i didnt get the origional to this mailing.. i am interested in the following names that may appear on this map.. Richard Bull, Thomas Bull, DR.John Bull, Joseph Bull, Jesse Bull, William Bull..... The surname of "talbert " Issac Beeson, or Mary Beeson. all were quaker, all were my family... is it possible to view this map? Thankyou Donna

Hello Listers, Does anyone know the date and place for the marriage of my gr grandparents, Dayton M KYSER and Mary Ellen "Mollie" HENBY? They had been married 15 years according to the 1900 Hancock Co IN Blue River Twp census. The Walnut Ridge Friends Meeting and Cemetery are just east of the Hancock/Rush County line. Could they have been married at Walnut Ridge? How could I access those records? Dayton H and Mollie are both buried at Walnut Ridge although his funeral services were held in the Friend's church in Dublin, IN. Thanks for any help. Bonnie Lyons Anderson, IN Coffin/Kyser/Henby/Peacock/George/Adams/Grow/Lawrence

As Herbert Standing reminded us, both the Conservative and the "Progressive" [later FUM] Friends in California were Orthodox, and the Conservative Pasadena Monthly Meeting <http://www.quakermeetings.com/viewRecord_display?anID=TST1403L> [one-line URL] was set off by the Hickory Grove (Iowa) QM then still in Ohio YM (Wilburite). It is quite unlikely Sharpless was Hicksite, even though the Hicksite branch of Haddonfield MM was strong. Orange Grove MM, formerly Pasadena MM Hicksite, was started somewhat later, in 1907 under Swarthmore MM in Philadelphia YM (Hicksite). Tom Thomas C. Hill 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 U.S.A. e-mail: tomhill@nuvox.com www.quakermeetings.com -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Palmer [mailto:jap@highstream.net] Sent: Saturday, 19 February 2005 2:41 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Q-R] Edward Sharpless, Conservative Friends Minister? "The Sharples-Sharpless Family, Volume I", by Bart Anderson, West Chester, PA, 1966 offers only the following about your Edward Sharpless, son of Blakey & Mary (Offley) Sharpless: "Edward born 9 mo. 27, 1831 [Note the date] and died 5 mo. 10, 1899 unmarried." I would suppose that the branch of Quakerism that Edward adhered to would have been the same as that of the rest of his family. According to Hinshaw, before the split, Blakey had been a member of the Uwchlan and Philadelphia meetings: "Blakey rocf [Received on certificate from] Uwchlan MM [to Philadelphia MM] dated 1815, 10, 5" Later [according to Anderson], three of Edward's sisters, Anna N. Sharpless (b. 1825), Martha Powell Sharpless (b. 1827) and Mary Sharpless (b. 1837) were married at Haddonfield Friends Meeting in Haddonfield, New Jersey, so I would guess that Edward was also a member of Haddonfield. Unfortunately, there was both an "Arch Street" (Orthodox) and a "Race Street" (Hicksite) Haddonfield Meeting at that time. Perhaps one of our list members with access to Haddonfield marriage records could confirm which of the Haddonfield meetings oversaw the sisters' marriages or could locate a membership record for Edward. Jeff Palmer - jap@highstream.net -----Original Message----- From: Gregory McReynolds [mailto:quillcottage@earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:06 AM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Q-R] Edward Sharpless, Conservative Friends Minister? Herbert, Thank you very much for your response to my query regarding Edward Sharpless. Here is what I found regarding his visit to Pasadena in Elizabeth Pearson's history of the Pasadena Conservative Friends Meeting, published in 1918: 12-26-1886<<Thirty-one present, including Edw. Sharpless. A silent Meeting. 1-2-1887<<About twenty-five present. Edward Sharpless spoke to our edification and comfort. 1-16-1887<<About thirty present. Edward Sharpless was greatly favored both in vocal prayer and sermon, cautioning us against being disturbed by "the many voices of the world" and forgetting the "one thing needful." 1-23-1887<<Thirty-four at Meeting. Edward Sharpless spoke with Heavenly unction, and offered acceptable prayer we cannot doubt. He has labored faithfully here, both publicly and from house to house, especially among the Progressive Friends, and though the fruits do not seem apparent he is willing to leave that with Him who sent him. He is soon leaving for Santa Barbara. The phrase "among the Progressive Friends," makes me think he was a Conservative rather than Orthodox minister. If anyone on the list has the Sharpless genealogy that Herbert mentions I would very much appreciate it if they would check it for Edward Sharpless (1831-1899). Thank you, Gregory McReynolds Pasadena, California -----Original Message----- From: Gregory McReynolds [mailto:quillcottage@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 1:43 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] Edward SHARPLESS, Conservative Friends Minister? I wonder if anyone can tell me if the Edward Sharpless born 27 May 1831 and died, unmarried, 10 May 1899, the son of Blakey Sharpless (1787-1853) and Mary Offley (1793-1865), was a Conservative Friends Minister? He may have traveled as a Friends minister to Pasadena, California in January 1887 and then on to Santa Barbara, California. Any information is welcome. Thanks in advance, Gregory McReynolds Pasadena, California

