Thank all those of you who provided information about Abijah and Morris Stephens family just recently and a while back. Your suggestions have led me to a great deal of interesting and to me important information. The Wills and the URL for the Montgomery County genweb archive board are a treasure trove. I appreciate the challenge about the dates of Abijah and Morris’s grandfather, Griffith Evan(s), referred to as “deceased husband” in the listing of his wife Ellenor’s Will. I think it is very likely that he is also the Griffith Evans who is named as Executor in the Will of William Morgans, dated 29 Mar 1727 & proven 11 Oct 1727: “William Morgans. Tredyffrin, Co. of Chester Pennsylvania. Taylor….E.62. Babtize (sic) Church, Hugh David, Pastor. Friends: Henery (sic) David. Exec: Griffin Evans, David Jones. (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1618-1819). Since I think it is virtually certain that Griffith Evan was not a Quaker, but a Baptist, I have been trying to read up on the early days of the Baptist Church – and to the cooperation and development of Quakers and Baptists in the Welsh Tract and throughout the 18th century. Can anyone identify for me the “Baptize Church” and “Hugh David, Pastor” referred to in William Morgans’s Will? And I would welcome any information anyone has about the Baptist Evans family. In addition, I wish to thank Sandra, not only for the information about the Stephans/Evans family, but also for posting all the tax rates for 1729. I’ve found them full of surprises and most helpful. Mary Arnett _________________________________________________________________ Add a Yahoo! contact to Windows Live Messenger for a chance to win a free trip! http://www.imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/yahoo/default.aspx?locale=en-us&hmtagline

Hi Mal, You must have been reading my mind. I had just begun looking for information on exactly the content of your message. I have always believe that the parents of John Webb, who married Mary Boone in 1720 at Gwynedd, was the son of Robert Webb and Elizabeth Songhurst Barber. But Robert was baptised C of E and Elizabeth was a Quaker, and I have found no records of their marriage or chilren, except Mary who died in 1714. I also could never understand why she, the daughter of a Quaker minister, would marry an Anglican. Then the other day, I was in the library and found an article in Quaker History about John Songhurst. At the end, it mentioned the Robert had died a Keithian, which may be why his burial was listed in Hinshaw as a non-Quaker. After Robert died, Elizabeth married Samuel Richardson. I probably will never find the connection I am looking for, but thanks for some interesting information. Kathryn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mal Humes" <mal3@mal.net> To: <PA-Old-Chester-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 1:26 PM Subject: [PaOldC] early PA Quaker & Baptists connections, Quaker Baptists,and Keithians > >Since I think it is virtually certain that Griffith Evan was not a > >Quaker, >>but a Baptist, I have been trying to read up on the early days of the >>Baptist Church - and to the cooperation and development of Quakers and >>Baptists in the Welsh Tract and throughout the 18th century. > > I would not assume that because one ancestor was known to have attended a > certain church at a certain time that this defines the person or family as > definitively of one faith or sect. > > I'd be especially careful making assumptions that certain Welsh settlers > were not Quaker because they were Baptist and vice versa. Keep in mind > that > the area was founded in a time of religious conversions and that by 1700 > few > Quakers had been Quakers for more than even a generation or two. Later > waves > of religious conversion followed with Methodists, Rappists (Harmonists), > the > rise of the Presbyterian church in the US, the Swedenborg church movement. > In some cases multiple congregations of different persuasions used the > same > meeting houses. > > Search for more info on the Keithian split from the Quakers circa 1690's > to > early 1700's and you'll find a lot of info connecting the congregations of > Quaker and Baptist churches. The first Quaker schism resulted in Keithian > separatists falling out of the Quakers and many became Baptists. > > Great Valley Baptist is one of at least two churches in the area said to > be > founded in part by ex-Quakers who embraced the Baptist faith. > > Some links below to more info on the early Keithian Quaker schism and the > connections to the Baptists may offer some more insight on this topic of > Baptists and Quakers. > > A short history of schism in the Friends in America > http://www.strecorsoc.org/docs/fracture.html offers some insight on Keith > and the Keithians. > > I've also added quotes from some of the other links to illustrate some of > the relevance of the URLs below. > > <http://www.reformedreader.org/history/christian/ahob2/chapter05.htm> > "Thus have we seen that the Keithian Quakers ended in a kind of > transformation into Keithian Baptists; they were also called Quaker > Baptists, because they still retained the language, dress and manners of > Quakers. We have seen also, that the Keithian or Quaker Baptists ended in > another kind of transformation into seventh-day Baptists, though some went > among the first-day Baptists and other societies. However, these were the > beginning of the Sabbatarians in Pennsylvania. " > > http://www.strecorsoc.org/docs/keith1.html > "The greatest trend was towards the Baptists, but a number, after being > immersed, were keepers of Saturday as the day of rest and worship, and > joined the Seventh Day Baptists. ... and most of the other Keithians of > Southampton sooner or later joined Pennypack Baptist Church. ... From the > Welsh Tract Church, missions and perhaps emigrants founded several > congregations, among them that of the Great Valley (in Tredyffrin > Township, > Chester Co.), instituted in 1711 with Rev. Hugh Davis, an ordained > minister > from Wales. The Pennypack Church died out, and the views and practices of > the Welsh Tract people spread through the Baptist denominations of Penn's > colony." > > http://www.strecorsoc.org/docs/keith1.html > "This Upper Providence congregation split on the question of the Sabbath, > and dissolved. However, those who favored keeping Sunday were gathered > together about 1715 by Rev. Abel Morgan, and, in 1718, built a > meeting-house > in Birmingham Township, bearing the name of Brandywine Baptist Church. The > Sabbatarians, on the other hand, united at Newtown. In 1717, a number took > up considerable land between Brandywine and French Creek, and, reinforced > by > some seceders from the Great Valley Baptist Church, this congregation, > called Nantmeal, became a strong one." > > <http://www.reformedreader.org/history/benedict/baptistdenomination/pennsylv > ania.htm> > ..."Pennepek, or Lower Dublin Church. -- This is now the oldest church in > Pennsylvania, as the one gathered by Mr. Dungan was broken up in 1702. > ... > "Reverend Evan Morgan, who came to this country very early, and was a man > of > piety and parts. He broke off from the Quakers along with many others of > Mr. > Keith's party in 1691; was baptized in 1697, by one Thomas Butter, and the > same year, renouncing the reliques of Quakerism, was received into the > church. In 1702, he was called to the ministry, and ordained October 23, > 1706, by Reverend Messrs. Thomas Griffith and Thomas Killingsworth. > ... > "The place where these people met, at first, was the corner of Second > Street > and Chesnut Street, known by the name of Barbadoes lot. The building was a > storehouse; but