Rebecca Richards WINDER

1817 - 1854  (37 years)

• Name	Rebecca Richards WINDER
  Birth	22 Feb 1817  [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	C1C97E37019247C4BB2E86A32209E37875D0
  Death	26 Sep 1854  [1]
  Person ID	I452	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2006

  
  

  Father	Aaron WINDER,   b. 14 Sep 1759   d. 2 Jul 1824, , Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Sarah VAN HORN,   b. 29 Feb 1796, of Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jan 1838 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1812	, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
  	On February 23, 1825, Sarah Winder, widow of Aaron, petitioned that guardians be appointed for her children, Mary, Rebecca, Aaron, and Moses Winder. The court appointed Thomas Yardley to act in that capacity. [footnote: Orphans' Court Records, Doylestown, Book 6, p. 266; Book 7, p. 71]... On April 28, 1828, Abner Morris and wife Sarah, late Sarah Winder, widow and relict of Aaron Winder, petitioned that, Thomas Yardley having died, another guardian be appointed for her children. Edward Yardley, son of Thomas, was appointed. [2]
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John ELY,   b. 26 Jan 1816   d. 5 May 1869, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1837  [1]
  Children	1. Sarah Winder ELY,   b. 7 Oct 1838   d. 19 Jul 1839 (Age 0 years)   2. Mary Winder ELY,   b. 19 Nov 1840   d. 12 Jun 1860 (Age 19 years)   3. Thomas Seneca ELY,   b. 1 Jul 1843   d. 24 Aug 1850 (Age 7 years)   4. Samuel Lawrence ELY,   b. 24 May 1847   d. 19 Mar 1886 (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2006

  
  

• Notes

  According to Robert L. Winder (Sep 2000): Rebecca Winder, born 22 February 1817, died 26 Sept 1854. Rebecca became the wife of General John Ely and had four children, only two of whom reached maturity: Mary Winder Ely, born 12 Jul 1840, married Joseph Parry Brosius on 19 October 1859 and died 12 Jul 1860, with no known children; Samuel Lawrence Ely was born 24 May 1847 and died 19 March 1886.

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Robert Winder Johnson, Winders of America, (Lippincott Co, Philadelphia, 1902), Chart III (Reliability: 3). [S60] Robert Winder Johnson, Winders of America, (Lippincott Co, Philadelphia, 1902), pg. 81 (Reliability: 3).