A Genealogist's Guide to Pennsylvania Records

A Genealogist's Guide to Pennsylvania Records 251 more & Blakely boroughs, 1851-1868. original records. not indexed. XCI1/387. Elk Park United Methodist Church, 7 1 2 Linden Street, formerly First Methodist Episcopal Church, Adams Avenue. Alphabetical list of Members, (early records reconstructed), Baptisms, Marriages and Probationers, 1905-1914. original records. not indexed. XCh/388. St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church. Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1889-1910. original records, not indexed. XCh/384. Additions and Corrections Under "A Genealogist's Guide to Pennsylvania Records", The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, p. 170, Franklin Township should read FRANKLIN COUNTY. We are sorry to have slighted our Franklin County neighbors in this manner. We regret that space does not permit running in full Rita Schive Mowrer's Genealogical Accessions in this volume. It will be continued in our next issue. William Penn's Pensioned Servant On the 10th of last month ( June 1809), in the hundred and ninth year of her age, Susannah Warder, formerly the wife. of Virgil Warder, who was one of the house servants of William Penn, proprietor of Pennsylvania. This aged black woman, a daughter of one of his cooks, was born at his mansion house in Pennsbury Manor, in March 1701, being the same year in which he left the province on his return to England. The Penn family, respecting her faithful services in the time of her youth, allowed an annual sum to support her comfortable when she was not able to work, to the end of her days." True American Commercial Advertiser, issue of 8July 1809. In Philadelphia, Mrs. Mary Penn Warder Brown, on the 26th of June last, 1845, in the #0th year of her age, at the residence of her son-in-law, Philip Zanor, in Lemon street, above Schuylkill Sixth and Pine. She was the daughter of the late Virgil Warder, who died in the year 1809, in the month of June, the 30th, aged 109 years. This Virgil Warder was the house servant of the late William Penn, formerly the Proprietor and Governor of Pennsylvania." Public Ledger, June 29, 1845, col. 4 page 2—bottom. FOOTNOTES 1. The item published in the Public Ledger under date or June 29, 1846 is incorrect, It was Susannah Warder who died in June, 180? according to the newspaper item at that rime. 2. Mrs.Mary Penn Warder Brown may be the daughter of Virgil Warder but she could not be the daughter of his wile Susannah Warder as Susannah would be age 65 at the time of Maly Penn Warder Brown's birth. Contributed by Rita Schive Mowrer