when the Barbadoes company left the place, the Baptists > held > their meetings there. So also did the Presbyterians, when either a Baptist > or Presbyterian minister happened to be in town; for as yet neither had > any > settled among them." > > http://www.yourbrotherkings.com/?m=200606 > "Able Noble is claimed to have been the first Seventh-Day Baptist in > Pennsylvania, and to have arrived in 1684. His name is among the > forty-eight > who signed the reasons for the Keithian separation. That he signed this > paper is evidence that the had been a Friend, to which may be added his > marriage at Darby Meeting, in 1692, to Mary Garrett, a member thereof." > > "John Hannum and eighteen others, on October 12th, 1697, incorporated and > proceeded to choose a minister by lot, which fell to Thomas Martin, who > the > same day administered to them the Lord's Supper for the first time. From > that day forth other Keithian Quakers were baptized." > > "George Keith afterwards became an Episcopal minister, and many of his > followers adopted the same faith; among them were John Hannum and his wife > Margery." > > "The building of St. Paul's Church at Chester, Pa., was completed in July, > 1702, and on Sunday, January 24th, 1703 (new style), St. Paul's day, the > ediface was opened to public worship, Rev. John Talbot preaching the first > sermon. Rev. George Keith preached there on February 7th and August 3rd, > 1703, and afterwards." > > > In contrast to the Quaker -> Keithian -> Baptist movements most of the > above > discuss, here is an example offered of some of the Gwynedd Welsh > (presumably > Baptists) who were drawn in by the Quakers. > > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/areahistory/watson0204. > txt > GWYNEDD --- in MONTGOMERY COUNTY > > "The late venerable Jesse Foulke stated, in substance, the following > facts > concerning what he knew of the settlement of Gwynedd, to wit : -- > In the year 1698, the township was purchased of William Penn, by William, > John, and Thomas Evans, and distributed among original settlers, to wit : > William, John, Thomas, Robert, Owen and Cadwallader Evans, Hugh Griffiths, > Edward Foulke, Robert Jones, John Hughs, and John Humphreys. Only the two > eldest were then Friends -- all were Welshmen; and all, except the two > Friends were churchmen. These held their meetings at Robert Evans'; and > there Cadwallader Evans was in the practice to read from the Bible to the > people. > But as Cadwallader Evans himself related, he was going as usual to his > brother Robert's when, passing near to the road to Friends' meeting, held > at > John Hughs' and John Humphreys', it seemed as if he was impressed "to go > down and see how the Quakers do". This he mentioned to his friends at the > close of his own meeting, and they all agreed to go to the Friends the > next > time; and where they were all so well satisfied, that they never again met > in their own worship." > > > > As an aside, I found an article that details the history of the early PA > Welsh land and how this territory was split into two counties against the > wishes of the Welsh. I recommend this article by Wayland F. Dunaway, > "Early > Welsh Settlers of Pennsylvania", to anyone interested the PA Welsh > history. > I've excerpted a quote below that seems particularly relevant to the > Chester > list. > > <http://cip.cornell.edu/Dienst/UI/1.0/Summarize/psu.ph/1129767104> > "They were a peaceable folk, and what little civil authority was needed > was exercised through their Quaker meetings. This system came to > an end in 1690, not because the Welsh wished it but because out- > side forces changed it. It had been the understanding of the Welsh > that their barony would lie in one undivided tract, not subject to > division into municipal districts; but in 1685 the provincial au- > thorities ran a division line between Philadelphia and Chester > Counties, thereby dividing the Welsh Tract. Furthermore, in 1690 > the civil authority exercised by the Quaker meetings was abolished > in the three townships of Haverford, Merion, and Radnor, and in > its stead the regular township government was established; and, > as the population increased, other townships were created within > the barony with similar government. The Welsh contended that this > was contrary to their understanding with Penn, and insisted that, > if there were to be any townships at all, their barony should con- > stitute only one municipal district, in which they should select their > own officers from among themselves and should collect their own > taxes. But this arrangement did not appear to the representatives > of Penn to be feasible; hence the barony was divided into town- > ships, as was customary elsewhere throughout the province. To > the Welsh, however, who claimed that this was in violation of their > agreement with the proprietary, the new arrangement was a real > grievance against which they protested stoutly. They objected also > to the placing of their tract partly in one county and partly in an- > other, which was accomplished by the running of the division line > between Philadelphia and Chester Counties, and the consequent > transference of the townships of Haverford and Radnor from the > former to the latter county. As other Welsh settlers came in, addi- > tional townships were created in the barony, which was settled > rapidly. The Welsh at first stood on what they conceived to be > their rights, protesting against the division of their tract by county > and township lines and refusing to recognize the validity of the > municipal arrangements to which they were subjected. By 1690, > however, they had discovered the hopelessness of their struggle > against the provincial authorities, and submitted with as good a > grace as possible to conditions which they were powerless to > resist. " > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

