Hi List, just some quick thought on Quakers- 1) Gilbert Cope shows that Col. George Washington closed the Quaker Yearly meeting house in Phila, PA in 1778 because he believed that the Quakers were Loyal to the King. Col. George Washington is listed in Frederick CO CO VA deeds several times and one of the deed shows the William Vestal family he - marr. Elizabeth Mercer 1716 widow of Joseph Woodward . William Vestal has wife Elizabeth on the 1743/44 Frederick CO VA inv. of his. In 1729 Bradford PA William Vestal sold his land to William Bennett. This William Vestal is listed 1715 Bradford, PA tax list with John Cope and his parents were William Veatal SR & Alice Blunston. Alice Vestal became a Baptist in 1697 with Richard Buffington and he is listed trustee on the 1697 DE will of Oliver Cope . William & Elizabeth Vestal have children on the 1755 Orange CO NC tax list and one son stayed in Frederick CO VA John Vestal marr. Ann Potts and Ann Vestal is on the 1787 Berekely CO VA tax list. The NC Quaker Vestals marr. into the Simon Hadley family and are found on the 1790s Surry CO NC will records. William Vestal SR and Richard Buffington and Immigrant Benjamin Mendenhall are on a deed 1696 Chester CO PA. Mary Mercer dau. of Thomas Mercer & Mary marr. William Pennell 8.26.1710 and William Pennell's brother-in-law is Benjamin MENDENHALL who marr. 2.17.1689 Ann PENNELL childred of Robert & Hannah Pennell. William Vestal JR marr. Elizabeth Mercer widow of Joseph Wooward who appears to be a brother of Richard Wooward of 1715 Bradford, PA with John Cope and William Vestal listed. Elizabeth mercer is a dau. of Thomas Mercer & Mary ( Greenway ) and his will is 1716 Thornbury , Chester CO PA. Joseph Mercer brother of Elizabeth Vestal marr. Ann Wickersham 1719 dau. of immigrant Thomas Wickersham bio'd by Gilbert Cope in 1881 from Sussex , Eng. Note: look for a Wickersham connection to Richard Linville & wife Mary from Sussex , England. Richard Linville 's Wife Mary -per Gilbert Cope marr. 2nd Thomas Baldwin and Mary has 2 sons Thomas and John Linville who show up on the 1715 Chester CO PA tax lists. Thomas & Mary Linville Baldwin's son William Baldwin marr. Mary Buffington dau. of Richard and this William Baldwin is with William Vestal, John Cope , George STRODE, Richard Buffington SR and JR , Thomas Buffington & Ruth COPE , Richard Woodward on the 1715 Breadford, PA tax list. William Baldwin is a half-brother of Thomas & John Linville and John Linville is ancestor of the Linvilles in Augusta CO VA 1740s and Rowan CO NC 1750s-1780s related to the Morgan Bryan and Boone families. Morgan Bryan & Richard Beeson know each other and both listed on estate of Mary Bryan CURTIS dau. of Morgan 1741 Orange/Frederick CO VA. David - Quakers they are everywhere it seems and Cope and Boone are factors for connections to all Quakers.