Lucy Smith, The name Pine Street sounded familiar to me but I must have been remembering Philadelphia Monthly Meeting , Spruce Street <http://www.quakermeetings.com/viewRecord_display?anID=TST1429L> [single line URL], set off from Philadelphia MM (Hicksite) in 1833. Of course my Index of Monthly Meetings in North America lists only the last address for monthly meetings, so one of the "Philadelphia MM for the *** District" (all Orthodox after 1827) could have met on Pine Street and had that informal name. Perhaps Jack Eckert, _Guide to the Records of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting_ (1989) with its meeting-by-meeting discussions could provide that information. Tom Thomas C. Hill 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 U.S.A. e-mail: tomhill@nuvox.com www.quakermeetings.com -----Original Message----- From: P Smith [mailto:parsleyinkansas@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, 19 February 2005 12:34 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] early Philadelphia Meeting - Pine Street MM Does anyone know of an 18th century Meeting in the Philadelphia, PA, area called the PINE STREET MONTHLY MEETING? What dates might it have been in use? Thanks. Lucy Smith Cottonwood Falls, KS

"The Sharples-Sharpless Family, Volume I", by Bart Anderson, West Chester, PA, 1966 offers only the following about your Edward Sharpless, son of Blakey & Mary (Offley) Sharpless: "Edward born 9 mo. 27, 1831 [Note the date] and died 5 mo. 10, 1899 unmarried." I would suppose that the branch of Quakerism that Edward adhered to would have been the same as that of the rest of his family. According to Hinshaw, before the split, Blakey had been a member of the Uwchlan and Philadelphia meetings: "Blakey rocf [Received on certificate from] Uwchlan MM [to Philadelphia MM] dated 1815, 10, 5" Later [according to Anderson], three of Edward's sisters, Anna N. Sharpless (b. 1825), Martha Powell Sharpless (b. 1827) and Mary Sharpless (b. 1837) were married at Haddonfield Friends Meeting in Haddonfield, New Jersey, so I would guess that Edward was also a member of Haddonfield. Unfortunately, there was both an "Arch Street" (Orthodox) and a "Race Street" (Hicksite) Haddonfield Meeting at that time. Perhaps one of our list members with access to Haddonfield marriage records could confirm which of the Haddonfield meetings oversaw the sisters' marriages or could locate a membership record for Edward. Jeff Palmer - jap@highstream.net -----Original Message----- From: Gregory McReynolds [mailto:quillcottage@earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:06 AM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Q-R] Edward Sharpless, Conservative Friends Minister? Herbert, Thank you very much for your response to my query regarding Edward Sharpless. Here is what I found regarding his visit to Pasadena in Elizabeth Pearson's history of the Pasadena Conservative Friends Meeting, published in 1918: 12-26-1886‹‹Thirty-one present, including Edw. Sharpless. A silent Meeting. 1-2-1887‹‹About twenty-five present. Edward Sharpless spoke to our edification and comfort. 1-16-1887‹‹About thirty present. Edward Sharpless was greatly favored both in vocal prayer and sermon, cautioning us against being disturbed by "the many voices of the world" and forgetting the "one thing needful." 1-23-1887‹‹Thirty-four at Meeting. Edward Sharpless spoke with Heavenly unction, and offered acceptable prayer we cannot doubt. He has labored faithfully here, both publicly and from house to house, especially among the Progressive Friends, and though the fruits do not seem apparent he is willing to leave that with Him who sent him. He is soon leaving for Santa Barbara. The phrase "among the Progressive Friends," makes me think he was a Conservative rather than Orthodox minister. If anyone on the list has the Sharpless genealogy that Herbert mentions I would very much appreciate it if they would check it for Edward Shapless (1831-1899). Thank