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Note: s. He evidently was not a wealthy man. He bought a pot and a pot rack at Mary Pluck Dehaven's estate sale. In 1818, one of Adam's alleged children, Ann, age 11, born abt 1807, appears on the Poor School Children's index for Chester County. This makes no sense for Catherine Ann the daughter of Adam, who was born in 1795. Also it was for London Britain township. I think more likely this was a child of Daniel Pluck, don't know why Adam is listed as the father. Looking at the Poor School Children's indexes on the Chester County web site instead of Ancestry, I find a number of Pluck records. 1817 Ann (10) 1816-1825. No parent's name. But in 1818 Adam is given as the parent of Ann (11) for 1816-1825. Pluck Joseph (9), Angeline (5) 8131 for 1830-1831 Joseph (10) Angeline (7) 1832 Angelina (8), Mary Jane (5) 1833 Angelica (10_, Mary Jane (6) 1834-1836 Mary Jane, Elizabeth 1836 Mary Jane (9), Elizabeth(6) 1837 Mary Jane, Elizabeth (1838) Elizabeth (8), Jacob (5) 1839 Daniel Pluck for Joseph (7) 1826-1829 in 1829 Daniel Pluck for Joseph (7), Angeline (5) 1830 - for 1830 -1831. The Poor school childrens' bills index complicates the picture. Ann, middle name Jaline, was billed in 1830. ???? The children variously attended the North Bank School and the London Britain School, both in London Britain. It looks as though they attended the London Britain school in earlier years and then the North Bank School. I think what we have here is the education of the children of Daniel Pluck. Adam Pluck would have been elderly at that point and might have lived with Daniel? Also, he wasn't still living after 1820. So here are the children of Daniel: Ann b 1807, Joseph b 1822, Angeline b 1825, Angelica may have been born 1824 or may have been Angeline, Mary Jane b 1828, Elizabeth born 1831. There is a long gap between the birth of Ann and that of the other children; perhaps Daniel was married twice. Since Adam already had a child named Ann (call name) it seems unlikely he had another even if he had remarried. In 1840, he had 1 child 5-9, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 10-14. A male and a female 40-49. This is less children than attended school in the 1830s. Ann would have been grown up and gone. 1830, Daniel "Gluck" lived in London Britain twp, had 1 male 5-9, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-9. Ann born in 1807 might have grown up and left. At that time the number of children is correct.
Note: His children come from the Chester County poor school childrens' record
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