I have seen genealogists who say that Joseph Hoskins married Hannah Evans. I don't know the proof of Hannah's maiden name. Joseph and Hannah's children included a daughter Ann Hoskins (1788-1875) who married first Jesse Bales and second Elias Jessup. She died at Spiceland, Ind. Tom Hamm >I think I messed that up. It should have been Joseph Hoskins and >Hannah, not Joseph Hodgson. Sorry. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Thomas Hamm [mailto:tomh@earlham.edu] >Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 10:46 AM >To: Harguess, Dale >Cc: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [Q-R] Isaac Cook > >Yes, she was Charity Wright Cook. She was a famous Quaker minister in >her day. > >Tom Hamm > > >>I am trying to find the maiden name of a Charity who married an Isaac >>Cook. They had a son named Wright Cook so I am wondering if her name >>might have been Charity Wright. Does anyone know? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Dale in California >> >> >> >>==== 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

For those of you who are interested, the 2005 Friends Calendar is available at the website of the Tract Association of Friends: www.tractassociation.org. I believe that their wall calendar is $1.50 and their pocket calendar is $1.00. ----- Original Message ----- > I know that the Quakers have a different dating system than our calendar and I have a hard time understanding it. Is there someone who can explain in plain English how to decipher dates to our calendar? I would really appreciate it! > Jeannette

In a message dated 1/10/2005 4:56:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, haynie@iowatelecom.net writes: > I know that the Quakers have a different dating system than our calendar > and I have a hard time understanding it. Is there someone who can explain in > plain English how to decipher dates to our calendar? Quakers do NOT have a different dating system. They use the same calendar that everyone else uses, but traditionally preferred not to use the "pagan" names of the months and days of the week. Instead they called the months--1st month, 2nd month, 3rd month, etc.---and the days of the week 1st day (Sunday), 2nd day, 3rd day, etc.. This creates no problem back to 1752 when the change was made from the Julian calendar to the present-day Gregorian calendar. Before 1752 the year started not on Jan 1, but on March 25. So in the old style calendar, 1st month is not January, but March; 2nd month is April, and 3rd month is May, etc. There are some other nuances to understanding this calendar conversion,--(both for Quakers & non-Quakers) but that is the basic premise. The best thing to do is to record the date as it is found (e.g. 2nd 8mo 1732) , which not only is the accurate date, but also gives the additional info about your ancestor, that he was a Quaker. If you feel compelled to convert them, be sure and do it accurately--and for dates of the 1700's, indicate whether the date are OS (old-style) or NS (new-style). Joyce Joyce Overman Bowman Indianapolis, IN

This link will help: _http://www.illuminatrix.com/andria/quaker.html_ (http://www.illuminatrix.com/andria/quaker.html) Marla

I know that the Quakers have a different dating system than our calendar and I have a hard time understanding it. Is there someone who can explain in plain English how to decipher dates to our calendar? I would really appreciate it! Jeannette

Yes, she was Charity Wright Cook. She was a famous Quaker minister in her day. Tom Hamm >I am trying to find the maiden name of a Charity who married an Isaac >Cook. They had a son named Wright Cook so I am wondering if her name >might have been Charity Wright. Does anyone know? > >Thanks, > >Dale in California > > > >==== 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

Hello all, I am the Australian-born descendant of Jacob DeCou, son of Isaac DeCou and Susanna Ashton, who were among William Penn's early settlers, and family researchers have told me the first Meeting of the new community was held in their home. Jacob's wife was Elizabeth POWELL (mothers name NEWBOLD?) and they were married in Northhampton NJ on 10-21-1699-- Their son Jacob DeCou b 19 Feb 1710/11 married Jane DUNCAN on 21 October 1699 at Abington Meeting, Montgomery County PA. Their son Jacob married Elizabeth BLOOM/E (b1736) Either this Jacob or his father broke with the Friends over the revolution, my brance of their descendants (whose name varied to Decew) went on to intermarry and ally with the families associated with the Iroquois Confederacy in the New York area and Mohawk Valley and became Canadian Loyalists and pioneers of the Niagara and Ontario areas. My maternal Grandfather's father's name was Harry DeCew McDiarmid. I am looking for any info on the wives, as all I have is what you've just read, also any extra detail or suggestions on where I can get some, about the early years of the DeCous in PA. I'm also keen for some good on-line material to read about the early years of the Quaker settlement if anyone can point me in the right direction. It would also be nice to know if I have any cousins on these lines out there. Interestingly enough, though we only discovered the Quaker heritage in our family tree a couple of years back, my mother, Step-father and I were involved with the Society of Friends during the 80s and early 90s in Canberra, and I would still say its something that comes through in how we live. Blessed be all our relations, Willow Mummulgum Australia

