| 1. | William Lamborn was born on 31 Oct 1725 in Londongrove Twp, Chester Co, Pennsylvania; died on 16 Jan 1808 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania. Notes:
William Lamborn was born in Chester county, Pa., October 31st, 1725. He was a member of the Society of Friends.
Married Sarah Hayes, June 20th, 1753. Two children were born to them; only one lived to be married. Sarah died Oct. 2d, 1759, and he remained a mourner the balance of his life, some 48 years. He always wore his clothes the natural color ?? the wool or flax, and was often called White Grandfather in consequence. He gave each grandchild a book, "No Cross, No Crown."
A few years before his d??th he called on his nephew Jonathan Lamborn (63), who at that time had charge of the Friends' Meeting House and burying grounds at London Grove, Pa., to decide on the place for his own grave. On consulting the chart of the grounds, they found, as he had said he expected to find, that other graves were close around that of his long buried wife. "No matter," he said, "I remember that when she was laid here many years ago, they dug the graves deeper than they do now; besides there can be little left in form of that body now, so when I die open her grave and lay my body in it;" and thus it was done. He afterwards died very suddenly.
Two ladies called to see him late one winter afternoon. "The folks," he told them, "were all out attending to affairs"--the usual duties of a farmer's family at that season--feeding stock, milking cows, etc., and he sat alone in his arm-chair in the great fireplace corner, smoking. He emptied the ashes from his pipe, laid it in its place, and put more wood on the fire, remarking as he did so that "about all he was good for now was to mind the fire and keep house while the rest were out." They talked pleasantly for a little while and left him. Inside of an hour a messenger came to tell them that he was dead. He had died sitting in that arm-chair in the chimney-corner, Jan. 16th, 1808.
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William married Sarah Hayes on 20 Jun 1753. Sarah (daughter of William E.* Hayes, I (immigrant) and Jane* Elizabeth James) was born on 24 Dec 1730 in East Marlborough Twp, Chester Co, Pennsylvania; died on 2 Oct 1759 in Chester Co (now Delaware) Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Hannah Lamborn
 was born about 1754 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania; died after 1771 in of, Chester Co, Pennsylvania.
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1725 - 1808 (82 years)