Quaker pennsylvania history book

Quakers and the american family british settlements in the delaware valley by barry levy oxford. New garden monthly meeting, chester county, pennsylvania, 17041799 by gwen boyer boyer bjorkman dec 30, 2019 4. Pennsylvania history, a complete outline of essential facts, by lambert greenawalt. The burlington court book, a record of quaker jurisprudence. John woolman american quaker involved in the abolition of slavery, 17201772. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history. Early quaker families who had escaped religious persecution in virginia lived amongst the church of england loyalist planters who grew tobacco and supported a slavebased economy. And while many other faiths eventually were part of chester county, its origins are firmly based in the. The history of the quakers, and how to find your quaker. In his 1861 book entitled history of the religious society of friends from its rise to the year 1828, quaker minister and author samuel mcpherson janney 18011880 summarized quaker religious activities during the early years in pennsylvania. Popular quakers books meet your next favorite book. Most have been microfilmed by the mormons and are available at their regional family history centers. The religious society of friends, also referred to as the quaker movement, was founded in england in the 17th century by george fox. Page 11 quaker prejudice against games and theaters appears in the decree that whosoever shall introduce into this province, or frequent such rude and riotous sports and practices as prizes, stageplays, masques, revels, bullbaitings, and such like shall be regarded as peace breakers, to be fined at least twenty shillings or to suffer.

Hinshaw index to selected quaker records, 16801940. This database contains quaker monthly meeting records which are archived at the following quaker colleges. Register books began to be kept by quaker meetings from the. Earlham indiana, guilford north carolina, haverford and swarthmore pennsylvania. Members of the different quaker factions are all commonly united in the belief that the presence of god lives in every human being. Data in the index was extracted from record books of 197 quaker meetings in 17 states and represents about 25% of quaker meetings. Products sort by product product v price price v default default v sales sales v per page 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 view all. Football history university of pennsylvania athletics. The quip annual conference at quaker hill conference center was cancelled as a result of the covid19 virus.

The book, the first comprehensive history of pennsylvania in almost three decades, sets the pennsylvania story in the larger context of national social, cultural, economic, and political development. Pendle hill is a study, retreat, and conference center located on 24 tranquil acres in the heart of a quaker community near philadelphia, pennsylvania. Levy looks carefully at the role of early pennsylvania quaker women as religious and social ministers both at home and in the community, and also examines the quaker norm of buying land for each offspring. Without sacrificing treatment of the influential leaders who made pennsylvania history, the book focuses especially on the lives of everyday people over the centuries. The quakers, though few in numbers, have been influential in the history of reform. A story of irish quakers, the famine and pennsylvania a. The quakers are today almost the only survivors from the many religious groups that sprang up in the religious and social ferment of the english civil war 16421649. There are detailed records of births, deaths, and marriages of quakers going back to the early 1700s. Pennsylvania compiled genealogies genealogy familysearch. Protestant reformers of the 16th century sought to eliminate intermediaries between god and the people.

The settlement was not officially known as quakertown until its first post office opened in 1803. And, it seems that methodism won out over time with over seven million methodists in the usa today against 150,000 quakers. We expect to return to quaker hill, perhaps in 2022. Bedford county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch wiki. Immigration of the irish quakers into pennsylvania, 16821750. While the movement of the english and welsh quakers to pennsylvania has been treated to some extent by historians, that of the irish quakers has been overlooked, and it was with the hope of filling, in a measure, this deficiency that the present work was undertaken. This volume is the outgrowth of an investigation begun in the year 1897, and carried on at intervals to the present time. The history and legacy of the religious society of. The quaker state name is derived from the nickname for pennsylvania, the state founded by william penn, a man of the quaker religion the company sponsored the indycar race, quaker state 500 now known as the abc supply 500 in 1988, and is a current sponsor of the nascar monster energy cup series race quaker state 400 at kentucky speedway. Some helpful sources for a few of the minorities that settled pennsylvania are. Honestly, i never would have read it of my own free will, but it was informative about the life of william penn, jr.

The largest category of collections in friends historical library is that of personal and family papers. William penn and the founding of pennsylvania jean r. An impressive and thoughtprovoking book of excellent scholarship. The movement in its early days faced strong opposition and persecution, but it continued to expand across the british isles and then in the americas and africa. This is an important book that revitalizes our understanding of a neglected period of quaker history. The friends, soon after their arrival, were careful to establish, in every neighborhood, meetings for divine worship, where they offered up grateful thanks to the father of spirits for the many blessings they enjoyed, janney wrote. May 09, 2020 quip members in front of the dining hall at canby grove. Discover 7 things to know about the fascinating history and theology of the quakers in the.

This book contains a collection of history and genealogy records for the mid1700s to the mid1900s derived from meeting minutes, marriage, family, death and membership records. Well advertised throughout europe, skilled artisans and farmers flocked to the new colony. In 1908, the sunday school addition was completed on the rear of the meetinghouse to accommodate a sunday school program. These materials include correspondence, journals and diaries, and property records of quaker individuals and family groups. A portrait of the society of friends 1973, emphasis on social structure and family life. Quakertown was originally settled by members of the religious society of friends, or quakers. New jersey was owned by quakers even before penns experiment, and the remnants of. Admiral sir william penn 16211630, africanamerican history pennsylvania, american colonial history, bristol, gulieima springett 16441694, hannah callowhill 16711726, history of usa, mshed, pennsylvania history, quaker history, transatlantic slave trade, uwe regional history centre, william penn 16441718.

