Sincere thanks to all on the list for a lot of information. The response was good and helpful.. I have found some Friends meeting places and learned more this afternoon than I ever knew about Quakers... I believe Friendswood, Tx., would be a great Meeting, but as with most all others, distance is a hurtle to me. I'll keep studying and looking... Best to all,,, Ray in SE Texas.....

[email protected] wrote: > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:19:52 -0600 > From: "piddlinacres" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Q-R] FW: Re: How did I do? > To: <[email protected]>, "Quaker Roots" > <[email protected] > Hi all.. I am a decendant of a Quaker family in Pa., the Ridgway family, originators of GlenOlden, Pa.... How does a person without any Quaker connections for many years join a present day Quaker Meeting? Thanks, Ray > How does a person become a member? By requesting to do so. The meeting then decides (usually by having a committee speak with you) about your seriousness about becoming a Quaker, your knowledge of what membership entails, your spiritual path and whatever else that meeting thinks is relevant and then decides whether or not to accept your application for membership. A meeting is unlikely to accept into membership a stranger who walks though the door and wants to be signed up on the strength of a claim of descent from some ancestor. In practical terms, begin attending meeting (or church), figure out whether you fit, let people at the meeting get to know you and proceed from there. Some Quakers are reluctant to push the idea of joining on attenders, so if you feel that time has come to formally join the Religious Society of Friends, don't wait for someone to ask you because you might be waiting a long, long time. If you don't know who to ask, ask the clerk, and s/he can point you to the right person(s). Whether your ancestors were or were not Quakers has no relevancy. As it read in the old New York Yearly Meeting Discipline (1810), “Virtue does not descend by lineal succession, nor piety by inheritance...” In the "old days" children of members were considered to be members. In modern usage, children are often considered to be associate members, meaning that at some point after they reach adulthood, they get asked about whether they wish to continue their membership in the Society. The idea that you had to be born into the Society of Friends is not true. There are Quakers who can trace an unbroken lineage back of membership in the Society of Friends back though three centuries but in a typical meeting it is much more likely that most of the members are "convinced Friends" who have no Quaker ancestry and who joined as adults. There are some people who join and only later find out that some long distant ancestor was a Quaker. I once did a study of memorials to "weighty" Friends published by New York Yearly Meeting in the first half of the 19th century. These memorials were to exemplary Friends, born from the 1600s to the early 1800s. About half mention that the subject of the memorial was born to Quaker parents and raised as a Friend. About a quarter clearly state that the person was born something else -- Presbyterian, Anglican, whatever-- and became convinced of Friends principles. The rest don't mention, or are not clear about, whether the person was a "birthright" Quaker or not. So basically, somewhere between 25 and 50% of the most well regarded Quakers, from a time period when Quakers were most withdrawn from the "world" were converts, and not birthright members. So lots of people coming into the Quaker fold, and at the same time, because Quakers were being very rigid about their testimonies at this time, being disowned and leaving the Society of Friends. Christopher Densmore

I would also appreciate a lookup on Robert Pyle. I know that several of his descendants were Quaker in the area around Coventry, Chester and Delaware Counties in the late 1600's and 1700's. But I don't have much info on them. I would like to thank you for your kind offer. Frank Pyle [email protected] >

As with most denominations these days, just show up! You'll be welcomed. For *formal* membership, one traditionally submitted a letter requesting membership to the applicable Monthly Meeting who would then act upon the request as appropriate. So far as I know, most meetings continue this process today--if only on a pro forma basis. Jeff Palmer [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of piddlinacres Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:20 AM To: [email protected]; Quaker Roots Subject: Re: [Q-R] FW: Re: How did I do? Hi all.. I am a decendant of a Quaker family in Pa., the Ridgway family, originators of GlenOlden, Pa.... How does a person without any Quaker connections for many years join a present day Quaker Meeting? Thanks, Ray

