Moravian Lives

A Collection of Moravian Memoirs from 18th Century English Congregations

Category: Single Sisters

Moravian Archives, Fulneck, UK

  • Mary Myers (1731-

    Out of the S Srs Choirhouse in Fulneck who departed happily to our Savr on Jany 25th Our Happily departed Sister Mary Myers was Born at Horton Bradford parish Jany 15th 1731, having left nothing of Her course thro’ this time, the following has been conducted from Sisters who has had acquaintance with Her &…

  • Sarah Mortimer (1780-1810)

    Our late sr Sarah Mortimer who departed happily Jan. 2 1810 at Fulneck Our happily departed Sr Sarah Mortimer, was born June 3 1780 at Scoles in the parish of Birstal, and baptized in the Church of England. Her Mother dy’d before she was a year old, and she being a very weakly Child &…

  • Eleanor Luty (1718-1798)

    The life of the Single Sister Elenor Luty. I was born Sepr 20th 1718 at Killing Hall near near Harrowgate, in the Parish of Ripley, and was brought up in the Church of England. My Mother kept a strict eye upon me wishing to preserve me from the temptations of the world. When I was…

  • Suzanna Liley (1722-

    Susana Lily was born at Spen, in ye 12 Novr 1722 In ye year 41 her parents got acquainted with ye Brn And she also went to hear them altho at that time She had not much feeling of her heart till in ye year 42 when She got a real desier in her heart,…

  • Mary Ann Foster

    Mary Ann Foster 1 A Sketch of the life & happy departure of Mary Ann Foster who died at Bristol, April 9th 1789. From her cradle to her death it may be said that she was an affectionate & pleasing child, discovering an uncommon sensibility in all things for one of her age. As early…

  • Ann Vickers

    Ann Vickers was born in the parish of Frinsber near Rodchister in Kent, soon after came with to parents to London; when She was about 5 Years old She went a little while to Mr. Wesths Siked, after wards She came home again to her parents having got the Small pokes, were She Remaind till…