BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME FROM THE SAGE ENDOW.MENT FUND THE GIFT OF HetirQ m. Sage X891 /^.XiMM .jp.tndii 5931 olin 3 1924 028 862 393 Overs The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://archive.org/details/cu31924028862393 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS RELATING TO GWYNEDD A TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, SETTLED, 1698, BY IMMIGRANTS FROM WALES, WITH SOME DATA REFERRING TO THE ADJOINING TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, ALSO SETTLED BY WELSH By HOWARD M. JENKINS, OF GWYNEDD, AUTHOR OF VOLUME ONE, MEMORIAL HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA SECOND EDITION PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA : PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR 1897 First Edition, 1884. Second Edition, 1897. LIST OF CONTENTS. I. The Place : The Scope of Its History, i II. Remarks upon the Geology of the Township, ... 1 1 III. Traces of the Indians 15 IV. The Arrival of the Welsh Settlers, 21 V. Edzvard Foidke's Narrative of his Removal, ... 33 VI. The Origin of the Tozvnship' s Name 40 VII. Number of the First Settlers : Growth of Popu- lation, 50 VIII. The First Settlers' Homes : Personal Details, . . 55 IX. Establishment of the Friends' Meeting, 73 X. Details Concerning the Early Friends, 83 XI. Narrative of fohn Humphrey, of Merion, .... 94 XII. Early Monthly Meeting Records of Marriages ; Other Lists of Marriages and Deaths, . . . .108 XIII. Evans Family Genealogy, 147 XIV. Roberts Family Genealogy, 196 XV. Foulke Family Genealogy, 233 XVI. The Early Roads, 282 XVII. Early Settlers in Montgomery, 298 XVIII. Affairs Before tlie Revolution, 304 IV LIST OF CONTENTS. XIX. Gwynedd in the Midst of the Revolution : Sally Wister's Journal, 312 XX. Revohitionary Details, 349 XXI. Taxables in Gwynedd in 1J76, 358 XXII. The Booties, Lincolns, and Hanks, 369 XXIII. St. Peter's Church, 375 XXIV. Social Conditions Among the Early Settlers, . . .383 XXV. Agriculture, Slaves, Scliools, Hotels, Stores, etc., . 392 XXVI. Genealogical Details Concerning Early Families, .410 XXVII. Biographical Notices, 427 XXVIII. Additional Chapter — /"(. JcLtt^t-S Jii-t-r-s' Zii.n.4^ 2.f6>(> CLCYt.S /o i>t Acre-s Jij} ire. rt' \iah- ru ^1/ire.yt, Ap HiTa^-n, - SJS" a-Crt-s Co ^ 1 ^-f -<4 r « ^ -Cv 4 S* nj vr-cS J7 -■/U, it.e.y-*4 /A^A. — Ct^S- c^ e- -y-^S THE FIRST SETTLERS' HOMES. 59 John's north corner, on the township line (Welsh road), must have been on the top of the hill, above John Stong's old smith- shop, just about the point where is the corner-stone of Gwynedd, Horsham, and Montgomery townships. From this point extended south-westward across the township the lower line of Owen Evans, and it must have crossed the turnpike near the bridge over the Treweryn. Robert Evan's main tract, bounded on the upper side by the Swedes' Ford road, must have extended, down the turnpike, to about where the road to Gwynedd station now crosses, just above Ellen H. Evans's. Robert's line adjoining his brother Cadwallader's land passed a short distance north-east of the meeting-house. Going up the turnpike, from the Swedes' Ford road crossing, Thomas Evan's tract must have extended nearly to the top of the hill, about where the old St. Peter's burying-ground now is ; and Robert John, adjoining above, took in most of the site of North Wales borough. Above him, and extending to William John's line, near Kneedler's, was Evan ap Hugh's tract. Where the settlers lived is in part definitely known, and in part surmised. The residences of the four Evans brothers fall in the former category. There is preserved by their descendants a genealogical sketch of the family, several copies of which have come to my notice during my searches for the facts contained in this volume. This genealogical sketch, it is stated on one of the copies, was compiled from materials furnished in October, 1797, by John Evans, Sen. (son of John ; grandson of Cadwal- lader), and his sister Elizabeth. John was then 67 years old, and his sister 71. The data were taken down by Cadwallader Evans, of Philadelphia (son of Rowland), and a memorandum on the copy now in the possession of Jonathan Evans, of Germantown, says that " some additions [have been] made since by Charles Evans, but no alterations." 6o HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. On this old document, the statement is made of the resi- dences of the four brothers. It is as follows : — ' ' Thomas Evans lived where Heist now keeps tavern by the run, half a mile above the meeting-house. ' ' Robert Evans lived where George Roberts now lives, half a mile west of George Maris' s late residence. " Owen Evans lived where his grandson Thomas Evans now lives, by the Great Road, one mile below the meeting-house. ' ' Cadwallader lived where his grandson John Evans lately lived and died, and where his son Cadwallader now lives, near the meeting-house." The localities here mentioned are all easily identified. Thomas's house, where Heist kept tavern ninety years ago, is on the turnpike just above Evans' Run, — the house occupied within my recollection by George Wagner, John Preston, Silas H. Land, William Rowland, and others, and now owned by James D. Cardell. Robert's house was that now owned by Silas White, lately William J. Linnard's place, and long before his ownership belonging to George Roberts. (The present house, though antiquated enough, I do not suppose was Robert Evan's, or any part of it ; more likely it was built by Amos Roberts.) Owen Evan's place was that now occupied by Ellen H. Evans ; his house probably stood between her present house and the turnpike, where there used to be marks of an old well and of a building. (It may be remarked, here, that the Ellen H. Evans farm has come down to herself and children directly through the inheritance of her husband, Cadwallader, from his ancestor, Owen, and has never been out of the family. I know of no other such instance in the township. No single acre of land in Gwynedd, I believe, except this, is now owned by any direct descendant of an original settler, with a family title directly down.) THE FIRST SETTLERS' HOMES. 6 1 Cadwallader's house, of course, was that which he and his descendants held for over a hundred years, which then passed (after a short ownership by Charles Willing Hare) into the possession of Evan Jones, and now belongs (1896) to the HoUingsworth estate. The mansion house — not the other and smaller dwelling — stands on the site where Cadwallader lived. It was at Thomas Evan's house, according to the tradition preserved by his son Hugh, that William Penn stayed over- night when he visited Gwynedd. The story of this visit was first printed by Watson,^ in his Annals, and he had it from Susan Nancarro, the granddaughter of Hugh Evans. His account is this : ' ' Mrs. Nancarro had often seen and conversed with her grandfather, Hugh Evans, who lived to be ninety years of age. When he was a boy of twelve he remembered that William Penn, with his daughter Letitia, and a servant (in the year 1699 or 1700), came out on horseback to visit his father, Thomas Evans. Their house was then superior in that it was of barked logs, a refinement surpassing the common rank. The same place is now E. Jones's, near the Gwynedd meeting-house.' At that house William Penn ascended steps on the outside to go to his chamber ; and the boy of twelve, being anxious to see all he could of so distin- guished a man, went up afterwards to peep through the apertures at him ; and there he well remembered to have seen him on his knees praying, and giving thanks to God for such peaceful and excellent shelter in the wilderness. * * * * I heard Mrs. D. L.^ say that she had also heard the same fact from Hugh Evans. ' ' There was at this time a great preparation among the Indians near there for some public festival. Letitia Penn, then a lively young girl, greatly desired to be present, but her father would not give his consent, 1 See Watson's Annals, Vol. II., p. 79. It has been copied from Watson into Day's Historical Collections of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. 'This error we must ascribe to Watson, or possibly to Mrs. Nancarro; Hugh Evans, of course, would have known that the Evan Jones place was his uncle Cadwallader's, and not where his father lived. ' Deborah Logan, no doubt. 62 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD.. though she entreated much. The same informant says she ran out cha- grined, and seeming to wish for something to dissipate her regret, snatched up a flail near some grain, at which she began to labour playfully, when she inadvertently brought the unwieldy instrument severely about her head and shoulders ; and was thus quickly constrained to retreat into the house, with quite a new concern upon her mind. This fact made a last- ing impression upon the memory of the lad aforesaid, who then was a witness." The time of this visit Watson fixes as above, in 1699 or 1700. That it was in 1699 is possible, but very improbable, for it was not until the ist of December, the former year, that Penn reached this country (on his second visit), and came ashore at Chester. The excursion to Gwynedd doubtless occurred in 1700 or 1 70 1. The allusion to the material of which Thomas Evans's house was built, — barked logs, — and the statement that this was superior to the houses of the other settlers, give us suffi- cient light on the subject of their general character, fixing them as log cabins, with the bark unremoved. Such, no doubt, the first dwellings of the township were. Besides the four Evans dwellings, we can fix with certainty the home of Edward Foulke. The house at Penllyn station, for many years Jesse Spencer's, lately the property of D. C. Wharton, and now occupied by members of his family, is on the site of Edward's house. Thomas Foulke, his eldest son, settled, when he married, in 1706, on a part of his father's lands, and the house which was long occupied by William Foulke, his great-great-grandson, afterwards sold to D. C. Whar- ton, and lately part of his estate, was Thomas's residence. Joseph Foulke's book says : "A stone milk-house is yet standing (1846), in good repair, dated -j. q {i.e. Thomas and Gwen Foulke, 1728). 1728 John Humphrey's house, one of the two places at which the THE FIRST SETTLERS' HOMES. 