Download Scroll Files

Before you download the scroll documents, please take a moment to read the following:

Important Information

  • The files are quite large and can take a long time to download, depending on your internet connection. Please be patient. 
  • The files are available in two formats: PDF and TIFF. The PDF files are generally much larger than the TIFF versions. 
  • Access to the files is FREE!! In return, all we ask is that you leave a comment at the bottom of this page, letting us know that you’ve downloaded them. We want to hear if you find this website helpful. 

Directions for Downloading

  1.  Click on the “Download HERE” button listed under each of the Dorrance ancestors, below. 
  2.  The file should begin to automatically start downloading to your computer. [If you have run into difficulties, please email me at sdorrance[at]gmail.com. We are still working out the kinks in this process but want to make it as easy and stream-lined as possible.]


Scroll #1: John Dorrance

PDF Version:   51.5 MB  Download HERE
TIFF Version:   23 MB Download HERE



Scroll #2: George Dorrance


PDF Version:   37.5 MB  Download HERE
TIFF Version:   15.1 MB  [currently disabled]




Scroll #3: Reverend Samuel Dorrance


PDF Version:   33.1 MB  Download HERE
TIFF Version:   12.2 MB  [currently disabled]




7 comments:

  1. Perry StreeterNovember 28, 2015 at 6:05 AM

    Thank you PDF is not legible at maximum zoom of 500%.

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  2. SonjaNovember 28, 2015 at 10:18 AM

    Hi Perry, thanks for the comment and sorry that you had difficulties. We've struggled to get the files up (and downloadable) due to their size. I'll spend some time in the next few weeks to see if I can come up with a better solution. Thanks, Sonja

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  3. Megan McGory GleasonApril 19, 2016 at 5:53 PM

    There is a section on the John Dorrance scroll where it is written that Mary Wynne had records and letters in her possession - where are those records and letters today? I am doing research on the town of Sterling and am looking for information linking Samuel Dorrance/Anne Tully to the Sterling family of Providence. These scrolls are wonderful, thank you for putting them online!

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  4. SonjaApril 19, 2016 at 7:57 PM

    Hi Megan,

    I so wish I could point you in the right direction in regards to the letter/records but I'm afraid I have no idea. There are so many descendants (and copies of the scrolls) at this point that I'd bet they'd be difficult to pin down. Unless you could find a direct descendent of Mary Wynne, perhaps?

    All the best,
    Sonja

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  5. Megan McGory GleasonApril 21, 2016 at 7:28 AM

    Thank you so much for getting back to me quickly! The search continues... :)

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  6. karenpMay 29, 2018 at 12:55 PM

    I downloaded today and am searching for a Jane Dorrance, born 1808 in Oneida County NY, married Cyrus Adams, and died 1847 in Middlesex NY. Thank you for posting these scrolls.

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  7. Sean D. KellyAugust 2, 2022 at 12:15 PM

    Thanks for this rich resource - it looks really fantastic! Is there something else I need to do to gain access to the downloadable scrolls, though? I get an error message when I click on the PDF or TIFF links. I'd really love to take a look at the scrolls if I can. I believe my family descends from the George Dorrance line. My father, Dr. Dorrance Kelly, is 83 and ill. What a gift it would be to get a copy of these scrolls to him.

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