>Since I think it is virtually certain that Griffith Evan was not a Quaker, >but a Baptist, I have been trying to read up on the early days of the >Baptist Church - and to the cooperation and development of Quakers and >Baptists in the Welsh Tract and throughout the 18th century. I would not assume that because one ancestor was known to have attended a certain church at a certain time that this defines the person or family as definitively of one faith or sect. I'd be especially careful making assumptions that certain Welsh settlers were not Quaker because they were Baptist and vice versa. Keep in mind that the area was founded in a time of religious conversions and that by 1700 few Quakers had been Quakers for more than even a generation or two. Later waves of religious conversion followed with Methodists, Rappists (Harmonists), the rise of the Presbyterian church in the US, the Swedenborg church movement. In some cases multiple congregations of different persuasions used the same meeting houses. Search for more info on the Keithian split from the Quakers circa 1690's to early 1700's and you'll find a lot of info connecting the congregations of Quaker and Baptist churches. The first Quaker schism resulted in Keithian separatists falling out of the Quakers and many became Baptists. Great Valley Baptist is one of at least two churches in the area said to be founded in part by ex-Quakers who embraced the Baptist faith. Some links below to more info on the early Keithian Quaker schism and the connections to the Baptists may offer some more insight on this topic of Baptists and Quakers. A short history of schism in the Friends in America http://www.strecorsoc.org/docs/fracture.html offers some insight on Keith and the Keithians. I've also added quotes from some of the other links to illustrate some of the relevance of the URLs below. <http://www.reformedreader.org/history/christian/ahob2/chapter05.htm> "Thus have we seen that the Keithian Quakers ended in a kind of transformation into Keithian Baptists; they were also called Quaker Baptists, because they still retained the language, dress and manners of Quakers. We have seen also, that the Keithian or Quaker Baptists ended in another kind of transformation into seventh-day Baptists, though some went among the first-day Baptists and other societies. However, these were the beginning of the Sabbatarians in Pennsylvania. " http://www.strecorsoc.org/docs/keith1.html "The greatest trend was towards the Baptists, but a number, after being immersed, were keepers of Saturday as the day of rest and worship, and joined the Seventh Day Baptists. ... and most of the other Keithians of Southampton sooner or later joined Pennypack Baptist Church. ... From the Welsh Tract Church, missions and perhaps emigrants founded several congregations, among them that of the Great Valley (in Tredyffrin Township, Chester Co.), instituted in 1711 with Rev. Hugh Davis, an ordained minister from Wales. The Pennypack Church died out, and the views and practices of the Welsh Tract people spread through the Baptist denominations of Penn's colony." http://www.strecorsoc.org/docs/keith1.html "This Upper Providence congregation split on the question of the Sabbath, and dissolved. However, those who favored keeping Sunday were gathered together about 1715 by Rev. Abel Morgan, and, in 1718, built a meeting-house in Birmingham Township, bearing the name of Brandywine Baptist Church. The Sabbatarians, on the other hand, united at Newtown. In 1717, a number took up considerable land between Brandywine and French Creek, and, reinforced by some seceders from the Great Valley Baptist Church, this congregation, called Nantmeal, became a strong one." <http://www.reformedreader.org/history/benedict/baptistdenomination/pennsylv ania.htm> ..."Pennepek, or Lower Dublin Church. -- This is now the oldest church in Pennsylvania, as the one gathered by Mr. Dungan was broken up in 1702. ... "Reverend Evan Morgan, who came to this country very early, and was a man of piety and parts. He broke off from the Quakers along with many others of Mr. Keith's party in 1691; was baptized in 1697, by one Thomas Butter, and the same year, renouncing the reliques of Quakerism, was received into the church. In 1702, he was called to the ministry, and ordained October 23, 1706, by Reverend Messrs. Thomas Griffith and Thomas Killingsworth. ... "The place where these people met, at first, was the corner of Second Street and Chesnut Street, known by the name of Barbadoes lot. The building was a storehouse; but when the Barbadoes company left the place, the Baptists held their meetings there. So also did the Presbyterians, when either a Baptist or Presbyterian minister happened to be in town; for as yet neither had any settled among them." http://www.yourbrotherkings.com/?m=200606 "Able Noble is claimed to have been the first Seventh-Day Baptist in Pennsylvania, and to have arrived in 1684. His name is among the forty-eight who signed the reasons for the Keithian separation. That he signed this paper is evidence that the had been a Friend, to which may be added his marriage at Darby Meeting, in 1692, to Mary Garrett, a member thereof." "John Hannum and eighteen others, on October 12th, 1697, incorporated and proceeded to choose a minister by lot, which fell to Thomas Martin, who the same day administered to them the Lord's Supper for the first time. From that day forth other Keithian Quakers were baptized." "George Keith afterwards became an Episcopal minister, and many of his followers adopted the same faith; among them were John Hannum and his wife Margery." "The building of St. Paul's Church at Chester, Pa., was completed in July, 1702, and on Sunday, January 24th, 1703 (new style), St. Paul's day, the ediface was opened to public worship, Rev. John Talbot preaching the first sermon. Rev. George Keith preached there on February 7th and August 3rd, 1703, and afterwards." In contrast to the Quaker -> Keithian -> Baptist movements most of the above discuss, here is an example offered of some of the Gwynedd Welsh (presumably Baptists) who were drawn in by the Quakers. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/areahistory/watson0204. txt GWYNEDD --- in MONTGOMERY COUNTY "The late venerable Jesse Foulke stated, in substance, the following facts concerning what he knew of the settlement of Gwynedd, to wit : -- In the year 1698, the township was purchased of William Penn, by William, John, and Thomas Evans, and distributed among original settlers, to wit : William, John, Thomas, Robert, Owen and Cadwallader Evans, Hugh Griffiths, Edward Foulke, Robert Jones, John Hughs, and John Humphreys. Only the two eldest were then Friends -- all were Welshmen; and all, except the two Friends were churchmen. These held their meetings at Robert Evans'; and there Cadwallader Evans was in the practice to read from the Bible to the people. But as Cadwallader Evans himself related, he was going as usual to his brother Robert's when, passing near to the road to Friends' meeting, held at John Hughs' and John Humphreys', it seemed as if he was impressed "to go down and see how the Quakers do". This he mentioned to his friends at the close of his own meeting, and they all agreed to go to the Friends the next time; and where they were all so well satisfied, that they never again met in their own worship." As an aside, I found an article that details the history of the early PA Welsh land and how this territory was split into two counties against the wishes of the Welsh. I recommend this article by Wayland F. Dunaway, "Early Welsh Settlers of Pennsylvania", to anyone interested the PA Welsh history. I've excerpted a quote below that seems particularly relevant to the Chester list. <http://cip.cornell.edu/Dienst/UI/1.0/Summarize/psu.ph/1129767104> "They were a peaceable folk, and what little civil authority was needed was exercised through their Quaker meetings. This system came to an end in 1690, not because the Welsh wished it but because out- side forces changed it. It had been the understanding of the Welsh that their barony would lie in one undivided tract, not subject to division into municipal districts; but in 1685 the provincial au- thorities ran a division line between Philadelphia and Chester Counties, thereby dividing the Welsh Tract. Furthermore, in 1690 the civil authority exercised by the Quaker meetings was abolished in the three townships of Haverford, Merion, and Radnor, and in its stead the regular township government was established; and, as the population increased, other townships were created within the barony with similar government. The Welsh contended that this was contrary to their understanding with Penn, and insisted that, if there were to be any townships at all, their barony should con- stitute only one municipal district, in which they should select their own officers from among themselves and should collect their own taxes. But this arrangement did not appear to the representatives of Penn to be feasible; hence the barony was divided into town- ships, as was customary elsewhere throughout the province. To the Welsh, however, who claimed that this was in violation of their agreement with the proprietary, the new arrangement was a real grievance against which they protested stoutly. They objected also to the placing of their tract partly in one county and partly in an- other, which was accomplished by the running of the division line between Philadelphia and Chester Counties, and the consequent transference of the townships of Haverford and Radnor from the former to the latter county. As other Welsh settlers came in, addi- tional townships were created in the barony, which was settled rapidly. The Welsh at first stood on what they conceived to be their rights, protesting against the division of their tract by county and township lines and refusing to recognize the validity of the municipal arrangements to which they were subjected. By 1690, however, they had discovered the hopelessness of their struggle against the provincial authorities, and submitted with as good a grace as possible to conditions which they were powerless to resist. "

One thing to keep in mind, when researching these Welsh names.....in the case of the surname David, you need also to extend your search to include Davis and Davies. They are often used interchangeably... In 1710, Hugh Davis , an ordained minister, arrived and settled in the Great Valley.....Hugh was chosen, in 1711, as minister of the newly formed Great Valley Baptist Church...they met in the home of Richard Miles, in Radnor, till 1722 when they built a log structure in Tredyffrin. Hugh Davis was born in 1665, in Cardiganshire, baptized and ordained in Rydwilim. He served the Great Valley Church till his death, Oct 13, 1753. (This is an interesting tidbit I came across....St Peters Lutheran church was erected in around 1770, and built on a couple of acres of land, on a road called then Griffith Evans' Road.) Sandra -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.23/513 - Release Date: 11/2/2006

Goodness, why would you NOT consider this just another spelling of the same name? What would you be 'out' to do so? It doesn't even seem much of a reach to me. I looked up both spellings in Futhey and Cope, and fine nothing under Hewey, but only a couple mentions of the surname Huey... A James Huey is listed on the taxable list of Westtown in 1753. A James Huey is listed as a land-owner, 1774, in Westtown A John Huey is on the London Britain tax list for 1753 The 1765 Chester archives contain only one; James Huey owned 165 acres in West Town...he even had 1 servant. HUEY, WILLIAM. Westtown. Yeoman.May 21, 174. August 14, 1754. C. 494.Provides for wife Gennett including a plantation purchased of Mordecai Maddock containing 125 acres until children are 21. To son James when 21 the above plantation with reversion to daughter Mary. Personal estate to wife and daughter Mary.Executrix: Wife Gennett.Wit: John Taylor, Mary Hunt, John Dely. HUEY, GENNET. Westtown. September 5, 1767. October 1, 1767.To son James Huey my riding horse and to his wife Mary wearing apparel. To daughter Mary Enterkin remainder of wearing apparel. To grandson James Enterkin £50 at 21. To granddaughter Rachel Enterkin bed and bedding at 18. To granddaughter Eleanor Huey ditto at 18. All remainder to be sold and money divided among grandchildren; William Huey to have a double share. Eleanor, Mary and Jane Huey; George, Mary,Jane and Saml. Enterkin to have shares alike as they come of age.Executors: Isaac Haines, Jr. and Thomas Taylor.Wit: Wm. Johnston, Wm. Hawley, Alice Johnston. HUEY, JAMES. Westtown. November 4, 1822.William and John Huey, administrators. "Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Thornbury tax rate 1729 Near the end of this list I note "William Hewey" Does anyone have information on this individual? Is he well documented or should I explore him as a possible variation of William Huey [my ancestor] who bought land in neighboring Westtown Township in 1730?" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.23/513 - Release Date: 11/2/2006