you, Gregory McReynolds Pasadena, California -----Original Message----- From: Standcedargrove@aol.com [mailto:Standcedargrove@aol.com] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:42 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] Edward Sharpless, Conservative Friends Minister? Concerning the query from Gregory McReyolds as to whether Edward Sharpless was a Conservative Friends Minister ---- I am not acquainted with the life of Edward Sharpless. I would have the inclination to believe that he was probably a Friend of the Philadelphia area, although he could have lived in Ohio. During the later nineteenth century there was a large representation of Wilburite Fiends in the membership of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox), otherwise known as Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Arch Street). This Yearly Meeting could not correspond with the other Wilburite and Conservative Yearly Meetings because there was also a substantial Gurneyite faction within the Yearly Meeting. In order to prevent a split in the Yearly Meeting, the Yearly Meeting suspended correspondence with all Yearly Meetings. However, it is my impression that Philadelphia Orthodox ministers often traveled among Wilburite and Conservative Yearly Meetings in the West, and Philadelphia (Orthodox) Friends also contibuted to the building of Meetinghouses and Schools in the West. The Quaker genealogist Gilbert Cope compiled an extensive genealogy of the Sharpless family which was published ca. 1885. This genealogy was expanded into a two volume work ca. 1967 by Bart Anderson, as I recall. These genealogies can be found in large Quaker libraries. ------- Herbert Standing -----Original Message----- From: Gregory McReynolds [mailto:quillcottage@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 1:43 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] Edward SHARPLESS, Conservative Friends Minister? I wonder if anyone can tell me if the Edward Sharpless born 27 May 1831 and died, unmarried, 10 May 1899, the son of Blakey Sharpless (1787-1853) and Mary Offley (1793-1865), was a Conservative Friends Minister? He may have traveled as a Friends minister to Pasadena, California in January 1887 and then on to Santa Barbara, California. Any information is welcome. Thanks in advance, Gregory McReynolds Pasadena, California -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.0.0 - Release Date: 2/18/2005

Does anyone know of an 18th century Meeting in the Philadelphia, PA, area called the PINE STREET MONTHLY MEETING? What dates might it have been in use? Thanks. Lucy Smith Cottonwood Falls, KS __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Herbert, Thank you very much for your response to my query regarding Edward Sharpless. Here is what I found regarding his visit to Pasadena in Elizabeth Pearson's history of the Pasadena Conservative Friends Meeting, published in 1918: 12-26-1886‹‹Thirty-one present, including Edw. Sharpless. A silent Meeting. 1-2-1887‹‹About twenty-five present. Edward Sharpless spoke to our edification and comfort. 1-16-1887‹‹About thirty present. Edward Sharpless was greatly favored both in vocal prayer and sermon, cautioning us against being disturbed by "the many voices of the world" and forgetting the "one thing needful." 1-23-1887‹‹Thirty-four at Meeting. Edward Sharpless spoke with Heavenly unction, and offered acceptable prayer we cannot doubt. He has labored faithfully here, both publicly and from house to house, especially among the Progressive Friends, and though the fruits do not seem apparent he is willing to leave that with Him who sent him. He is soon leaving for Santa Barbara. The phrase "among the Progressive Friends," makes me think he was a Conservative rather than Orthodox minister. If anyone on the list has the Sharpless genealogy that Herbert mentions I would very much appreciate it if they would check it for Edward Shapless (1831-1899). Thank you, Gregory McReynolds Pasadena, California

