Early Quaker Records of Southeast Virginia. The Moseley Map was created in 1733 by Edward Moseley (1682-1749), . I think that has a lot of value. It would be great to know more about why it was so important in history for women to be beaten and jailed . I too am descended from Anne Stone Worley Pusey, through her son Francis Worley. That November, George Fox spent nearly three weeks in the settlement leading numerous worship services, meeting with the governor and other officials, and preaching to the local Indians. I think thats what was meant by shaking the trees and a Quaker nut would fall out was referring to. In my experience, almost none of the people who visit a Quaker meeting because their ancestor was a Friend come back. Quaker Ref E184.F89 H5 v.3, Meldrum, Charlotte D. Early Church Records of Burlington County, NJ, Vols. The first Quaker in North Carolina was one Henry Phillips, who had been a member of that church in New England previous to his coming to Carolina in 1665; though William Edmundson, an Irish Quaker preacher, was the real instigator of Quakerism among the settlers. United States Church Records Society of Friends (Quakers). Other books: Anne Arundel (and Howard) County Church Records. This page has been viewed 26,426 times (0 via redirect). (Image source: Friends Meeting House (Guilford Co. NC 1869) by John Collins, Public Domain (PD-US) via Wikimedia). They are newcomers or first or second generation Friends. Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, are the oldest organized Christian church in North Carolina. MM monthly meeting: the lowest administrative unit of Friends, originally comprising of several particular or "preparative" meetings (congregations) that met together monthly to transact church business. Humphrey Publications, 1993-1998. Max Carter: If youre up in Philadelphia for example, Biddles, Cadwalladers, Banks, Bailey, those sorts of names. VI. The need for strict rules of behavior and marriage comes from the core beliefs of the founders. Then accused of witchcraft by the Puritans for standing up for their Quaker beliefs. Aloha Steven! Leaving Fox and the others, the Irish evangelist William Edmundson visited the Albemarle region in March 1672 for three days, holding the first religious services in the colony and laying a foundation that would result in North Carolinas becoming in its early years virtually a Quaker province. Gabe and others, I find this video quite educational and entertaining. But the values carried down the generations, and it was good to go back and pick up that dropped stitch and connect with Quakers myself. ltm liberated to marry, left at liberty to marry: permitted to marry. prcf produced a certificate from: transferred membership from one meeting to another. When Quaker ancestry comes up in group conversation in meetings I have attended, I see the light go out in most peoples eyes; their attention goes elsewhere. That began to change in the late 1800s as Quakers began to assimilate into the Protestant mainstream and began to marry out. This episode on Quaker Names reminds me of the Nationalism we see building around the world- make America great again, true Germans are the best. Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1940. They appear in the Where Records Kept field, preceded by "LDS". Yes, Quaker nuts exist, but not in the lineage of most Americans in 2018, and in the past many of those Friends with the classic Quaker names left meeting because the Society disowned them or made them feel unwelcome. , new memberships, transfers of membership, disownments, and restorations to membership. This book is an every name index to the first six volumes of Monthly Meetings compiled by William Wade Hinshaw. Knowing the earlier meeting is a clue about the earliest members' origins. Knowing the earlier meeting is a clue about the earliest members' origins. Around 1752, he moved to North Carolina, where he apparently lived out his life, dying there around 1766. Am I missing something? Volume I is arranged by monthly meeting (church), beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest. The stores was that Arthur Strickland my grandfathers roommate at Penn convinced my grandfather , Earl Grant Harrison to attend Friends Meeting. Willow Bend Books, 1994-1996. Also a marriage certificate. Oops. Yes, kindness to others is paramount. Includes meetings inNorth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Note: Carver's Creek Meeting is also discussed below in the Dunn's Creek paragraph. Do you think that were better or worse off now that most of us are first or second generation Quaker? On the micro level, winning the argument (sadly) often trumps (no pun intended) the value of our relationshipsour marriage or a friendship can suffer. The first Browns at Cane Creek appear to have been Ruth Large Brown, widow of Thomas Brown, and some of her children. Thomas Hamm: When you get to North Carolina, there are a number of distinctively Quaker names like Trueblood or Hadley or Hinshaw. Much of his life is a mystery. and Starbucks. They helped build a very old meeting house that is still used on LI. The establishment of a yearly meeting in North Carolina dates from 1698, as . Quaker Marriage Certificates Pasquotank, Perquimans - Monthly Meetings, North Carolina 1677-1800. print. The other microfilms contain alphabetical index cards for the monthly meetings in each of the U.S. states listed. 