Near the end of this list I note "William Hewey" Does anyone have information on this individual? Is he well documented or should I explore him as a possible variation of William Huey [my ancestor] who bought land in neighboring Westtown Township in 1730? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> To: <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Cc: "cyndie eckman" <cyndiee@tampabay.rr.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 2:47 PM Subject: [PaOldC] Thornbury tax rate 1729 > George Pierce > John Willis > Jonathan Hatcher > Phillip Taylor & land in W. Town > Jacob Varnon > Joseph Brinton > Richard Evison > William Pyle > Joseph Evenson > John Pye > Joseph & Benjamin Cox > Wm Brinton Jun. > John Taylor > John Willis Jun. > John Yearsley > Gainer Pierce > John Woodward > Phillip Taylor > Isaac Davis > John Moore > Abraham Varnon > John Cheney > Elizabeth Cheney > William Hewey > Deborah Rayle > Anthony Arnold > freemen > Timothy Roch > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/511 - Release Date: 11/1/2006 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sign of the Bull is the Bull Tavern located about 1/4 mile west of Abijah Stevens home on what is now Route 23 between Valley Forge Park and Phoenixville. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> To: "Mary Arnett" <mhfarnett@hotmail.com>; <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 7:32 AM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Morris and Abijah Stephens Futhey and Cope has a section on election districts, and in 1826, a district, composed of Schuylkill, had been formed into a new twp, by the division of Charlestown..it was the 26th District. The election of 1826 was held at the house of Abijah Stephens...later moved to the sign of the "Bull". (a son or grandson?) Some area wills that might have clues for you. S. STEPHENS, ABIJAH. Tredyffrin.June 15, 1801: December 4, 1802.Provides for wife, not named, including use of house and 12 acres of land during life: after her decease the house and land to four daughters Rebecca, Elizabeth, Priscilla and Anna Stephens: also £400 which I have put in their hands. To son-in-law Edward Woodman and Sarah his wife 15 acres of land whereon they now live, they paying to my granddaughter Ruth £15, and 40 s. to each of their children when 21: also to said son-in-law two other lots of land, 12 acres and 5 acres.To daughter Mary Rossiter £100 and to each of her children 40 s. when 21. To son Stephen residue of plantation on which he now lives; also a lott of land on the hill, about 40 acres, and a lott in Montgomery containing about 16 acres. Residue to be equally divided at wife's decease between six (6) daughters. Sarah, Mary, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Priscilla and Anna. Trustees: Nephew Ezra Thomas of Newtown, relation Isaac Walker, and Jonathan Cleaver.Executors: Son Stephen Stephens and son-in-law Samuel Rossiter.Wits.: Jane Walker, Jesse Walker, Catherine Walker, Joseph Walker. Montgomery Co.... MOORE, JOHN. Upper Merion.February 14, 1803. November 16, 1812. 3.433To son John 5 pds. and to his children 5 pds. each when 21. To grandchildren: Morris Stephens, and David Stephens, 30 pds. when 21. To son Jonathan, 110 pds. To 3 children of Jonathan Moore, 10 pds. when 18. To Thomas Moore, 10 pds. when 21. To son in law Abijah Stephens, 5 s. To John Evans, 5 pds. To granddaughter Jane Moore, silver chains, etc. To John Moore, cow. To son Richard, clock, and rem. of estate except 55 pds. To John Moore and his 5 children. Execs: Son Richard, and Jonathan Cleaver. Wit: Hannah Jones, MOORE, JOHN. Upper Merion.February 14, 1803. November 16, 1812. 3.433To son John 5 pds. and to his children 5 pds. each when 21. To grandchildren: Morris Stephens, and David Stephens, 30 pds. when 21. To son Jonathan, 110 pds. To 3 children of Jonathan Moore, 10 pds. when 18. To Thomas Moore, 10 pds. when 21. To son in law Abijah Stephens, 5 s. To John Evans, 5 pds. To granddaughter Jane Moore, silver chains, etc. To John Moore, cow. To son Richard, clock, and rem. of estate except 55 pds. To John Moore and his 5 children. Execs: Son Richard, and Jonathan Cleaver. Wit: Hannah Jones, and Israel Jones. January 7, 1818. Abijah Stevens, adm. MARSH, DANIEL. New Hanover. Philadelphia Co... JENKEN, THOMAS. Upper Merion. Co. of Phila. Yeoman.August 15, 1764. October 2, 1764.Grandchildren: David, William, John, Samuel, and Martha Nox, Margaret and Zachariah Faris. Son in law: Daniel Nox. Baptist Meeting House in Tredyfrin. Friends: Rev. John David, Mathew James, Ann Thomas, Two sons of John Colloth, John and Nancy Moore. Execs.: Henry Pawling, George George, John More. Witnesses: Joseph Walker, William Godfrey. Abijah Stephens. Codicil, 15 August 1764. Great granddaughter: Martha Faris. Friend: Joseph Nicholas. Witnesses: (same). (N:193) EVANS, ELLENOR. Former husband Griffith Evans. Upper Merion, Co. of Philadelphia. Widow. January 23, 1758. July 18, 1761. M.149.Child: Elizabeth (wife of David Stephens). Grandchildren: Morris and Eleanor. Exec: Henry Paulin, Thos. Watters, James David.Witnesses: John and Abigail Brickson (her mark), Jno. Moore.Codicil: April 16, 1761.Witnesses: Danl. Walker, David Francis. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/511 - Release Date: 11/1/2006 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Futhey and Cope has a section on election districts, and in 1826, a district, composed of Schuylkill, had been formed into a new twp, by the division of Charlestown..it was the 26th District. The election of 1826 was held at the house of Abijah Stephens...later moved to the sign of the "Bull". (a son or grandson?) Some area wills that might have clues for you. S. STEPHENS, ABIJAH. Tredyffrin.June 15, 1801: December 4, 1802.Provides for wife, not named, including use of house and 12 acres of land during life: after her decease the house and land to four daughters Rebecca, Elizabeth, Priscilla and Anna Stephens: also £400 which I have put in their hands. To son-in-law Edward Woodman and Sarah his wife 15 acres of land whereon they now live, they paying to my granddaughter Ruth £15, and 40 s. to each of their children when 21: also to said son-in-law two other lots of land, 12 acres and 5 acres.To daughter Mary Rossiter £100 and to each of her children 40 s. when 21. To son Stephen residue of plantation on which he now lives; also a lott of land on the hill, about 40 acres, and a lott in Montgomery containing about 16 acres. Residue to be equally divided at wife's decease between six (6) daughters. Sarah, Mary, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Priscilla and Anna. Trustees: Nephew Ezra Thomas of Newtown, relation Isaac Walker, and Jonathan Cleaver.Executors: Son Stephen Stephens and son-in-law Samuel Rossiter.Wits.: Jane Walker, Jesse Walker, Catherine Walker, Joseph Walker. Montgomery Co.... MOORE, JOHN. Upper Merion.February 14, 1803. November 16, 1812. 3.433To son John 5 pds. and to his children 5 pds. each when 21. To grandchildren: Morris Stephens, and David Stephens, 30 pds. when 21. To son Jonathan, 110 pds. To 3 children of Jonathan Moore, 10 pds. when 18. To Thomas Moore, 10 pds. when 21. To son in law Abijah Stephens, 5 s. To John Evans, 5 pds. To granddaughter Jane Moore, silver chains, etc. To John Moore, cow. To son Richard, clock, and rem. of estate except 55 pds. To John Moore and his 5 children. Execs: Son Richard, and Jonathan Cleaver. Wit: Hannah Jones, MOORE, JOHN. Upper Merion.February 14, 1803. November 16, 1812. 3.433To son John 5 pds. and to his children 5 pds. each when 21. To grandchildren: Morris Stephens, and David Stephens, 30 pds. when 21. To son Jonathan, 110 pds. To 3 children of Jonathan Moore, 10 pds. when 18. To Thomas Moore, 10 pds. when 21. To son in law Abijah Stephens, 5 s. To John Evans, 5 pds. To granddaughter Jane Moore, silver chains, etc. To John Moore, cow. To son Richard, clock, and rem. of estate except 55 pds. To John Moore and his 5 children. Execs: Son Richard, and Jonathan Cleaver. Wit: Hannah Jones, and Israel Jones. January 7, 1818. Abijah Stevens, adm. MARSH, DANIEL. New Hanover. Philadelphia Co... JENKEN, THOMAS. Upper Merion. Co. of Phila. Yeoman.August 15, 1764. October 2, 1764.Grandchildren: David, William, John, Samuel, and Martha Nox, Margaret and Zachariah Faris. Son in law: Daniel Nox. Baptist Meeting House in Tredyfrin. Friends: Rev. John David, Mathew James, Ann Thomas, Two sons of John Colloth, John and Nancy Moore. Execs.: Henry Pawling, George George, John More. Witnesses: Joseph Walker, William Godfrey. Abijah Stephens. Codicil, 15 August 1764. Great granddaughter: Martha Faris. Friend: Joseph Nicholas. Witnesses: (same). (N:193) EVANS, ELLENOR. Former husband Griffith Evans. Upper Merion, Co. of Philadelphia. Widow. January 23, 1758. July 18, 1761. M.149.Child: Elizabeth (wife of David Stephens). Grandchildren: Morris and Eleanor. Exec: Henry Paulin, Thos. Watters, James David.Witnesses: John and Abigail Brickson (her mark), Jno. Moore.Codicil: April 16, 1761.Witnesses: Danl. Walker, David Francis. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/511 - Release Date: 11/1/2006

