William Underwood

1720 - 1785  (65 years)

• Name	William Underwood  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	18 May 1720	, York, PA, USA   [7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 May 1785	, York, PA, USA
  Burial	Aft 18 May 1785	Warrington Twp., York, PA
  Person ID	I11370	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Alexander Underwood, *,   b. Abt 1688, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA d. 31 Oct 1767, Warrington Twp., York, PA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Harry, *,   b. Abt 1687, Chichester, Chester, PA, USA d. Bef 25 Apr 1743, London Grove, Chester, PA, USA (Age < 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1710	New Castle, Delaware, USA
  Family ID	F3293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth L. Bails,   b. Abt 1721   d. 14 Nov 1789 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1743	London Grove M.M., Chester, PA, USA
  Children	1. William Underwood,   b. Mar 1744   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Lydia Underwood,   b. Oct 1749   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Jane Underwood,   b. Mar 1753   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Olive Underwood,   b. Mar 1754   d. Mar 1777 (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Jesse Underwood,   b. Nov 1766   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Rachael Underwood,   b. Mar 1769   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Jacob Underwood,   b. Oct 1756   d. Sep 1784 (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Ruth Underwood,   b. Mar 1759   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Hannah Underwood,   b. Jul 1761   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Elihu Underwood,   b. 25 Dec 1745, Warrington Twp., York, PA d. 26 Oct 1803, , York, PA, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Zephaniah Underwood,   b. 13 Dec 1747, , Augusta, VA d. 21 Sep 1807, Of Warrington M.M., York, PA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Obediah Underwood,   b. Oct 1763, , Van Wert, OH, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  William was a farmer and owned 200 acres in Warrington Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania He and his wife Ruth had 12 children. He or his son is probably the William Underwood who witnessed the marriage of James Wickersham and Sarah Garretsonh d of the 3rd mo 1773 in Warrington M.M., Warrington Twp., York Co. Pennsylvania He was in the friends column. (C-2418) He was in the friends column. (C-2418) He is the William Underwood who attends the marriage of Abel Walker and Ann Vale on the 13th day of the 5m 1773 in Warrington Twp., York Co., PA along with his son William Jr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S123] CD 102 (Automated Archives). [S2913] Shepard W. Burnett to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated Nov. 24, 1985 at 43 Mann Terrace,Florence, MA 01060 Info. from The Underwood Families of America, Vol. 2, (C-260) 1985. [S7] Robert Jesse Harry, The Ancestors and Descendants of Hugh Harry and Elizabeth Brinton. [S294] An Account of the Underwood Family prepared about 1873 by unknown family researcher with information included from Isaac Underwood as forwarded by Doberteen. [S2914] Dale C. Kellogg, Through the Keyhole p. 18. [S2915] Elmer R. Underwood, David Underwood, 1815-1857, His Antecedents and Descendants (A Private Printing, c1974). [S2916] Leticia Rosado Russ to Linda Coate Dudick E-mail letter dated Mar. 8, 1997 at lrussell@ecf2.puc.edu In Linda Coate files (C-975).