Login to post. Next is a section listing information from the meetings birth, death, and marriage records, arranged alphabetically by surname, then by husband's name, and grouped together by family. Guides to Accessing Information from Quaker Records See guide links below for tips and information about specific types of research using Quaker records. I wish we had known as being Quaker Friends would have blessed our lives, in my family. Religious life in England Search other sources and study the history of Quakerism and its separations to help in locating records. My husbands family is from New England MA, his ancestors home in West Falmouth. If your ancestor is in these abstracts, copy the page containing the information because there may be many details you need to study. ", mou married out of unity: married to a non-Friend, usually resulting in disownment; sometimes used interchangeably with "married contrary to discipline" or "married out of unity.". First day school at Moorestown Monthly Meeting, middle school at Moorestown Friends and high school at Westtown School confirmed the depth of my belief in the Friends way of life and Religious teachings. Documentation will be scarce, however - at the time this monthly meeting was in Bladen Co, which had destructive fires. includes the county, the names of the earliest members, and sometimes other clues. Many years ago, I finished Friends for 300 Years with a deep sense of recognition; the values were my values, though I had not connected them with my Quaker grandparents, who by the time I knew them were practicing other religions, or none. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. Show Transcript and Discussion Questions Max Carter Later, English colonists migrated south from Virginia, arriving in significant numbers by the 1660s. This page was last edited on 9 December 2022, at 01:11. And what about Brinton, Darlington, Glass and the Irish Quakers, Morris AND Boyd, These are all names my husband is descended from.. I think that has a lot of value. The Quaker Archives Research Room (116) containsQuaker call numbers, including history, theology, genealogical extracts, and other books by Quaker authors. Quaker founder George Fox also visited that same year. Common Quaker Names Share Watch on Cadwallader, Milhous, Trueblood, Farlow, Sharpless, and Wilbur what do they all have in common? [1] An interesting account suggests many of these first settlers were commoners and runaway indentured servants. Unless the person later repented and "condemned" his or her own misconduct and was later readmitted into membership, he or she would not be mentioned again in the minutes. James Boone. Founded in England through the prophetic insights and evangelical ministry of George Fox, the sect expanded rapidly after the mid-seventeenth century. Humphrey Publications, 1993-1998. In the 1660s, however, Friends sought to establish order for their community while continuing to honor "that of God" within each person. Months of the year are recorded as numbers rather than by their names in an ancestors' record. Gabe See the front of each volume for a list of abbreviations used. Friends Publishing Corporation My Quaker ancestors fled severe persecution in England. Its what we do as Friends that count what we say, how kind we are to each other, how we treat people.our values. 4. Publishers of Friends Journal and QuakerSpeak. Note: Carver's Creek Meeting is also discussed below in the Dunn's Creek paragraph. When Edmundson returned to the colony in 1676, he reported that Friends were finely settled. Tradition has it that the earliest meeting for worship was established in present Perquimans County at the home of Francis Toms, which was also the site of the first meeting in 1698 of North Carolina Yearly Meeting, the oldest extant religious organization in the state. OR All Quaker. I had no idea of our wonderful devout Quaker ancestors. The Religious Society of Friends - North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends. Some first fled to Ireland. We cant solve the historical world conundrum of violence, we can only solve ourselves. [4] In his interesting article, Butler also discusses the North Carolina Quakers' pacifist role during the Revolution, their opposition to slavery, and their founding of what would become Guilford College. Ive always known my Grandpas family was originally Quaker and have visited other places where my family came from, including North Carolina and Tennessee. For example, each meeting branched off from an older meeting. If microfilm numbers are listed, write them on your research log. II. There were several separations in Quakerism beginning with the Hicksites in 1828. An Osborne, thats going to be Centre Meeting or perhaps Spring Meeting. Our world is so complicated and changing all the time . Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the Underground Railroad Cincinnati: Robert Clark & Co. https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/coffin/frontis1.html. We know not all of it is for everybody. 