On 01/14/2009 [email protected] wrote: > The organization arrangement seems accurate to me, assuming things haven't > changed appreciably. > > However, the Monthly Meeting and Meeting for Worship were pretty much the > same people and anyone could attend, not just delegates. Sometimes there were > provisional Meetings or Worship Groups (usually small communities at some > distance from an established MM) who might send representatives to the Monthly > Meetings' business sessions. This is where membership was important - - those > who were not actual members did not have a voice in the decisions and > > actions taken by the Monthly Meeting (although I think they would be able to > observe if they wished.) > > Quarterly Meetings consisted of several MMs and again, anyone could attend. > In fact, Quarterly Meetings were quite social affairs. It was an > opportunity to get together with Friends who lived farther away than one would usually > go to visit. The same applied to Yearly Meetings, which were made up of the > Meetings in a larger area. Anyone could go, not just delegates, although > some might be delegated to certain functions. > > Dolly I'm learning a lot. [ Along with several others I suppose ] Monthly meetings were the "business" meetings right. It also seems that I read something about the possibility that they could have more than one "meeting for worship", child meetings (?) [ Indulged meeting (?) - not meetings for children but a "child" of the meeting ] for a MM. At least until they were of a stage they could have their own MM. It was also my understanding that, while anyone could attend, MM's, QM's, and YM's were often some distance away. In that case certain people would be appointed to make the journey and represent the meeting in general. I called them "delegates" but they might have had a different name. People did have families and business's to keep up with so going could be hard for some. Travel was difficult in the earliest days. A trip of a couple hundred miles could take a while to make and depending on where you were traveling could be very dangerous [ From todays world our ancestors were incredibly hardy people. A trip that takes a couple hours in an air conditioned automobile was days of dirt, heat/cold on a horse or wagon. ] -- Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.

Hi all.. I am a decendant of a Quaker family in Pa., the Ridgway family, originators of GlenOlden, Pa.... How does a person without any Quaker connections for many years join a present day Quaker Meeting? Thanks, Ray ___________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo and Ken Magee" <[email protected]> To: "Quaker Roots" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:06 AM Subject: [Q-R] FW: Re: How did I do? > > Hello Everyone, > I am and have been a lifelong Quaker, member of Northwest Yearly Meeting > (Oregon, Washington & Idaho. Dolly is right in her letter. Quakers are > less formal in organization than most other churches and anyone could > attend a meeting for business but, of course, if there were decisions to be > made, their ideas would have less force in making the decisions. In our > Yearly Meeting, only members can chair committees or be Elders or officers. > Decisions are made by trying to determine what God would have the group do > rather than any voting. This sometimes take a long time! Jo Anne Magee, > Klamath Falls, Oregon. > >> > > [Original Message] >> > > From: <[email protected]> >> > > To: <[email protected]> >> > > Date: 1/14/2009 7:18:47 AM >> > > Subject: Re: [Q-R] How did I do? >> > > >> > > >> > > The organization arrangement seems accurate to me, assuming things > haven't >> > > changed appreciably. >> > > >> > > However, the Monthly Meeting and Meeting for Worship were pretty much > the >> > > same people and anyone could attend, not just delegates. Sometimes > there were >> > > provisional Meetings or Worship Groups (usually small communities at > some >> > > distance from an established MM) who might send representatives to > the Monthly >> > > Meetings' business sessions. This is where membership was important > - - those >> > > who were not actual members did not have a voice in the decisions and > >> > > actions taken by the Monthly Meeting (although I think they would be > able to >> > > observe if they wished.) >> > > >> > > Quarterly Meetings consisted of several MMs and again, anyone could > attend. >> > > In fact, Quarterly Meetings were quite social affairs. It was an >> > > opportunity to get together with Friends who lived farther away than > one would usually >> > > go to visit. The same applied to Yearly Meetings, which were made > up of the >> > > Meetings in a larger area. Anyone could go, not just delegates, > although >> > > some might be delegated to certain functions. >> > > >> > > Dolly >> > > >> > > <In a message dated 1/14/2009 12:09:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, >> > > [email protected] writes: >> > > >> > > >> > > At the lowest level you have the Meetings For Worship [ MFW ]. This > is >> > > the the meeting that everyone attended on Sunday for worship. >> > > >> > > The next level up was the Monthly Meeting [ MM ]. This was generally >> > > attended by delegates from the MFW's under the care of each MM. This >> > > wasn't generally attended by all the members although it might be > held >> > > in one of the meeting houses of an MFW. I think the MM was where > most of >> > > the records were kept for those within it's area. >> > > >> > > The next level up was the Quarterly Meeting [ QM ]. This was > attended by >> > > delegates chosen from the MM's. >> > > >> > > Above that was the Yearly meeting. >> > > >> > > OK gang. How did I do? >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just > 2 easy >> > > steps! >> > > > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=htt > p://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De >> > > cemailfooterNO62) >> > > >> > > ------------------------------- >> > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The organization arrangement seems accurate to me, assuming things haven't changed appreciably. However, the Monthly Meeting and Meeting for Worship were pretty much the same people and anyone could attend, not just delegates. Sometimes there were provisional Meetings or Worship Groups (usually small communities at some distance from an established MM) who might send representatives to the Monthly Meetings' business sessions. This is where membership was important - - those who were not actual members did not have a voice in the decisions and actions taken by the Monthly Meeting (although I think they would be able to observe if they wished.) Quarterly Meetings consisted of several MMs and again, anyone could attend. In fact, Quarterly Meetings were quite social affairs. It was an opportunity to get together with Friends who lived farther away than one would usually go to visit. The same applied to Yearly Meetings, which were made up of the Meetings in a larger area. Anyone could go, not just delegates, although some might be delegated to certain functions. Dolly <In a message dated 1/14/2009 12:09:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: At the lowest level you have the Meetings For Worship [ MFW ]. This is the the meeting that everyone attended on Sunday for worship. The next level up was the Monthly Meeting [ MM ]. This was generally attended by delegates from the MFW's under the care of each MM. This wasn't generally attended by all the members although it might be held in one of the meeting houses of an MFW. I think the MM was where most of the records were kept for those within it's area. The next level up was the Quarterly Meeting [ QM ]. This was attended by delegates chosen from the MM's. Above that was the Yearly meeting. OK gang. How did I do? **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)

Hello Everyone, I am and have been a lifelong Quaker, member of Northwest Yearly Meeting (Oregon, Washington & Idaho. Dolly is right in her letter. Quakers are less formal in organization than most other churches and anyone could attend a meeting for business but, of course, if there were decisions to be made, their ideas would have less force in making the decisions. In our Yearly Meeting, only members can chair committees or be Elders or officers. Decisions are made by trying to determine what God would have the group do rather than any voting. This sometimes take a long time! Jo Anne Magee, Klamath Falls, Oregon. > > > [Original Message] > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Date: 1/14/2009 7:18:47 AM > > > Subject: Re: [Q-R] How did I do? > > > > > > > > > The organization arrangement seems accurate to me, assuming things haven't > > > changed appreciably. > > > > > > However, the Monthly Meeting and Meeting for Worship were pretty much the > > > same people and anyone could attend, not just delegates. Sometimes there were > > > provisional Meetings or Worship Groups (usually small communities at some > > > distance from an established MM) who might send representatives to the Monthly > > > Meetings' business sessions. This is where membership was important - - those > > > who were not actual members did not have a voice in the decisions and > > > actions taken by the Monthly Meeting (although I think they would be able to > > > observe if they wished.) > > > > > > Quarterly Meetings consisted of several MMs and again, anyone could attend. > > > In fact, Quarterly Meetings were quite social affairs. It was an > > > opportunity to get together with Friends who lived farther away than one would usually > > > go to visit. The same applied to Yearly Meetings, which were made up of the > > > Meetings in a larger area. Anyone could go, not just delegates, although > > > some might be delegated to certain functions. > > > > > > Dolly > > > > > > <In a message dated 1/14/2009 12:09:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > > > [email protected] writes: > > > > > > > > > At the lowest level you have the Meetings For Worship [ MFW ]. This is > > > the the meeting that everyone attended on Sunday for worship. > > > > > > The next level up was the Monthly Meeting [ MM ]. This was generally > > > attended by delegates from the MFW's under the care of each MM. This > > > wasn't generally attended by all the members although it might be held > > > in one of the meeting houses of an MFW. I think the MM was where most of > > > the records were kept for those within it's area. > > > > > > The next level up was the Quarterly Meeting [ QM ]. This was attended by > > > delegates chosen from the MM's. > > > > > > Above that was the Yearly meeting. > > > > > > OK gang. How did I do? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > > > steps! > > > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=htt p://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De > > > cemailfooterNO62) > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can anyone explain how the various Quaker records were kept? I am trying to gather information from long ago (1650-75) and the monthly minutes do not exist for this time period and I wonder if certain records having to do with marriages, removals, testimonies of sorts were kept in other books? Thank you, tom -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 7:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Q-R] How did I do? The organization arrangement seems accurate to me, assuming things haven't changed appreciably. However, the Monthly Meeting and Meeting for Worship were pretty much the same people and anyone could attend, not just delegates. Sometimes there were provisional Meetings or Worship Groups (usually small communities at some distance from an established MM) who might send representatives to the Monthly Meetings' business sessions. This is where membership was important - - those who were not actual members did not have a voice in the decisions and actions taken by the Monthly Meeting (although I think they would be able to observe if they wished.) Quarterly Meetings consisted of several MMs and again, anyone could attend. In fact, Quarterly Meetings were quite social affairs. It was an opportunity to get together with Friends who lived farther away than one would usually go to visit. The same applied to Yearly Meetings, which were made up of the Meetings in a larger area. Anyone could go, not just delegates, although some might be delegated to certain functions. Dolly <In a message dated 1/14/2009 12:09:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: At the lowest level you have the Meetings For Worship [ MFW ]. This is the the meeting that everyone attended on Sunday for worship. The next level up was the Monthly Meeting [ MM ]. This was generally attended by delegates from the MFW's under the care of each MM. This wasn't generally attended by all the members although it might be held in one of the meeting houses of an MFW. I think the MM was where most of the records were kept for those within it's area. The next level up was the Quarterly Meeting [ QM ]. This was attended by delegates chosen from the MM's. Above that was the Yearly meeting. OK gang. How did I do? **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=htt p://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sarah, thanks very much for your kind offer. I am interested in what this book might have for Thomas Janney. I will appreciate your help whenever it is convenient for you. Kathryn Schultz [email protected] >Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:31:11 -0500 >From: "Sarah McCray" <[email protected]> >Subject: [Q-R] Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia 1682-1750 >To: <[email protected]> > >I ran across the above mentioned book at Ancestry.com while >searching for something else. To some of you it might not be new. > >I would be willing to do look-ups as long as you didn't want it >"yesterday". >grin< > >Sarah

Friends, My Webmaster repaired QuakerMeetings.com in late afternoon, and I searched for Columbia County in the state of Penn this way: http://www.quakermeetings.com/search_display?County=Columbia&StateOrProvince =Penn This showed three monthly meetings, Catawissa http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST428L , Roaring Creek http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST76L , and Millville, formerly named Muncy MM (Hicksite) and then Fishing Creek http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST1165L . All originated under Exeter MM. All have some extant vital records, but none seems to have had abstracts included in Hinshaw. Tom Thomas C. Hill 425 Walnut Street, #1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 U.S.A. and Charlottesvlle, VA [email protected] www.QuakerMeetings.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] On Behalf Of Colin Kenneday Sent: 12 January 2009 6:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Q-R] MMs Greetings all! This may seem like a basic question, but how does a person go about finding the MM or possible MM's that ancestors may have attended? My ancestors seemed to have lived in Northumberland Co, PA, Greenwood Township possibly (now Columbia Co?) and townships nearby. Thanks for your help. Cheers! Colin

I ran across the above mentioned book at Ancestry.com while searching for something else. To some of you it might not be new. I would be willing to do look-ups as long as you didn't want it "yesterday". >grin< Sarah

I have sent two e-mails to my (voluntary) webmaster since yesterday. I believe it is just a temporary server problem. Tom Thomas C. Hill Cincinnati, OH and Charlottesville, VA e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.QuakerMeetings.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 1:01 p.m. Subject: Re: [Q-R] MMs I've been getting a "Proxy Error" when attempting to access quakermeetings.com. I hope this great site is not down permanently. Any insights? Jeff Palmer [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] On Behalf Of Daniel W Treadway Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:30 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Q-R] MMs .... I'd recommend having a look at Tom Hill's http://www.quakermeetings.com/ which can be searched by county, and will tell what records are known to exist and where they can be seen....

I've been getting a "Proxy Error" when attempting to access quakermeetings.com. I hope this great site is not down permanently. Any insights? Jeff Palmer [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel W Treadway Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:30 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Q-R] MMs .... I'd recommend having a look at Tom Hill's http://www.quakermeetings.com/ which can be searched by county, and will tell what records are known to exist and where they can be seen....

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:52:16 EST [email protected] wrote: > > In a message dated 1/12/09 3:33:58 PM, [email protected] writes: > > >> Greetings all! >> >> This may seem like a basic question, but how does a person go about >> finding the MM or possible MM's that ancestors may have attended? My >> ancestors seemed to have lived in Northumberland Co, PA, Greenwood >> Township possibly (now Columbia Co?) and townships nearby. >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> Cheers! >> Colin >> > > Acquire a C D of Hinshaws meeting records and do a search on the >names. You > will get a lot of possibles, but you will have to use marriages, >children, > transfer data, dates and other data to determine the correct meeting >and tree > structure. Hinshaw records were kept by meeting. > > Howard Cook > I'm afraid you will find that the Northumberland County meetings are not on the Hinshaw CD. I'd recommend having a look at Tom Hill's http://www.quakermeetings.com/ which can be searched by county, and will tell what records are known to exist and where they can be seen. More often than not, if genealogical extracts have been published, that will be noted as well. -- Dan Treadway P. O. Box 72 Gilbert IA 50105 [email protected] http://showcase.netins.net/web/treadway/

Many thanks for all the folks who took the time and made the effort to help me understand what MCD meant. Thanks, Ginny in Texas **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)

