Any fans out there of John Woolman (1720-1772), the Quaker tailor of Mount Holly, N.J., who spent years traveling to Friends meetings from North Carolina to New England to preach against slavery? Woolman visited lots of meetings and usually stayed in Quaker homes. What I'm wondering is whether any of these places still exist, and whether it is possible to identify them. In 1746, for example, Woolman's journal describes visits to these places: Abraham Farrington upper Chester county Lancaster The "Red Lands" in west of the Susquehannah in Pennsylvania Monocacy Maryland Fairfax, Virginia Hopewell, Virginia Shanando, Virginia John Cheagle's house in Virginia Richard Hallett's house on Long Island William Cox's house in Maryland Port Royal, Virginia Cedar Creek, Virginia Camp Creek, Virginia James Standley's home at Cedar Creek Swamp Meeting in Virginia Wayanoke Meeting in Virginia Burleigh Meeting in Virginia BlackWater Meeting in Virginia Western Branch Meeting in Virginia Is anyone familiar enough with Quaker geography or Woolman to know precisely where these places were? Since this isn't exactly genealogy, please answer off-list. Thanks! Mark

Interesting study, Mark. Good luck. I worked on a committee that established sources on the Underground RR in Rochester, NY for the 1984 Centennial. Jerry M. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark E. Dixon To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 9:47 PM Subject: [Q-R] Trivia question for John Woolman fans Any fans out there of John Woolman (1720-1772), the Quaker tailor of Mount Holly, N.J., who spent years traveling to Friends meetings from North Carolina to New England to preach against slavery? Woolman visited lots of meetings and usually stayed in Quaker homes. What I'm wondering is whether any of these places still exist, and whether it is possible to identify them. In 1746, for example, Woolman's journal describes visits to these places: Abraham Farrington upper Chester county Lancaster The "Red Lands" in west of the Susquehannah in Pennsylvania Monocacy Maryland Fairfax, Virginia Hopewell, Virginia Shanando, Virginia John Cheagle's house in Virginia Richard Hallett's house on Long Island William Cox's house in Maryland Port Royal, Virginia Cedar Creek, Virginia Camp Creek, Virginia James Standley's home at Cedar Creek Swamp Meeting in Virginia Wayanoke Meeting in Virginia Burleigh Meeting in Virginia BlackWater Meeting in Virginia Western Branch Meeting in Virginia Is anyone familiar enough with Quaker geography or Woolman to know precisely where these places were? Since this isn't exactly genealogy, please answer off-list. Thanks! Mark ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== Visit The Quaker Corner - http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers