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Thomas Mendenhall 1779–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1779

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 31 Aug 1817

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father:

Mother: Hannah Poultney

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Colcock

Children(s): Emma Mendenhall, Emma Mendenhall

Thomas Mendenhall was born in 1779 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of George Mendenhall And Hannah Poultney. In 1779, Thomas Mendenhall resided in Pennsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Thomas Mendenhall married Elizabeth Bradwell Read Colcock, and had children including Emma Almeria Mendenhall. Thomas Mendenhall passed away in 1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Mendenhall was born in 1779 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of George Mendenhall And Hannah Poultney.
  • In 1779, Thomas Mendenhall resided in Pennsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Thomas Mendenhall married Elizabeth Bradwell Read Colcock, and had children including Emma Almeria Mendenhall.
  • Thomas Mendenhall passed away in 1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hannah Poultney
1749–1799
Birth Location: Sadsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Colcock
1782–1848
Birth Location: Charleston,Charleston,South Carolina,USA
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Children(s)

Emma Mendenhall
1816–1875
Birth Location: Savannah Beach, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
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Emma Mendenhall
1822–1875
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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Thomas Mendenhall's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Mendenhall
1779–1817
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Hannah Poultney
1749–1799
Sadsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Eleanor ((Elinor) *) Scarlett
1725–1755
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Scarlet
1691–1772
Eleanor Martin
1684–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susanna Richards
1667–1738

Thomas Mendenhall's Descendants

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Thomas Mendenhall (27 Sep 1779–31 Aug 1817) m. Elizabeth (Bradwell Read) Colcock (1782–29 Dec 1848)
  1. 1. Emma (Almeria) Mendenhall 1816–1875
    1. 1. Marmion (Mendenhall) Limehouse 1844–1911 m. Christanna (F.) Brown 1851–1919
      1. 1. Isaac (Thompson) Limehouse 1873–1952 m. Rachael Reeves 1875– m. Anna (Hortence) Ilderton 1878–1945 m. Eliza 1888–
        1. 1. Benjamin (P.) Limehouse 1899–1962 m. Jennie Cook 1901–1995
        2. 2. Bartley (Isaac) Limehouse 1912–1989
        3. 3. Anna Limehouse 1909–1910
        4. 4. Ingram (T) Limehouse 1908–
        5. 5. Barnell (H) Limehouse 1915–
      2. 2. Robert (M) Limehouse 1870–
      3. 3. Christiana ((Limehouse)) Tucker 1872–
      4. 4. John (Firacan) Limehouse 1877–
      5. 5. Julian (Sidi) Limehouse 1878–
      6. 6. Emily Limehouse 1880–
      7. 7. William (L) Limehouse 1883–
      8. 8. Loyless (Barnwell) Limehouse 1891–
      9. 9. Irene (Estelle) Limehouse 1886–
  2. 2. Emma (Almeria) Mendenhall 1822–1875 m. Rev. (Robert Ilderton) Limehouse 1815–1881
    1. 1. Edward (Just) Limehouse 1835–1910
    2. 2. Emma (Rosalie) Limehouse 1847–1907
    3. 3. Isabella (Elizabeth) Limehouse 1837–1920
    4. 4. John (Bruce) Limehouse 1834–1834
    5. 5. Robert (Ilderton) Limehouse 1842–1920
    6. 6. Sarah (Ella W) Connor 1840–1928
    7. 7. Susan Limehouse 1861–

Thomas Mendenhall's Timeline

8 Records

1779
27 September 1779
Birth of Thomas Mendenhall in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
1779
27 Sep 1779
Birth of Thomas Mendenhall in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1779
1779
Thomas Mendenhall resided here in Pennsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1806
1806
Age 27
Thomas Mendenhall resided here in Tax List 1806, Chatham County, GA
Tax List 1806, Chatham County, GA
1817
Abt 1817
Age 38
Thomas Mendenhall resided here in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
1817
31 August 1817
Age 38
Death of Thomas Mendenhall in France, France
France, France
1817
31 Aug 1817
Age 38
Death of Thomas Mendenhall in Versailles, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
Versailles, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
1817
5 Apr 1817
Age 38
Thomas Mendenhall - Probate in Chatham, Georgia, USA
Chatham, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 September 1779
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records
    [2] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1779
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Pennsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Tax List 1806, Chatham County, GA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1817
    Event Place: Savannah, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1817
    Event Place: France, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1817
    Event Place: Versailles, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Philadelphia National Cemetery, 1862-2010

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1817
    Event Place: Chatham, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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