> Greetings all! > > This may seem like a basic question, but how does a person go about > finding the MM or possible MM's that ancestors may have attended? My > ancestors seemed to have lived in Northumberland Co, PA, Greenwood > Township possibly (now Columbia Co?) and townships nearby. > > Thanks for your help. > > Cheers! > Colin Here's my take on this. I'm sure that someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Then we will both learn something. I see it as a sort of hierarchy. At the lowest level you have the Meetings For Worship [ MFW ]. This is the the meeting that everyone attended on Sunday for worship. The next level up was the Monthly Meeting [ MM ]. This was generally attended by delegates from the MFW's under the care of each MM. This wasn't generally attended by all the members although it might be held in one of the meeting houses of an MFW. I think the MM was where most of the records were kept for those within it's area. The next level up was the Quarterly Meeting [ QM ]. This was attended by delegates chosen from the MM's. Above that was the Yearly meeting. OK gang. How did I do? -- Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.

There is a good chance that this would have been Muncy Meeting - years of attendance would be helpful. There are 3-4 old meetings in the area and one still active. I've tracked some Quakers who moved from Chester County to Muncy and then to Centre County or Clearfield County, PA. Share some names and dates and some of us might have more data in our records. Judy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Colin Kenneday Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 6:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Q-R] MMs Greetings all! This may seem like a basic question, but how does a person go about finding the MM or possible MM's that ancestors may have attended? My ancestors seemed to have lived in Northumberland Co, PA, Greenwood Township possibly (now Columbia Co?) and townships nearby. Thanks for your help. Cheers! Colin ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In a message dated 1/12/09 3:33:58 PM, [email protected] writes: > Greetings all! > > This may seem like a basic question, but how does a person go about > finding the MM or possible MM's that ancestors may have attended? My > ancestors seemed to have lived in Northumberland Co, PA, Greenwood > Township possibly (now Columbia Co?) and townships nearby. > > Thanks for your help. > > Cheers! > Colin > Acquire a C D of Hinshaws meeting records and do a search on the names. You will get a lot of possibles, but you will have to use marriages, children, transfer data, dates and other data to determine the correct meeting and tree structure. Hinshaw records were kept by meeting. Howard Cook ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID= 62%26bcd=DecemailfooterNO62)

Jan,   I'm a descendant of Squire Boone who married Sarah Morgan through two of their children (Samuel Boone who married Sarah Day and Mary Boone who married William Bryan).  As I understand it, Squire Boone apologized to the Exeter Meeting (Minutes, Book A, Page 33) when his daughter Sarah "married out."   I have seen it stated that when Israel Boone "married out," Squire Boone refused to apologize and moved the family to North Carolina (via a stop in Virginia).   Everything I've read about the Boones seems to indicate they were Baptists in North Carolina although I'm sure it's difficult to generalize for all of them since it was such a large family.   Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for your primary question relative to the Champion-Boone marriage.   However, I will let you know if I happen to run across anything.   Thanks!   David --- On Mon, 1/12/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [Q-R] Boone-Champion and disownment To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 10:25 AM Our family records indicate that John Champion (1705-06 NJ to 14 Aug 1765 NJ) married as his second wife a lady named Elizabeth Boone (1706? - 1765 NJ). The marriage was at First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia on May 22, 1740, and we are told that John Champion was disowned by the Quakers for marrying out of unity. His family was at Tuckahoe, NJ. Family tradition says that his parents applauded the marriage despite its lack of approval by the Quakers. My mother's people tie into the line of Nathaniel Champion, s/o John & Elizabeth. John is s/o Thomas Champion Sr (1675-1730). We have no name for his mother. Nor do we have parents for Elizabeth Boone. I don't know whether her Boones are related to the more famous Boones (of which my granddaughter-in-law is a direct descendant). Squire & Sarah Morgan Boone's family had land in Bucks County, whether or not they lived there. I know that the Boones were at least nominally Quaker but had problems with their Friends group at Exeter. Two of Daniel's siblings married out of unity. Sarah Boone married John Willcoxson, a non-Quaker, in 1742, when she was already pregnant. Her brother Israel married a non-Quaker lady named Martha. Brethren tradition says that these Boones were closely associated with the Dunkards (German Baptist Brethren now Church of the Brethren), and I think one of Daniel's brothers became a Brethren pastor. It's easy to find information on Dan'l Boone and his family, perhaps too much information. It is harder to find out about the Boones to whom Elizabeth Boone Champion belonged. I presume there would be information in the records of the Tuckahoe meetings but haven't any idea how to go about looking in those. Can somebody suggest where and how to look? Of course, I'm stuck here in the middle of Missouri. Jan T **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://news.aol.com?ncid=emlcntusnews00000002) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message