Marcia, The following is the only thing I found in reference to "Philadelphia" in the Chester Co, records that I have - but there maybe more that I don't have. (Pam, please excuse the date format - it is the way the source was set up). Source: Records of the Kennett Monthly Meetings Chester Co, PA - Dewey ref # 974.813K TEMPLE 6-12-1777 Alice rocf Chester MM, wife of William 1-15-1778 Alice and husband rocf Nottingham MM 5-13-1779 Alice and husband rocf Nottingham MM 6-17-1784 Alice, husband and ch Thomas & Mary gct Wilmington MM 10-15-1784 Alice gct... MM (same as cert granted to Wilmington 6-17-1784) 11-13-1794 Alice and ch Thomas, Mary, William, Alice rocf Philadelphia MM Northern Dist 7-12-1798 Alice & ch Mary and Alice gct Concord MM 11-14-1776 William gct Chester MM to m Alice Lownes 6-24-1802 Jane, dau of Thomas & Jane (dec) m Samuel Bettle, son of Samuel & Sarah (both dec) of Philadelphia, Pa, at Kennett MM Abbreviations: MM= monthly meeting; rocf = received on certificate from; gct = granted certificate to; So it appears that some of Thomas's (below) was in and/or connected to Philadelphia; hope this at least gives you something to look for. Thomas Temple (son of William and Hannah Taylor) d 6-?-1808 ae 83yrs, 8 da, buried Kennett wife Jane Brantain d 4-27-1799, ae 67yrs, 9mo, 17da buried Kennett Ch: Joseph b 4-25-1752 no other data William b 12-13-1753 m Alice Lownes (issue: Thomas, Mary, William, Alice) Thomas b 1-8-1756 no other data Mary b 12-28-1758 no other data Samuel b 1-8-1762 m Elizabeth ? (issue: William, Samuel, Clement, Sarah, Mary, Joseph) Caleb b 7-14-1764 m Rachel ? (issue: Solomon, Martha, Mary, Danile[m Lydia Chambers], Abraham, Jane, Rachel, Hannah, Caleb, Thomas, Bennett) Edward b 5-8-1769 no other data Jane b 11-21-1773 m Samuel Bettle