1824 Scotland, etc, etc. At the college are the Quaker Center, which has an important role in interpreting the beliefs and practices of the denomination, and the Quaker Historical Collection, which is the archival repository for southern Friends. Some of those repositories are listed below. Our strategy is to look at what people are actually searching for on the internet, and then create points of entry for them to discover Quaker experience more fully, through all our other work. Guide to Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. ], Physical: Quaker Abstract F190.F89 W74 2001. QM quarterly meeting: the second administrative level of Friends, comprising of several "monthly" meetings that met together quarterly to transact church business. The reasons for migration and migration patterns before and after the Revolutionary War will also be explored. The records are from Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. Show Transcript and Discussion Questions Max Carter The collection is divided into an index and six parts. And the names of Bowerman, Hoxie, Metcalfe are seen in tombstones and markers; but not as many as the Swifts. Aloha! 901-QU0001. Unless the person later repented and "condemned" his or her own misconduct and was later readmitted into membership, he or she would not be mentioned again in the minutes. He had no idea of his long line of Quaker ancestors! Records of Monthly Meetings hold the most vital information for genealogists. Its truly a tragedy in history. Hinshaw, William Wade. Other books: South River and Goose Creek meetings (Bedford and Campbell counties); Henrico, New Kent and Charles City counties; Cedar Creek (Hanover County); Loudoun and Fairfax counties and Alexandria city, VA. Heiss, Willard. It may not be fashionable but I certainly think we could learn more Unity and Kindness in our communities for our diverse world. Part of it is that we all want to be right. Cd-Win-Mac. (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. This video does not help me feel things have changed much since that painful moment I experienced as a newcomer 40 years ago. The last paragraph of these introductory pages lists the original sources of these genealogical extracts. The volumes contain the following information: For Quakers in Indiana, use the FS Library book 977.2 K28h, containing vol. The Baltimore Association established schools for both whites and freedmen, formed new meetings, and set up a model farm near High Point to teach improved agricultural methods. When a person "condemned" his or her own misconduct, the monthly meeting might then restore him or her to membership. Mary Crauderueff: There are so many values to knowing your Quaker ancestry. dis disowned, disowned for: removed from membership for violation of the rules or advices in the Discipline; does not imply exclusion from worship, but only the right to participate in decision making. He was apparently not accompanied by a wife or children, but we do know that he had relatives and associates there. Login to post. Thomas Thornburg (Abigails husband) is noted as being a founding member of the New Garden MM, coming from Deep River about 20 miles south-west of the New Garden site. Later, English colonists migrated south from Virginia, arriving in significant numbers by the 1660s. We cant solve the historical world conundrum of violence, we can only solve ourselves. What we know of James's time in North Carolina comes from Quaker meeting minutes, which have been transcribed in three sets: James Brown Senr 1753 certificate request, 1761 apology and readmission, and Carteret County 1764-66. See also: Levi Coffin and Quaker Emigration, Quaker Abolitionists. Quaker Abstract F142.B9 M45. Featured guides available at this time include guides to doing genealogy and also for cemetery research. Max Carter: Here in North Carolina where were filming today, you can still find pockets of those old ethnic Quaker names. Recent issues of national and international Quaker journals reside along the front wall. The following are notes from Quaker records for families with the Gardner surname that arrived in the piedmont area of North Carolina, later forming Guilford County, during the latter part of the 18th century. It naturally supports our ego or self-image. According to "Cane Creek, Mother of Meetings," Friends arrived in the Cane Creek area as early as 1749, and there were around 30 families there when the Meeting was established in 1751. I know a Brinton in Maine, related to me (Fisher) in Ireland. By the mid-eighteenth century, the backcountry was growing rapidly because of a large influx of settlers from Pennsylvania and Virginia, some of whom were Quakers who formed meetings for worship in the Cane Creek valley and to the west in modern Guilford County. I live in an historic house in New Hampshire. Did you recognize any of the names listed in the video? Hinshaw (Author) 1 rating See all formats and editions Paperback $175.00 1 Used from $175.00 From a base of well-established meetings in the Albemarle region, Friends gradually spread into the counties south of the sound. It is true that this one video centers on the lineage of Anglo-American Quaker settlers, and this might be hurtful or seem willfully blind to many, many people whose generational history includes kidnapping, enslavement, and other atrocities. Max Carter: Most Americans, if they shake their family tree, a Quaker nut is going to fall out, and quite often, people discover that when they see one of those Quaker names. Their vigorous public witness against political, social, and religious discrimination led to their persecution in England and the eventual establishment by William Penn of a colonial refuge in Pennsylvania. North Carolina; Elizabeth WHITE b: ca. By clicking on the button below, I consent to allowing NCGS to add this data to their MailChimp mailing list. Peirce Senr, Thos. Our name is White. [1], According to NCPedia, Quakers were some of the first settlers to move to North Carolina, because the colony had established religious freedom as early as 1672.[3]. Our data tell us that each one has the potential to bring in new subscribers who will continue to explore Quaker experience with us. I was raised as a Friend but through convincment not blood or so I thought. They were just sharing to all including to a nonwhite Asian-Pacific ISlander convinced Quaker like me the history of Quaker names! Site by. Each volume has its own index, but this is a good way to "follow" your ancestor as they moved from one area to another. I understand you want people to understand what the Quaker values are about not just genealogy. If you did not find a film number for a particular location in the book above, you may find additional Quaker records by looking in the FamilySearch Catalog Place search under the name of the town and the topic Church Records. You might find a John Evans, and then you might find a John Evans that was born 15 years later. North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Friends United Meeting) has grown to become one of the largest yearly meetings in the country. 7, Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana, compiled by William Wade Hinshaw and Willard C. Heiss. As early as 1680, monthly meetings were established around the Albemarle Sound. Our Quaker Friends of Ye Olden Time, Being in Part a Transcript of the Minutes Books of Cedar Creek Meeting, Hanover County, and the South River Meeting, Campbell County, Virginia. [2], Once part of the Province of Carolina, North Carolina became a separate colony in 1712 and was established as a royal colony in 1729. I myself have one of those long Quaker lineages back to people whose surnames necessarily disappear due to the fair odds of a female descendant. Quakers organized manumission and African colonization societies and gradually began to advocate abolition of slavery. Does this video on Common Quaker Names promote the inclusion and diversity were striving for? North Carolina, prior to the Revolution, was a destination. In that regard their existences and their devout souls are inspiring me and are present in my life, in the Holy Spirit of God. Starbuck, Coffin and Hussey from Nantucket, Wing from Sandwich, MA, Haviland from Long Island and most of the surnames of early settlers of the Dartmouth/Westport, MA area. The knowing Folger lazy, Ask archives staff to retrieve Quaker Ref and Quaker Rare call numbers, including published family histories and North Carolina genealogical journals. As slavery became more of an issue for Quakers, North Carolina was the major source of out migration. ), or the congregation itself. Various authors. con condemned: an act of confession and repentance by a member who had been "complained of" ("reported") or even "disowned" for a violation of the Discipline. Its soooo hard to listen without judgment, to understand the uniqueness of our different views and personalities with respect. 1667 in Perquimans, North Carolina; Isaac WHITE b: ca. This page was last edited on 9 December 2022, at 01:11. Documentation will be scarce, however - at the time this monthly meeting was in Bladen Co, which had destructive fires. My father admired Quakerism immensely but did not join as he drank whiskey and gambled. I wish we had known as being Quaker Friends would have blessed our lives, in my family. Meeting House was built the same area fronting the W.F. I am thrilled. [16] (It is a subject of dispute as to which James Brown this might have been.) Something I read about today in Ancestry. The first homogeneous community in [Bladen] county was the Quakers according to Stephen B. II. Our world is so complicated and changing all the time . 1: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, Vols. jas joined another (religious) society (denomination). (i. e. WTF cares what your name is?). Forty years ago, when I was very new to Quaker meeting and attended worship while visiting my husbands family in southeastern Pennsylvania, a well-intentioned members first question to me at the coffee hour was who was my family. (Page 45) "Transcribed out of an old Book By Thos. Guides to Accessing Information from Quaker Records See guide links below for tips and information about specific types of research using Quaker records. Much of the information in this section is taken from an earlier version of his profile biography. [5] The two Quakers mentioned as coming from Nottingham are James Brown and James Johnson. James Boone. Witnesses to North Carolina Quaker marriage Title Also Known As: cover: North Carolina marriages 1757-1772 Statement of Responsibility: William Perry Johnson Authors: Johnson, William Perry (Main Author) Format: Books/Monographs/Book with Digital Images Language: English Publication: [Place of publication not identified : s.n. 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