Samuel Levis Samuel Levis jun. George Maris Mordecai Maddock Abraham Lincon Richard Maris George Lowns George Maris Jun Samuel Hall Robert Taylor Thomas Kendall John Hall Thomas ffell Joseph Yarnal John Glave Wm Shipley Sam. Ogdon Joseph James John Maris Wm Bunting Enoch Pearson Robert Williamson (name is XXXX out) Sam. Powel (name is XXX out) Freemen Edward ffell Robert Powel John Sketchley Joseph Miller Thomas Butler Lewis Spoonley -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/511 - Release Date: 11/1/2006

John Evans Joseph Phipps Joseph Phipps Jun. Nathan Phipps John Bowen Wm John James Pugh James Miles John David David Robert James Thomas David Jenkin Thomas John John Elliman Evan Jenkins Morris Reece John Morgan Owen John John Vaughan Wm Thomas (this name is XXX out) John Evan Evan Davis Humphry Loyd Elizabeth Phillips Samuel Woolison John Jermin Phillip David Robert Jackson Reece Jones David Davis Mary Edwards James John Hugh Pugh William Williams Griffith John Samuel John Ralph Helsby James Reece Charles Gatlive Evan Evans Robert Benson freemen Robert William John Cadwallader (this name is XXXX out) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/511 - Release Date: 11/1/2006

Thomas James Griffith John Jarmon & Enoch Walker Griffith Jenkin John David Griffith Lewis Evan Mary Walker Daniel Walker Owen Roger David Jones James David Lewis Thomas Godfry James Abraham Stephen Evans James David Thomas Hubbart Thomas David Thomas Martin David Evans William Evans Jr John Thommas Henery John Samuel Richard Michael Hart Jenkin Lewis John Parry Hugh David Christopher Otty Ellis Pugh -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/511 - Release Date: 11/1/2006

George Pierce John Willis Jonathan Hatcher Phillip Taylor & land in W. Town Jacob Varnon Joseph Brinton Richard Evison William Pyle Joseph Evenson John Pye Joseph & Benjamin Cox Wm Brinton Jun. John Taylor John Willis Jun. John Yearsley Gainer Pierce John Woodward Phillip Taylor Isaac Davis John Moore Abraham Varnon John Cheney Elizabeth Cheney William Hewey Deborah Rayle Anthony Arnold freemen Timothy Roch -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/511 - Release Date: 11/1/2006

Owen Thomas Richard Thomas Isaac Melin James David William Paschal James Rowland Samuel Owen Robert Penrose Catharine Davis Evan Phillips Ann Hocking John Bromfield Maudlin Lewis Griffith Lewis David Meredith Richard Anderson Thomas Evans Samuel James Thomas Morris John Spruce Hugh Davis Morgan Davis David Jenkin Theophilus Thomas Michael Wills Adam Baker Wm Thomas Magdalen Howel Lewis William George Hunter + John Hunter Reece Pritchard David Howel George Garret Edward Kinnison -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/511 - Release Date: 11/1/2006