Concerning the query from Gregory McReyolds as to whether Edward Sharpless was a Conservative Friends Minister ---- I am not acquainted with the life of Edward Sharpless. I would have the inclination to believe that he was probably a Friend of the Philadelphia area, although he could have lived in Ohio. During the later nineteenth century there was a large representation of Wilburite Fiends in the membership of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox), otherwise known as Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Arch Street). This Yearly Meeting could not correspond with the other Wilburite and Conservative Yearly Meetings because there was also a substantial Gurneyite faction within the Yearly Meeting. In order to prevent a split in the Yearly Meeting, the Yearly Meeting suspended correspondence with all Yearly Meetings. However, it is my impression that Philadelphia Orthodox ministers often traveled among Wilburite and Conservative Yearly Meetings in the West, and Philadelphia (Orthodox) Friends also contibuted to the building of Meetinghouses and Schools in the West. The Quaker genealogist Gilbert Cope compiled an extensive genealogy of the Sharpless family which was published ca. 1885. This genealogy was expanded into a two volume work ca. 1967 by Bart Anderson, as I recall. These genealogies can be found in large Quaker libraries. ------- Herbert Standing.

there's lots of good info at the FAQ section of www.familytreedna.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Byron Hoffman" <bhoffman@nc.rr.com> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 3:50 PM Subject: [Q-R] DNA >I am stymied. I know that my ggg grandpa was WILLIAM HOPKINS who married > ANN TUCKNISS in 1795. Their son was Robert HOPKINS , born in 1796. NOW< > I > can't figure out looking at the Quaker records indexed by HInshaw on > genealogy.com if ROBERT HOPKINS< JR> is William's dad. > > > > Since I am a woman and my DNA would only take me up my maternal family > tree > and the HOPKINS are on my grandma's paternal side, I think no DNA testing > could tie me in to anyone to answer the question. BUT, since I have a > locket of hair from Robert HOPKINS, born in 1796 , would this tie me in > with > HOPKINS tree if one hasDNA registered on it ? Can old hair work for DNA > testing?--- EVH > > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Need assistance? Please contact:Quaker-Roots-L-Admin@RootsWeb.com > List Manager for Quaker-Roots-L and Quaker-Roots-D > Now with over 750 subscribers > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005

I am stymied. I know that my ggg grandpa was WILLIAM HOPKINS who married ANN TUCKNISS in 1795. Their son was Robert HOPKINS , born in 1796. NOW< I can't figure out looking at the Quaker records indexed by HInshaw on genealogy.com if ROBERT HOPKINS< JR> is William's dad. Since I am a woman and my DNA would only take me up my maternal family tree and the HOPKINS are on my grandma's paternal side, I think no DNA testing could tie me in to anyone to answer the question. BUT, since I have a locket of hair from Robert HOPKINS, born in 1796 , would this tie me in with HOPKINS tree if one hasDNA registered on it ? Can old hair work for DNA testing?--- EVH

Greetings, I am a journalist currently on leave to write a book about an Indiana Quaker family that sent at least eight men to fight in the Civil War. The family was the Marshall family, who settled in the area of Economy, Indiana in 1815. They were joined by members of the Jones family, Mendenhall Family and others in migration first from Tennessee, and previously from North Carolina Quaker meetings. I am looking for anyone who might have letters, diaries, etc. concerning the Marshall family, as well as any research suggestions. I will be visiting Indiana and Dallas County, Iowa (where part of the Marshalls moved in 1855) in March of this year to research and will happily visit anyone who might be able to help. I am aware of the Marshall family letters at the Indiana Historical Society, and the rich Quaker collections at Earlham College, both places I plan to visit. Thankyou so much for any help you might offer. Peter Sleeth 13270 SW Princeton Court Lake Oswego, Ore. 97035-2334 Home 503.636.1407 _pdsleeth1@aol.com_ (mailto:pdsleeth1@aol.com)

