resided there until his death. He married Esther Kollock, daughter of Simon Kollock and Comfort Shephard, of Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. (See "Genealogy of the Kollock Family of Sussex County, Delaware, 1657–1897, by Edwin Jaquett Sellers, Philadelphia, 1897.") His will, recorded at Georgetown, dated April 4, 1750, probated May 6, 1750, is as follows:

"In The Name of God Amen I, Fenwick Stretcher, of Lewis Town in the County of Sussex on Delaware being weak in body but of sound memory blessed be God, do this fourth day of April in the year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and fifty make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say; First I order all my just debts and funeral charges to be paid, Also I order my whole estate both real and personal (except my Negro man Caesar) to be sold by my Executors hereafter named. Also my will is that the money arising from the sale of my estate and all debts due to me that shall be hereafter received be put out on interest for the use of my three children, to wit; Mary Edward & Fenwick Shephard Stretcher to be equally divided between my said three children, each to have their share as they arrive to age, and in case either of my said children should die under age then his or her part to be equally divided between the survivors. Also I order that my negro Caesar be kept for the use of my children and each to have an equal part in him, and whereas my son Edward in right of his Des'd mother may claim Two Shares in a Tract or parcel of Land and Marsh Scituate on pothooks Creek my will is in case he do it, that as much as one equal part of said land and marsh amounts to, be deducted out of his share of the other part of my estate and given to my two other children, and I make and ordain David Hall and Shephard Kollock joint Executors of this my will for the purposes herein contained.

In witness whereof I, the said Fenwick Stretcher have to

this my last Will and testament, set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Signed, sealed and delivered by the said Fenwick Stretcher as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of

us who were present at the FENWICK STRETCHER. [SEAL] signing and sealing thereof.

COMFORT HOLLAND.

ROBERT GILL.

DEVDT WOODBRIDGE."

Fenwick Stretcher and Esther his wife had issue:

4. Mary.

5. Edward.

6. Fenwick Shephard.

IV. 5. EDWARD STRETCHER, son of Fenwick Stretcher (3) and Esther Kollock, was born at Lewes, Sussex Co., Del., 1738 (Epitaph); married at St. Peter's Prot. Epis. Ch., Phila., Apr. 13, 1763, by the Rev. Mr. Sturgeon, to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Davis and his wife Sarah Draper (see Davis and Draper Families); the marriage license was dated the same day (Pa. Ar., 2nd Ser. Vol. II, page 77.) She was born 1743 (Epitaph).

Conveyances recorded at Philadelphia:

Liber R. L. L., folio 243: Sep. 1, 1763. John Fullerton, of Phila., to Edward Stretcher, of the Dist. of Southwark, Phila.

Liber D, 31, folio 298: April 9, 1770. Pancoast Est. to

same.

Liber D, 31, folio 294: Oct. 5, 1773. Reuben Haines et al. to same.

Register of Wills' Office, Phila., Admn. Book H, p. 177, No. 146 of 1794: Letters of Administration, C. T. A., were granted to Thomas and Fenwick Stretcher May 24, 1794, on the estate of Edward Stretcher, deceased. His will is

unrecorded but is on file. It is dated Jan. 20, 1789, and gives Philadelphia as the residence of decedent. His wife's name therein is Elizabeth, and he refers to his children, Thomas, Fenwick, Mary, and Esther married to one Evans.

To Thomas he bequeaths "lot of ground in Lewis Town, in the State of Delaware, adjoining David Hall's lot and extending back to Samuel Paynter's lot as left to me by my Mother Esther Stretcher who held it under the will of her Father Simon Kollock."

The following is the epitaph of Edward Stretcher and his wife Elizabeth; also two of their grandchildren, hereafter referred to:*

LOT L.

"HERE ARE DEPOSITED

THE REMAINS OF
EDWARD STRETCHER,
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE,

APRIL 10TH, 1794,

AGED 56 YEARS.

ALSO HIS WIFE

ELIZABETH,

WHO DIED MAY 12TH, 1794,

AGED 51 YEARS.
ALSO,

CAROLINE AND W W.,

CHILDREN

OF FINNIX AND ELIZA STRETCHER,
AND GRANDCHILDREN OF THE
AFORESAID EDW'D AND ELIZABETH.
CAROLINE DIED JULY 24TH, 1798,
AGED 13 MONTHS.

W W. Aug. 19TH, 1800,

AGED 10 Mo. AND 8 DAYS."

*"Inscriptions in St. Peter's Church Yard," by Charles R. Hildeburn. P. 360.

Edward Stretcher and Elizabeth his wife had issue:

7. Sarah, bur. July 10, 1764. (St. Peter's Records.) 8. Esther, b. Aug. 1, 1765; bap. Nov. 6, 1765; m. May 19, 1785, Rees Evans. (St. Peter's Rec.) 9. Thomas.

10. Fenwick (usually called Finnix).

11. Mary, m. Dec. 8, 1796, Shephard Kollock. (See "Kollock Family" and Christ Ch. Rec., Phila.) 12. Edward, b. May 10, 1774; bap. June 21, 1774. (St. Peter's Rec.)

V. 9. THOMAS STRETCHER, son of Edward Stretcher (5) and Elizabeth Davis, m. Ann Jane, dau. of John Warner and Lydia Woodrow; she was b. Mar. 15, 1782; she m. secondly, Ebenezer Connard. Thomas Stretcher d. 1819. The administration of his estate is recorded at Phila., in Liber M, fol. 175. He is styled of Mooretown, Montgomery Co., Pa. Letters were granted Sep. 8, 1819, to Ann Stretcher, who in the account filed is mentioned as Ann J. Connard, wife of Ebenezer Connard. There is a credit for expenses at St. Peter's from which it is inferred that the burial service was held there; there is no record, however, of his burial there.

Conveyances recorded at Philadelphia :

Liber E. F. 18, folio 252. Dec. 5, 1804. Thomas Stretcher, of Philadelphia, to Richard Waln, of Burlington, N.J. Premises on Walnut Street East of Ninth, purchased of Samuel Williams in 1802.

Liber E. F. 18, folio 456. Dec. 1, 1806. Thomas Stretcher and Ann his wife to Samuel Claphamson. Premises on Chestnut Street east of Tenth, purchased of William Samson 1805.

Same Liber, folio 276. Jan. 11, 1809. The same to Ann Williams. Premises on Union Street between Third and Fourth Street, purchased of Shephard Kollock 1790.

Liber G. W. R. 10, folio 234. June 1, 1813. The same to Finnix Stretcher. Premises purchased of Edward Burd.

Liber D. 62, folio 192. Nov. 3, 1796. Shephard Kollock, of Phila., to Thomas Stretcher. Premises on Union Street between 3rd & 4th, purchased of the Pancoast Estate in 1779 by Edward Stretcher, father of Thomas, Finnix and Mary Stretcher, and which the said Edward devised by will dated Jan. 20, 1789, to his said children, describing Finnix as "alias Fenwick," subject to a legacy to his daughter Esther Evans, and which the said children conveyed to the said Shephard Kollock.

Liber E. F. 12, folio 175. Dec. 15, 1802. Samuel Williams to Thomas Stretcher.

Liber E. F. 22, folio 196. Oct. 21, 1805. William Sansom to same.

Liber E. F. 32, folio 5. Dec. 24, 1807. Isaac W. Morris to same.

Liber I. C. 16, folio 498. Dec. 24, 1807. Same to same. Liber G. W. R. 9, folio 254. Dec. 15, 1802. Samuel Williams to same.

Liber G. W. R. 10, folio 232. June 1, 1812. Edward Burd to same.

Liber A. M. 45, folio 112. June 1, 1812. Same to same. Thomas Stretcher and Ann, his wife, had issue, inter alios: 13. Joseph Innes, m. Elmira Fitler. For descend

ants, see "Genealogy of Dr. Francis Joseph Pfeiffer, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and his descendants; by Edwin Jaquett Sellers. 1899."

V. 10. FENWICK STRETCHER, Usually called Finnix, son of Edward Stretcher (5) and Elizabeth Davis, b. at Phila., Pa., 1771; m. by the Rt. Rev. William White, D.D., Bishop of Pennsylvania, July 31, 1794, at St. Peter's Prot. Epis. Ch., Phila., to Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Jaudon and Ann McCue, granddaughter of Capt. Anthony Wayne. (See "Account of the Jaudon Family," by the writer, Phila., 1890; also Wayne Family, partly contributed by the writer,