Hello fellow listers! I ran across this information in my files and thought that perhaps someone out there could use this as well. I have been corresponding with another "Kelly" cousin and our ancestors were Quakers in Virginia and Maryland prior to 1753, so I think this will pertain. Hope it helps or at least interests someone else out there! Rieta Ebberts ************************************************ Kirkham, "A Survey of American Church Records", Vol. I, Deseret Book Co., Salt Lake City, 1959, pp. 31-32. (located at Greene Co. Dist. Lib., Xenia, Oh.) Society of Friends "This Society had the unusual practice of numbering the months of the year and the days of the week. No reference is ever made to the usual names (of pagan derivation) as given to the months of the year as used by other Christian denominations. Also, the Quakers in America followed the requirements of adjusting to the Gregorian Calendar following the year 1752. Although the Gregorian Calendar was adopted in the year 1532 by most of the Catholic continental countries of Europe, England and her colonies (America) did not permit or accept the change to the Gregorian Calendar until the end of the year 1752 (3-14 Sep 1752). Under the earlier Julian calendar the first day of the (historical) year was March 25 but starting with 1753 the first day of the year was Jan. 1st. Adjustments to the changeover are not particularly difficult except for the fact that the Quakers used the fore-mentioned system of numbering the months of the year and unless adjustments are made according to the table given below, errors will occur within the record." Old Style and New Style for the Quaker Calendar Old Style (before 1753 the year began March 25) New Style (After January 1st, 1753) Old Style Conversion New Style March 1st Month January April 2nd month February May 3rd month March June 4th month April July 5th month May August 6th month June September 7th month July October 8th month August November 9th month September December 10th month October January 11th month November February 12th month December