63 Friends held their meetings, was near the Spring-House, at the place known in recent time as Reuben Yocum's, up the Bethlehem turnpike, north of the hotel, — such, at least, is the well-preserved tradition. John was a somewhat notable person. A brief memorial of him, by Gwynedd monthly meeting, is pre- served in the John Smith manuscript collection, as follows : "John Humphrey arrived here from Wales in the year 1698, was one of the first settlers of Gwynedd, and an elder several years. He departed this hfe 13th of 9th month; 1738, and was buried at Gwynedd, aged 70 years." His will is on record in Philadelphia. It is dated 7th mo. 3, 1736, and was proved December (loth mo.) 2d, 1738. He appoints as "overseers" of the will " my cousin John Jones, and my friends John Jones, carpenter, and John Evans." The witnesses are Rowland Roberts, who signs his name with his mark, " R. R." ; Thomas Evans (Owen's son, no doubt), who signs with a mark T. E., joined in a monogram ; and Isaac Cook, who makes his initials only " i. c. " John Humphrey himself signs with his mark, " I. H. " in rude letters. The con- tents of the will are of some interest. He leaves 30 pounds to his sister Elizabeth Thomas, 5 pounds to the children of Evan Griffith, 5 to his son-in-law Cadwallader Jones, 5 to his son-in- law Hugh Jones, 5 to his " daughter-in-law " EHzabeth Davies, 5 to his niece Gainor Jones, and 5 to his niece Catharine Lloyd. To Gwynedd preparative meeting he leaves 50 pounds, the in- terest to be applied to the relief of its poor and indigent mem- bers, but he expresses the hope that if any of his relations, members of the Society, though not of this meeting, should be in want, their claims will be considered. To his grandson John Jones he leaves 30 pounds, and his riding horse, — to receive them when he is 15 years old. To his grandson Humphrey Jones he leaves 30 pounds, and to his granddaughter Jane 64 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Jones 25 pounds and a case of drawers, which she is to receive at the age of 18. To his granddaughter Sibill Jones he leaves, 27 pounds, with a brass kettle, which she is to have at 15, and to his granddaughters Ehzabeth and Gainor Jones 30 pounds apiece. But as to these legacies to his grandchildren, he par- ticularly says that they are to receive nothing unless " by their good conduct they recommend themselves worthy and deserv- ing." He gives a legacy to his daughter-in-law Katharine Jones, and to his son Humphrey Jones all his remaining estate, real and personal, appointing him executor. The number of these legacies and their amounts indicate that John Humphrey was comparatively rich. Upon this point, however, we get more light from the inventory filed with his will. This exhibits him as an extensive money lender. He must have been the banker of the neighboring country. The total of the inventory (personal estate only) is 1,027 pounds 9 shillings, of which but 80 pounds 18 shillings is for household or other goods, the remainder being made up by a mortgage of Robert Hugh, 60 pounds, and by "obligations," — which we may assume to mean bonds and notes, — numbering no less than eighty-two, altogether. The list of debtors who had given these obligations is a long one, and includes many of the second gen- eration of the Gwynedd people, with others in Montgomery and elsewhere. Five of the notes are by Rowland Roberts, four by William Mellchor, three by John Clayton, two by William Williams, two by Hugh Foulke, two by Barnard Young, the others generally one each by different persons. That his interest in his money-lending had been regarded as somewhat absorbing may be inferred by the very guarded memorial of the monthly meeting ; but Joseph Foulke, in his Journal, records a statement as coming from his mother, Ann Foulke (born Roberts), which is still more distinct. She de-. THE FIRST SETTLERS' HOMES. 65 scribes him as having been, at one time, a very exemplary Friend, meek and humble, enduring suffering and persecution, etc., and then she adds : " But when he became settled in Gwy- nedd, and was well rewarded for his industry and economy, he became rich, his bonds and mortgages increased, and as they did so the fine gold became dim, and his usefulness in the church declined apace." A Friend from Richland' attended the monthly meeting at Gwynedd, and in the afternoon rode to his home, twenty miles distant, under great exercise of mind con- cerning John Humphrey. He passed a restless night at home, and rode back to John Evans' (the son of Cadwallader), in the morning. Arriving there, he would not eat or drink until he had delivered his message, so, taking John Evans with him, they went to John Humphrey and told him " he had better burn all his bonds and mortgages than preserve them ; that it would be much better for himself and his posterity, and this was the word of the Lord to him." The Friend then returned with John Evans, ate and drank, and rode home to Richland with a peaceful mind ! It will be observed that John Humphrey's son is called Humphrey Jones. This was following the ordinary Welsh usage of the time, keeping no family name, but changing it with each generation, by adopting as the surname the first name of the parent.^ This custom existed among the Welsh immi- grants, at the time of their arrival, and it was followed by them after coming, in a number of cases, though generally the English usage of preserving a family name was adopted. The five brothers Roberts (whose genealogy is elsewhere given in ' Adds J. F., in his Journal. ' Paxton Hood, in his Life of Cromwell, says Henry VHI., who, as a Tudor, might claim the right to advise, urged the Welsh strongly to abandon their custom, and adopt the family surname system of the English. But the Welsh were slow, to give up national customs. 66 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. this volume), were the sons of Robert Cadwallader. John Griffith, of Merion (who married Edward Foulke's daughter Jane), and his brother, Evan Griffith, were the sons of Griffith John. The children of Evan Pugh of Gwynedd appear to have generally taken the name of Evan, and not Pugh ; at any rate, the meeting records show the marriages of Jane Evan, daughter of Evan Pugh, in 1709; Hugh Evan, son of Evan Pugh (to Mary Robert, daughter of Robert John), in 1716; Catherine Evan, daughter of Evan Pugh, in 1717; and Cadwallader Evan, son of Evan Pugh, in 1722. The marriage Hsts show several other instances : Edward Jones and Evan Jones, who both married daughters of Thomas Evans, of Gwynedd, were sons of John Evan, of Radnor ; Robert Hugh, son of Hugh Griffith, is recorded as marrying, in 1717; Griffith Hugh, son of Hugh Griffith, in 1718; and John Roger, son of Roger Roberts (of Merion), in 1717. A curious instance of the effect of this change of surname is seen in the case of the four brothers Evans, of Gwynedd, and the Owens, of Merion, — descendants of Robert and Jane. The father of the Evans brothers, and the father of Robert Owen, were brothers, — being the sons of Evan Robert Lewis, of Fron Goch, in Wales. They were named respectively Owen ap Evan, and Evan ap Evan, and the children of the former, having come to Pennsylvania, were known thereafter as Owens, while those of the latter were known as Evanses. Humphrey Jones, John Humphrey's son, married, in 17 19, Catharine, the daughter of William John. Her father was then deceased, having died in 1712. It seems likely that he was a man advanced in years, and older than his wife, Jane, for she survived until about 1740. The place of his residence is not certain, but Mr. Mathews thinks, and this is likely, that he lived at the place owned for many years by George W. Dane- THE FIRST SETTLERS' HOMES. 67 hower, and occupied in recent times by Frank Myers, on the West Point road, just south-west of the toll-gate by Kneedler's. The house is old, and there are plain date marks upon it of the year 171 2. It stands within the southern limit, — though very close to the line, — of William John's tract, and the prob- ability is strong that it is William John's house ; and though it will be noted that the year of its erection was the same year in which he died, yet as his will is dated in August, and proved in November, he may have been the man who built this house/ Dwelling for a moment on William John and his family, — as they will not come into any of the genealogies hereafter to be given, — he was the richest man in the township, if we may judge by the size of his tract, which was nearly three times as large as any other. I cannot trace what relation he was, if any, to Robert John, or to Griffith John, of Merion,^ but that they were related is indicated by the fact that in several instances they signed marriage certificates in a group, — a slight evi- dence of relationship, as it was the usage for relatives of the marrying parties to sign by families, in the order of their near- ness of connection. William John had several children, including at least five daughters and one son, as follows : I. Gwen, m., 1704, William Lewis, of Newtown, Chester County ; d. before 1 717-17 18, when her husband re-married. ^ The date is cut in a stone near the peak of the western gable, and also in a stone close to the south door-way. The building is a two-story stone house with a wing kitchen. It has wide deep chimney-places, and one upper window, in which the ancient sash have been allowed to remain, is filled with little panes of glass, six inches by two. There is some appearance that the wing kitchen was built earlier than the main dwelling, and tradition says that a log cabin, still earlier in date, stood a little distance to the southward, by a spring, A depression in the ground at this place is supposed to be the site of the cabin, which was, no doubt, the original home of William John and his family. 2 John Humphrey's will indicates that he and William John were brothers-in-law. 68 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 2. Margaret, m., ist, 1705, Robert Ellis, of Merlon; and 2d, 1709, David Llewellyn, of Haverford, widower. 3. Gainor, m., 1714, Abraham Musgrave, "son of Thomas, late of Halifax, Yorkshire, Great Britain, yeoman, deceased." 4. Catharine, m., 17 19, Humphrey Jones. 5. Ellin. 6. John, m. , Margaret . All these children were living at the time of WiUiam John's death, and they or their husbands are all named in his will. The son John being appointed executor with the widow, Jane, may have been older than some of his sisters, — for instance, Gainor and Catharine, who were single then, and for some years after. To John was left 1400 acres of land, with the dwelling, plantation, etc., which the testator had made, life-right of one- half being reserved to the widow. To Gainor, Ellin, and Catha- rine was left the detached tract of 322 acres in the lower end of the township, adjoining Edward Foulke's, at Penllyn. Next below William John's tract was that of Evan ap Hugh. His life in Gwynedd was brief In May, 1703, he received the confirmatory patent for his land from Penn's commissioners, and on nearly the same date made his will.