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Anthony Dilworth was reportedly the son of William and Sarah (Webb) Dilworth of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Some researcher has submitted information to the Latter Day Saints (www.familysearch.org) to the effect that Anthony was born "about" 1724. This estimate has then been copied and duplicated in many family trees posted on World Connect (www.rootsweb.com). I believe, however, that the estimated date of birth is several years too late. Here is the evidence.
Source: Chester County, PA Will Abstracts, at http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/wills/willbookb.txt
SHARMAN, ROBERT. E. Marlborough, yeoman.
September 8, 1739. October 1, 1739. B. 42.
To wife Judith all real and personal estate until children come of age. To son Robert the plantation whereon I dwell containing about 280 acres. To wife and daughters, viz Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah, Judith and Eleanor all remainder of estate.
Executors: friends Benj. Fredd and James Miller.
Witnesses: Richard Ryan, Wm. Sharp, Anthony Delworth.
Letters adm. to Judith the widow. Executors named renouncing.
The Anthony "Delworth" who witnessed the Will above in 1739 was almost certainly age 21 or older, and so born in or before 1718.
Source:
http://woodlin.net/raupuk/493.htm
PICKERING, Jesse*
•Born: Bef 1758
•Marriage: KEMBLE, Ann* on 31 Aug 1774 in Buckingham Mtg, Bucks Co, PA
•Died: After 1810
Property, 8 Apr 1801, Little Britain Twp, Lancaster Co, PA. Anthony Dilworth, 173 acres, located on warrant dated Aug. 16, 1742, for 200 acres. Anthony Dilworth sold to Samuel Dilworth; and he to Banjamin Mason, 4th mo. 1, 1795. Mason sold to Jesse Pickering, 4th mo. 8, 1801; now owned by William Witman, Samuel Overholt, Robert Wason, and others. History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men
Chapter LXIV. Little Britain Township.<1<[1 By John C. Lewis, Esq.] (found at Ancestry.com)
The Anthony Dilworth who received a warrant for 200 acres of Land in 1742 (land located just West of Chester County, in Little Britain Township of Lancaster County, PA) was almost certainly over 21 at the time, and so was born in or before 1721. Notice that Anthony sold this land to his son Samuel (who, after selling it in 1795, moved West, to Allegheny County, PA).
Anthony Dilworth's father, William, was reportedly born in 1681 and various family trees on the internet include an estimate that William's wife, Sarah Webb, was born anywhere from 1683 to 1692. Even if she was born as late as 1692, she could have married by 1710 (age 18) and had children as early as 1711. If she was born as early as 1683, she could have had children as early as 1702. Therefore, William's and Sarah's son Anthony could have been born as early as 1702. Based on the 1739 and 1742 records above, Anthony was clearly born before 1724, almost certainly before 1721, and probably before 1718, but likely after 1702.
A genealogy presented by one of Anthony's descendants has been included in a couple of books about Allegheny County, PA. They do NOT indicate the name of Anthony's wife, or his date or place of marriage, but do indicate that Anthony had at least two children, sons Samuel and Benjamin.
It is also uncertain when and where Anthony died. But consider the following evidence.
Source: Lancaster County, PA Will Abstracts
http://files.usgwarchives.org/pa/lancaster/wills/willabstf-g.txt
GREEN, WILLIAM Little Britton Twp.
December 16, 1763 January 6, 1764
Wife: Rachel Green.
Children: Edward, Francis and Jane.
Ex.: Anthony Dilworth.
This record suggest that Anthony died after December 1763. I believe that Anthony appeared as the head of a household in the 1790 federal census. In Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, PA, on adjoining lines of the handwritten record (image from Heritage Quest), there were an Anthony "Diller", with stats of 1-0-2 and a Samuel "Diller", also with stats of 1-0-2. I believe that the census taker made a mistake and erroneously recorded Anthony Dilworth and his son Samuel as "Diller".
Samuel Dilworth had reportedly married Elizabeth White in 1790, and they apparently had an infant daughter by the time of the 1790 census. The two females in Anthony's household MIGHT be his wife, and possibly an unmarried daughter, but this is only guesswork.
Anthony Dilworth did not appear as the head of a household in the 1800 census; nor was he listed as an old male in the household of his son Samuel in 1800 (in Allegheny).
Therefore, I believe a reasonable inference is that Anthony died between 1790 and 1799, and probably before 1795. His place of death was probably Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, PA.
Does anyone have any additional information concerning Anthony Dilworth? If so, please post here.
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