Hi, folks: Don't be misled by the title "Friends Burial Ground." It was common for this, the oldest and for a long time the only, cemetery in Darby to be the site for non-Quaker interments as well as those of members of the Religious Society of Friends. It is on the "heights of Darby," also the location where Rochambeau's troops camped while marching from Providence, RI to Yorktown, VA at the end of the Revolution. By 1862, however, the nearby Mount Moriah and Mt. Zion were also popular. FYI, there is a WPA (1936) typescript listing of tombstones for Del. Co. cemeteries which were still readable in the 1930s, and very helpful now that acid rain has done so much damage recently. It was done by cemetery and is in the Del. Co. Hst. Soc. Good luck! Thy friend, Nancy Webster Curator, Friends Historical Society ********************************************** "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~~Benjamin Franklin~~

Hi, That would be Mt. Zion. Ethel ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 12:56 PM Subject: Darby Cemetery > There is another Cemetery on Springfield Road in Darby. I think it starts > with > Mount....???. It is huge and the headstones are right up on top of each > other. > It was there in the late 1800's. There is also the small Quaker Cemetery on > Lansdowne Ave., Darby. > > > Kathy >

I'm looking at a map of Delaware Co. All in Darby Township: Collingdale: Eden, Mt. Zion, Mt. Lebanon and Har Zion Sharon Hill: Mt. Lawn Glenolden: Mt. Jacob Springfield Mt. Sharon On Landsdowne Ave in Drexel hill: Arlington and Har Jehuda. Thr Friends Burial Ground is at Kent & Marshall in East Lansdowne. Linda Egan Flynn Formerly of SW Phila, Yeadon and Glenolden.

There is another Cemetery on Springfield Road in Darby. I think it starts with Mount....???. It is huge and the headstones are right up on top of each other. It was there in the late 1800's. There is also the small Quaker Cemetery on Lansdowne Ave., Darby. Kathy

Holy Cross (mostly Catholic) is on the Yeadon/Darby border but not sure if it was there in 1862. I cannot think of any other cemeteries in that area but be sure to look at a map. Linda Egan Flynn

Dear List members, I just found an obituary for Ann FORCE, d 16 February 1862. It reads "proceed to Darby". Would anyone have any idea of what cemetery existed in Darby in 1862? They were not Catholic and I have found no indication of Quaker roots. As always, thank you for your kind help. Mary McCanney Finley

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Good morning list, I received the following from John BULLOCK <[email protected]> -- webmeister of http://www.oldchesterpa.com/ <A HREF="http://www.oldchesterpa.com/">PA "Old Chester"</A> Please pass this on to others who are interested in Delaware Co., PA. You can find a lot of genealogy info from this website & reunion. :D Happy Summer! - OldChesterPa.com Get-together, our "All Chester Family Reunion." This year we'll have our reunion on the first Saturday of October (October 4, 2003) at Asbury AME Church, 18th & Providence Ave. (formerly Providence Avenue Methodist). I hope that you will plan to be there again this year with a display. NEW for this year! - I'm in the planning stages for a program book that will be given to each person by our Greeters as they arrive. The center pages will have the schedule for the "Opening Program" (12 noon to 12:30) and the facing page will list all of you, our exhibitors. Please e-mail me the exact title of your exhibit (for example, "Chester Historical Preservation Committee," "DELCO Athletes Hall of Fame," "Delaware County Historical Society," etc.) and your name exactly as you would like it listed. There will also be a limited amount of space below your name for some contact information (address, phone number, e-mail address). Please e-mail me the exact contact information that you would prefer on the page so that folks can get back in touch with you. Each nonprofit organization exhibiting will also receive one small complimentary ad in the book. If you would like additional space in the book for more details about your program or your business, 1/8 (business card), 1/4, 1/2 and full-page ads are available for purchase. I'll look forward to hearing back from you as soon as possible. I hope that you'll enjoy your summer and I'll be looking forward to seeing you on October 4! John PS: Hopefully in the next day or two I'll be announcing a brand new part of the website - W.W.II. Folks will be able to list themselves or family members who served plus any notes/comments. This is something that's long overdue. If you know anyone who qualifies and would like to be listed, please tell them to get signed in. I'll announce it on our "What's New" page and also link it from our "Veterans" > "World War II" section.

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Hello fellow researchers, It has been several months since I last offered to share some of the more important research items discovered during my study of the Scotch-Irish.  Because of the amount of time required to copy and mail these items I will only be able to do this once a year. ( I make my living selling real estate)  You will find three new items listed below as well as the original items listed in my January post. Rockbridge County, Virginia Notebook, Compiled from Articles by Dr. George W. Diehl as published in the News-Gazette, Lexington, Virginia.  Additional charts and notes have been added as well as a surname index.  Compiled by A. Maxim Coppage III, 242 pages. For a number of years, the late Dr. George W. Diehl contributed historical and genealogical articles to the News-Gazette, Lexington, Virginia, published by M.W. Paxton, Jr.  The clippings from the paper were sent to Mr. Coppage for the "Virginia Collection"  In many instances information may be found showing where families originated in Scotland or Ireland, the places lived before settling in the Rockbridge County, Virginia area and the relationships between various clans or as Dr. Diehl so aptly named this phase of pioneering, "A Rockbridge Seed-box." "A Tribute to the Principles, Virtues, Habits and Public Usefulness of the Irish and Scotch Early Settlers of Pennsylvania," Chambersburg, Pa. Printed by M. Kiefer & Co. 1856, 171 pages. From the prefece the following:  "The writer of the Tribute contained in this work, had long desired to see from the Historical publications in Pennsylvania, a vindication of the character and principles of the Irish and Scotch early settlers of this great State and their descendants against reproach, as well as aspersion, cast upon them in some modern publications having pretensions to Historical accuracy"....Lots of detail on the early members of the church as well as problems with the Indians and the struggle over land rights during the westward expansion. The Scotch-Irish In The Colonies: 1750-1790 A Thesis Presented for the Degree of Master of Arts by Kathryn R. Aikin, A.B., The Ohio State University, 1933 Contents include Introduction, Early Settlements, Daily Life on the Frontier, Educational and Religious Activities, Military Pursuits, and Political Participation and Conclusion.  Also a GREAT Bibliography, the most important part of any thesis. Listed below are the other books and manuscripts previously offered to the various surname lists that are predominately Scotch-Irish: The Laggan and its Presbyterianism and In the Days of the Laggan Presbytery, 1905,1908, by the Rev. Alexander Lecky, B.A., member of the Royal Sociey of Antiquaries of Ireland, Belfast, Davidson & McCormack, 54 Kings St.  211 pages    On our recent trip to Donegal we met J.B. Shannon, age 90, who assisted in the 1975 reprinting of this book.  He is the last living person who had anything to do with these books and he says they are still the BEST source for Ulster Presbyterian research.  From Lecky I quote, "The lists of names of former generations of Lagganeers, and their places of abode, that are given in the Appendixes, and which NEVER before appeared in print, whilst they may of necessity prove dull reading to those who have no acquaintance with the locality, will not, I hope, be altogether uninteresting to those who bear the same name, or live in the same places..." Fighters of Derry, Their Deeds and Descendants, being a Chronicle of Events in Ireland during the Revolutionary period 1688-1691, by William Young, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 350 pages.    One of the most difficult sources to locate, in fact almost impossible.  Months worth of reading and packed with great genealogy.  Contains the following biographical sketches:    1.  The leaders of the County Associations who, with their levies, took part in the preliminary operations and contributed much of the man power for the Defence. 2.  The Apprentice Boys and those responsible for shutting the gates on the 8th Dec. 1688. 3.  The actual Defenders during the 105 day siege (over 1200 genealogical sketches) 4.  Those engaged in the relief of the city A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defense of Enniskillen in 1688 and 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical notes, by the Rev. John Graham, M.A. Rector of Magilligan in the Diocese of Derry.  Includes the Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim and the siege and Capitulation of Limmerick by Lord McCaulay, Toronto, 1869    The historical poems are family genealogies about those who were at Derry and where they came from.  Along with "Fighters of Derry" these two sources contain more actual genealogical information than any others I have seen. Three Hundred Years in Innishowen, Being More Particularly an Account of the Family of Young of Culdaff with Short Accounts of Many Other Families Connected with Them, by Amy Young, 1929, The Linenhall Press, Belfast, 311 pages.    Some of the names included are Young, Hart, Harvey, Cary, Vaughan, McLaughlin, Skipton, Richardson, Knox, Ussher, Smith, Nesbitt, Chichester, Ball, Lawrence, Crofton, Boyd, Stuart and many others. The Laggan and its People, by S.M. Campbell, privately printed. A look at the history of the Laggan (Presbyterian Derry/Donegal) through the eyes of a local historian. Draws on local lore, Abercorn papers, records from PRONI. The Tinkling Spring: Headwater of Freedom, A Study of the Church and Her People, 1732-1952, by Howard McKnight Wilson, 1954, Fisherville, Virginia 542 pages    The best source of information on the Scotch-Irish of Augusta/Rockbridge Counties in Virginia.  Includes the Baptismal Records of the Rev. Craig.  In-depth study of the early families of the Shenandoah Valley. Castle's Woods: Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799, a thesis presented to the Faculty of the Department of History, East Tennessee State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of master of Arts, by James W. Hagy, 1966, 150 pages.    The most popular of the documents offered, this covers the families who settled in Russell county, Virginia when it was considered the frontier.  If your ancestors came through southwestern Virginia, this document is the history of your family.  Contains information on specific families as well as the farmers, speculators, artisans, and preachers who resided there.  Lots on the Indian battles that were a daily feature of life on the frontier.  Names like Russell, Walker, Porter, Cowan, Houston, Boone, Montgomery, Fraley, Thompson, Anderson, Kilgore, and 50 or so other "Scotch-Irish" families make this an invaluable resource for your family history. The Reverend Samuel Houston, V.D.M., by George West Diehl, 1970, McClure Publishing Co. 125 pages History of the early Virginia Presbyterians through the life of the Rev. Samuel Houston, kin to Sam Houston of Texas fame. The Stirling Merchant Gild and Life of John Cowane, founder of Cowane's Hospital in Stirling, by David B. Morris, Town Clerk, Stirling, Jamieson & Munro, LTD. 1919, 367pages. This is really two books in one.   The first part deals with the Gild. Laws, history, struggle with Unfreemen and with the Crafts, Administration, Merchandising, Conditions of entry, etc. and the second part which is about the life of John Cowane, Dean of the Gild and his contributions to it. Well there you have it.  The best documents I have found.  If you are interested in obtaining any of the above items (I would like to make copies for free but I can't) contact me at [email protected] for  details. Regards, Robert Cowan 525 Harrogate Rd. Matthews, North Carolina 28105