^ His death occurred soon after. Of the 1068 acres which his tract proved to contain he had sold 454 (200 acres of it to Meredith David, and 150 to John Roberts), and by his will he divided the remaining 614 acres equally between his two sons, Hugh, the elder and " heir at law," and David, the younger. The will provided, however, that Hugh should have the end of the tract containing "the house and settlement" which the father had made. This house must have been just above North Wales, and on the eastern side of the turnpike, but the tract of Hugh, on which it stood, lay chiefly on the other side of the present road, extending for some distance, while the 307 acres 1 The will is dated May 21, the patent May 22. THE FIRST SETTLERS' HOMES. 69- that David got adjoined, and reached over to the Hne of Wor- cester townships. Both the brothers, in a few years, sold their tracts : Hugh his, in 17 18, to Cadwallader Foulke (Edward's son), for 180 pounds; and David his to Humphrey Bate, who had married their mother, Ann, the widow of Evan ap Hugh. The Bates, Humphrey and his wife, left the township, probably about 1720, and we find them recorded as of Philadel- phia county; and in 1723 they, with David and Hugh Pugh, joined in a deed for David's tract to William Lewis, of Newtown, Chester county. This WiUiam was, no doubt, the one who married William John's daughter, Grace, as recorded above. She had, however, died before this purchase of 1723, and he had married, at Gwynedd meeting, in March, 17 17-18, " Lowry Jones, widow," whom I take to be Lowry, daughter "of Thomas Evans, who in 1 7 1 1 had married Evan Jones, son of John Evan, of Radnor. Of Robert John, who owned the tract next below Evan ap Hugh, we know considerable, from the records. He was one of the richest of the first settlers, as is indicated by the char- acter and extent of the inventory of his personal property at the time of his death, in 1732. My impression is that he had been in Merion, before 1698, and that he came from there to Gwynedd.' He was, it appears by his will, a nephew of Thomas Evans, and of Cadwallader Evans, for he appoints "my loving uncle, Cadwallader Evans, [and] my cousins Evan Evans, Owen Evans [the sons of Thomas], John Jones, carpenter, and John Evans " [son of Cadwallader], to be overseers of his will. The relationships disclosed in this lead to the conjecture that Robert ' A Robert John (but that it was the same I do not pretend to say) brought a cer- tificate to Haverford meeting, 12th mo. 10, 1696, from Hendre Mavvr meeting, in Merionethshire, Wales. At the same time Hugh Griffith, and children (who may have been, after all, the same that settled in Gwynedd in 1698), brought their certificate from the same place. 70 HISTORICAL <;:OLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. John was the son of Evan John, of Merion, who was brother to Reese John, and that Evan John's wife was the sister of the four Evans brothers. In this way Robert would be first cousin to John Jones, carpenter (son of Reese John), and to the sons of Thomas and Cadwallader Evans. We know, further, that Robert John, of Gwynedd, married, in 1706, Gainor Lloyd, of Merion, widow, and that, at his death, in 1732, he left two children, John and Ellin. The records of Gwjnedd meeting show : 1. John, b. 5th mo. 8th, 1707. 2. Ellin, b. 4th mo. igth, 1709. In his will, Robert John (now calling himself Jones) ap- points his widow and his son John executors. He gives John " the plantation I now live on," containing 300 acres, and also " all that part of the tract of land lately bought of Cadwallader Foulke, which lyeth the east side of the great road, containing by estimation about 185 acres," with its buildings and appurtenances.^ To Ellin he leaves the remainder of the Cad- wallader Foulke tract, " being divided from the other part by the great road, containing 150 acres." He also gives Ellin "one case and drawers, and the table belonging to the same, both standing in the new house ^ chamber." Robert John, in the deed to him, by Cadwallader Foulke, is called "gentleman." He was a justice of the peace for many years, and was a member of the Provincial Assembly, — altogether a useful and excellent citizen. Thomas Evan, whose house we have definitely located as on 1 This shows where it was that Evan ap Hugh, the first settler, had built his house, — i,e.^ north-east of the line on which the "great road," now the turnpike, was sub- sequently laid out. ^Robert John's "new house" was no doubt where the borough of North Wales now is, — probably the Jacob Shearer (now Swartley) place, on the west side of the turnpike. THE FIRST SETTLERS' HOMES. 7 1 the site of the old Heist hotel (now Cardell's), had, besides daughters, who will be fully mentioned in the Evans Genealogy, four sons : 1. Robert, "ofMerion," " eldest son and heir, " d. 1754. 2. Hugh, "ofMerion," d. 1771, aged 92. 3. Evan, of Gwynedd, preacher, b. 1684, d. 1747. 4. Owen, of Gwynedd, d. 1757. Among these four sons, Thomas Evan seems to have divided up the whole of his tract, during his lifetime, and not many years after the first settlement. They had something like equal shares, and their lands lay in this order : Evan on the Whitpain line, then Robert, then Owen, then Hugh, reaching to the Montgomery line. (But Robert and Hugh and their father were concerned at different times in conveyances of the lands they held, and I have not thoroughly sifted out these trans- actions.) The sale of 236 acres by the father to Evan took place in 171 3 ; and in December, 171 5, he made a deed for 306 acres to Owen. The latter's plot lay near the middle of the original great tract, the deed showing that it must have been on both sides of where the turnpike now is, and have included the Meredith farm (now Jonathan Lukens' estate), and part or all of that of the late Algernon S. Jenkins. On the south-western side was property of Robert Evan, and on the north-eastern that of Hugh Evan, — corresponding to the statement made above. Of these four brothers, Evan and Owen lived and died in Gwynedd. The former, a preacher, will be referred to more fully in a subsequent chapter. Owen lived on the Meredith place, and I think the old house there, still standing, was built by him. It was very old, Margaret Meredith says, when her father, Dr. Joseph Meredith, bought it in 18 14. Owen Evans was an active Friend, and has a short memorial in the John Smith manuscript collection. He was a store-keeper by occu- 72 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. pation, was a justice of the peace, and for many years a member of the Provincial Assembly ; was twice married, and died in 1757- The other two sons, Robert and Hugh, appear to have lived mostly in Marion, where they both died. Both were men of considerable property. In deeds, 1705 and 1709, Robert is located " of Merion." Further details will be given concerning him and his brother Hugh in the chapter on the Evans Gene- alogy. Concerning their father, however, it may be here stated that in 1722 he married, for his second wife, Hannah Davies, of Goshen, Chester county. She was then a widow for the second time. Her first husband was Reese John, of Merion (the Reese John William repeatedly mentioned in this volume ; by him she was the mother of John Jones, carpenter, of Montgomery, and other children) ; her second husband, whom she married about 1702, and who died about 1720, was Ellis David, of Goshen; and for her third she took, in 1722, our Gwynedd chief of the clan Evans. He was then 71 years old, and she 66.' After his marriage he removed to Goshen, and the Friends' records show the certificate of Gwynedd meeting, given for his removal, in which he is called " our antient friend Thomas Evans ;" and while it speaks of him very highly, it adds that " many of us were more willing if he could find his way clear to have finished the remainder of his days where he was more conversant." Thomas, however, lived out his span of life at Goshen. They made him an overseer of the meeting there, from 1735 to 1737; in 1738, the 12th of loth month, he died, aged 87 years. His widow survived him until 9th month 29th, 1741, when she died, aged 85. Her will is on record in Philadelphia, and she leaves bequests to her several children, and to various other persons.^ 1 His son Hugh had married her daughter Lowry. 2 See further details in the Jones Genealogy, post. IX. Establishment of the Friends^ Meeting. IN any narrative of the early life of Gwynedd, the Friends' meeting occupies a conspicuous place. It and the first settlement are associated in all the old accounts. The meeting is substantially as old as the township ; the erection of the meet- ing-house was almost the first object of the people's common efforts ; and for three-quarters of a century it was the only place of pubhc worship within the township. Located at the geographical centre, for the common convenience, it was the centre, likewise, of the most important and serious interests of the community. These fervently religious people held sacred their house of worship, but, besides, it was dear to them as the place where they celebrated their simple but solemn ceremonials of marriage, and where, with repressed but not the less strong sorrow, they committed the remains of their dead to the final rest. Closely attached to each other, not only as countrymen whose race feeling is proverbial, but by ties of kindred which made them almost a single family, they formed in the beginning a singularly compact and united body, and when they gathered at the meeting-house, it was a re-union of members whose interests, feelings, and ideas were all in common. The First- day morning gathering, the exhortation by Robert Evans, or his brother Cadwallader ; the greetings when meeting broke, the chat outside, under the white-oaks and buttonwoods, made a most important feature in the quiet life of the little community ; while the visit of Friends from Merion or Plymouth, with a 74 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. sermon by Hugh Roberts, Ellis Pugh, or Rowland Ellis, was an experience awakening its special interest ; and such extraor- dinary occasions as an appointed meeting by a famous preacher, — Thomas Chalkley, or John Fothergill, perhaps, — were events that stirred it to its depths. The minute-book of Gwynedd monthly meeting begins in 1 7 14, with several minutes, reciting the authority (from Haver- ford monthly and Philadelphia quarterly meetings) for organiz- ing the new monthly meeting, and it also gives the following historical account : ' ' This place hath been originally settled by the present inhabitants, most of them yet living, and called by the name of Gwynedd township, in the latter end of the year 1698, and beginning of the year 1699. The Principal Settlers and Purchasers among others were William Jones, Thomas Evans, Robert Evans, Owen Evans, Cadwallader Evans, Hugh . Griffith, John Hugh, Edward Foulke, John Humphrey, and Robert Jones. Amongst all those concern' d in this settlem't, there were but few particu- lars that publickly appeared for Truth before they came from their Native Country, though several among them were convinced and had a Secret Love to Truth and Its followers, and soon after gave Obedience & Gradu- ally Joined in a new Society. These few mentioned, with the first Con- veniency often met together to wait upon the Lord, at the houses of John Hugh and John Humphrey, until more were added to their numbers. ' ' In the year 1 700, two years after our arrival in this land, a Meet- ing House was Built, and meetings kept therein by the Consent and approbation of Haverford Monthly Meeting, unto which we at first Joyn'd ourselves, and under whose care we were for a time. "And finding our number to Increase, and Truth prevail, it was thought necessary to Build a new Meeting House, which was erected in 1712, and on the 19th of the Ninth Month in the same year the first meet- ing of worship was held therein. " Our numbers still Increasing by many adjacent Settlers Coming in, and a young Generation arising, and not having the opportunity of a Monthly Meeting of worship amongst ourselves, for the benefit of the People in General, more especially the young and rising Generation, yt ESTABLISHMENT OF FRIENDS' MEETING. 