Can anyone tell me what meetings were in the Northern Maryland area (and nearby Penn.) in the late 1700s to the 1830s? And, what records may be available in terms of member lists, attendance, etc.? Also, there was a meeting in the Sunsbury area of Monroe County, Ohio, in the 1830-1860 period. Does anyone know of records of this meeting? Alice Dana Adams, in her book "The Neglected Period of Anti-Slavery in America 1808-1831," says that the anti-slavery society meeting at the Sunsbury meeting house in Monroe County, Ohio, was was extremely radical in both its published addresses and its constitution. If these records exists (Adams quotes from them), then I would think other records of the meeting itself would also exist. Thanks for any help you can give me. Carl ==================================================================== Carl J.Denbow 17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 (740)592-2133 (h) (740)593-2204 (o) (740)591-8471 (c) [email protected] www.denbow.org www.78ohio.org PaternalLines: DENBOW, EMMONS, GIGAX/GYGAX, HALDEMAN, HANLEY, ROSE, SHARP,SMITH, STEVENS, TENNER/TANNER, TIPTON, THOMPSON, WILLIAMS. MaternalLines: BJORNSON in U.S. (No surnames before 1870 in Old Country, traditional Icelandic naming system used.) ====================================================================

_Maryland_ I went to the QuakerMeetings.com search page http://www.quakermeetings.com/search_form and searched for all meetings in Maryland. http://www.quakermeetings.com/search_display?StateOrProvince=Mary >From my historical, non-genealogical perspective, I think Deer Creek and Gunpowder Monthly Meetings best fit the bill, with the Nottingham and Little Britain Monthly Meetings just into Pennsylvania likely parents of the early meetings. Try checking their MMNA entries to see what "Records Known Extant" are most helpful. Now that the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College has posted its Baltimore (FGC) YM record holdings on the Web, you can see all the Hicksite/FGC meetings' records in that area. http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST575L Deer Creek http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST852L Gunpowder http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST1054L Little Britain http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST1348L Nottingham Of course, if you need to search the Orthodox records, they are stored at the Quaker Collection in the Haverford College Library. Haverford is still working on posting the Baltimore (Orthodox/FUM) records on line, but the MMNA entries are generally complete for your time period. I will address the Ohio question in a separate post. Tom Hill Thomas C. Hill 425 Walnut St., Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 U.S.A. and Carlottesville, VA [email protected] WWW.QuakerMeetings.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] On Behalf Of Carl J. Denbow Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 11:51 PM To: Quaker-Roots Subject: [Q-R] Monthly Meetings in Northern Maryland and Nearby Areas of Pennsylvania Can anyone tell me what meetings were in the Northern Maryland area (and nearby Penn.) in the late 1700s to the 1830s? And, what records may be available in terms of member lists, attendance, etc.? Also, there was a meeting in the Sunsbury area of Monroe County, Ohio, in the 1830-1860 period. Does anyone know of records of this meeting? Alice Dana Adams, in her book "The Neglected Period of Anti-Slavery in America 1808-1831," says that the anti-slavery society meeting at the Sunsbury meeting house in Monroe County, Ohio, was extremely radical in both its published addresses and its constitution. If these records exists (Adams quotes from them), then I would think other records of the meeting itself would also exist. Thanks for any help you can give me. Carl ==================================================================== Carl J. Denbow 17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 (740)592-2133 (h) (740)593-2204 (o) (740)591-8471 (c) [email protected] www.denbow.org www.78ohio.org ====================================================================

As I remember my Interstate 71 exits, Sunsbury is nearest to Alum Creek Monthly Meeting in Morrow County, OH: http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST57L I do not know of a specific Anti-Slavery separation in Alum Creek MM, but the Congregational Friends may have attracted some members of the Hicksite Alum Creek meeting farther north in Morrow County and over in Knox County. http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST58L As to the Congregational Friends, Tom Hamm's book, GOD'S GOVERNMENT BEGUN: THE SOCIETY FOR UNIVERSAL INQUIRY AND REFORM, 1842-1846, is the most comprehensive source. You might focus on pp. 108ff (PRAIRIE HOME) or pp. 122ff (HIGHLAND HOME). The nearest identifiable monthly meeting was Goshen (Congregational) MM in Logan County. http://www.quakermeetings.com/meeting_view?anID=TST807L In October when I was researching another question in the Alum Creek (Orthodox/EFI) minutes, I saw several entries that suggested some anti-slavery sympathies in the 1840s. These Ohio meetings were still part of Indiana YM until 1856, so they were in part caught up in the anti-slavery separation of that time. Tom Hill Thomas C. Hill Cincinnati, OH and Charlottesville, VA [email protected] Website: WWW.QuakerMeetings.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carl J. Denbow Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 11:51 PM To: Quaker-Roots Subject: [Q-R] Monthly Meetings in Northern Maryland and Nearby Areas of Pennsylvania * * * Also, there was a meeting in the Sunsbury area of Monroe County, Ohio, in the 1830-1860 period. Does anyone know of records of this meeting? Alice Dana Adams, in her book "The Neglected Period of Anti-Slavery in America 1808-1831," says that the anti-slavery society meeting at the Sunsbury meeting house in Monroe County, Ohio, was extremely radical in both its published addresses and its constitution. If these records exists (Adams quotes from them), then I would think other records of the meeting itself would also exist. Thanks for any help you can give me. Carl ==================================================================== Carl J. Denbow 17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 (740)592-2133 (h) (740)593-2204 (o) (740)591-8471 (c) [email protected] www.denbow.org www.78ohio.org PaternalLines: DENBOW, EMMONS, GIGAX/GYGAX, HALDEMAN, HANLEY, ROSE, SHARP,SMITH, STEVENS, TENNER/TANNER, TIPTON, THOMPSON, WILLIAMS. MaternalLines: BJORNSON in U.S. (No surnames before 1870 in Old Country, traditional Icelandic naming system used.) ====================================================================