I am trying to find the maiden name of a Charity who married an Isaac Cook. They had a son named Wright Cook so I am wondering if her name might have been Charity Wright. Does anyone know? Thanks, Dale in California

This is in response to a query from David Brown dated 01/09/2005. He asks: Does anyone have information regarding the children of Jacob Janney who married Elizabeth Levis? Jacob Janney was the son of Abel Janney and Elizabeth Stacy. It seems that Jacob Janney was born in 1710 and died c. 1782, possibly in Delaware. When I lived in the Wilmington, Del. and Philadelphia areas a number of years ago, I compiled a number of records which came to be published as _Delaware Quaker Records_, vols. 1 and 2. Volume 2 of this compilation is devoted to members of Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends centered in Wilmington, Del., covering the years ca. 1735-1827. These records, plus some annotations to the published records, indicate as follows: Levis Janney, son of Jacob Janney, granted certificate as an apprentice from Duck Creek Monthly Meeting to Wilmington Monthly Meeting, 9 mo. 26, 1761 (probably date of granting the certificate). 6 mo. 15, 1768 Levis Janney granted certificate to Duck Creek MM by Wilmington MM. 2 mo. 12, 1772 Certificate received from Duck Creek MM by Wilmington MM for Abel Janney. Certificate dated 12 mo. 28, 1771. 6 mo. 15, 1774 Abel Janney granted certificate to Duck Creek MM by Wilmington MM. It would appear that Levis Janney and Abel Janney were probably brothers. Duck Creek Monthly Meeting was constituted of as many as six Preparative Meetings or subordinant worship groups in lower Delaware, including Georges Creek Meeting in southern New Castle County, Duck Creek Meeting at Smyrna in Kent County, Little Creek Meeting in Kent County, Murderkill (or Motherkiln) Meeting in Kent County, Three Runs (later Milford) Meeting in Kent County, and Cool Spring (or Cold Spring) Meeting west of Lewes in Sussex County. At the present time, Duck Creek MM is continued by Camden MM south of Dover, Del. I believe that the records of Duck Creek MM are available on microfilm at the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. The Family History Library of the Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) at Salt Lake City, Utah may have a microfilm copy of these records. I am not sure whether or not these records have been abstracted. ----- Herbert Standing, Earlham, Iowa.

David Brown: I knew the name, so checked Mendenhall Family Association and found a few. Then I did a SEARCH and found your people, which I have posted below. Through it, I found one of my LOST "FAVORITES" -"Pennocks of Primative Hall". Here is a good list of Allied Families (see why it was a Favorite?)and I had met the webmaster at a Mendenhall Reunion in 1999. http://www.pennock.ws/links.html In alphabetical order. Balderston History Broomhall Genealogy Camp Family Web Site GenConnect at Rootsweb Hamilton Family Web Site Heck of a Home Page Maris Family Web Site Mendenhall Family Web Site Woodward Genealogy Home Page Worrilow Family Web Site Would you like your link here? E-mail smrash@pennock.ws. http://www.pennock.ws/ Pennocks of Primative Hall Jacob & Elizabeth (LEWIS) JANNEY's son Lesis JANNEY md. Mary PENNOCK, http://www.pennock.ws/surnames/fam/fam02105.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----Husband: Jacob Janney ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Born: 10 APR 1710 at: Chester Co., Pa. Married: 4 JUL 1740 at: Kennett MM, Chester Co., Pa. Died: 14 NOV 1782 at: Delaware Father:Abel Janney Mother:Elizabeth Stacy Other Spouses: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Wife: Elizabeth Levis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Born: 30 AUG 1721 at: Chester Co., Pa. Died: at: Father:William Levis Mother:Elizabeth Reed Other Spouses: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----CHILDREN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Name: Levis Janney Born: 13 AUG 1747 at: Fairfax Co., Virginia Married: 1 AUG 1776 at: Old Swede's Church, Wilmington, Delaware Died: 11 AUG 1811 at: Ridley Twp., Delaware Co., Pa. Spouses: Mary Pennock ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Name: William Janney Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Name: Amos Janney Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Name: Elizabeth Janney Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Name: Abel Janney Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Name: Sarah Janney Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Violet Moore Guy vmguy@gmpexpress.net 01/09/2005 -----Original Message----- From: DAVID BROWN [mailto:dbrown544@prodigy.net] Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 3:08 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] Jacob Janney & Elizabeth Levis Does anyone have information regarding the children of Jacob Janney who married Elizabeth Levis? Jacob Janney was the son of Abel Janney and Elizabeth Stacy. The information I have shows Jacob Janney born in 1710 and died c. 1782 possibly in Delaware. However, I cannot find anything on their children. Thanks in advance! David ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: Send an email to: QUAKER-ROOTS-L-REQUEST@RootsWeb.com The ONLY word in your message should be UNSUBSCRIBE.

-----Original Message----- From: Willow and Damien Aliento-Prokop [mailto:willowa@nor.com.au] Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 4:48 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] DeCou/Duncan/Bloom/Powell Hello all, I am the Australian-born descendant of Jacob DeCou, son of Isaac DeCou and Susanna Ashton, who were among William Penn's early settlers, and family researchers have told me the first Meeting of the new community was held in their home. Jacob's wife was Elizabeth POWELL (mothers name NEWBOLD?) and they were married in Northhampton NJ on 10-21-1699-- Their son Jacob DeCou b 19 Feb 1710/11 married Jane DUNCAN on 21 October 1699 at Abington Meeting, Montgomery County PA. Their son Jacob married Elizabeth BLOOM/E (b1736) Either this Jacob or his father broke with the Friends over the revolution, my brance of their descendants (whose name varied to Decew) went on to intermarry and ally with the families associated with the Iroquois Confederacy in the New York area and Mohawk Valley and became Canadian Loyalists and pioneers of the Niagara and Ontario areas. My maternal Grandfather's father's name was Harry DeCew McDiarmid. I am looking for any info on the wives, as all I have is what you've just read, also any extra detail or suggestions on where I can get some, about the early years of the DeCous in PA. I'm also keen for some good on-line material to read about the early years of the Quaker settlement if anyone can point me in the right direction. It would also be nice to know if I have any cousins on these lines out there. Interestingly enough, though we only discovered the Quaker heritage in our family tree a couple of years back, my mother, Step-father and I were involved with the Society of Friends during the 80s and early 90s in Canberra, and I would still say its something that comes through in how we live. Blessed be all our relations, Willow Mummulgum Australia ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== Quaker-Roots Archives - Search List Messages From 1996 On http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Does anyone have information regarding the children of Jacob Janney who married Elizabeth Levis? Jacob Janney was the son of Abel Janney and Elizabeth Stacy. The information I have shows Jacob Janney born in 1710 and died c. 1782 possibly in Delaware. However, I cannot find anything on their children. Thanks in advance! David

i see a lot of reference to Helen Davis' book "Davis, a Quaker Family" by Gateway Press, 1985. is this book still available for purchase? many books have errors in them, i have a couple on others surnames that do, are any known for this book? thanks. karen in CA

I am fairly new to genealogy research, and am looking for advice. I successfully tracked my Wood line, but I'm having trouble finding ancestors for the Barbee and Dixon/Dickson lines. In searching, I have found possible links to Quakers in both lines, but no definite clues. I need to learn how to search Quaker lines. Sharing my information in advance-more on children of each family if you're interested. Thank you, Jacque Wood My maternal grandmother: Anna Pearl Dixon, b. 19 Sep 1891Fullerton, Hodgeman Co., Ks. d. 7 Sep 1975 Scott City, Scott Co., Ks. Married 16 Mar 1910 Kinsley, Edwards Co., Ks. to Floyd Mason (or Mason Floyd-called Floyd) Henley, b. 30 Aug 1888 Springfield, Green Co., Mo., d. 29 Apr 1970 Scott City, Scott Co., Ks. I have information on this Henley line if interested, ascendancy and descendancy. Anna's mother's line: BARBEE/BARBEY-etc. Mary Angeline Barbee (twin), b. 11 Jul 1873 Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. d. 25 Oct 1933 Fullerton, Hodgeman Co., Ks. Buried 26 Oct 1933 Burnett, Pawnee Co., Ks., Browns Grove Cem. Married 19 Mar 1892 Hodgeman Co., Ks. to Charles McKindry Dixon, b. 3 Aug 1866 Pollock, Sullivan Co., Mo. d. 18 May 1925 Larned, Pawnee Co., Ks. Buried 20 May 1925 Burdett, Pawnee Co., Ks. Brown's Grove Cem. Have list of children if interested. Have been unable to determine who her twin was. Anyone know? Mary Angeline's parents: James Abraham Barbee, b. 31 Oct 1847/49 Linn Co., Mo. d. 22 Dec 1923 Kinsley, Edwards Co., Ks. Buried Kinsley, Edwards Co., Ks. Hillside Cem. Married 27 Dec 1866 Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. to Suzanne/Suzannah Deeds, b. 27 May 1849 Sullivan, Mo., d. 12 Apr 1925 Kinsley, Edwards Co., Ks. Buried Kinsley, Edwards Co., Ks. Hillside Cem. Suzanne's father: Jacob Riley Deeds. Have list of children if interested. James' parents: George Washington Barbee, b. 10 Jul 1825 Howard Co., Mo., d. 4 Nov 1919 Portland, Multnomah Co. Or., Buried 6 Nov 1919 Lincoln Mem. Cem., Portland, Multnomah Co. Wa. Married 2x: 1st wife (James' mother): Married 26 Mar 1846 Linn Co., Mo. to Eliza Shifflett, b. 15 Jun 1824 Ky, d. 3 Oct 1880 Clay TWP, Sullivan Co., Mo. Buried Sullivan Co., Mo., Judson Cem. 2nd wife: Married 9 Oct 1881 Linn Co., Mo. to Martha Rebecca Auxier, b. 6 Mar 1844 Prestonburg, Floyd Co., Ky., d. 14 Mar 1940 Portland Multnomah Co., Or. Buried Lincoln Mem Cem., Portland, Multnomah Co., Wa. Martha's parents: George Washington Auxier and Nancy Prather. Have info on both wives children, and one grandchild if interested. George's parents: Thomas Barbee, b. abt 1800 Ky., d. 1874 Linn Co., Mo. Thomas Barbee married 3x. 1st wife (George's mother): Married 1822/4 Mo. to Rhoda Johnson b. abt 1800 Ky., d. bef 1842. 2nd wife: Married 29 Dec 1842 Linn Co., Mo., to Mariah Owens b. abt 1821 Linn Co., Mo. 3rd wife: Marriage date unknown, Mary Miller b. 1842 Linn Co., Mo. Have no info on Mary's children or date of death. I do have children of Thomas and Mariah if interested. Thomas' parents': Unknown Was able to track Thomas' birth to Bourbon Co., Ky. The only other sources I have been able to find in Bourbon Co., Ky was a will by Joseph Barbee showing wife Leannah, and son Jesse. It is possible that Jesse is Thomas' father, and Joseph is Thomas' grandfather, but so far I have found no proof. Jesse was the only Barbee I have been able to find in Bourbon Co. the right age to be Thomas' father. In one place he is called Jessee Barbey. In another, he is Jesse Baker. Any information would be very much appreciated. Anna's father's line: DIXON/DICKSON, etc. Charles McKindry Dixon b 3 Aug 1866 Pollock, Sullivan Co., Mo. d. 18 May 1925 Larned, Pawnee Co. Ks. Married 19 Mar 1892 Hodgeman Co., Ks. to Mary Angeline Barbee (twin) (info above). Have list of children if interested. Charles' parents: These dates are questionable. Joseph Abraham Dixon b. 1833 New York (City or State?), d. 14 Mar 1910 Hodgeman Co., Ks. Married 13 Dec 1856 to Eveline Barnett, b. 22 Dec 1835 Green Co., Il. d. 9 Nov 1929, Kinsley Edwards Co., Ks. Have list of children if interested. From this point on, everything becomes speculation. I think Joseph b. 1833-or possibly 1832- may be the son of Joseph DICKSON, b. 1785, also from New York, who shows a wife-Julia, a son Joseph (b. 1832) and a daughter named Sophronia (b. 1836), living in Jefferson Co., Il. Joseph Abraham b. 1833's wife was from Washington Co., Il, and there were many Quakers in this area at this time. Does anyone know more of this family? Also, tips on how to search Quaker lines? Thank you, Jacque Wood --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! � What will yours do?