75 are not so well acquainted with the Discipline of Truth, a Consideration arose in the minds of Fr'ds to Gwynedd and Plymouth Meetings, and a religious concern to have the same settled among us, and in order thereto profess' d their Inclination to Haverford Monthly Meeting for their appro- bation. The which was obtained, Together with the Concurrence of the Quarterly Meeting att Philadelphia, and immediately was put In practice." This minute contains the substance of the history of the meeting, from the arrival of the settlers until 17 14, but some further details may conveniently be added. The following is from the records of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting ; — loth mo. 4th, 1699. Rowland Elhs, in behalf of Haverford Monthly Meeting, having acquainted this meeting that several Welsh people. Friends and others, are lately settled on ye East side of Scuylkill, in this county, about 20 miles off from this place, who for some time have had a First day's meeting by ye advice and consent of ye sd meeting of Haverford, which is also a Third day's weekly meeting, being brought hither for ye concurrence of the meeting, is approved, and in regard ye said people understand not ye English tongue, they desired to be joyned to Haverford Monthly Meeting for ye present, which is also approved of. ' ' Minutes on the Haverford records are as follows : 1699. — -There is a General Meeting appointed at Gwynedd, the second weekly Third-day \i.e. the second Tuesday] of every month, at the desire of Friends there. 1703. — Gwynedd Friends desire their Preparative Meeting removed from their General Meeting day to the last Third-day in the month ; which was approved. 1714. — ^At the Monthly Meeting held at Radnor meeting-house, the 9th day of the loth month, it is left for further consideration what time to appoint the monthly meetings of Gwynedd and Plymouth ; which was left to the appointment of this meeting by the Quarterly Meeting [of Philadelphia] . Gwynedd and Plymouth Friends, after consideration what day is suitable for their Monthly Meeting, propose the last Third-day in every month ; which this meeting acquiesces with. 76 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. But, returning to the time of the settlers' arrival, it must be understood that most of them were not then avowed Quakers. The language of the first minute quoted above is that there were " but few " who had publicly appeared as such, before coming over, though "several" had been "convinced," and had "a secret love" for the Friends, etc. Of those who com- posed the "few" we are left uncertain, beyond the names of John Hugh and John Humphrey, but I am inclined to think that Hugh Griffith was another. The other settlers were still nominally members of the Established Church of England. It therefore resulted that at first the Friends met for religious ser- vice (as is stated in the minute) at the houses of John Hugh and John Humphrey ; while the others held a meeting on each Sabbath at the house of Robert Evans. The latter had no ordained minister, but Cadwallader Evans in part supplied the place of one by reading to them, as tradition says, from ,his Welsh Bible, — but, as very easily may have been, from the Church service-book itself^ This meeting must have been composed, for some time, of a considerable number of persons, for it included most of the colony. In the winter's cold, next after their arrival, it is reasonable to presume that they crowded as best they could inside Robert's dwelling, but as the warmer days of spring came on, it may be believed that they found seats without, where upon the meadow bank that descends from the house to the rivulet below, the Sabbath sun shone down upon them, and as he read, lighted the pages of Cadwallader' s book. Precisely how long this meeting was maintained is not 1 The Welsh Bibles of that day had prefixed a number of pages containing the Church of England services. The late Dr. J. J. Levick had the Bible of Thomas Jones, of Merion (son of John ap Thomas), and it is of this sort. It was " Printeedig y" Llundain gan John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb, a Henry Hills, Printyr," in 1678 ; and Cadwallader's volume was probably one of the same. ESTABLISHMENT OF FRIENDS' MEETING. 77 certain, but probably not more than a year. When the first Friends' meeting-house was built, in 1700, it would appear that all joined in the work. The story is well known how, according to tradition, the two bodies of worshipers were united, though there have ■ been, at times, somewhat different versions of it. Jesse Foulke, of Penllyn, the great-grandson of Edward, the immigrant, seems to be our best authority. He was born in 1742, and had the society, until he grew to man- hood, of his grandfather, Thomas Foulke, — who was nearly grown up, at the time of the settlement, and who lived until 1762, and could have been given Jesse details concerning the early experiences of the settlers. Jesse's account ' was this : " But, as Cadwallader Evans himself related, he was going as usual to his brother Robert's, when, passing near to the road to Friends' meeting, held at John Hugh's and John Hum- phrey's, it seemed as if he was impressed ' to go down and see how the Quakers do.' This he mentioned to his friends at the close of their own meeting, and they all agreed to go to the Friends the next time ; where they were all so well satisfied that they never again met in their own worship." The other form of the story is that one of the brothers. Evans was passing near a gathering at which- William Penn was preaching, and that, hearing his voice, he paused to listen, and, being deeply impressed, brought over his meeting to the Friends.^ But it would be altogether unreasonable to attach very great weight to either of these stories. The first is the more hkely, — the second being open to serious criticisms relating to dates, etc. The fact is that the settlement was made under the auspices and by the influence of the Welsh Friends, and 1 Watson's Annals, Vol. II., p. 78. ^IHd., p. 79. 78 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. must have been from the outset thoroughly sympathetic with them. Its close relationships of all kinds with the Merion Welsh, who were generally Friends, the leadership of Hugh Roberts in the immigration, and facts known concerning the religious inclinations of the settlers,' — e.g., Edward Foulke and his wife, — go to show that it 'was an easy and natural step for all to unite in one religious body. As to Robert Evans, indeed, the memorial of him by Gwynedd monthly meeting says that " some time before he left his native country he for- sook the national worship, and went to Friends' meetings, and soon after his arrival entered into close fellowship with Friends." And as all accounts agree that it was at his house that the settlers who were churchmen assembled, it will be seen how unlikely it was that there was any considerable distance of religious opinion to be traversed between thern and the others who were Friends. Robert and Cadwallader no doubt led them over, and the precise manner of the change may easily have been according to the Jesse Foulke tradition. The first meeting-house, built in 1700, was of logs. It must have been small. It stood on the site of the present house. The ground was part of the tract of Robert Evans. It is nearly the highest spot in the township, and almost exactly in the township's geographical centre. The place was then covered with the original forest, but standing on such an ele- vation, and looking away to the south and south-east, a beau- tiful view must then have been enjoyed, as now it is, of the valley lands of the townships below, and of the distant slopes of Chestnut Hill. The height, the prospect, the forest-clad hill-sides, were all elements in the situation agreeable to the Welshmen, natives of a hill country, and lovers of the picturesque. The second meeting-house, completed in 1712, was of ESTABLISHMENT OF FRIENDS' MEETING. 79 stone, and nauch larger than the first. It stood, also, upon the same site as the present one, and was torn down when the latter was erected, in 1823. The subscription paper for its erection, long preserved in the family of Edward Foulke's de- scendants, was in Welsh, with the dates 1710-1 1, and had sixty- six signers, headed by William John and Thomas Evans. The sums given by each ranged from eleven pounds down to one pound, and aggregated about two hundred. Joseph Foulke, in his Journal, says : " Hugh Griffith assisted in building the meeting-house, in the years 1711-12. The subscription paper, the preamble of which is in the Welsh language, is yet in our possession ; some of the members contributed as much as the worth of one hundred bushels of wheat in that day. The house they erected was a permanent commodious stone building, with two galleries for the youth, and several principal rafters in a hip-roof, firmly united, so that taking it down in 1823, in order to build a new house, we found no small difficulty in separating the ancient wood- work. ' ' At the time of establishing the monthly meeting, in 17 14, Gwynedd must have become a strong meeting. The Friends at Plymouth were not so numerous. The monthly meeting was held at Gwynedd entirely, those from Plymouth attending there. This arrangement continued until 17 19, when it was agreed to hold the monthly meeting at Plymouth four times a year, — in the 3d, 6th, 9th and 12th months. Before 17 14 all the records concerning the Gwynedd Friends — including marriages, births, deaths, removals, etc. — were kept in the Haverford books ; after that time the Gwynedd monthly meeting books