ROSS TIMELINE - updated 8/1/97
Date and Event Source Reliability
Factor/Comments
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1767 - St. James Episc. Church, Lancaster, PA - James ROSS
and Ruth Robinson marry
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Church records, Leach manuscripts
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Reliability high
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1768 - Ruth ROSS inherits 45 acres of land from her father
in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co.
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William Robinson’s will
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Reliability high
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1769 - Lancaster Co., PA, Rebecca ROSS is born
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Family Bible - no other source to back it up at this time
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Reliability high
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ca 1770 - ? Tri- County area, PA, Margaret ROSS is born
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Her existence is proven in legal documents filed on
William’s estate in 1818, and of her marriage records to Edward Wells (no
parentage listed)
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Reliability high.
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1772 - ? Tri-County area, PA, William ROSS is born,
brother of Rebecca ROSS
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Bible of Mary Ann Ross (assumption based on notes in “The
Brinleys of PA”)
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Reliability high
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1776 - ? Tri-County area, PA, Mary Ann ROSS is born,
sister of Rebecca ROSS
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Bible of Mary Ann Ross
(assumption based on notes in “The Brinleys of PA”)
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Reliability high
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1779 - James ROSS, Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co., estate
papers cites wife Ruth Ross, b-i-l John Robinson as co-administrators
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James Ross’ intestate papers
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Reliability high
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1779 - Ruth ROSS appears on tax records as owning 50 acres
in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co.
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Tax records for Berks Co. (furnished by Pam Shenk of Tri
County)
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Reliability high
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1780 - Ruth ROSS, tax records in Caernarvon Twp., Berks
Co. (50 acres, 1 Negro, 1 horse, 4 cows)
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Tax records for Berks Co. (furnished by Pam Shenk of Tri
County)
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Reliability high
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1781 - Ruth Ross, tax records in Caernarvon Twp., Berks
Co. (same as above +1 cow) although TAX WAS REDUCED TO 1.0.0 (???)
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Tax records for Berks Co., (furnished by Pam Shenk of Tri
County)
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Reliability high
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1785 - 89 Ruth ROSS, tax records in Caernarvon Twp., Berks
Co.
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Tax records for Berks Co., (furnished by Pam Shenk of Tri
County)
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Reliability high
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PAGE TWO - ROSS
TIME LINE
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1787 – Rebecca Ross marries Benjamin Barefoot
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Bible of Rebecca Ross Barefoot
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Reliability high
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1790 - Federal Census - Widow ROSS appears in Caernarvon
Twp., Berks Co., (1 male +16, 0 males - 16, 3 females (Ruth, Mary Ann and
Margaret?)
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Census report (Pam Shenk)
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Reliability high
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1790 - NOTE - no
record of Benjamin Barefoot (age ~26) Rebecca Barefoot (age ~22) and 2 yr. old James by name in the census!
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1791-92 - Ruth ROSS on tax duplicate
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Tax records for Berks Co.(Pam Shenk)
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Reliability high
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1794-99- William ROSS starts appearing on the tax duplicate
in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co.
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Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
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Reliability high
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1796 – Margaret “Peggy” Ross marries Edward WELLS of
Conestoga, Berks Co. (listed as Edward Dwells)
1800 - William ROSS appears in the census in Caernarvon
Twp., Berks Co., with mother Ruth, sisters Mary Ann & Rebecca, and 4 of 5
of Rebecca’s children
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Book: Berks Co. PA Marriages 1730-1800, Vol. 1; Frederic
Paul & Jeffrey Howell, 1986 (apparently translated from German records)
Census INDEX (Pam Shenk)
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Reliability high
Reliability high
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1801 - William ROSS on tax duplicate for Berks Co.,
although not in Morgantown, per se
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Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
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Reliability high
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1802 - William ROSS on tax duplicate (“in the township, as
a single freeman, and in the village”
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Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
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Reliability high
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1803 - William ROSS on tax duplicate (in the township and
as a single freeman”)
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Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
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Reliability high
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1805 - William ROSS on tax duplicate (assumption is
Caernarvon Twp.)
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Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
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Reliability high
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1806 - William ROSS on tax duplicate (assumption again is
Caernarvon Twp.)
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Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
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Reliability high
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PAGE THREE - ROSS
TIME LINE
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1806 - Mary Ann ROSS marries John Brinley of Robeson Twp.,
Berks Co. (son of James and Mary Casselberry Brinley)
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“The Brinleys of PA” - Mary Ann’s Bible
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Reliability high
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1807 - Ann ROSS Brinley, d/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is
born
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Mary Ann’s Bible
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Reliability high
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1808 - Mary Maria Brinley, d/o Mary Ann and John Brinley,
is born
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Mary Ann’s Bible
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Reliability high
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1810 - Mary Ann ROSS Brinley and husband John are on the
Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co., census with two daughters (living several doors
away from Rebecca ROSS Barefoot (sans Benjamin) and a William Robinson
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Xerox of 1810 Census for Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co.