I am looking for anyone who's researching the Quaker family of Catharine Belle "Belle" MILLS (born Jan 11, 1866 in Indiana, died January 10, 1951 in Orange Co., CA ), who married John Wilfred BROMELL or BROOMELL (born August 10, 1873 in IL, died October 23, 1959 in Orange Co., CA) about 1905 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona and then settled in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. According to Mills and Related Lines" by Paul Mills, she was the daughter of Aaron Mills (b. 11/26/1821, d. 3/3/1905 in Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana) and Catharine FARMER. Aaron's second wife was Hannah (MACY) CORNETT, who died in 1897. Both Aaron and Hannah Mills are buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Plainfield. Belle's siblings were: Mary Jane (b. 7/24/1848) m. Nathan SNODGRASS; Margaret Ann (b. 7/4/1850) m. William SWINGLER; Hannah M. (1855-1855); Pleasant (b. 5/12/1855?) m. Martha CARSON; Malinda (b. 9/1/1857) m. Allinson RICHARDSON; John F. (b. 7/17/1860) m. Louella ALBERTSON and Henry J. (1864-1864). Aaron and Hannah also had children: Alvin (b. 8/19/1867); Minnie (b. 9/22/1872), m. 1) J. Marcus HADLEY 2) Benjamin ANDERSON; Alva; and Clarence (b. 8/14/1879) m. Martha ELMORE. Belle Mills was in the class of 1890 at Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute, Indiana, and according to an alumni directory, she taught from 1890-1892 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana; 1892-1893 in Clayton, Hendricks County, Indiana; 1895-1896 in Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana; 1899-1901 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona; 1901-1905 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California. I am with the Indiana Genealogical Society and we were given a photo of Belle from her days at Indiana State Normal School. We would like to give the photo to someone who's researching this family. If you are interested, please contact me directly at mere@augustmoondesign.com. Thanks, Meredith Thompson mere@augustmoondesign.com ************************************ Meredith Thompson Newsletter editor & website manager, Indiana Genealogical Society http://www.indgensoc.org <http://www.indgensoc.org/> ************************************

A new FARLOW book is available (about 300 pages) which contains the descendants of Nathan and Ruth Farlow of Randolph County, NC. Other early families mentioned are CARTER, NEWLIN, SPENCER, DAVIS, BULLA, BARKER, COX, WELBORN, JONES, etc. This family has been associated with Marlboro Friends Meeting in Sophia, NC from its founding to the present day. If details are desired, you may contact me privately off list. Betsy Farlow

I wonder if anyone can tell me if the Edward Sharpless born 27 May 1831 and died, unmarried, 10 May 1899, the son of Blakey Sharpless (1787-1853) and Mary Offley (1793-1865), was a Conservative Friends Minister? He may have traveled as a Friends minister to Pasadena, California in January 1887 and then on to Santa Barbara, California. Any information is welcome. Thanks in advance, Gregory McReynolds Pasadena, California

