Hi List, The Mendenhalls of Chester CO PA are related to the Cope's. John & Charity Cope's son Caleb Cope marr. Mary Mendenhall 17.10.1760 and at this wedding are Mary's parents George Mendenhall who marr. Sarah Pim 2.9.1737 Bradford, PA MM. This George is a brother of James Mendenhall b) 26.11.1718 Caln, Chester CO PA marr. Martha Griffith31.11.1739 Bradford MM and 2nd marr. Hannah Thomas 9.10.1743 dau. of Richard Thomas & Grace Atherton and this Richard Thomas is a son of the large Welsh tract in PA Thomas Thomas. James Mendenhall & Hannah & son Phineas are at the wedding of Caleb Cope & Mary Mendenhall and Phineas Mendenhall marr. Tamer Kirk 15.7.1763 Bradford, PA The Bradford, PA MMs show this family going to New Garden, NC 14.3.1766 and James & Hannah Mendenhall going to New Garden, NC 16.4.1762 . John Mendenhall a brother of George and James marr. Elizabeth Coates 18.6.1743 and Bradford MM shows this family going to New Garden, NC 17.8.1764 . The 1768 Rowan CO NC tax list of William Spurgin and area that became Guildford, CO NC in 1771. On this tax list are James Mendenhall and son Elijah b) 15.12.1748/49 Chester CO PA son George b) 21.5.1751 Chester CO PA - these are actual Quaker records , and son Phineas Mendenhall b) 20.12.1741/2 is taxed alone on this tax list. James & Martha have son RICHARD b) 28.7.1744 went to Rowan CO NC with family. John Mendenhall and sons Moses b) 23.12.1744/45 and JOHN B) 26.11.1746/47 . Note: in 1770 or 1774 2 Mendenhall brothers were with Daniel Boone in VA and were killed by Indians there. Their names were John and Richard Mendenhall. So what we have here in 1768 Rowan/Guilford CO NC is that Caleb Cope's wife Mary Mendenhall has 2 uncles here on the 1768 Rowan CO NC tax list of William Spurgin . FYI- Mordecai Mendenhall his father is John of Earl, twp, Lancaster CO PA marr. Charity Beeson 3.21.1735 Leacock MM, Lancaster CO PA. Charity is a dau. of Richard Beeson & Chaity GRUBB marr. 1707 New Castle CO DE . John of Earl twp may be the John Mendenhall 1756-58 Frederick CO VA will abtract wife Sarah. I think I know who he is but not sure but could be an uncle of James and John of 1768 Rowan. James , George and John's paretns are Aaron Mendenhall marr. Rose Pierson 16.4.1715 Concord, PA MM.= Quaker Monthly Meeting. Mordecai & Charity Mendenhall are on the Frederick CO VA deeds 1743-1758 showing buying land there from Richard & Charity Beeson and selling land there while living in 1768 Rowan CO NC Tax list of Quaker community William Milliken. The Richard Beeson and Mordecai Mendenhall families are on this tax list . The are 17 Mendenhalls on the 1790 Guilford CO NC census and all are related to Caleb COPE'S wife Mary Mendenhall COPE. The same Quaker Mendenhalls and Beesons are on the 1787 Berkeley CO VA tax list. David