Hi.... I originally joined this group when I learned that my Wright and Mills ancestors were Quakers......... Now someone tells me that some of my Whitsett ancestors were Quakers, too. This is about all I know from a relative's e-mail: IMMIGRATION OF THE IRISH QUAKERS INTO PENNSYLVANIA, 1682-1750 WITH THEIR EARLY HISTORY IN IRELAND Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1969 1695 - William Whitesitt Mentioned, Ulster Province Meeting, 27 Jul 1695 at Charlemont (County Armagh). 1696 - William Whiteside and Mary Calvert married (27 Mar) by friends ceremony at the house of Thomas Calvert near Carreckfergus (County Antrim). 1701 Susanna Whitsite, of Grange meeting near Charlemont ( County Armagh) married James Moore of Ballymoney meeting 24 Oct. 1702 William Whitsitt of Charlemont mention Ulster Province meeting, 30 Mar. 1703 William Whitsitt of Charlemont listed, Ulster Province meeting, 1 Mar. John Whitsitte of Grange near Charlemont and Ruth Robson of Lurgan ( County Armagh) meeting 11 Jun. 1732 William Whitsitt of Dreemore manor of Dangannon (County Tyrone, near Charlemont) Will Probated: Willmentions only child Catherine, wife of William Richardson; his wife Mary Calvert Whitsitt (see 1696 above); relatives Thomas Greeves, James Pillar, Joseph Calvert. 1734 John Whitsite, signer to marriage of Henry Haydock and Mary Bullogh (See George Whitsitt Will, Penn., Notes 1736) at Charlemont meeting house (County Armagh) 3 Mar. 1736 John Whitsitt, monthly meeting held at Grange near Charlemont, 2 Apr; signer of certiificate of Joshua Marsh and wife, and John marsh and wife who wished to remove to Pennsylvania. 1737 William Whitsitt and William Whitsitt, signers on the marriage certificate for William Moore and Mary Gregg at Toberhead, 14 Apr. ************************************************ That is the end of the quote.......... I have no question about the above.......... what I want to know is whether or not there are records of any Whitsett/Whitsitt/Whitesite/Whiteside in the records of Quakers in the U.S. (Some relatives go on to surmise that certain relatives descended from these Irish Quakers......... that is the part I question.) If I could learn about listings of any Whitsett (of any of these spellings) in U. S. Quaker records that would help me a lot. Apparently a George Whiteside/Whitsitt who was thought to be born ~ 1665 in Grange of Charlemont, County Armagh, Ulster Province, Ireland, died Oct 1736 in Chester Co., PA. He was believed to have arrived in the port of New Castle, DE in 1693 and settled in Chester Co., PA. He married Rebecca ______ ,probably in Chester Co; had a brother named Thomas Bullock Whitsitt. I would appreciate any input about this family's Quaker roots. Thanks. Joan (Whitsett) Benton

Joan Benton wrote: <snip> >Apparently a George Whiteside/Whitsitt who was thought to be born ~ 1665 in >Grange of Charlemont, County Armagh, Ulster Province, Ireland, died Oct 1736 >in Chester Co., PA. He was believed to have arrived in the port of New >Castle, DE in 1693 and settled in Chester Co., PA. He married Rebecca ______ >,probably in Chester Co; had a brother named Thomas Bullock Whitsitt. > >I would appreciate any input about this family's Quaker roots. I don't know about the Irish or Quaker ancestry of the Whitesides; but the surname was native to the Cockermouth area in Cumberland in the early seventeenth century. So your ancestors could easily have come from there. Chris