Hi Tony, No, Quakers were not active then as a recognisable group but it's possible that the parents were independent of the established church (as was Oliver Cromwell), especially as the family presumably escaped persecution by going to America. Have you explored the Vernon family who had a seat at Sudbury Hall in Staffordshire? I don't know when or where they took this up but yours could be a scion of that family. HTH, Martin On 25/11/2014 10:05, Tony Vernon via wrote: > Hi Ruth, > > Thanks for the information. I'm curious about the timing though. Thomas > was born in 1639, and his brothers perhaps 2-5 years after that. Was the > Quaker faith active in Cheshire by then? I don't know the timing of the > spread of that faith in England. I had been operating under the assumption > that all three brothers would have been baptized under the C of E, perhaps > that is a faulty assumption if their father was an early Friend? > > Thanks, > Tony > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 3:47 AM, Ruth Genda <ruthgenda@btinternet.com> > wrote: > >> But Quakers don’t baptise or christen children. I’m afraid you will >> search in vain. >> >> From Wikipedia: … Friends do not practice water baptism >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism>, Christening >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_baptism>, or other initiation >> ceremonies to admit a new member or a newborn baby. Children are often >> welcomed into the meeting at their first attendance. Formerly, children >> born to Quaker parents automatically became members (sometimes called *Birthright >> membership*), but this is no longer the case in many areas. Some parents >> apply for membership on behalf of their children, while others allow the >> child to decide whether to become a member when they are ready, and older >> in age. Some meetings adopt a policy that children, some time after >> becoming young adults, must apply independently for membership. >> >> You will find a gentle explanation here: >> >> http://www.hitchin.plus.com/Quakers/Newkids.htm >> >> Ruth >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." (Psa.37) Web: http://www.biblewitness.org