1. Thomas was also a Quaker. 1669/70. The North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program notes that: Hinshaw discusses Core Sound Meeting on pages 263-4 of his Encyclopedia, [8] with an index of names following. I graduated from Westtown School and didnt know this information until now. Cd-Win-Mac. ltm liberated to marry, left at liberty to marry: permitted to marry. By the mid-eighteenth century, the backcountry was growing rapidly because of a large influx of settlers from Pennsylvania and Virginia, some of whom were Quakers who formed meetings for worship in the Cane Creek valley and to the west in modern Guilford County. I live in an historic house in New Hampshire. She was one of 12 Lang children from Martins Corner, PA. My father was a birthright member of the Society of Friends, so I have quite an interesting family tree. Ask archives staff to retrieve Quaker Ref and Quaker Rare call numbers, including published family histories and North Carolina genealogical journals. 496. Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940. I do not know what the point of this Quaker Speak video is. William Wade Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy consists of six volumes, each dealing with a different region, and is supplemented by Willard Heiss's Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana in seven parts. North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 Ancestry. 1667 in Perquimans, North Carolina; Isaac WHITE b: ca. Yes, my mothers side the Barlows, Ridley and Slussers. Search them all for your familys surname(s). I have Quaker ancestry on my maternal line when my Catholic French ancestor married a young Quaker woman in New Jersey. By 1775 it had slipped to fifth place with 320 meetings. $75.00. Our strategy is to look at what people are actually searching for on the internet, and then create points of entry for them to discover Quaker experience more fully, through all our other work. The earliest Quaker settlements were in New England, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Thomas Hamm: When you get to North Carolina, there are a number of distinctively Quaker names like Trueblood or Hadley or Hinshaw. The others came directly from England. Includes meetings inNorth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. By the end of the century there were two monthly meetings in Perquimans and another in Pasquotank. My mother Ruth Trimble Balderston was descended from William Smith, a companion of George Fox, in and out of prison, but surely we would be careless to call Smith a uniquely Quaker name. mcd married contrary to disciple: married another Friend, but in a civil ceremony (usually resulting in disownment); sometimes used interchangeably with "married out of society" or "married out of unity.". Their core belief in the sacredness of human life was the basis for their testimonies on the human family, gender equality, pacifism, and the abolition of slavery. Rescue from the demon whiskey effects. By the end of the war there were few Friends left in the state, and without the aid of northern Quakers, particularly the support of Francis King and the Baltimore Association, the church might have disappeared from North Carolina. The New Garden Monthly Meeting, an offshoot of Cane Creek, was formally established in 1754 in what was then part of Bladen County, North Carolina. Thomas Thornburg (Abigails husband) is noted as being a founding member of the New Garden MM, coming from Deep River about 20 miles south-west of the New Garden site. I am a descendent of Andrew Job. During the Civil War North Carolina Friends were persecuted by Confederate authorities for their radical views on slavery as well as their refusal to support the war effort. And yes, people were disowned for marrying out of unity, got in trouble/ warned for public behavior likesinging, dancing, wearing ribbons in their hair all because of the strict control of the fledging religious group. Guide to Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Staff members can also help you with microfilm, manuscripts, and family surname files. The establishment of a yearly meeting in North Carolina dates from 1698, as . CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Quaker Ref E184.F89 H52 v.7, Peden, Henry C., Jr. Quaker Records of (Baltimore and Harford counties, Northern Maryland, Southern Maryland) Maryland. Label vector designed by Ibrandify - Freepik.com, https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/coffin/frontis1.html, https://www.flickr.com/photos/fhcarchives/5436563980/. The practices and testimonies they developed helped unify Friends throughout the next century. The biggest break was the civil warmany Quakers left the South to move where slavery wasnt allowed. Entries are arranged alphabetically by surname, and then chronologically. They were just sharing to all including to a nonwhite Asian-Pacific ISlander convinced Quaker