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Reliability high
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1810 - William ROSS in census per index (assumption is
Caernarvon Twp., )
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Census Index (per Pam Shenk)
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Reliability high
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1810 - William ROSS Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and John
Brinley, is born
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Mary Ann’s Bible
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Reliability high
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1810 - William and Mary ROSS purchase a lot on Main Street
in Morgantown (deed #30, p.434 Reading, Berks Co., ) Oddfellows Hall now
stands there
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Pam Shenk’s research
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Reliability high
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1812 - John Castleberry (sic) Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and
John Brinley, is born
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Mary Ann’s Bible
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Reliability high
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1813 - William and Mary ROSS sell their lot on Main Street
to Margaret MORGAN and daughter Elizabeth REES
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Pam Shenk’s research
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Reliability high
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1813 - William Ross purchases a tavern in Uwchlan Twp.,
Chester Co. from Abraham Wells which is called “The Compass” later to be
named “The Sign of the Compass”
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Chester Co., Archives - tavern petitions
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Reliability high.
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PAGE FOUR - ROSS
TIME LINE
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1814 - James Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is
born
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Mary Ann’s Bible
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Reliability high
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1815 - Mary Ann ROSS Brinley and husband John move to
Northern Liberties, Philadelphia County
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“The Brinleys of PA” (source – Land records)
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Reliability high
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1815 - Ruth Robinson ROSS dies and is buried , apparently
with a 2 year old daughter (who predeceased her at an unknown time ca 1770’s
most likely) in the Seceder Burial Ground of the Forks of Brandywine Presby.
Church, Brandywine Manor, Chester Co., (west of Uwchlan). Records indicate she is the daughter of
William and Margaret Robinson
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Church records (Pam Shenk, Becky Barefoot and Betti
Moore); Ruth is also mentioned by name in father William Robinson’s will in
1768
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Reliability high
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1816 -George ROSS Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and John Brinley,
is born
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Mary Ann’s Bible
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Reliability high
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1818 - William ROSS dies and is buried in St. Thomas P.E.
Churchyard. Will abstract shows
“William of Uwchlan, admin. Mary Ross”
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St. Thomas Church Records, Rebecca Ross Barefoot’s Bible
Record, Will Abstracts of Chester Co.
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Reliability high
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1818 - Elizabeth Brinley, d/o Mary Ann and John Brinley,
is born
1818 – The 3 Ross sisters (Rebecca, Margaret & Mary
Ann) file a petition to partition William Ross’ real estate holdings since he
died leaving only a wife and no heirs.
1818 – Rebecca Ross Barefoot appoints son William Barefoot
as power of attorney to represent her for her share of William’s estate.
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Mary Ann’s Bible
Chester Co., Court Records
Court records of Lancaster Co. (where she was living at
the time).
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Reliability high
Reliability high
Reliability high
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1820 - Isaac Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is
born
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Mary Ann’s Bible
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Reliability high
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PAGE FIVE - ROSS
TIME LINE
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1820 - John and Mary Ann ROSS Brinley return to Caernarvon
Twp., where they purchase a farm one mile north of Morgantown
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“The Brinleys of PA” (apparent source - land records)
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Reliability high
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1822 - The John Brinley family appears to be attending the
Harmony M.E. Church, Caernarvon Twp., Berks
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“The Brinleys of PA” (apparent source, various church and
Sunday School records)
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Reliability high
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1822 - Rebecca Brinley, d/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is
born
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Mary Ann’s Bible
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Reliability high
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1823 - Rebecca, James and Isaac Brinley all die within a 3
week period of each other and are buried in the family plat at St. Thomas
Church
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Mary Ann’s Bible and St. Thomas church records
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Reliability high
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1824 - Ross Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and James Brinley, is
born
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Mary Ann’s Bible
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Reliability high
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1830 - John and Mary Ann ROSS Brinley appear on the census
in Robeson Twp., Berks Co.
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“The Brinleys of PA” - census records
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Reliability high
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1832 - Ann ROSS Brinley on class meeting rolls at Harmony
M.E. Church in Caernarvon
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“The Brinleys of PA” (apparent source - church records)
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Reliability high
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1834 - Mary Ann ROSS Brinley dies and is buried in St.
Thomas P.E. Cemetery
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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1837 - George Ross Brinley marries Mary Ann Liggett and
moves to Union Twp., Berks Co.
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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1838 - William ROSS marries Margaret (?) and moves to
Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co.
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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1839 - John Castleberry Brinley dies. His marital status is unknown and he is
buried in the family plot at St. Thomas
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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PAGE SIX - ROSS
TIME LINE
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1843 - Elizabeth Brinley dies, having never married. Also buried in the family plat at St.
Thomas
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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1853 - George ROSS Brinley moves to Reading, having lived
in Geigertown, Robeson Twp., prior
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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1853 - William ROSS Brinley dies. It is not known where he is buried (assume
Salisbury Twp., Lancaster PA)
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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1854 - Ross Brinley dies 11 days after his baptism at
Elverson M.E. Church (location?). His
marital status was unknown and he is buried in the family plat at St. Thomas
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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1855 - John Brinley, h/o Mary Ann ROSS, dies and is buried
in St. Thomas beside her
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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1865 - George ROSS Brinley and his family move to
Birdsboro where he opens a dry goods store
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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1870 - Mary Maria Brinley dies and is buried in the family
plat at St. Thomas. She was known as
“Maria” and never married OR moved away from the homestead
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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1882 - George ROSS Brinley dies and is buried in St.
Paul’s M.E. Cemetery, Geigertown. The
store continued as “George R. Brinley and Son”
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“The Brinleys of PA”
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Reliability high
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