They are newcomers or first or second generation Friends. 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. I find it spiritually and emotionally a huge comfort. Volume I is arranged by monthly meeting (church), beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest. The Spaniards eventually retreated due to conflicts with the natives. What was the point of this piece? Share to Reddit. They are all common historic Quaker names, remnants of a time when Quakers married in and families stayed Quaker for generations. Choose the volume for your state and become familiar with the format of the book/microfilm. 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. Quaker Abstract F157.D3 L38 1997. Ask archives staff to retrieve Quaker Ref and Quaker Rare call numbers, including published family histories and North Carolina genealogical journals. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989. I list an Eliza Coffin b. By creating a video that people might find when doing research on Quakers in their family tree, we create a point of entry into the rest of what we dothe other 169 QuakerSpeak videos (and counting). 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. Early genealogists also donated their files of many family surnames, including the Edna Harvey Joseph and R.H. Hutchinson collections. History is interesting! 901-QU0001. North Carolina Quakers originated as a result of a missionary band that George Fox led to the Caribbean and North America in 1671. Presently there is extensive cooperation among all major branches of the Society of Friendsthe Friends United Meeting, the Conservative, Evangelical Friends Alliance, and the Friends General Conference. This practice was due to marriage within the colonial laws were accomplished within sanctioned churches, such as Catholic/Church of England. The videos subtle message I got is, were the originals and better. rec receive, received (into membership). North Carolina Quakers are centered in Greensboro, where the denominations major institutions are located: the yearly meeting office, Guilford College, and Friends Homes, Inc., a nationally recognized retirement community. Quaker Marriage Certificates Pasquotank, Perquimans - Monthly Meetings, North Carolina 1677-1800. print. 1866 Freedmen's Bureau record regarding 75 unnamed Randolph County Quakers abandoning their homes and fleeing to Indiana, the "more quiet west," with at least 125 more to follow. 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. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. The silent Gardiner, plotting, Friends General Conference - Quakers in North Carolina. Also, the name Stanley, from Virginia and later Ohio. This one item is also available on microfiche 6038227. Dunns Creek met in a part of Bladen County that became Cumberland County in 1754. Just trying to get more visibility to your good work! The Religious Society of Friends - North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends. (i. e. WTF cares what your name is?). Does this video on Common Quaker Names promote the inclusion and diversity were striving for? A significant contribution to minority education was the High Point Normal and Industrial Institute, which was founded in 1891 and eventually was incorporated into the public school system as William Penn High School. The biggest break was the civil warmany Quakers left the South to move where slavery wasnt allowed. Search other sources and study the history of Quakerism and its separations to help in locating records. That began to change in the late 1800s as Quakers began to assimilate into the Protestant mainstream and began to marry out. Around 1752, he moved to North Carolina, where he apparently lived out his life, dying there around 1766. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results. gl granted letter: permitted to move ones membership to a church of another denomination. gct granted certificate to: permitted to move ones membership to a particular meeting. I think thats what was meant by shaking the trees and a Quaker nut would fall out was referring to. Quaker meetings were organized by geographic areas consisting mainly of Preparative Meetings (Particular Meetings), Monthly Meetings, Quarterly Meetings, and Yearly Meetings. Family Line Publications, 1997-2000. I usually like watching the cool videos on Quaker Speak. This is fascinating for those of us who do geneology. A complete list of the forty families of "them parts" cannot be made, but William Wade Hinshaw in the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume I, North Carolina Yearly Meeting, lists the heads of seventeen families probably among the original forty as follows: Thomas Beals, Benjamin Beeson from Deep River, William Beeson, Abraham . We like to be Right in our views and opinions, it feels good. Worleys and Brasseys on my Fathers side and Ashmores and Lindleys on my Mothers side. My team and I are truly sorry that any viewer got this impression, and your feedback will guide what we make in the future. The first documented religious service was held in 1672 by Friends minister William Edmundson. This page has been viewed 26,426 times (0 via redirect). Will of Henry WHITE. Quaker Abstract F225.B4 1905. Me too. James Draughon. Common Quaker Names Share Watch on Cadwallader, Milhous, Trueblood, Farlow, Sharpless, and Wilbur what do they all have in common? Write down the microfilm numbers you plan to search on your research log. Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the Underground Railroad Cincinnati: Robert Clark & Co. https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/coffin/frontis1.html. includes the county, the names of the earliest members, and sometimes other clues. Since this is about a couple of Browns originally from Pennsylvania? By 1740, two of the earliest known meetings were established in close proximity, Carvers Creek and Dunns Creek. They are old Quacker names. I think as they moved west generations later, there were no Quaker meetinghouses. Eliza apparently remained Quaker after her marriage to Alexander who was raised Presbyterian. Im very glad to have your engagement. Names werent initially a part of it for me, but when I saw the name Furnas added here on this thread I remembered my Indiana Quaker grandfathers ice cream business, named Furnas. Friends from eastern North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Nantucket Island migrated to the Piedmont region of NC during the 1750-1775 period. It had always seemed to me an unlikely name for a company devoted to a frozen product and now finally a little piece of the past made some sense here in the present it was a Quaker name! 1-3. Religious freedom was what our country was founded upon . 1824 Scotland, etc, etc. Peirce Senr, Thos. Also a marriage certificate. North Carolina: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Her home (The Caleb Pusey House of Landingford Plantation) is now a museum. When Edmundson returned to the colony in 1676, he reported that Friends were finely settled. Tradition has it that the earliest meeting for worship was established in present Perquimans County at the home of Francis Toms, which was also the site of the first meeting in 1698 of North Carolina Yearly Meeting, the oldest extant religious organization in the state. These extracts list an abbreviated version of what happened in the minutes, from a genealogist's perspective. 537. Male ancestors do not appear in military records. I discovered that my ancestor Ann Stone Worley Pusey arrived in 1682 with William Penn on the ship Welcome. Your ancestors lived in an area where there was a high concentration of Quakers. [5] The two Quakers mentioned as coming from Nottingham are James Brown and James Johnson. Login to post. It was begun about 1740, and asked for a Monthly Meeting as early as 1743; in 1746 one had been settled. Eliza is not my direct ancestor but connected to my Clark family of Scotland and New Orleans. On Long Island, I would guess that about half of all Quaker families before 1800 were connected with the Hicks, the Seaman, the Titus or the Bowen families. 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. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. And what about Brinton, Darlington, Glass and the Irish Quakers, Morris AND Boyd, These are all names my husband is descended from.. Willow Bend Books, 1994-1996. And lots felt the need for independence more keenly than sitting and praying for peace. prc produced a certificate: transferred membership. The best place to start looking for Quaker ancestors is in extracts of monthly meeting minutes (church business, which includes membership changes) and records (births, marriages and deaths). 1652288099 $ 71.25 (save 5%) Quaker Marriage Certificates (Pennsylvania & North Carolina). Daughter of Solomon Coffin Jr and Sarah Barnard. Dunns was led by founding member Richard Dunn[11] who first associated the Meeting with Eastern Quakers but the group later joined the Western Quarter in 1760. As Lindley Butler writes, "Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, are the oldest organized Christian church in North Carolinathe 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 provinceWhen Edmundson returned to the colony in 1676, he reported that Friends were 'finely settled' The earliest Quaker meetings were at Perquimans and Pasquotank, both located in northeast North Carolina along Albemarle Sound. Each volume has its own index, but this is a good way to "follow" your ancestor as they moved from one area 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. Cadwallader, Milhous, Trueblood, Farlow, Sharpless, and Wilbur what do they all have in common? I did have a cousin on the other side of the family who left the Catholic church when he married a Quaker during Vietnam. ), daughter of . Start in the comprehensive index to William Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy (affectionately known as "Hinshaw"). Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, are the oldest organized Christian church in North Carolina. The views expressed in this video are of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Friends Journal or its collaborators. ", mou married out of unity: married to a non-Friend, usually resulting in disownment; sometimes used interchangeably with "married contrary to discipline" or "married out of unity.". 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. From an 1887 conference in Richmond, Ind., emerged both a uniform discipline and eventually the Friends United Meeting, first called the Five Years Meeting. (I happen to be a 4th generation Quaker and frankly I dont care what your name is. 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. QM quarterly meeting: the second administrative level of Friends, comprising of several "monthly" meetings that met together quarterly to transact church business. From George Maris born 1632, who was an early emigrant from England to Chester Co, PA, I descend from Parkes, Hadleys, Lindleys, and more. It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. Eventually 55 of that states 100 counties were formed from parts of Bladen County.[10]. Limit 20 per day. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. [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]. Volume I of Hinshaw is the abstract of the early records of North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Many years ago, I finished Friends for 300 Years with a deep sense of recognition; the values were my values, though I had not connected them with my Quaker grandparents, who by the time I knew them were practicing other religions, or none. Documentation will be scarce, however - at the time this monthly meeting was in Bladen Co, which had destructive fires. This article is from the Encyclopedia of North Carolina edited by William S. Powell. My town was settled by descendants of these families in 1762, so that makes me part of the 8th or 9th generation of settlers. Oh, I can share with you our names from where I came from! If microfilm numbers are listed, write them on your research log. The establishment of a yearly meeting in North Carolina dates from 1698, as . He was apparently not accompanied by a wife or children, but we do know that he had relatives and associates there. William Wade Hinshaws Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy consists of six volumes, each dealing with a different region, and is supplemented by Willard Heisss Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana in seven parts. Transcripts, Subtitles and Closed Captioning. ). 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. LA. On the contrary, its interesting to learn about the historic footprint of early Quakers who had a distinct religion and culture. But I can look. Friends are on record as protesting the unrest generated by Culpepers Rebellion, and in 1680 nine Friends were imprisoned for refusing militia service. If youre a Farlow or a Beeson, youre from Marlboro Meeting down in Randolph county. Max Carter: Here in North Carolina where were filming today, you can still find pockets of those old ethnic Quaker names. Coffin, Starbuck, Macy, Gardner, Hussey, Pinkham, Bunker, Barnard See also: Levi Coffin and Quaker Emigration, Quaker Abolitionists. Had he known, the tragedy of alcoholism would not have wrecked his life. A major accomplishment of North Carolina Friends in this period was the opening in 1837, under the guidance of Nathan Hunt, of New Garden Boarding School, the oldest coeducational school in the South. The reason our team chose to do two videos on this topic (this is the second) is that genealogy research actually draws a huge amount of curiosity about Quakers. "Faculty and Staff, New Garden Boarding School." For example, each meeting branched off from an older meeting. When I began searching for my ancestors on Ancestry.com I discovered Quaker records go way back and provide family information from US Quaker Monthly Meeting records. Mary Crauderueff: There are so many values to knowing your Quaker ancestry. There were several separations in Quakerism beginning with the Hicksites in 1828. I wish we had known as being Quaker Friends would have blessed our lives, in my family. Softcover. Now, I am finding more. Also Ashmores. Elias Fort. 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. I appreciated your thoughtful response to that and found that very appropriate. Data in the index was extracted from record books of 197 Quaker meetings in 17 states and represents about 25% of Quaker Meetings. Come for the geneaology trivia, stay for the experience of Quaker worship, testimony, and community today! I sincerely regret that anyone experienced it as promoting an anglocentric or exclusionary view of who Quakers are and can be. Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1940. friends, All of these meetings were located in Bladen County, NC in the 1750s. Similarly, among my fathers and mothers ancestors were migrants to Penns Welsh Tract where they gained English-style surnames derived from their fathers first names: Jones, Evans, Davis. Quakers recorded a variety of details in their monthly meeting minutes which can be searched by name, location, and event date; or browsed by state . The Quaker Archives Research Room (116) containsQuaker call numbers, including history, theology, genealogical extracts, and other books by Quaker authors. For personal use and not for further distribution. Although most yearly meetings had been divided along the previously noted lines, North Carolina did not experience a separation until 1904, when the North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative) was established by a small minority. They appear in the Where Records Kept field, preceded by "LDS". In my experience, almost none of the people who visit a Quaker meeting because their ancestor was a Friend come back. In its production thousands of records were located and abstracted into a uniform and intelligible system of notation. From these states Quakers migrated in the mid- to late- 1700s to Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. For an overview of Quaker history and record keeping use the following book: The following Internet addresses provide links to other sites on the Internet with information on Quakers. Founded in England through the prophetic insights and evangelical ministry of George Fox, the sect expanded rapidly after the mid-seventeenth century. 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. The earliest Quaker settlements were in New England, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Max Carter: For much of our history, Quakers were endogamous the sociological term for marrying in. https://library.guilford.edu/quaker-genealogy. They helped build a very old meeting house that is still used on LI. 1695 - 1696 Quaker John Archdale served as Governor of the Colony of North Carolina. INDEX TO Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 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. My mother is still not a U.S. citizen almost 80 years since she left England as a war refugee. James Boone. As slavery became more of an issue for Quakers, North Carolina was the major source of out migration. Click the tab "Hinshaw" above for more tips. The insight that only 20% of our membership are generational Quakers is actually a comfort, indicating a living interest, not just an ethnic affiliation. Knowing how each section is arranged will help you dig deeper, finding clues to original records and possibly more information. At age 74 I recently discovered long lines of Quakers on both sides of my family. We cant solve the historical world conundrum of violence, we can only solve ourselves. It was named from the founder of the settlement, James Carver, who moved from Pennsylvania. 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. North Carolina, prior to the Revolution, was a destination. Back to the topic at hand, the information presented in todays Quaker speak about old Quaker namesin any study of historical periods one must know who, what, when, and why. Wilson, this sixth day of he fourth . The Moseley Map was created in 1733 by Edward Moseley (1682-1749), . Guide to Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. The college today is an important repository of Quaker records. The records are from Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. I see many Quaker values threaded through his analyses and treatment of others during that tumultuous time. "Virtually a Quaker province." 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. From a base of well-established meetings in the Albemarle region, Friends gradually spread into the counties south of the sound. Quaker Gap Death Records. I appreciate this site. Eliza and Richard had a daughter Elizabeth b. Mar 1826 Cleveland, Ohio who m. 5 Sep 1845 Jefferson Parish, LA to Alexander Bell Clark b. I would love to discuss all this with you and hear more about your ancestors too! Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher. We don't know why James went to North Carolina. Required fields are marked *. Part of it is that we all want to be right. He had no idea of his long line of Quaker ancestors! Religious life in England Max Carter: If youre up in Philadelphia for example, Biddles, Cadwalladers, Banks, Bailey, those sorts of names. . North Carolina Genealogical Society Quaker Abstract F185.F89 P87 1996, Bell, James Pinkney. My Quaker ancestors fled severe persecution in England. Some of those repositories are listed below. (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. com complained, complained of: a person could be complained of for an act that was contrary to the rules and advices as outlined in the Discipline. The North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program notes that: Hinshaw discusses Core Sound Meeting on pages 263-4 of his Encyclopedia, [8] with an index of names following. I didnt see Morris, Griffin, Campbell, Cloud, or Lamb. 1" for New Garden MM, Guilford NC shows James Brown in the company of Richard Beeson, as well as other people mentioned as founding fathers of Hopewell MM, Frederick County, Virginia, or their children, and also mentions Thomas Thornburgh, who became the first clerk of New Garden MM NC. I disagree with Max Carters statement Most Americans, if they shake their family tree, a Quaker nut is going to fall out I cringed when I heard that. I think in terms of just numbers, the Smedleys, the Hoopes, the Sharplesses were probably the largest in terms of prolificness. Many FS Library microfilm numbers are listed in Thomas Hill's book. Cincinnati, Ohio: Thomas C. Hill, 1998, also available on FS Library microfilm 1750867 item 12. The last paragraph of these introductory pages lists the original sources of these genealogical extracts. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Nice work. I love his work; hes articulate and cool with his long white beard. James Brown was born in Pennsylvania in 1681 to Quakers James Brown and Honor Clayton Brown. [1] An interesting account suggests many of these first settlers were commoners and runaway indentured servants. Supporting North Carolina family history research since 1974. North Carolina -- v. 2. 1. According to the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, "Early Quaker settlers found their way into North Carolinas Cape Fear River valley beginning in the 1730s. But, this one was abrasive to me. Self-described as children of light, the Friends eschewed both creed and ritual to live a sacramental life that followed the leading of the Holy Spirit, which they sought in open worship and meditation. They may contain a history of the meeting, lists of members, marriages, deaths, removals, and disownings. The last paragraph of these introductory pages lists the, The final section for each meeting lists abstracts of the minutes of the monthly meeting for business, including marriages, (the date the marriage was approved, not when it occurred). Vol. (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. For further information use these FamilySearch Wiki pages: http://www.cyndislist.com/quaker/general/, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Religious_Society_of_Friends, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Quaker_Project_Resources, Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States, Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=U.S._Quaker_Research_(Society_of_Friends)&oldid=5099968. Much of the information in this section is taken from an earlier version of his profile biography. For example, plain dress. This migration occurred due to the . The hasty Coffin, fractious, loud, I hope this sheds some light on why we decided to make this video. The first Browns at Cane Creek appear to have been Ruth Large Brown, widow of Thomas Brown, and some of her children. In the 1660s, however, Friends sought to establish order for their community while continuing to honor "that of God" within each person. Barlow, Ridley, Slusser. "[12], Cane Creek is located in north central North Carolina. That meeting was named for New Garden MM, of Chester Co., Pennsylvania, a meeting this James Brown attended in 1720 (and was disowned by). This book can be found in the Churches section of the United States and Canada reference areas of the FamilySearch Library. All Quaker. Quaker Abstract F142.B9 M45. Eliza Coffin married Richard VanSant/VanZant in Ohio. The reasons for migration and migration patterns before and after the Revolutionary War will also be explored. I feel you have Nothing to apologize for. Quakers found the use of traditional names for months and days against their Christian values since the names of the days of the weeks and most of the names of the months derived from "pagan" deities. I want to acknowledge your critiques. Pennsylvania, New Jersey -- v. 3. Quaker Ref E184.F89 H52 v.1, Hinshaw, William Wade. I dont get from the video a feeling that these folks were promoting exclusiveness or superiority! This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. It will make this page more useful to others researching early Quakers of NC. Meeting House was built the same area fronting the W.F. Use the Geographical Index on page 420 to see which Monthly Meetings were held in a specific state or county. I might recommend that the page be entitled Early Quakers in North Carolina and detach James Brown from the title. It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. Quaker Ref E184.F89 H5 v.1, Hinshaw, William Wade. Thomas C. Hill. Raleigh, North Carolina 27612. On other side of family, I am descended from the Worleys and from Thomas Brassey. The Bays and Russels coopers are, mtg meeting: may refer to a Friends religious service ("meeting for worship"), an administrative meeting ("meeting for business," "monthly meeting," etc. There was no meeting house so she became United Brethren because the church was less than a mile from her home. Thomas Hamm: When you get to North Carolina, there are a number of distinctively Quaker names like Trueblood or Hadley or Hinshaw. prcf produced a certificate from: transferred membership from one meeting to another. Its what we do as Friends that count what we say, how kind we are to each other, how we treat people.our values. Other books: Bucks, Berks, Lancaster, Montgomery, York and Philadelphia counties, PA. Hinshaw, William Wade. My husbands family is from New England MA, his ancestors home in West Falmouth. Hinshaw volumesand the Index (printed in 1999) are still in print and available throughGenealogical.com. I am a descendent of Andrew Job. Weeks, writing in Southern Quakers and Slavery. Featured guides available at this time include guides to doing genealogy and also for cemetery research. Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, are the oldest organized Christian church in North Carolina. Leave a message for others who see this profile. Religious Society of Friends Project WikiTree, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015002304221;view=1up;seq=19, Quaker Meetings: MEETINGS IN AND NEAR GUILFORD COUNTY, North Carolina Friends Historical Society, North Carolina Quaker and Slavery (MR/100), Quaker Meetings, United States of America, Learn WikiTree in real time with hands on help from current project members and leaders, Help build resources and links to assist other genealogists in finding their family, Create pages linking them to appropriate categories while learning the ins and outs of WikiTree, Make some great friends with similar interests~that's just an extra. Limit 20 per day. 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