Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameDeliverance PAINE [3833], [29165]
Birthabt 1745, New Jersey [3833]
Birth1747 [29165]
DeathAug 9, 1818, Guilford County, North Carolina [3833]
BurialAlamance Presbyterian Church, 4000 Presbyterian Road, Guilford County, North Carolina [3833]
Spouses
BirthDec 25, 1741, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania [3833], [15022]
DeathSep 22, 1822, Guilford County, North Carolina [3833], [15022]
BurialAlamance Presbyterian Church, 4000 Presbyterian Road, Guilford County, North Carolina [3833], [15022]
FatherWilliam I. PAISLEY Sr. (1700-1787)
Mother“Nellie” Elenor McLEAN (1707-1750)
MarriageSep 20, 1763, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania [3833]
ChildrenJohn (1764-1844)
 William Denny (1770-1857)
Obituary Online notes for Deliverance PAINE
James Davenport bought a little white girl from a party of strolling Indians, for a bottle of rum; she knew neither her parents nor her birthplace. He named her Deliverance Paine, and reared her as his own child. She married, and removed to North Carolina, and was the mother of Reverand William Paisley.

From the book:

A history of the Presbyterian church in America, from its origin until the year 1760. With biographical sketches of its early ministers. By the Rev. Richard Webster... with a memoir of the author, by the Rev. C Van Rensselaer... and a historical introduction, by the Rev. William Blackwood. [29165]
Obituary Online notes for William (Spouse 1)
The source of the birth date provided is a letter from Samuel Paisley dated July 22, 1850 from "Edgefield, Moore Co. NC. The letter begins "My ever dear Nephew" and provides much information on this family. Samuel is the son of William Jr.  [15022]
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