Biographical Sketch of William SHERER (1881); Chester County, PA

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from Futhey and Cope's THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY (1881);    

    William Sherer, tanner, lived in New London, on Big Elk Creek, where he held 
considerable land.  HE was perhaps the son of David Sherer, who died in 1750, 
leaving a wife, Ann, and children, John, William, David, Francis and Mary.  
William married Rachel Mackey, daughter of John Mckey, Esq. who died Sept. 8, 
1824, and he Jan 18, 1828,  Their children were James b. Aug. 22, 1773; Rachel, 
Agnes, Mary, Isabella, Dorcas, William, John, Eliza, Catharine, Martha, Robert 
M.  John was the father of William Sherer, who lives on a part of his 
grandfather's possessions.  Robert M, soon after his father's death, began the 
erection of "Spring Lawn" paper-mill, which he carried on in connection with 
store-keeping and farming.  The farm is now owned by John E. Leonard, and the 
paper-mill by the Megargees, of Philadelphia.
    Rachel Sherer married Robert Blackburn and went to Ohio; Dorcas married 
James Gibson, of New London; and Catharine married Thomas Ramsey.