Pugh, ellis 1656 1718, quaker dictionary of welsh biography. One of the benefits of researching this culture is that the people were religious, often educated could read and write and were very good at. History of quaker government in pennsylvania philadelphia, t. Quaker pa footnotes penn state university libraries. The above image depicts one of londons quaker meeting houses. His brother, jacob claus, had quaker books translated and published in dutch and he also produced a map of. Our first friends, the early quakers pennsylvania historical. The friends, soon after their arrival, were careful to establish, in every neighborhood, meetings for. A history of the formation, settlement and development of hamilton county, indiana, from the year 1818 to the close of the civil war. Welsh quaker ancestors are the cultural group from which the majority of the ancestors of my children originate on my husbands side. Penn was born in london on october 24, 1644, the son of admiral sir william penn. Quaker history pennsylvania the life and family of the. The quaker movement, also known as the religious society of friends, was established in 17th century england by george fox. I had to read this book for a college history class.

The books focus on the atlantic world is particularly. History of quakers quakers in britain quakers in britain. Genealogical data relating to the german settlers of pennsylvania. One of the original colonies, pennsylvania was founded by william penn as a haven for his fellow quakers.

In his 1861 book entitled history of the religious society of friends from its rise to the year 1828, quaker minister and author samuel mcpherson janney. Bowden, the history of the society of friends in america 1850, 1854, ii, 1854, 259. Quaker migrants thrive in pennsylvania history duration. William penn, the quaker founder of pennsylvania, who had a dutch mother, visited the netherlands in 1671 and.

Pennsylvania s capital, philadelphia, was the site of the first and second continental. If you have quaker ancestors, you are in luck, because quakers are well known for keeping excellent records. Quakers recorded a variety of details in their monthly meeting minutes which can be searched by name, location, and event date. The history and legacy of the religious society of friends profiles the life of george fox, examines the origins of quakerism, and looks at the quaker utopia the community attempted to establish in pennsylvania. Mcevoy, 1914, by lambert greenawalt page images at hathitrust contributions to pennsylvania history. It does discuss the quakers history in pennsylvania, but their story and this book is more comprehensive than i was expecting. Pennsylvania quaker family history and genealogy books and records. This book also covers both the praise and criticism the unusually liberal christian order has attracted over the centuries. By 1720 quakers were a minority in pennsylvania, and we lost our political control of the colony when we refused to participate in the french and indian war and the revolutionary war. During the 1670s, many of them left england to settle in what is now pennsylvania, and in 1681, quaker leader william penn parlayed a debt owed to his father into a charter for the colony. William penn and the quaker legacy by john moretta goodreads. Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography this anthology of case studies. Quakers and the american family is a useful study of the early quaker settlers of chester county, pennsylvania and the nearby welsh tract.

Sharing a faith that heals by marcelle martin may 9, 2020. Immigration of the irish quakers into pennsylvania, 1682. Morettas book william penn and the quaker legacy, he sets out to. Products sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new grid view list view. The history of the quakers, and how to find your quaker ancestors. A collection of memorials concerning divers deceased ministers of the people called quakers in pennsylvania 1788. Also, as she says, many of these early quakers changed to methodism over time a religion that offered a very similar philosophy to that of william penn and his fellow colonists. The quaker province the founding of pennsylvania william penn and the quakers. Extracts from the book are sometimes read aloud in quaker meetings for worship, or may be reflected upon individually. The alaskan diary of a pioneer quaker missionary by martha hadley. Chester county, as one of the original pa counties, is a fascinating place where many of the events that shaped our nation took place. The books selected are particularly useful to meeting book discussion groups. The colony of pennsylvania was founded by william penn i.

William penn friend of george fox, founder of pennsylvania, 16211670. John dalton british scientist who invented the atomic theory of matter, 17661844. European branch of quakers uniting in publications met 23 may 2019 at westminster quaker meeting house. Historical quaker books pennington epress george fox university. This is a bibliography of pennsylvania family history books. Quip news quip annual meeting plenary series from my heart to yours. In 1888, daniel kolb cassels history of the mennonites was published as the first mennonite history book in america cassell is interred in the germantown mennonite cemetery. The hinshaw index to selected quaker records, 16801940 is part of hinshaws effort to preserve and index all quaker monthly meeting records. My guess is that he converted to quakerism sometimes after arrival in the us. He and other early quakers, or friends, were persecuted for their beliefs, which included the idea that the presence of god exists in every person. The 1688 germantown quaker petition against slavery was the first protest against africanamerican slavery made by a religious body in the english colonies. The johnstown flood by david mccullough, in the seven mountains. William penn arrived aboard the welcome in 1682, from when we may date the beginnings of chester county. Penn was a convinced friend, and much of pennsylvanias early history was shaped by quaker principles and practices.

The religious society of friends began as a movement in england in the mid17th century in lancashire. Emigration to america in the latter part ofthe 17th and in the early 18th centuries. With philadelphia as its capital, pennsylvania soon became the keystone of the english colonies. Pendle hill quaker center for study and contemplation. He had already participated in the establishment of what became new jersey, but now he could set up his holy experiment in religious and political freedom, exactly as he thought right. William penn and the quakers the pennsylvania colony youtube. Reading a document of the french and indian war introduction coming across a primary document when youre doing research in history is like taking a time machine back to the instant that a significant event took place. Isaac sharpless, a history of quaker government in pennsylvania philadelphia. Throughout this book, moretta not only explains penns life and history, but he. In 1681, william penn became sole proprietor of pennsylvania.

The burlington court book of west new jersey, 16801709. Pennsylvania, or penns woods, benefited from the vision of its founder. The early nottingham quakers were set apart from these other groups, both geographically and socially, but apparently were on good terms with them. A collection of memorials concerning divers deceased ministers of the people called quakers in pennsylvania 1788, 1787, 1788. A novel of elizabeth fletcher by barbara schell luetke, phd. For quakers in indiana, use the family history library book 977.