Lewellin,Llewellyn or Llewelyn? There must be a relationship between these two Morris's.James Truman seems to be a common link. James Truman m.7-6-1743,at Haverford Meeting,Mary Llewelyn dau.of Morris Llewelyn,of Merion Twp.She received a certificate from Haverford to Phila.,1-8-1743,4,but on 2-28-1755,they obtained one from the latter to Haverford,with four of their children;and on 11-10-1758,a certificate to return again to the city.They had children: Richard,d.6-4-1813,aged 69;m.1st 6-15-1774,at Pine St.Meeting,Phila Abigail Estey,d.7-12-1775;dau.of Moses and Eunice Estey,of Reading town,East Jersey;2nd m.to Rachel Sykes,dau.of Thomas,of Charleston, S.C.She d.7-20-1808,aged 52. Morris,d.11 mo.1830,aged about 81;m.7-5-1781,at Middletown Meeting, Mary Sharpless;dau.of Joseph and Mary Sharpless,of Middletown.He was a paper maker on Darby Creek for a time and later removed to Bridgeport,Fayette Co.,Pa.,where he and his sons built engines for the first steamboats on the Monongahela. Evan,m.4-11-1782,at Phila.Meeting,Hannah Dubre,dau.of William and Mary Dubre,of the Northern Liberties of the city of Phila.They had several children. James,b.10-3-1753;d.2-20-1826;m.Phebe Moore. William,killed by a fall from a scaffold,aged 18. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> To: <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:41 PM Subject: [PaOldC] Morris Lewellin > Philadelphia Co wills; > > LEWELLIN, MORRIS. Haverford, Co. of Chester, Pennsylvania. Yeoman.6 mo. > 14, > 1714/5. November 19, 1730. E.141.Children: David, Morris, Mary Humphrey, > Griffith. Exec: Griffith Lewellin. Witnesses: Joan Lewellin (her mark), > Thomas Owen (his mark), Joseph Ambler. > > > LEWELLIN, MORRIS. Merion, Co. of Philadelphia. August 26, 1749/50. October > 3, 1749. J.173.Wife: Catherine. Children: Cisly, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret > and Catherine. Grandchildren: Morris Cran (Evan) and Lewellin Taylor. > Sons-in-Law and Exec: Evan Evans, Alexander Cruickshank, James Truman, > Isaac > Taylor. Witnesses: G. Lewellin, John David, Mary Ann Lewellin. > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.20/508 - Release Date: > 10/31/2006 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Genforum does have some really good features. The staff will recommend cross-posting to their other forums, especially specific state and/or other locations of the forum.. Other feature is that you can group all of the forums, which you use, into "My Genforum". I have recently done this with the starting of my LUCAS Family of colonial Virginia. One very neat feature is that you can call up any persons posting record; but just besure to notify staff of a changing of email addresses, in order to keep your own postings complete.. Violet Moore Guy 11/01/2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> To: <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:19 AM Subject: [PaOldC] genforum > I just happened to think......those of you with Quaker questions might do > well to post them on the Quaker section of the genforum. You never > know....someone may have an answer for you, and it never hurts to try > anywhere and everywhere! I've found help and 'met' cousins there that have > evolved into friends....and been able to help others, too. So, give it a > try...post the queries to surnames too, as well as the Quaker section. > http://genforum.genealogy.com/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.12/499 - Release Date: 10/26/2006 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

There is no mention of the name on the CD of PA wills and none in either the 1765 Chester Archives or Futhey and Cope's History of Chester Co. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.20/508 - Release Date: 10/31/2006

Philadelphia Co wills; LEWELLIN, MORRIS. Haverford, Co. of Chester, Pennsylvania. Yeoman.6 mo. 14, 1714/5. November 19, 1730. E.141.Children: David, Morris, Mary Humphrey, Griffith. Exec: Griffith Lewellin. Witnesses: Joan Lewellin (her mark), Thomas Owen (his mark), Joseph Ambler. LEWELLIN, MORRIS. Merion, Co. of Philadelphia. August 26, 1749/50. October 3, 1749. J.173.Wife: Catherine. Children: Cisly, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret and Catherine. Grandchildren: Morris Cran (Evan) and Lewellin Taylor. Sons-in-Law and Exec: Evan Evans, Alexander Cruickshank, James Truman, Isaac Taylor. Witnesses: G. Lewellin, John David, Mary Ann Lewellin. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.20/508 - Release Date: 10/31/2006

Looking for information on a Benedictus Townsend, bca 1710 possibly in Chester, Pa, or Berkshire, England. Kim Townsend Spangrude

Griffith Williams Thomas Reece John James Roman Phillips John Meredith John Bownd Owin Irvin Henry Griffith Joseph Roger Phillip Thomas Lewis William Garret Brownback John Rod Casper Hogar John Robert Edward Nicholas Marke Geather Ayphal Melin Henry Tyohonow Thomas Loyd -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.20/508 - Release Date: 10/31/2006

James Gibbons Aaron James Daniel Hoops Thomas Messar John Townsend Joseph Hunt John Cutbert Benjamin Hickman -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.20/508 - Release Date: 10/31/2006