like me the history of Quaker names! Vol. Quaker Abstract F157.D3 L38 1997. Where have you seen some of those names? [2], Once part of the Province of Carolina, North Carolina became a separate colony in 1712 and was established as a royal colony in 1729. Thomas Hamm: Naturally around Philadelphia where you have the largest concentration of Friends, you have more distinctively Quaker names. Southern Quakers and slavery: - Google Books. Quaker Abstract F225.B4 1905. Category: Pennsylvania, United States, Brown Name Study. That November, George Fox spent nearly three weeks in the settlement leading numerous worship services, meeting with the governor and other officials, and preaching to the local Indians. This did leave the remaining Quakers in dire shape and left the South as the backwater of our nation for 100 years. Among the many Quaker government officials and Assembly representatives was John Archdale, who was not only a Proprietor but was also governor of Carolina (169496). The Spaniards eventually retreated due to conflicts with the natives. Barlow, Ridley, Slusser. 1880. [1] Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1973 (Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1950). Many FS Library microfilm numbers are listed in Thomas Hill's book. Yes, kindness to others is paramount. Hilty, New Garden Friends Meeting: The Christian People Called Quakers (1983). But, I am sad that Mendenhall was not included This is the Quaker family that I am descended from. (Page 45) "Transcribed out of an old Book By Thos. When Quaker ancestry comes up in group conversation in meetings I have attended, I see the light go out in most peoples eyes; their attention goes elsewhere. Friends General Conference - Quakers in North Carolina. Staff members can also help you withmicrofilm, manuscripts,and family surname files. Will of Henry WHITE. It belonged to the Eastern Quarter"[9], Bladen County, North Carolina had been created in 1734 and covered most of central and western North Carolina at that time. Quakers found the use of traditional names for months and days against their Christian values since the names of the days of the weeks and most of the names of the months derived from "pagan" deities. Our Quaker Friends of Ye Olden Time, Being in Part a Transcript of the Minutes Books of Cedar Creek Meeting, Hanover County, and the South River Meeting, Campbell County, Virginia. Join the Project, Adopt a Meeting and More, Categories: American Quakers | Quaker Meetings, North Carolina | Quaker Meetings, United States of America, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. ). From a base of well-established meetings in the Albemarle region, Friends gradually spread into the counties south of the sound. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results. Hinshaw, William Wade. Quaker Records and Migration - North Carolina Genealogical Society Quaker Records and Migration Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA This webinar will examine the creation of Quaker records and their meaning for the researcher. The final section for each meeting lists abstracts of the minutes of the monthly meeting for business, including marriages(the date the marriage was approved, not when it occurred), new memberships, transfers of membership, disownments, and restorations to membership. Unless the member could satisfy the monthly meeting of his or her innocence or repentance, the next step was usually disownment. The volumes contain the following information: For Quakers in Indiana, use the FS Library book 977.2 K28h, containing vol. A major accomplishment of North Carolina Friends in this period was the opening in 1837, under the guidance of Nathan Hunt, of New Garden Boarding School, the oldest coeducational school in the South. Coffin, Starbuck, Macy, Gardner, Hussey, Pinkham, Bunker, Barnard 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Volumes I through VI can be searched online through Ancestry.com (click the Ancestry tab for more information). This practice was due to marriage within the colonial laws were accomplished within sanctioned churches, such as Catholic/Church of England. So, if Jane Smith's membership or marriage was approved and the abstract doesn't mention her parents, she probably presented her request at an earlier meeting, but the original record won't likely mention her parents. Description. Is someone with a historic Quaker name or background a better person, with better values than a New Quaker, or a loving Jew or a Muslim? Both Carvers and Dunns had attendance sufficient to forward to the Perquimans Quarterly Meeting and Eastern Yearly Meeting a request to be given the status of Monthly Meetings. Something I read about today in Ancestry. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. Daughter of Solomon Coffin Jr and Sarah Barnard. The key factor, however, in the diaspora of southern Quakers was their witness against slavery, which began in the late eighteenth century and intensified in the nineteenth century. Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, are the oldest organized Christian church in North Carolina. Surveys of the publics religious views have found individuals who believe Quaker ideas and principles, though they do not associate themselves with us institutionally. If you look at our body of work as a whole, I hope that feeling fades, and I hope youll trust that we strive for improvement and take feedback to heart. I love his work; hes articulate and cool with his long white beard. The records are from Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Lots of Quakers were displaced/disowned because of our warsrefusing to fight on either side. Thats another topic of historic interest for us to consider in the context of sustaining our faith community. I did have a cousin on the other side of the family who left the Catholic church when he married a Quaker during Vietnam. The hasty Coffin, fractious, loud, Note: James Brown (Brown-2471) may have been a member of the New Garden Meeting for up to ten years (1754 to around 1764). Today we could learn more about dedication to kindness and faithfulness. But when we can it propagates love. https://library.guilford.edu/quaker-genealogy. Family Line Publications, 1996. The videos subtle message I got is, were the originals and better. 1-3. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I appreciated your thoughtful response to that and found that very appropriate. Many records are available only in selected archives, libraries, and other repositories. ), and died October 3, 1823 in Center, Clinton, Ohio.He married HANNAH RUCKMAN/RUPPMAN January 20, 1778 in New Garden MM, Guilford co., North Carolina (Source: Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, New Garden MM p. These extracts list an abbreviated version of what happened in the minutes, from a genealogist's perspective. But I can look. Mary Crauderueff: So something that you should know about Quaker names is that they liked to repeat themselves. The Bays and Russels coopers are, I have Cox, Heath, and Bowne ancestors. From as far away as Pennsylvania, members of the Society of Friends migrated to the region for its fertile land and ease of navigation. This webinar will examine the creation of Quaker records and their meaning for the researcher. I re-stumbled upon it when testing out Ale's WT+ search functionality for freespace pages; I used "Brown" as a search parameter since I knew we had at least a few FSPs related to Brown. The collection is divided into an index and six parts. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Jillaine, I have opened it as you requested. Also Ashmores. I hope the comments shared will help us be aware how our actions might affect others. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1973 (Edwards . The college today is an important repository of Quaker records. Quaker Gap Death Records. Start in the comprehensive index to William Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy (affectionately known as "Hinshaw"). jas joined another (religious) society (denomination). Furnas should on the list of generations of Friends. If there were two or more records books, these lines will explain the page numbers next to family information in the next section. It was begun about 1740, and asked for a Monthly Meeting as early as 1743; in 1746 one had been settled. I am a descendent of the Lindleys & Ashmores from Ireland on my mothers side, and of the Brasseys and the Worleys on my fathers side. The first pageincludes the county, the names of the earliest members, and sometimes other clues. Pennsylvania, New Jersey -- v. 3. I found Thornes who were Quakers from England in Colonial New York. Then in the 1800s they spread into the Midwest, Oregon, California, and Canada. If youre a Farlow or a Beeson, youre from Marlboro Meeting down in Randolph county. North Carolina Genealogical Society Also a marriage certificate. Their vigorous public witness against political, social, and religious discrimination led to their persecution in England and the eventual establishment by William Penn of a colonial refuge in Pennsylvania. com complained, complained of: a person could be complained of for an act that was contrary to the rules and advices as outlined in the Discipline. Use Thomas Hills book to determine where records for your ancestors might be. my great grandfather married a Hoopes, her parents were Hoopes and Smedley. But, this one was abrasive to me. Its truly a tragedy in history. Quaker Ref F72.N2 H61, Roberts, Gary Boyd, editor. And the names of Bowerman, Hoxie, Metcalfe are seen in tombstones and markers; but not as many as the Swifts. III. I too am descended from Anne Stone Worley Pusey, through her son Francis Worley. We need to be forward looking! North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Friends United Meeting) has grown to become one of the largest yearly meetings in the country. 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