Hillery John Will 1902

Archive

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Historic Sugartown

Name/Title

Hillery John Will 1902

Entry/Object ID

2023.01.122

Tags

Will, Legal Document

Scope and Content

During the 1840s, Sharpless Worrall moved with his family to Sugartown in Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he took over ownership of a general store and served as postmaster for 20 years. Upon his retirement, Worrall's son-in-law Hillery John took over the store, which he ran until his death. At that point it was taken over by Hillery's son, Clyde B. John, who eventually turned the business into an antiques shop. Worrall and John family papers and business records, 1830-1939, primarily consist of the business records of the general store under all three owners as well personal and family papers relating to the Worrall and John families. Sharpless Worrall (1811-1887), the son of Peter Worrall (1768-1831) and Hannah Sharpless (1777-1858) was born in Middletown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. In 1833, he married Abigail Thatcher (b. 1814), daughter of Thomas Thatcher and Hannah Palmer of Aston, Pa. The couple had several children including Hanna Worrall (1851-1932), who in 1874 married Hillery John (1845-1904), the son of Jacob E. John (1815-1873) and Minerva White (1818-1890).

Context

Will of Hillery John bequeathing all of his Estate unto to his wife, Hanna Worrall John

Collection

Worrall and John Family Records

Cataloged By

Daniel McCormick

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Will

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Legal Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Wills

Archive Details

Creator

Hillery John

Date(s) of Creation

1902

Create Date

June 27, 2024

Update Date

June 27, 2024