Twp, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, dated his will on February 9, 1832. The will named wife Elizabeth and children: Henry, Catharine married to Wm Bolten, Rebecca married to Peter McConemy (McCononey?), Christian, Polly married to Wm Marten (Harter?), Emanuel, Ann, Sharlotte, Sarah, and Jacob. "I devise that my three daughters namely Ann, Sharlotte, Christinia and Sarah should they get married they are to have the same as near as can be got as my other daughters had when they were maried." Wife Elizabeth and son Emanuel were named executors. Witnessed by M Nead and Daniel Hosler. [12]

1837 The will of Adam Rudisill was proved on May 26, 1837. [13] Emanuel Rudisill was named executor. [14]

1838 The heirs of Adam Rudisill signed a deed in Franklin County explaining that the name of son Adam was omitted from the will. Mary Harter, wife of William Harter was among the signers. Perhaps Mary was "Polly", named in the will. [15]

1839 Elizabeth Rudisill sold land from the estate to Jacob Wall. [16]

1841 Elizabeth Rudisill died on March 18 and was buried in the Early Presbyterian and Lutheran Cemetery in St. Thomas Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. She was the wife of Adam Rudisell and died at age 57y 7m 10d. [17] [18] The grave marker reports a death date of March 13. [19] [20]

1848 Mary Rudisell Harter died on July 21 and was buried at Mount Olive Cemetery, Richland County, Ohio. Mary Rudisell Harter was born in 1810. [21]

1920 Joseph E. Edwards, widow, spouse of Julia Edwards, died on November 25, at age 66, in Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. He was born on January 16, 1854, in Penna, son of Joseph Edwards and Anna Rudison. [22]

Research Notes:

A Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage book (68792) reports that John Adam Rudisill (1776-1836) and Elizabeth Wolff (1784-1841) were married in 1801 with son Henry Rudisill (1801-58). Elizabeth was a daughter of Henry Wolff and Anna Downing (perhaps a hard to read version of Dominy?) (1765-1822), married 1780. Henry Wolff (1762-1841) enlisted, 1776, in Capt. Albright Deibliers' company, Col. James Burd's regiment, 4th battalion, Lancaster County militia, 1779-82; served several other enlistments under different commands. He was born and died in Lancaster County, Pa. [23] [24]


Footnotes:

[1] "Birth and Baptismal Register of The First Reformed Church, Lancaster, PA.," Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings and Addresses 5 (1894), (continued) 202-266 at 228, [HathiTrust].

[2] Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881, [AncestryRecord].

[3] Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881, [AncestryRecord].

[4] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[5] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[6] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, [AncestryRecord].

[7] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[8] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[9] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord].

[10] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, [AncestryRecord].

[11] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[12] Franklin County, Pennsylvania Will, D-377, [FamilySearchImage].

[13] Franklin County, Pennsylvania Will, D-377, [FamilySearchImage].

[14] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Probate Index for will # 4123, [AncestryRecord].

[15] Franklin County, Pennsylvania Deed 18-56, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[16] Franklin County, Pennsylvania Deed 18-55, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[17] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[18] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].

[19] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[20] Find A Grave Memorial 161462689, [FindAGrave].

[21] Find A Grave Memorial 50928565, [FindAGrave].

[22] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[23] Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book, 69-284, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[24] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, [AncestryRecord].