Priscilla (Shrigley) Gilbert (abt. 1747 - 1815)

Born about 1747 in Northampton Township, Bucks, Province of Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Joshua Gilbert — married 19 Feb 1772 in Bucks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1815 at about age 68 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Priscilla (Shrigley) Gilbert was a Pennsylvanian.

This profile is part of the Gilbert Name Study.

Priscilla Shrigley was born about 1747 in Northampton Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, daughter of John Shrigley (1712–1782) and Martha Pearson (~1715–1762).

Marriage and Family
Priscilla (24) married Joshua Gilbert (29) (born on March 3, 1742 in Buckingham, Buckingham Township, Bucks, Province of Pennsylvania; son of Thomas Gilbert and Lydia (White) Gilbert) on February 19, 1772 in Bucks.^{[1] [2]}

Their son was:

• Samuel Gilbert (<1776–<1823).

Death
Priscilla died in 1815 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, aged 67.^[3]

Thomas Gilbert's Will
Her father-in-law's Will mentions Priscillas as the widow of his son Joshua, and Samuel as their son.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q285-NPFJ : 22 July 2021), Joshua Gilbert and Priscilla Shrigby, 19 Feb 1772; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q285-NM3F : 22 July 2021), Joshua Gilbert and Priscilla Shrigby, 19 Feb 1772; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234142097/priscilla-shrigley: accessed 22 June 2023), memorial page for Priscilla Shrigley (1748–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 234142097, citing Lahaska United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lahaska, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Laura Wilson (contributor 50205168).
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899B-K8D1?cc=1999196&wc=9PM8-FM7%3A268497401%2C268781501 : 3 July 2014), Bucks > Wills 1760-1786 vol 3-4 > image 419 of 578; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.

See also:

• Bucks Co., Pa. Deed Book 14 page 328 - marriage certificate of Joshua Gilbert & Priscilla Strigley, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSF1-33M2-5
• Bucks Co., Pa Deed Book 19 pages 234-5, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSF1-R42R
• Deeds, 1684-1866 ; Index, 1684-1919, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSXB-J3T7-Z