Based on what Dan said, pehaps "efms" simply means exempt from military service. Jim In a message dated 1/7/2005 7:01:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, QUAKER-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: It would be easier to know for sure if you gave us the whole entry, but I have one guess, a shot in the dark, that the ms in your abbreviation stands for "military service". I wonder if this is not a case of a meeting granting its young men letters explaining the Quaker opposition to all wars. A web search on the words efms and Hinshaw turns up: <http://www.stanley-mead.com/genealogy/stanley/quaker.htm> <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GAY/1999-12/0945133440> The second site tells of a young man in Virginia in the 1760s who was granted a letter by his meeting to exempt him from military service, then got himself disowned, and the meeting sent a second letter to the local militia stating his exemption was no longer valid!

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:27:21 -0700 "Carole Cook" <carolescoaching@mstar2.net> wrote: > In Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, the >following > abbreviation is used: efms. > > However, in the list of abbreviations given in the front of the > encyclopedia, the meaning of "efms" is not given. Can you tell me >what > it means? Carole, It would be easier to know for sure if you gave us the whole entry, but I have one guess, a shot in the dark, that the ms in your abbreviation stands for "military service". I wonder if this is not a case of a meeting granting its young men letters explaining the Quaker opposition to all wars. A web search on the words efms and Hinshaw turns up: <http://www.stanley-mead.com/genealogy/stanley/quaker.htm> <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GAY/1999-12/0945133440> The second site tells of a young man in Virginia in the 1760s who was granted a letter by his meeting to exempt him from military service, then got himself disowned, and the meeting sent a second letter to the local militia stating his exemption was no longer valid! -- Dan Treadway P. O. Box 72 Gilbert IA 50105 treadway@netins.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/treadway/

Hi all, I've added some information to the posting and thought you'd be interested. Bob Cooke Simi Valley, Ca. _http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/news/recollect.htm_ (http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/news/recollect.htm)

In Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, the following abbreviation is used: efms. However, in the list of abbreviations given in the front of the encyclopedia, the meaning of "efms" is not given. Can you tell me what it means? That abbreviation appears by the name of one of my ancestors. I am assuming it has some significance. If it does, I will not get the full meaning of the record without the interpretation of the abbreviation. Carole Cook carolescoaching@mstar2.net

I have posted, with permission of the "South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research,"* a reprint of a recently published timeline for Margaret Smith Edmundson Duncan Parham who was born in Bucks Co, PA in 1736 to David Smith and Hannah Hibbs. She died 1836 and is buried in the Historic Bush River Quaker Cemetery in Newberry, SC. Various court documents are used to trace her name changes thru three marriages. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/u/s/Judith-F-Russell Comments are welcome! I'd like to hear from others researching this SMITH family. Judy Russell Bogart, GA

THANKS to everyone who has responded, the blanks are getting filled and just having the information is allowing me to begin to find some information in places. you're a great bunch of folks. karen