Tine, I sent a message to your E-Mail address re my visit to Upland Baptist Cemetery today. Let me know if you want it redirected. Helen Gallo

Seeking the predecessors of Thomas POOLE (1784-1836) who married Elizabeth SKILLINGS (1786-1870). Their children were: Charlotte (Poole) CLARK 1807-1871; Sarah POOLE 1809-?; Wesley POOLE 1811-1904; Richard POOLE 1814-1896; Clayton POOLE 1817-1829; Mary Ann POOLE 1819-?; Jane Eliza (Poole) GRUBB 1822-1883; Lewis POOLE 1825-1876; Emily (Poole) BARLOW1828-1900; Adaline (Poole) JONES1831-1913. The family lived and died primarily in Delaware County, Pennsylvania and New Castle County, Delaware. I am particularly interested in any information about the Richard Poole who was living in Lower Chichester, Pennsylvania in the 1790 census with 5 males under the age of sixteen. Mary L. Poole Poole Family Genealogy http://www.youthresources.com/genealogy/poole.html

I found an Adelia F. FINDLY on 1860 De. census age 58 born De.,living with James Pennington age 43, Eliza Jane age 38, Joseph F. age 14.in New Castle, Wilm ward 2.. I also found a James Pennington age 53 on 1870 census in wilm, New Castle Co. De. I couldn't bring up the census to see if Adelia might have been with him. Ethel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Berger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 11:51 AM Subject: Findley > My 1850 census index for DE does not list Joseph nor Adelia (Delia) Findley/Findlay/inley/Finlay but I know Joseph died in New Castle Co in 1855 and Adelia in 1876. So I assume that in 1850 they were living in someone else's house and were not included in index. > > Could someone check the complete 1850 census for me? I assume it exists as my 1880 includes everyone. > > Thanks for any assistance you can offer > > Cathy >

My 1850 census index for DE does not list Joseph nor Adelia (Delia) Findley/Findlay/inley/Finlay but I know Joseph died in New Castle Co in 1855 and Adelia in 1876. So I assume that in 1850 they were living in someone else's house and were not included in index. Could someone check the complete 1850 census for me? I assume it exists as my 1880 includes everyone. Thanks for any assistance you can offer Cathy

Hi list, The following is from MISSING LINKS & SOMEBODY'S LINKS: o JACKSON, et al. 56 Vintage Photos; Item, ID 593872 Auction ends: 25 June 2003 8:08:19 AM PT Seller: Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. These photos range in size from 8" x 10" to 1 1/4" x 1 1/2". They are pictures of people from York, Downingtown, Camden New Jersey and other towns on the East Coast. The subject's name is written on some of them, including Baby Evelyn JACKSON from Riverside, New Jersey; Geo. B. DITCHFIELD from Chester, Pennsylvania; Maze WALKER from Lancaster, Pennsylvania; George W. HUGHES from Downingtown; Neil NEWHOMER and Sally ROTH from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=593872 Spread The Word! MISSING LINKS & SOMEBODY'S LINKS Free from Petunia Press http://www.petuniapress.com/ Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

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Previously I asked the following: On the death certificate for Catharine W VAN RIPER, who died Dec 28, 1906, the informant's name is: W.W. Fairlamb & Sons "for Frank MERRILL" 512 Market St. Chester - Does anyone know of a Frank Merrill??" A kind soul answered with: "Frank Merrill was an undertaker in 1910 at 1219 Girard Avenue Philadelphia. " So, if anyone else has a use for this info .... Thanks again to all who replied!! I appreacite it very much. Tina

--I thanked a lot of you for helping me with my 1850 census request for Chester PA for Captain George W Moore. I was overwhelmed with responses and it was a gold mine for me with the places of birth of husband, wife and children. I want to again thank everyone, and apologize to those who did not receive a thanks personally. This is a wonderful mail list. Cathy --- Original Message ----- From: Cathy Berger To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:07 AM Subject: 1850 census Does anyone have access to the 1850 census for Chester who could look up Captain George W Moore, age 56. I need to know the place of birth given and the rest of the family in his household. I have the Ancestry 1850 but it does not give any information. Thank you very much. Cathy

Hello, We have just joined the list. Does anyone out there know or have any info on Ralph Tully who was living in Sharon Hill in the 1930 census? He is my uncle. His was married in about 1922 or 1923 and had a daughter Jeanne born in about 1928 or 1929. Any help would be appreciated. Carl and Melinda Jacquier in Long Beach, CA

Tina, From the OldChesterPa web site listing undertakers: Funeral Home Owner Current Address History Fairlamb N. Walter Fairlamb No 512 Market St. Chester, PA (1929) One of the two original "undertakers" in the city of Chester, this business was founded in 1844 by cabinet-maker N. Walter Fairlamb. Following his own death, the business was carried on by successive generations of Fairlambs until it was sold to Ray F. Imschweiler in 1932 i did a search for Frank Merrill but came up blank. Hope this is helpful. Mary Ann Barrow Villanova, Pa.