To those who have asked for this: Quaker Genealogy at Friends University, Wichita, KS Quakerism grew up in England at a time of great political, economic and religious turmoil. Family records were recorded in the Parish churches of the Church of England and everyone was considered a member and governed and taxed accordingly. As the Quakers were dissenters they were an outlaw group, their marriages illegal and their children bastards. So it was early in the movement that they realized that they must have accurate records of their own. That pattern of records adopted in the 17th century has, in the main, been extended to the present. Quaker records in England and America are considered prime genealogical sources. Two sets of records are of particular genealogical value - Birth, Death, and Marriage Records - and Minutes of the Monthly Meeting for Business. These today are stored in Yearly Meeting Archives. As an introduction to American Quakers and their genealogical records Errol Elliott’s “Quakers on the American Frontier.” (Cat. FQ BX 7635 E 44 1969) gives an excellent account of their migration to America and their trek westward. The prime source of American Quaker ancestry is William Wade Hinshaw’s “Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy.” Hinshaw was an IA Quaker who conceived the idea for the encyclopedia and in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s arranged with Quaker colleges to have students employed to research monthly meeting records of the area. They were given very explicit directions as to material to be recorded and the manner of preparing the notebooks to be turned in to Hinshaw. He paid them 25 cents an hour. These notebooks were edited and he was able to publish six volumes before his death. After his death, his widow sent the notebooks to Swarthmore College where they were microfilmed. She paid to have the records placed on cards and alphabetically filed by monthly and yearly meetings in the format of the encyclopedia listing. This file is known as The Quaker Index. Six Volumes. Willard Heiss, a Quaker genealogist with the IN Historical Society, took the microfilm of the IN notebooks and after extensive research, organization and editing, published Volume VII on IN, which includes 3 IL meetings. Later Roger Boone, of OH put out a volume of Additions and Corrections to the volume on IN. Heiss also worked with microfilm of the unpublished notebooks and produced typed copies in the same format as the encyclopedia, called typescripts. The Wichita Friends Library, was able to buy them. They are now indexed. The archive of KS Yearly Meeting - now named Mid America Yearly Meeting, 1872 to the present, are housed adjacent to the Quaker Collection in the Friends University Library. An alphabetical card file has been prepared on all members in the Birth, Death and Marriage Records in the archives. The archives of KS Yearly Meeting Conservative, 1879-1929, are in the Quaker Collection in the Friends University Library, Wichita, KS. For details of these two archives see Index Cabinet #2. BRITISH ISLES Genealogical sources in the British isles include Quaker records as follows: Bradford MM. Story of 270 years, Registers and personal records from 1652. Cat. FQ BX 7677 H 6 (1952) Gainsborough MM. Minute Book (reprint) 1669-1710, edited by Harold W. Brace. Cat. FQ Ref. BX 7613 L 69 R 5, 3 Vol. Somerset Quarterly Mtg, 1668-1699. Minutes including index of Friends. Edited by Stephen C. Moreland. Cat. FQ BX 7677 S 65 Surrey and Sussex Some records from original minute books, Edited by Thomas W. Marsh, indexed. Cat. FQ Bx 7677 W5 P 4 Wilshire Birth, Death, and Marriage Records 1657-1837 Charles II, King of England in 1681, granted a charter to William Penn, to a large province in the New World. Penn came in 1682. He admitted that the Indians were the only true owners of the land, brought them together (Indians from various parts of his province,) to form a treaty of peace and friendship. For 70 years, unlike most Indian treaties, this was never broken. Not a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian. 800-794-6945 ext. 5697 office 316-295-5697 work www.friends.edu/library/SpecialCollections/default.asp home fax 316-295-5050 (AIM) home 2100 W University St Wichita KS 67213

Hi, Friends Can anyone on the list help me place -- genealogically speaking -- Nathan Evans, who is described in the following paragraph? This is from an article on local Underground Railroad sites in the Tredyffrin History Club Quarterly of October 1962. Tredyffrin is a township in eastern Chester County, PA -- adjacent to Willistown Township. "Nathan Evans of Willistown was a ministerof the Society of Friends who, because of his many discourses on the subjects of slavery and temperance, was finally disowned from membership. He was inflexible and almostalonein the cause in his neighborhood. However, he continued to attend meeting regularly and to preach in spite of the opposition. The fugitives came to him from West Chester and the western and southern parts of Chester County. He then forwarded them to Pennypacker's, to Philadelphia, and to James Lewis's in Delaware County. The first antislavery meeting in Willistown was held inthe Friends Meeting schoolhouse, twelfth month, 17th, 1836, presided over by Nathan Evans. The first Negroes to be taken to the antislavery office in Philadelphia were four delivered by Evans, August 19, 1842." Thanks! Mark

My parents (both deceased) lived in Grinnell, IA, after they retired, and among their friends were two sisters, Nellie May Lincoln (1899-1988) and Hazel Lincoln (1903-1995), both born in Poweshiek Co, IA. Their parents were Edward and Mary Coutts Lincoln. Mary came from Insch (Aberdeenshire?) in Scotland. If you think they are related to you, email me and I could share a little information about these ladies. I do not find the names Edwin or Raymond in my notes, though. -- S. Newton, in California. Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 09:39:37 -0800 (PST) From: lisa lincoln lincolnrl@yahoo.com To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Lincolns Hi, my name is lisa, I am trying to find out about my family. My Grandfather was Ernest Lincoln they lived in Grinnell Iowa. I was told they were Quakers. I have found put that they came to the states on the Dovenshire. My Great Grandfather I guess was hurt on the ship and was on bed rest most of the time, some thing about a barrell of potatoes fell on him. I think his name was Edwin Lincoln. I did see the grave sites and the head stone says he is from England and his wife from Scottland. I would like to be able to find pictures and other things about them, my Father was Raymond Lincoln born in grinnell Iowa and lived in Newton Iowa and Albert Lea Minnesota. He was 56 when I was born and his mom passed when he was about 2 and his Father passed before I was born my dad never really talked much about family but then again could be that I didnt really think to ask. I dont think he remembered that much either.

