You are correct. Quakers (or, at least, the original Quakers and today's more traditional branches of Quakers) have no clergy. Quaker "ministers" were lay members - ministers in the literal sense - who were recognized by their meeting for their talent for ministering. One book I'd recommend for information about "quaker guidelines/principles/clergy/administrations..." is "Friends for 300 Years" by Howard H. Brinton, 1952. Jeff Palmer - jap@highstream.net -----Original Message----- From: barbara starkey [mailto:starkey@la-tierra.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 1:42 AM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] Re: QUAKER-ROOTS-D Digest V04 #471 i am sorry to sound as dumb as a box of rocks, but quakers have MINISTERS???????? can anyone tell me where i can obtain 'beginners' info about the quaker guidelines/principles/clergy/administrations.......i don't know why, but i somehow got the idea that quakers had no clergy....... thanx........ barbara starkey --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 10/29/04

http://genforum.genealogy.com/quaker/ I am seeking information on a Daniel Williams b abt 1720 where? died 1793 Davidson County, Tennessee. His wife Miss Echols daughter of William Echols and Sarah Turner. William and his wife Sarah became Quakers in Amelia or Lunenburg or Halifax Counties, Virginia I some of William Echols children married Quakers spouse. Daniel Williams some of them married Quakers spouse. I can not find his father anywhere else. So not thinking he must have been Quaker. This how found this site and thought others might like to have it too. Janet --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.784 / Virus Database: 530 - Release Date: 10/27/2004