Any connection with Benjamin Flounders of Yarm in North Yorkshire - following whose will was established the Flounders Institution in Ackworth in 1848. It was essentially a teacher training college for Quakers, largely filled with Old Scholars of Quaker Schools. I remember the building well as it housed a number of Ackworth staff families when I was there in the 50's. It is now demolished and replaced by a modern housing development. Michael Hargreave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Arnett" <mhfarnett@hotmail.com> To: <QUAKER-BRITISH-ISLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 01 March 2006 18:19 Subject: RE: [Q-B-I] Roll call > > I am researching British Friends who are my ancestors who came to the area > of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. I have a lot of information about some of > them, no information about others, and sometimes lack an important piece of > information about the former. For example: > > FLOUNDERS - Family memory, but no documentation, says they originally came > from Yorkshire. > > Our first finding of a possible Flounders ancestor in the Philadelphia area > was F. Edward Flounders. He arrived in about 1760. He attended > Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, but because he had neglected to bring a > Certificate of Removal from his Meeting in England, he was not recognized as > a Friend by Philadelphia Friends. Wnen, about three years before he died in > 1770, he applied for membership, he was refused for having not fully lived > "according to Discipline". He was a raiser of livestck and had acquired a > lot of land. I do not know for sure whether he was or wasn't the father of > Edward Flounders, to whom I do trace my ancestry. > > Edward Flounders was born in 1761, whether in England or in Pennsylvania I > cannot be sure. He narried Judith Shipley and had at least ten children He > died 20 July 1819 and was buried in Shandy Banks Cemetery, in Media, Chester > County, adjacent to Philadelphia, PA. This is the old burying ground of > Providence Meeting, which was in the borough of Madia, and at the time of > Edward's death only in use for attenders and friends of the Meeting. His > wife and several of his children were also buried there. > > It seems that, although Edward was not in the active circles of the Meeting > and, in fact, served in the Chester County Militia from 1780 - 1783, he did > not join any other denomination. Some of his children are identied, mainly > by marriage, as no longer being Friends. However, his oldest son, James, it > is documented, had a son who married a Quaker, Margaret Russell. > > A younger son of Edward, Nathaniel, my great, great grandfather, married a > non-Friend. I would be very grateful if any of you could clarify this hazy > picture of this area of my family's past, specifically, was Edward the son > of F. Edward and of what Meeting or Meetings had they been members > in Ebgland? > > With this problem identified, I will next time write to fill in my known > active Quaker ancestors. > > With thanks and best wishes, > > Mary Hall Flounders Arnett > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >