I appreciated the episode even tho it was my first time hearing Quaker Speak. Accessed 12/2011. Some first fled to Ireland. Aloha! Max Carter: You get into the Midwest, which essentially was the South moved North from North Carolina and Georgia and South Carolina from the anti-slavery movements of the early 1800s and youve got Farlows and Newlins and Millses and Beesons and Carters, Hoovers, Nixons, Millhouses. Quaker Records of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1676-1779. By the end of the century there were two monthly meetings in Perquimans and another in Pasquotank. For example, each meeting branched off from an older meeting. If you look at our body of work as a whole, I hope that feeling fades, and I hope youll trust that we strive for improvement and take feedback to heart. During the Civil War North Carolina Friends were persecuted by Confederate authorities for their radical views on slavery as well as their refusal to support the war effort. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. These extracts list an abbreviated version of what happened in the minutes, from a genealogist's perspective. Records of Monthly Meetings hold the most vital information for genealogists. I appreciate this site. I had no idea of our wonderful devout Quaker ancestors. Limit 20 per day. I am a descendent of Andrew Job. James Boone. Hinshaw volumesand the Index (printed in 1999) are still in print and available throughGenealogical.com. Look in the FamilySearch Catalog using the keyword or subject search for Quakers. North Carolina Friends entered a century-long period of decline during the civil strife that began with the War of the Regulation and continued into the American Revolution. Eliza is not my direct ancestor but connected to my Clark family of Scotland and New Orleans. https://library.guilford.edu/quaker-genealogy. The Quaker Corner . The book lists all known monthly meetings in alphabetical order, with their locations, dates of existence, known records, and location of the records. Max Carter had no ill intend presenting the Common Quaker Names video. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. Vol. Comments on Friendsjournal.org may be used in the Forum of the print magazine and may be edited for length and clarity. I hope the comments shared will help us be aware how our actions might affect others. One visit satisfies their curiosity or they go to the historical society to track down the information they are really interested in. New converts, with little appreciation for traditional Quaker beliefs, readily accepted the theology and practices of other Protestant churches, especially the use of professional pastors. James Draughon. Editor's note: This page arose from an attempt to document the life of James Brown (Brown-2471), in particular his time in North Carolina as recorded in the minutes of several Quaker meetings. AND that women and men were equal!! Quakers did not practice baptism. Several manuscript collections contain a wealth of genealogical information, including the Stanley, Beeson, Hill, Piggott-Pickett, Cox and Mendenhall families. Publishers of Friends Journal and QuakerSpeak. I too am descended from Anne Stone Worley Pusey, through her son Francis Worley. The Cross Index to Quaker meeting records found on FS Library microfilm 2148 is a list of surnames with the name of the monthly meetings where the surname occurs. They are old Quacker names. There was a time in the 1700s when the colonies /states were headed toward Quakers being the preponderance of religious affiliation. I: (North Carolina Yearly Meeting) Browse this collection. Cadwallader, Milhous, Trueblood, Farlow, Sharpless, and Wilbur what do they all have in common? Volume I of Hinshaw is the abstract of the early records of North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry. They were just sharing to all including to a nonwhite Asian-Pacific ISlander convinced Quaker like me the history of Quaker names! All of these meetings were located in Bladen County, NC in the 1750s. 1695 - 1696 Quaker John Archdale served as Governor of the Colony of North Carolina. I understand you want people to understand what the Quaker values are about not just genealogy. Available in the NCGS online store is North Carolina Research Genealogy and Local History, the text for the NCGS Webinar Series. I thought these were prominent names but maybe only to me. It may not be fashionable but I certainly think we could learn more Unity and Kindness in our communities for our diverse world. This practice was due to marriage within the colonial laws were accomplished within sanctioned churches, such as Catholic/Church of England. James Drake. Also, the name Stanley, from Virginia and later Ohio. Quaker Abstract F157.D3 L38 1997. 1-3. Volume I is arranged by monthly meeting (church), beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest. Other books: Bucks, Berks, Lancaster, Montgomery, York and Philadelphia counties, PA. Hinshaw, William Wade. , new memberships, transfers of membership, disownments, and restorations to membership. Guides to Accessing Information from Quaker Records See guide links below for tips and information about specific types of research using Quaker records. I appreciated this just as much as any of your work and it saddened me to read that anyone experienced it or associated it with negative experiences. If youre a Farlow or a Beeson, youre from Marlboro Meeting down in Randolph county. Keep up to date with Jons work at his website. Find the microfilm, put it on a microfilm reader, and search the Monthly Meeting for your ancestors name. The college today is an important repository of Quaker records. 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. Quaker Dates Dates in many of the entries are recorded according to the Quakers' system. Note: James Brown (Brown-2471) may have been a member of the New Garden Meeting for up to ten years (1754 to around 1764). By 1751 Cane Creek Monthly Meeting was established, followed in 1754 by New Garden. By clicking on the button below, I consent to allowing NCGS to add this data to their MailChimp mailing list. Volumes I through VI can be searched online through Ancestry.com (click the Ancestry tab for more information). IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Quaker Abstract F225.B4 1905. For personal use and not for further distribution. I. Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1936; with Supplement, 1948. 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. I am blessed by this. ltm liberated to marry, left at liberty to marry: permitted to marry. Thomas was also a Quaker. I for one love hearing stories of all my ancestors Quaker and non-Quaker. Knowing how each section is arranged will help you dig deeper, finding clues to original records and possibly more information. Index to vital statistics; birth and death, 1913-1964 Family History Library. It was named from the founder of the settlement, James Carver, who moved from Pennsylvania. And his grandfather and fathers first names is Willard Everett, uncommon names. The other microfilms contain alphabetical index cards for the monthly meetings in each of the U.S. states listed. Click the tab "Hinshaw" above for more tips. Giving and service to others is a powerful force. We know not all of it is for everybody. Cd-Win-Mac. I see many Quaker values threaded through his analyses and treatment of others during that tumultuous time. friends, Male ancestors do not appear in military records. Separate men's and women's minutes are combined, so a husband's membership transfer might be listed on a separate line from his wife's. Hinshaw (Author) 1 rating See all formats and editions Paperback $175.00 1 Used from $175.00 Hilty, New Garden Friends Meeting: The Christian People Called Quakers (1983). Julie any reason not to open this page up for editing? Next he goes to Dunn's Creek, then to Core Sound on the Atlantic coast. OR I think thats what was meant by shaking the trees and a Quaker nut would fall out was referring to. Ive always known my Grandpas family was originally Quaker and have visited other places where my family came from, including North Carolina and Tennessee. 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. Search them all for your familys surname(s). A card index of names intended for future volumes of this series is in The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania. My town was settled by descendants of these families in 1762, so that makes me part of the 8th or 9th generation of settlers. 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. So it wasnt just the last names that they used over and over but the first names as well. My Great Grandmother was a Quaker until she had to move to Ohio to live with her son. Oh, I can share with you our names from where I came from! This migration occurred due to the . Coffin, Starbuck, Macy, Gardner, Hussey, Pinkham, Bunker, Barnard On page 487 of the "Encyclopedia" Hinshaw itemizes some of the membership of the New Garden Monthly Meeting:[17]. This webinar will examine the creation of Quaker records and their meaning for the researcher. Wonderful video! Im sure there are more but they are my nearest relatives. I look at my own 11 generations of Quaker in my family tree and its a trunkits Newlins and Johnsons and Bundys and Carters. My thanks to Gabe for a kind well thought out response. Cincinnati, Ohio: Thomas C. Hill, 1998, also available on FS Library microfilm 1750867 item 12. Since this is about a couple of Browns originally from Pennsylvania? Some people just really like to know as part of their identity: who am I made of? Quaker Ref E184.F89 H5 v.2, Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Births (Chester, Berks, Bucks,Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and Yorkcounties). In 1771, that part of North Carolina became Guilford County, the name now associated with that New Garden MM. James Brown was born in Pennsylvania in 1681 to Quakers James Brown and Honor Clayton Brown. See the front of each volume for a list of abbreviations used. One of the challenges of Quaker genealogy is that sometimes common Quaker names are common names, period. I list an Eliza Coffin b. Of course it is important. Use Thomas Hills book to determine where records for your ancestors might be. Quaker Abstract F185.F89 P87 1996, Bell, James Pinkney. The insight that only 20% of our membership are generational Quakers is actually a comfort, indicating a living interest, not just an ethnic affiliation. Login to post. Also a marriage certificate. So for example, if youre thinking of New England Friends, unfortunately one of the most common and prominent families was named Jones, which can be a challenge under any circumstances, but you would also look for names like Green, like Hoxie, like Arnold, like Meader, like Wilbur. Unfortunately, the Wings of Sandwich have been sidetracked by their inability to prove that Deborah Wing was the daughter of the Rev. Volume I of Hinshaw is the abstract of the early records of North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Months of the year are recorded as numbers rather than by their names in an ancestors' record. The land the meeting house purportedly was on actually ended up in my family in 1750, sold to Thomas Thames by the Dunn family. I would so appreciated any and all feedback. Quaker Records and Migration - North Carolina Genealogical Society Quaker Records and Migration Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA This webinar will examine the creation of Quaker records and their meaning for the researcher. Lots of Quakers were displaced/disowned because of our warsrefusing to fight on either side. Leave a message for others who see this profile. VII). Theres a Cox, theres a Sharpless, theres a Cadwallader, theres a Strawbridge or a Clothier in there, and they wonder: Could I possibly be related to these peculiar people called Quakers? And its easy to find out. I find it all fascinating. Reading Ebony and Ivy by Craig Steven Wilder, might lead to great emotional pain re ones Quaker lineage. It belonged to the Eastern Quarter"[9], Bladen County, North Carolina had been created in 1734 and covered most of central and western North Carolina at that time. Just trying to get more visibility to your good work! Levi Coffin, from Coffin, Levi. Unless the member could satisfy the monthly meeting of his or her innocence or repentance, the next step was usually disownment. Thomas Hamm: Naturally around Philadelphia where you have the largest concentration of Friends, you have more distinctively Quaker names. surnames in my ancestry regarding DNA are numerous, but, those that appear and are well recognized are