Oh, that is interesting. Thanks Phil! Here is what I found on a http://www.waterfordhistory.org/ > It was in 1733 that Amos Janney with his wife Mary left their home at > the falls of the Delaware in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and came to > live in the almost uninhabited neighborhood of Waterford. Other > Friends, learning of the good land "at the Pertomock" came in with > Amos, or soon thereafter, and an "indulged" meeting for worship was > held at his house. > The first Friends, or Quaker, meeting house was built of logs at > Waterford in 1741. However, it was not allowed to become a monthly > meeting - and thus was on its own, until it had shown 11 satisfaction" > to a committee from its various quarterly meetings. > All tests were passed eventually and, in 1744, a monthly meeting was > begun named Fairfax, taking this name from the county which had just > been formed from Prince William. Just in time too, for six couples > requested permission to marry at the first monthly meeting. > Waterford was known as "The Town" in our early days and the distance > members would travel to go to meeting was astonishing. All Loudoun > Quakers at that time belonged to Fairfax Meeting and people from what > are now the towns of Hillsboro, Hamilton, Lincoln, and Philomont were > members of the meeting at Waterford. Like folks of today, however, > they had to be prodded occasionally for nonattendance. The minutes of > 1762 state that a committee was sent "to visit (them) to excite them > to more diligence." > To us of the meeting, these historical records are of use in acquiring > information on the mores of the day and for genealogical data. Fairfax > Meeting members were cautioned against "joining in light company for > dancing;" "delt with" for drunkenness; "disowned" for adultery and > fornication; a man was "reproved for taking off his hat at a court > martial to gain favor with officer in charge;" another, attended to" > for encouraging the visit of a man "not in our Society in Courtship of > his daughter." A committee on "Spirituous Liquors" kept demon rum away > from the door and by 1809 there were no Friends selling spirits. There was also a photo. But your family information would fit well with the above. I have forgotten where your Hawkins family was living in SC. Marsha Phil Hawkins wrote: >"So I am interested in knowing how many of our Bush River Quakers moved >there from Louden County." > > >My Loudoun County, Fairfax MM, Hawkins (James & Martha (Hollowell) Hawkins >and family were associated with Bush River for a short time until Cane >Creek, SC was organized. They left VA about 1767. It would seem that maybe >his brothers, William, John, Joseph, and Isaac, and sisters Mary and Hannah >Hilton might have been located there in VA, but we have not found any >records for them. They were all born in Bucks County PA. > >"It is said that James and family lived in Loudoun Co., VA, long enough to >find that it was a good place to starve, this was by the records about 12 >years." > >Phil Hawkins, Administrator 10 June 2008 >Hawkins Worldwide DNA Project >Family Site: >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hawkinsdnaproject/tree_g-1.html > >*** A 'Veteran' -- one who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank >check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up >to, and including their life.' *** > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Marsha, They settled in southern Union County, SC along the Tyger River. With the children there contributed 10 families to the area. Phil Hawkins ----- Original Message ----- From: "marsha moses" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Louden County, VA > Oh, that is interesting. Thanks Phil! Here is what I found on a > http://www.waterfordhistory.org/ > >> It was in 1733 that Amos Janney with his wife Mary left their home at >> the falls of the Delaware in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and came to >> live in the almost uninhabited neighborhood of Waterford. Other >> Friends, learning of the good land "at the Pertomock" came in with >> Amos, or soon thereafter, and an "indulged" meeting for worship was >> held at his house. >> The first Friends, or Quaker, meeting house was built of logs at >> Waterford in 1741. However, it was not allowed to become a monthly >> meeting - and thus was on its own, until it had shown 11 satisfaction" >> to a committee from its various quarterly meetings. >> All tests were passed eventually and, in 1744, a monthly meeting was >> begun named Fairfax, taking this name from the county which had just >> been formed from Prince William. Just in time too, for six couples >> requested permission to marry at the first monthly meeting. >> Waterford was known as "The Town" in our early days and the distance >> members would travel to go to meeting was astonishing. All Loudoun >> Quakers at that time belonged to Fairfax Meeting and people from what >> are now the towns of Hillsboro, Hamilton, Lincoln, and Philomont were >> members of the meeting at Waterford. Like folks of today, however, >> they had to be prodded occasionally for nonattendance. The minutes of >> 1762 state that a committee was sent "to visit (them) to excite them >> to more diligence." >> To us of the meeting, these historical records are of use in acquiring >> information on the mores of the day and for genealogical data. Fairfax >> Meeting members were cautioned against "joining in light company for >> dancing;" "delt with" for drunkenness; "disowned" for adultery and >> fornication; a man was "reproved for taking off his hat at a court >> martial to gain favor with officer in charge;" another, attended to" >> for encouraging the visit of a man "not in our Society in Courtship of >> his daughter." A committee on "Spirituous Liquors" kept demon rum away >> from the door and by 1809 there were no Friends selling spirits. > > > There was also a photo. But your family information would fit well with > the above. I have forgotten where your Hawkins family was living in > SC. Marsha > > > Phil Hawkins wrote: > >>"So I am interested in knowing how many of our Bush River Quakers moved >>there from Louden County." >> >> >>My Loudoun County, Fairfax MM, Hawkins (James & Martha (Hollowell) Hawkins >>and family were associated with Bush River for a short time until Cane >>Creek, SC was organized. They left VA about 1767. It would seem that maybe >>his brothers, William, John, Joseph, and Isaac, and sisters Mary and >>Hannah >>Hilton might have been located there in VA, but we have not found any >>records for them. They were all born in Bucks County PA. >> >>"It is said that James and family lived in Loudoun Co., VA, long enough to >>find that it was a good place to starve, this was by the records about 12 >>years." >> >>Phil Hawkins, Administrator 10 June 2008 >>Hawkins Worldwide DNA Project >>Family Site: >>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hawkinsdnaproject/tree_g-1.html >> >>*** A 'Veteran' -- one who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank >>check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up >>to, and including their life.' *** >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >>without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message