Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Elizabeth BURR
"QUAKER BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES of Ministers and Elders, and other concerned members of the Yearly Meeting of Philadelphia" [1682-1800]
ed. Willard Heiss (Indianapolis: 1972)
Page 314
" ELIZABETH WOOLMAN. Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Burr, of Burlington County, New Jersey, was born there in the year 1695. Her valuable and religiously concerned parents gave her a religiously guarded education, and through submission to the gracious visitations of her heavenly Father's love, she was strengthened to live a self- denying, exemplary life, even in her young days. In the year 1714, she was married to Samuel
Woolman, to whom she proved an affectionate wife and true helpmate in everything appertaining to life and salvation. As a wife and a widow she was alike exemplary, and few have exceeded her in religious care over her children.
She labored earnestly for their spiritual good, restraining them from
participating in the follies and vanities of childhood, and causing them frequently to read the holy scriptures, and other religious books. She often in a prudent and becoming manner, gave them wholesome advice and admonition. Of the good result of her labors with them, we may see some trace in the journal of her son John, and it is believed that all her children were in good measure obedient to that Divine Grace, whose seasoning virtue they say
so beautifully exemplified in the conduct of their parent.
Elizabeth was a good Neighbour, a woman given to hospitality, whose house and heart were open to entertain her friends. She was of good service in the church, being long an overseer of Rancocas Particular Meeting, and an elder of Burlington Monthly Meeting. She freely contributed of her means towards the support of the poor, and was a diligent attender of meetings, in which she was concerned to wait in reverence and patience upon the Gracious Helper of Israel for the arising of his pure influence on her mind, this she ever found the best preparation for a proper discharge of every religious duty. In her last illness she was contented and resigned to the will of her
blessed heavenly Father, waiting until he should release her from her afflicted body. She departed this life, Ninth month 8th, 1773, aged about 78 years. [Volume 35 Page 268
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