This is in reply to a query from Lisa Lincoln dated 02/16/2005. She is seeking information about a Lincoln family who seem to have settled in the vicinity of Grinnell Grinnell, Iowa. Lisa has been told that they were Quakers. I might possibly know of members of this family. Addie Lincon, a contemporary of my mother, would probably have been born ca. 1900 and may have come from the Grinnell area. As I recall, she married Bruce Jones, a farmer in the vicinity of the village of Pleasant Plain in northwestern Jefferson County, Iowa, a member of the Pleasant Plain Monthly Meeting of Friends (Quakers). They had two sons, Robert Jones and David Jones, with whom I am acquainted. By a separate e-mail to Lisa Lincoln, I will send her the addresses of these two brothers, who may have information concerning this Lincoln family. - Herbert Standing, Earlham, Iowa.

This week's Rootsweb Review starts out with this very good guide for genealogy research, that I wished to share it with you all. . RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine 16 February 2005, Vol. 8, No. 7, Circulation: 811,065+ (c) 1998-2005 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Guide -- Index by Subject and Numerical Index ti Guides. ************** Examples: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson30.htm Norh Carolina State File Availability of Wills by County http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/ncstate/wills/willstat.txt NORTH CAROLINA STATE FILE - WILLS - Availability of Wills By Co 046--Guilford County Formed 1771 from Rowan and Orange counties. Recording of wills began with August term, 1816, of the county court. Will Book A, which was started in 1816, was subsequently renumbered as Will Book B. and wills proved before 1816 were entered in a new Will Book A. There are two boxes of Guilford County wills in the State Archives that are identified as "unrecorded;" some of those probated before 1868 were recorded in county court minute dockets rather than in will books. In several instances, the authenticity of the so-called unrecorded wills was rejected by decision of a jury. According to testimony before the Salisbury District Court in 1789, the records of the Guilford County court were destroyed by the British army at the Battle of Guilford Court House in 1781; there does not, however, appear to have been any significant loss of original wills probated prior to that date. Enjoy! Violet Moore Guy 02/17/2005

Sherrill Johnson, 1) Please note that there is no space in the URL for my web site (or any others that I know of); it is <www.QuakerMeetings.com>. In any event, the Index of Monthly Meetings in North America does not list any monthly meeting in Rockingham County, NH and lists no meeting in the country including a "South Hampton" preparative meeting. 2) I learned this morning that my Sunday response was not allowed through by the QuakerRoots listserve, so the people who know genealogy did not yet see your inquiry. I will try again with a copy of this message. Tom Hill Thomas C. Hill 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 U.S.A. e-mail: tomhill@nuvox.net www.QuakerMeetings.com -----Original Message----- From: sherrill johnson [mailto:sj1776@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, 15 February, 2005 3:02 PM To: tomhill@nuvox.net Subject: Re: Email from the QuakerMeetings website The co. is Rockingham. I have been trying to use the info at Quaker Meetings.com but I am having trouble THANKS! -------Original Message------- From: tomhill@nuvox.net Date: 02/13/05 18:11:24 To: sj1776@comcast.net Cc: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Email from the QuakerMeetings website I do not know the county for "South Hampton", New Hampshire, and I do not know the nearby counties in New Hampshire or Massachusetts. Perhaps you should use those counties in the Meeting Search tab at <www.QuakerMeetings.com> . Also, I will copy this message to the Quaker-Roots listserve to query the folks who would know best how to trace the Beede family. Tom Hill tomhill@nuvox.net > If you lived in South Hampton NH in 1850-1860, what MM would you probably attend? I am looking for info on the Jonathan Beede family. They are in the 1850 census there. I am looking for info on Azuba Beede, Jonathan's wife. Her father was Amos Lezure of MA. They had a dau Caroline & her bro. James Holder Beede b. abt 1844. Caroline is my gr grandmother. I am especially trying to find out what happened to James & Azubah. Thank you so much & god's blessings this Valentines Day of 2005.