preserved such records. The marriage hst in the latter begins with the two weddings of 6th month (August) 25th, when two of the Evans daughters, first cousins, — Sarah, the daughter of Thomas, and Ann, daughter of Robert, — married two bridegrooms from the Welsh Tract, 80 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. beyond Schuylkill, — Edward Jones, son of John Evans, of Rad- nor, and William Roberts, son of Edward, of Merion. These marriages took place, as was the usage, in the meeting-house, in the presence of a large assembly ; and though many others had already been solemnized there (under authority of Haverford monthly meeting) we can easily believe that this was regarded as a remarkable occasion. It needs little imagination to picture the stir the double wedding would cause in the settlement, or how lively a topic of conversation it must have made from the hills of Gwynedd away to the farthest farm-houses of Radnor and Haverford ; nor is it difficult to see the two young wives mounting on horseback behind their husbands, and riding down by the rude road through Plymouth to the ford over the Schuylkill at Spring Mill, with curious but not unkind eyes gazing upon the cavalcade from every cabin that stood along the way. The following further extracts from the early minutes of Gwynedd monthly meeting will present some additional facts of interest : nth mo. 22, 1714-15. It is agreed that the monthly meeting for Gwynedd and Plymouth meetings is to be called by the name of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, to be held the last Third-day in every month, unless occation appear for another day. John Evans is appointed by this meeting to be clerk for ye same. Edward Foulke and Robert Jones overseers. 2d mo. 26, 1715. Perquioman [Upper Providence] Friends are granted liberty until the 9th month next, to hold a meeting on the first First-day of every other month. 5th mo. 26th, 1 71 5. Perquioman ffrds proposed for Liberty to Build a meeting-house and settle a Burying-Ground ; the matter is referred to further consideration. — [Next month :] the matter being considered, Liberty as to the burying-place at present is only granted. 2d mo. 25, 1725. Gwynedd First-day morning meeting to begin at ESTABLISHMENT OF FRIENDS' MEETING. 8 1 lo o'clock, by reason of ye afternoon meeting being held at several places. 1722. This meeting hath had in Consideration afternoon meetings, & it is agreed y' our first-day morning's meetting begin at 10 o'clock, and in the afternoon at 4' clock. 1725. Gwynedd Friends acquainted this meeting \i.e. the monthly meeting, which included also Plymouth and Richland] " of their necessity to enlarge their meeting-house," and inquired whether they might take subscriptions from ' such as are frequenters ' of the meeting. The latter question, "after some discourse is referred to y' Quarterly Meeting att Philadelphia ; ' ' [and in the month following the report was made that the matter was left by the quarterly to the discretion of the monthly meeting.] loth mo. 28, 1725. Gwynedd Friends have agreed with John Cad- walader, John Jones, and John Evans to perform y" enlargement of their meeting-house. 4th mo. 29, 1725. The Friends at Swamp [Richland, Bucks county] are granted leave to hold a Preparative Meeting. 1 72 1. John Rumford, from Haverford, and George Boone, from Abington, [present themselves] in order to joyn themselves to this meet- ing. "The said Friends also requested the concurrence of this meeting to fix a Convenient place for a burial, and liberty to build a Meeting-House thereon to accommodate the few Friends residing in them parts. ' ' [This refers to the establishment of the meeting at Oley, Berks county. A little later, on the records, we have mention of "John Rumford, att Oley."] 5th mo. 27, 1725. Friends at Oley granted a Preparative Meeting. 1725. Our Friends at y° Swamp moved att this meetting their neces- sity to settle a Burying-Ground, that by y' meetting being too rocky ; desiring assistance [etc.]. A committee is appointed to consult with them and endeavor to settle a place. [Next month :] The Frds appointed last meeting to assist Swamp Frds, having visited y'' place proposed by them, Also concluding in some convenient time y° meetting-house may be re- moved there. They think it a proper place, and most of y' Frds residing there approve of it, and also this meeting does, too. 7th mo. 27, 1736. A Youths' Meeting is appointed on y' second Third-day of 2d and 8th months. The quarterly meeting to which the Friends of Gwynedd 82 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. originally belonged was that of Philadelphia. It was not until 1786 that Abington Quarter, composed of the monthly meet- ings of Abington, Horsham, Gwynedd, and Richland, was estab- lished. This is now (1884) held at four several places once a year : at Abington in the second month, Horsham in the fifth, Gwynedd in the eighth, and Byberry in the eleventh. From Gwynedd monthly meeting, after its establishment in 1 7 14, other monthly meetings were presently set out. The Friends at Richland, increasing in numbers, and finding it a long distance to come to Gwynedd, had a monthly meeting granted them in 1742. In 1737, the settlement of Friends at Oley, which looked to Gwynedd as its parent, was allowed a monthly meeting. The Friends' settlement at Providence, (called commonly Perkiomen in the early records, and with the name spelled variously) was also an offshoot from Gwynedd, and Providence meeting, until it was "laid down," some fifteen years ago, belonged to Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. A minute, in 1723, of appointments of persons to keep "true accounts of births and burials," names " Hugh Foulke and John Jones, for Gwynedd meeting, John Rees for Plymouth, George Boone for Oley, Andrew Cramer for Perquioman ; none from the Swamp [Richland] being present." The present meeting-house, much larger than that of 1712, was built in 1823. At the time of its erection, the number of members and others who habitually attended warranted so large a house, but the time is long since past when its benches are filled, except upon very extraordinary occasions. For a num- ber of years it has been the custom to open only half the house — the southern end — on First-days, and even this is more than sufficient for the congregations that usually assemble. X. Details Concerning the Early Friends. THE Friends' meeting was strong in numbers, from the time when all the settlers joined in it, but it was, besides, strong in the character of its membership. The attendance, frequently, of Ellis Pugh and Rowland Ellis, from Plymouth, and the ministry of those who belonged to Gwynedd particular meeting, made the gathering here one of religious life and vigor. " From the first establishment of Gwynedd meeting," says John Comly in his Friends' Miscellany } " we notice many Friends remarkable for great integrity and uprightness, and of deep religious experience." At first Robert and Cadwallader Evans were the only preachers. The former perhaps was not so strong a man, intellectually, as the latter, and from the fact that Cadwallader was the reader in the early Sabbath gatherings, we infer the superiority of his education. But both were men of weight, and both deeply respected in the community. Samuel Smith, in his History of Pennsylvania, speaks of " Robert and Cadwallader Evans, two brothers, who stood faithful not only in word and doctrine, but their exemplary lives and conversations, and their services among their neighbors, rendered their memories precious to many, though they could neither read nor write in any but the Welsh language." The sermons of both brothers were doubtless delivered in Welsh ; this is indicated by Rowland Ellis's statement in Phila- iVol. III., p. 371. 84 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. delphia Monthly Meeting, quoted in the preceding chapter. In the manuscript collection of memorials, made by John Smith, of Burlington, there is one of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting concern- ing Robert Evans. Mentioning his birth in Wales, his emigra- tion, and settlement in Gwynedd, it says : " Some time before he left his native country he forsook the national worship, and went to Friends' meetings, and soon after his arrival he entered into close fellowship and union with Friends. He was a very diligent frequenter of our meetings. * * * * j:fg jjjj ^ gjf|. jj^ ^}jg ministry which was well received, as it was chiefly remarks on his own experience in religion * * * * ." Robert died in the ist month (March), 1738, and Thomas Chalkley, in his Journal, says : " I was at the burial of Robert Evan, of North Wales. He was upward of four score years of age, and one of the first settlers there ; — a man who lived and died in the love of God and of his neighbors, of whom I believe it might be truly said, as our Saviour said of Nathaniel, ' Behold an Israelite indeed in whom there is no guile.' He was a min- ister of Christ, full of divine and religious matter." The printed volume of Memorials published in 1787 by the Yearly Meeting of Philadelphia (frequently referred to in this volume) contains twelve memorials from Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, three of them referring to Friends — Ellis Pugh, Row- land Ellis, and William Trotter — who belonged to Plymouth particular meeting. The other nine were of Gwynedd, — Cad- wallader Evans, Evan Evans, Alice Griffith, Ann Roberts, John Evans, Jane Jones, Ellen Evans, Mary Evans, and William Foulke. In the John Smith manuscript collections there are several more memorials, — of Robert Evans, just quoted, Owen Evans, Rowland Roberts, Margaret Jones, John Humphrey, and others. DETAILS CONCERNING THE EARLY FRIENDS. 85 In relation to Cadwallader Evans, the memorial in the printed volume^ says: "He was a diligent and seasonable attender of our religious meetings. On First-days particularly he was ready an hour before the time appointed, and then read several chapters in the Bible or some religious book ; as the time approached he would frequently observe the time of day, and by means of such watchful care he was seated in meetings one of the iirst, and scarcely ever after the time appointed. * * He received a gift in the ministry, in the exercise whereof he was generally led to speak of his own experience in religion and the Christian warfare ; and his testimony, though short, was in- structive, lively, and manifestly attended with divine sweetness. Notwithstanding it was always acceptable, he was very cautious of appearing, lest any, as he often said, should be drawn from a right concern of mind, to place their dependence on words." The memorial further speaks of his usefulness " in many ser- vices of the church, especially that weighty one of visiting Friends in their families," and says his endeavors "in that skill- ful and tender office of healing discord in private families were remarkably successful. In such services he spent much of the latter part of his life, riding about from one house to another ; and where no cause of reprehension appeared, he interspersed his discourse on common affairs with useful hints, solid remarks, and lessons of instruction ; but where admonition or comfort was necessary, the propriety of his advice, and the uprightness of his Hfe, added weight to his labors and seldom failed of good effects. * * * * It was his practice, in winter evenings especially, to read the holy scriptures in his family, and was particularly careful that neither child nor servant should be from home at unseasonable hours, being highly sensible how slippery the paths of youth are, and how numerous the snares which attend them." 1 Collection of 1787, p, 130. 86 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. It is evident, however, that both Robert and Cadwallader were not frequent or extended in their communications. They were exhorters rather than preachers. The memorial in rela- tion to Ann Roberts (wife of Rowland), says " her first coming among us [1705-10] was seasonable, for we having few minis- ters, the field before her was extensive, in which she labored fervently." A little later, other ministers appeared. Prominent among these were two of the second generation — Evan Evans, son of Thomas, and John Evans, son of Cadwallader. From the memorial of the latter, from which I shall presently quote more at length, it seems he must have appeared as a minister about 1 71 2— 13, and a passage in the Journal of Jane Hoskens,' who, from 171 2 to 17 16, was a teacher in Friends' families at Ply- mouth, gives us the impression of a religious awakening during that period. She says : " About this time, the Lord was graciously pleased to renew his merciful invitation unto the Friends and inhabitants of North Wales and Plymouth. Many of the youth were reached. * * Several were called to the work of the ministry. * * Among the many others favored was our dear and well-beloved friend and brother, John Evans, who was blessed with an excellent gift in the ministry * * * * ." Concerning John Evans, the memorial^ says he was " a man of good natural understanding, and favored early in life to see the necessity of a diligent attention to the voice of Divine wis- dom. In the twenty-third year of his age [he was born in 1689] he appeared in the ministry. * * * He had a clear, 1 See her Journal, at length, in Friends' Miscellany, Vol. III. Jane was an inter- esting character. She was a young girl, who had come over from London under trying circumstances, and who, in Philadelphia, to pay her passage money, engaged herself for four years as teacher. She began to preach when about 21. ' Collection of 1787, p. 175, DETAILS CONCERNING THE EARLY FRIENDS. 87 engaging manner of delivery, was deep in heavenly mysteries, and plain in declaring them ; being well acquainted with the holy scriptures, he was made skillful in opening the doctrines therein contained, and was often led to draw lively and instruct- ive similitudes from the visible creation. He traveled through most of the northern colonies in the service of truth, and several times through this province. He was often drawn to attend general meetings, funerals, and other public occasions, par- ticularly the adjacent meetings after their first establishment. * * * He was a zealous promoter of visiting Friends in their families. He was many times engaged therein, and his labors . were awakening and useful ; often employ' d in visiting' the sick, the widow, and the fatherless and others in affliction ; on these occasions he was seldom large in expression, but his silent sym- pathy and secret breathing for their relief was more consolatory than many words ; a considerable part of his time was spent in assisting widows, and the guardianship of orphans, which, though laborious to him, was of much advantage to them." John Evans died in September, 1756, his ministry having covered about fifty-four years. He was undoubtedly one of the strongest and most influential characters of his time. His cousin Evan probably began to preach a little later than he, but the two for many years were closely associated. Amongst the minutes from the monthly meeting records there are indications of this, and in the memorial of Evan it is said of the two men that " their friendship was pure, fervent, and lasting as their lives, and their separation a wound to the latter [John Evans] , the remembrance of which he never wholly survived. They travelled together through many of these colonies in the service of the ministry." Some extracts from the monthly meeting records may here be presented : 88 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 1722. A certificate for Evan Evans, John Evans, Hugh Foulk, and Ellis Hugh, ministers, in order to recommend them to y° Quarterly Meet- ting of Ministers and Elders at Philadelphia, was read and approved. 1722. Application being made on behalf of Margaret Jones for a few lines to y° Quarterly Meeting of Ministers, to signifie our unity with her ministry [a committee was appointed] . 1723. Evan and John Evans laid before this Meetting a concern they had to visit some meetings in the Jerseys. They both being young and pretty much unknown they laid it to Consideration whether it be proper to have a few lines with 'em. 1723. Our friend Ann Roberts having returned from her visit to North Carolina and Virginia produced two certificates, which was read and well received. 1724. Hugh Foulke acquainted this meeting a concern lay upon his mind to visit Frds at Long Island. [Rowland Ellis and Cadwallader Evans were appointed to draw a certificate for him.] 1725. 6th mo. 31st. Sarah Davis laid before this Meeting her Concern to visit Frds in Maryland and y° adjacent parts of this Province. [This approved.'and in 12th mo. following :] Sarah Davis produced a certificate of her travels in Maryland which was read and received. 30th of y' 9th mo., 1725. It is agreed y' y* Meeting of Ministers signifie on the behalf of our friends Cadwallader Evans, Row. Robert, Andrew Dean and Mary Foulke, y' y" few words dropped by them is in a general way well received. 5th mo. 26th, 1726. It is agreed here with y° concurrance of y° Women's Meeting, that AliceJ Griffith, Ellin David, and Ellin Evans be constituted and appointed Elders and Assistants in y« affairs of y' ministry. At precisely what time it was that the meeting was strongest in ministers I am not able to say, but probably between 1725 and 1745. Joseph Foulke in his manuscript Journal speaks of its strength in early times, and says : "I have heard my parents say that at one time fourteen approved ministers belonged to the [monthly ?] meeting, and when the Yearly Meeting was held at Burlington, N. J., the late George Dillwyn remarked that in his youthful days North Wales was called ' the school of the prophets." " •DETAILS CONCERNING THE EARLY FRIENDS. 89 From the Journal of John Fothergill/ of England, we get some glimpses of the Friends at Gwynedd, about this time. In 1 72 1, accompanied by Lawrence King, he was visiting meet- ings in America, and we find the following passages in his Journal : "The loth of nth mo. [January] we had a Meeting at Buckingham, and went the nth to North Wales, where we lodged at John Evan's, and had a good meeting that Evening with a large Number of Friends who came to see us. The 12th, being accompanied by several of those and some other Friends, we went to a new settled Place called Great Swamp, [Richland, Bucks Co.] and tho' the Snow was deep and the Frost very vere, yet thro' the Lord's Goodness we got well through, and had a good little Meeting with some Friends and other People who came in that Even- ing at Peter Leicester's. The 14th we were [again] at the Meeting at North Wales, which was very large, several other Professors coming in, and the Gospel was preached in its own Authority and Wisdom, and was exalted in many souls, [etc.] We had another Meeting that Evening at the House of Hugh Foulke, which was much to our Satisfaction. The 15th we had a meeting at Plymouth * * and the i6th we were at North Wales meeting again ; a large solidly edifying Meeting it was. * * The 17th we had a meeting at Horsham * * * -^e lodged that night at William Stockdale's, where we had some good service in the Love of the Truth that Evening, among a pretty many Friends." His Journal continues (after mentioning visits to meetings in New Jersey and the neighborhood of Philadelphia) : " The 17th [of 1 2th mo., February] we had a Meeting in the Baptist Meeting-house near Skippolk [Skippack ?] , at the Request of some of them, where the Lord * * gave us a comfortable Time to Gen- eral Satisfaction. We parted lovingly, and came that Night to Evan 1 This John Fothergill (b. 1676 ; d. 1744), himself an eminent preacher, had two distinguished sons, — Dr. John Fothergill (1712-1780), the physician, of London ; and Samuel Fothergill ( 1773), a preacher among Friends. Dr. Fothergill was one of the most successful physicians of his age : he had an income of ;^7,ooo, and he left an estate of ;^8o,ooo, with part of which he endowed the well-known Friends' School at Ackworth, in Yorkshire. Both he and his brother Samuel wrote several treatises and books. 90 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Evans's, at North Wales, and were the i8th at Friends' Meeting there, which was large, and it being First-day we had another in the Evening." In 1736, John Fothergill made another visit to this country, and was again at Gwynedd. His Journal says : " The 27th [of loth mo., December] I set out again into the Country, and had a Meeting that Day at Plymouth, and a large one the Day follow- ing at North Wales (it being their Monthly meeting for Business), wherein we were comforted together." * * * [In the following year, having in the meantime visited numerous meetings throughout, the country, he was at Goshen, near the end of the 8th month (October), and says : "I went from there to North Wales, and was at two meetings there, wherein Divine Goodness was manifested."] Returning to our notice of Evan Evans, we find him mentioned by John Churchman as "a grave and solid Friend." Gwynedd Monthly Meeting's memorial ' speaks of him strongly. One or two passages have already been cited. It says " he was favored with an excellent gift in the ministry, which he exercised in solemn dread and reverence. * * * Besides his travels through many of the colonies, he also frequently visited the several counties in this province, and more particu- larly many of the adjacent meetings in their infancy ; wherein his unwearied labours of love tended much to their comfort, growth, and establishment in the truth." The memorial alludes to his usefulness in the administration of the Society's discipline, and to his consistency of conduct in private life ; it adds that " he was abroad in the service of truth when attacked with his last illness ; and as the disorder was slow and tedious, he attended several meetings in the fore part thereof," etc. He was about 63 years old when he died, — July 24th, 1747. Alice Griffith, the wife of Hugh Griffith, is also amongst those who have a memorial in the 1787 Collection. It says ' Collection of 1787, p. 137. DETAILS CONCERNING THE EARLY FRIENDS. 9 1 that " being a woman of great integrity and uprightness of heart, she became very serviceable in divers respects ; zealous for maintaining good order and Christian discipline in the church. She was well qualified for that weighty service of visiting families, having at such opportunities to communicate of her own experience j * * * and * * * would often be drawn forth in opening divine mysteries, as if she had been in a large assembly, as many witnessess can testffy that have been sensibly reached, — yea, baptized by her religious visits." The language of the memorial does not convey the impression that she was a minister, except in the sense just presented. It speaks of her concern to stir up Friends "to a close attendance of meetings both on First and other days, as also to observe the hour appointed, being herself a good example there- in, until, by old age and infirmity of body, she was disabled, which was about three years before her removal." She died April 1st, 1749, but the memorial does not state her age. William Trotter, whose memorial from Gwynedd Monthly Meeting is also in the Collection of 1787, was a minister at Plymouth. He died on the 19th of 8th month, 1750, aged about 53 years and 6 months. It may be presumed that he was, occasionally at least, an attendant and minister at Gwynedd. Ann Roberts, who died on the 9th of 4th month, 1740, was a native of Wales, and had been a minister for fifty years. (She was seventy-three at her death.) She was a widow, Ann Bennett, of Abington, when she married Rowland Roberts, and removed to Gwynedd. The memorial of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, in the 1787 Collection, says: "Her first coming to reside among us was seasonable, for we having but few ministers, the field before her was extensive, in which she labored fervently," etc. Her usefulness in drawing out younger ministers is noted, and it is added that " she went pretty much 92 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. abroad, visiting Friends in this and the adjacent provinces, to- wit, the Jerseys, Maryland, Virginia, and Carolina, accqmpanied to the remotest parts by her near and dear friend Susanna Morris. In her more advanced years she visited Great Britain, accompanied by our esteemed friend Mary Fennel * * * After her return she met with great difficulties in respect to her outward circumstances, which she sustained with Christian fortitude. * * * After this, she met with a very heavy affliction in the loss of her husband, which she likewise bore with becoming resignation," etc. She suffered from the dropsy near the close of her life. Other memorials are given in the Collection of 1787 con- cerning Jane Jones, the wife of John Jones, " carpenter," of Montgomery ; Ellen Evans, the wife of John Evans, and daugh- ter of Rowland Ellis ; Mary Evans, the wife of Owen Evans ; and William Foulke, the son of Thomas. John Comly re- marks, in Friends' Miscellany, what is very noticeable to any careful reader of these and the other memorials referred to, that they are written with unusual merits of composition. He says that "the order, the originality, and perspicuity displayed in these documents furnish a lively evidence of the literary qualifi- cations of the Friends of Gwynedd and Plymouth," — and the candid reader who is at all in sympathy with their subject matter, must admit that this praise is fairly bestowed. Jane Jones, Ellen Evans, and William Foulke were valued members, as is clearly apparent from their memorials, but they were not ministers. Mary, the wife of Owen Evans, was born in Philadelphia in 1695, and married Owen in 1736. She died in 1769. Her memorial says^ "Her public appearances were not very frequent, but when she spoke her testimony was fervent, sound, and edifying * * * she was several times 1 Collection of 1787, p. 276, DETAILS CONCERNING THE EARLY FRIENDS. 93 drawn forth in the love of the Gospel to visit Friends in most of the provinces on this continent, also the island of Tortola, which she undertook with the unity of her friends at home, and re- turned with clear and satisfactory accounts of her labors amongst those whom she visited." Of Margaret Jones, there is a brief extract from the monthly meeting memorial in the John Smith manuscripts. It says " she received a precious share of Gospel ministry * * * And altho' the latter part of her life was attended with many trials and afflictions, nevertheless we believe she held her integrity to the end." Margaret was the wife bf John Jones, the son of William John. She died in April, 1743, and was buried at Germantown. It is impossible to study the records of this early period of the colony's experience without being impressed with the evident strength of character and the sincere religious nature of those who composed it. The tendencies and convictions of the people of Gwynedd, at that time, were obviously those of a simple and sincere body of Christians, closely united in feeling, and maintaining in an unusual degree the primitive virtues of life. XL Narrative of yohn Humphrey, of Merion. THE following document refers entirely to occurrences in Wales, — chiefly hardships experienced by the Friends, at certain periods, on account of their religious views. Its relation to the history of Gwynedd, it must be admitted, is not direct. But many of the incidents and details which it embodies concern persons who make a part of this history, and it throws light upon the character of the Welsh people who settled in Merion and Gwynedd, and upon their manner of life in the old country. The document, I believe, has never been printed ; I obtained it from a copy preserved amongst the papers of the late Lewis Jones, of Gwynedd.' (In Besse's Sufferings of Friends some of the incidents here related at length will be found briefly men- tioned, but most of the document is unique.) John Humphrey, who left this account, was not the early Gwynedd settler of that name, as might reasonably be pre- sumed, but another person altogether, and perhaps not even a kinsman. He was John Humphrey, "of Merion." He came to Pennsylvania in 1683, amongst the first of the Welsh immi- grants, and had a considerable tract of land in what is now Lower Merion, directly adjoining the Haverford line. He was a personal friend of Thomas Lloyd, the associate of Penn, and Deputy Governor, and upon the occasion of Thomas's death, ^ Lewis, I conclude, was the great-great-grandson of Rees John, repeatedly men- tioned in John Humphrey's narrative. JOHN HUMPHREY'S NARRATIVE. 95 in 1694, sent to his brother Charles Lloyd, of Dolobran, Wales/ a well-expressed and impressive letter of condolence, a copy of which is also preserved in the Lewis Jones manuscript, but which I do not think it necessary to reproduce. John Humphrey^ was evidently a person of considerable intelligence, and of more than the average education of his time. His Narrative, though quaint, is always perspicuously, and often strongly, composed ; and his acquaintance with English was so unusually good, for a Welshman of his period, that he translated into English words and rhyme, Thomas Ellis's " Song of Rejoicing," a Welsh poem of three stanzas.^ John Humphrey left no children. But many persons of the same family name are descended from the sons of his brother Samuel.* A Brief Narrative of the Sufferings of the Christian People called Quakers at Llwyn Grwill in Merioneth Shire, North Wales, Great Brittain, by John Humphrey. In the year 1661 our sufferings in Llwyn Grwill was very Cruel, our Persecutors driving us out of our Religious Meetings, and putting us in a ^The Lloyds were persons of education and wealth. Details concerning them, their family descent, etc., may conveniently be consulted in Keith's Provincial Coun- cillors of Pennsylvania. 2 He came over in 1683, with his wife Joan, and appears to have been, then, of Llwundu, in Merionethshire. Their certificate from the Quarterly meeting of Merion- ethshire attests that he had been a friend for 23 years {i.e. since about 1660, as indicated in his Narrative), that he was faithful in times of great suffering, and that his house "was a free receptacle for Friends." It describes him, also, as " a minister, of few words, according to his measure." He died in Merion, on the 28th of 7th month, 1699, aged 66 years. His will was dated in 1699 and probated in 1700. His wife had died in 1698. His will shows his interest in literature by a legacy for reprinting an old Welsh book or tract, and he proves his liindly disposition by numerous gifts of remembrance to children of friends and neighbors. 3 It is given by Dr. Smith, in his History of Delaware County. Thomas EUis was an early settler in Haverford, and a prominent citizen, serving for some time as Register General of the Province. He died in 1688. ■•Some details as to this family will be found farther on, in a foot-note to the Narrative. 96 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Pennfold by the Highway side, while they were drinking and making Merry over us, and over the witness of God in themselves, and in a Scoff- ing way asking if a little Dog that followed us was the Spirit that led us. After they had filled themselves for their work they drove us two Miles by the Sea Shore, Abusing us with their Swords, forcing us to trot before their Horses, it being late & Intending to Oblige the Ferryman to put us on a little Island or bank of Sand in the Sea, where they thought to secure us for that Night, that they might find us safe the next Morning, to drive us 24 miles farther where some of our Friends were in Prison ; they having no Warrant or Officer among them ; but some of our kind Neighbors over- took us before they had us into the boat, and treated with them between Jest and Earnest, so that they released us out of their hands that Night ; but Soon after, the same came in the night time and broke open the House of John William, the Father of Evan John and Rees John,^ who laid down their Bodies in Pennsylvania,' they Violently haled the Family out of their Beds Except their Mother, who was a cripple and could not stir but as she was helped in Bed, they drove them a Mile before Day, slapping them with their Swords (leaving none in the House but the Impotent Woman), and they put them in a Ale-House, while they were Seeking After others. The chief of them went to the house (where my Wife liv'd with her Brother before She was Married), and Knocked at the door ; She, suppos- ing who it was, kept the door shut while she dressed herself, knowing he had no good Design. When he came in he took her and sent her to the 1 Evan John and Rees John were early settlers in Merion. The former (as I have already said in Chapter VIII.) may have been the father of Robert John, one of the first company in Gwynedd. Rees John, — often called Rees John William, e'.^. Rees, the son of John Williams, — came from Wales in 1684, arriving from Philadelphia on the 17th of 7th month (September), in the ship Vine, from Liverpool, William Preeson, master- With him were his wife Hannah and their two sons, Richard and Evan, and daughter Lowry. They had, after their arrival, several other children, one of whom, John, b. 1688, removed about 1710 to Montgomery, and was there well known as John Jones, " carpenter." Details concerning him are elsewhere given in this volume, and he will be found often alluded to. His (John's) brother Richard married for his first wife, Jane Evans ; their sister Lowry was the second wife of Hugh Evans (son of Thomas), of Gwynedd; and their mother (widow of Rees John) became the second wife of Thomas Evans. So that the connection in different ways between the two Johns named above and the settlers of Gwynedd was very intimate. 2 Rees John died nth mo. 26th, 1697. John Humphrey's Narrative was there- fore written between that time and his own death, in 1699. JOHN HUMPHREY'S NARRATIVE. 97 rest of the Company, and went up and down taking all Sorts that did not go to the Steeple-House, even the Milkmaids from Cottages in their Shifts and Petticoats, barefooted, driving them 20 miles before their Horses, not Suffering them to go out of the very Channel of the Road. They met an old Woman coming from the Mill with a small bag of Meal on her Head (her Son and Daughter used to come to our Meetings some times), they flung down the bag into the Channel, & made the Old woman trot six Miles before their Horses, untill She was quite tired, there they left her in the Road, and sent the rest to Prison, to a town Called Balla,' & there they remained a Considerable time before they were released. I have seen some of these persecutors afterwards come to our Doors & gladly would accept of a Crust of Bread at our hands. Soon after they were Re- leased they were taken by a Warrant & brought before a Justice who tendered the Oath unto them & upon their Refusal they were committed to Prison, & also all sorts of Professors that were under the least Convince- ment were sent to prison Untill the Prison was filled. There they all Re- mained till the Assize, where they paid two shillings & sixpence a Week for their Diet besides Duties & Custom which would Amount to a Great Sum of Money in a Year, from every one, which was no small gain to the Gaoler. Then they began to Count the cost & thought what Estate they had would soon be consumed at that Rate, and that it was better for them to Yield soon than late, & Such that were not willing to part with all went away with the flood at the assize. But I may not Omit to Record for a Memorial to Posterity, the faith- full Sufferings & sore afflictions in particular of four Friends, to wit, my Brother Samuel Humphrey (who Ran his race and finished his Course in the land of his Nativity, but his Wife and seven Children ^ in the Year ' Bala is an important market town in Merionethshire, on the Dee. It is not, however, the shire-town, Dolgelly having that distinction. 'The wife (Elizabeth) came, as here stated, in 1683. But her son Daniel had preceded her, having come the previous year. Elizabeth's certificate is from the Quarterly Meeting of Merionethshire, dated 5th mo. 27th, 1683, and signed by thirteen persons, among whom are Owen Humphrey (brother of her deceased husband, and of John, the author of the Narrative above), Rowland Ellis, and two Robert Owens. It refers also to her children, of whom five are named. From a family list furnished me by Philip P. Sharpies, West Chester, the names of her seven children were Lydia, Daniel, Benjamin, Joseph, Rebecca, Ann, and Gobitha. Daniel Humphrey took up land in Haverford, and m. 1695, Hannah, daughter of Dr. Thomas Wynne, of Wynne- wood, in Lower Merion. Rebecca Humphrey {d. 1733) married Edward Reese, who d. 1728, and was buried at Merion Friends' m. h. Daniel and Hannah (Wynne) 98 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 1683 Transported themselves to Pennsylvania) ; [and] the two Brothers Evan John & Reese John aforementioned, & one John William a poor Husband-man who went through great Conflicts & Suffered the Buffeting of Saten both within and without. These refused to Swear at all and pro- duced a Special Command for it, & by good Authority from the only Law giver who hath Power to kill & to save. This Doctrine indeed was not Preached at large Amongst us in those Days.' It may be said, as before was said of Peter & John, the Innocent Boldness of these Illiterate Men that could not Read nor write save in their own Language, the Court were astonished & mad with fury because they could not make them bow to their Wills, when so many had obeyed their commands & bowed to the Image they had set up and taken the Oath upon their knees. Their Anger was kindled against these faithful sufferers and [they] Commanded them to be Chain' d in Irons, which was Immediately done by the gaoler in Presence of the Court, linking them two and two, & Binding their hands on their backs, then Conveyed them from thence to the gaoler's House, where they remained all Night in that Posture. The County gaol was long 12 Miles distant from that town & [there] happen' d to be exceeding Stormy weather & great floods in their way. When the gaol was Removed they were forced to travel all Coupled in Chains, only their hands were loosed & when they were brought to the Gaol the Gaoler provided Meat & Drink & Beds at the same rate as he Charg'd them and others before Sessions. He put his Victuals on a table and Called some of his Associates to see him tender- ing his meat to them. Asking them if that was not sufficient for such Men to Eat, & and some said it was Sufficient Enough. Then he Vowed Humphrey had ten children, of whom six were sons, and from this couple descended (son) Charles, who was a member of the Continental Congress, 1774-76 ; (grandson) Joshua, a great ship-builder of Philadelphia, and designer of several ships of the early American navy ; (great-grandson) Samuel, who was the Chief Constructor in the American navy, from 1815 to 1846 ; and General A. A. Humphrey, of the U. S. Army, who served with distinction in the War against the Rebellion. Elizabeth Humphrey's son Benjamin, named in the certificate, settled in Haverford, but removed to Merion, where his uncle John, (the Narrative author), dying childless, had left him his own farm. He m., 1694, Mary Llewellyn, of Haverford, and died in 1738, aged 76. The daughters named in the certificate, Lydia and Ann, m. respectively Ellis Ellis and Edward Robert ; Gobitha d. 1697, unmarried. ' I take this to imply that up to this time it had not been urged by Quaker preachers, in that part of Wales, that it was wrong to take a judicial oath. JOHN HUMPHREY' S NARRATIVE. 99 with Curses & Oaths, that if they would not take that, he would famish them to Death, & their Blood should be upon their own Heads, & some affirmed that he Might do so, and so he did Endeavour to do for a long while, but some means was found in his Absence to Convey a little Victuals through a little hole in the wall on the Point of a pike to keep them alive. They were kept Close Prisoners until the next Assize, then the Judge came that Circuit & they were Released, but the Gaoler being sorely Vexed by the Disappointment he had from the Quakers, after he had Promised himself all they had, he Could get nothing from them, then he devised some Mischief against Samuel Humphrey, Supposing him to be the Author of his Overthrow. He advanc'd some Action Against him in the County Court & got a Writ to the Sheriff, and attacked him on a fair Day when he was about his Business, So that he was Clapt in Prison in depth of winter, having neither fire nor Cloaths for nine Days & Nights, save what he had on when he was taken and those very wet. Neither would he let him have any Repast but what was Conveyed to him in the Gaoler's Absence, and so Kept him close confined for several Months, until a Friend took the cause in Hand, & the Gaoler was cast in the Suit, still wanting advantage. I Being all this time sick in Bed, several times threatened to be taken out of Bed to Prison, having a Distemper in my Limbs whereby I lost the use of my Right leg and thigh for a time, [when] I Recovered a little & strove to the Bath. In about a Week after I went there, one Day I was Bathing myself and After went to (as their Manner was) Procure Sweat, I Slumbered a little, & Dreamed that the same Gaoler Invited the said four Friends to his House and laid Meat on the Table before them, telling them whether they would Eat or not he would Make them pay. Supposing there was Something in it I took my Pen and Pocket-Book and Entered the Day & hour I saw it. In a little while after 1 received an account that Upon the very same Day & Hour they were taken by the same Gaoler with a writ of Quo-Minus from London Upon the Old Action. (I Perceived this was the Lord's doings; therefore I Record It amongst my Memorials.) And so they were kept a long while in prison Untill the Gaoler was weary of them but got nothing. After they were come home from Prison and I from the Bath, Our Meetings were pretty fresh and we did Count the cost & Resolved to keep them up, come what would ; so on the first Day of the week those that first Molested us came with Swords and Staves into our Meeting, and took Old & Young, Male and Female, as many as was able to go and haled lOO HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. us before a Justice of the Peace who was a Render Man and loth to Meddle if he could have his choice. But such was the time that if the least ten- derness appeared in any of the Magistrates, the Priests and others would soon charge them with not being faithful to Ceasar ; and that would cause them to pass Sentence against their Judgment. The act of Banishment was then in force. ^ The first & Second Offence was fines which was to be Di- vided between the King and the Informers ; and in Case the Parties would not pay the fine they [were] Committed to Prison, & there Remain untill Payment. The third offence was Banishment. So when we came before the Justice he shewed us the Danger we were hke to run Ourselves into ; but if we would pay the fine and Promise to keep no more Meetings we Should be released ; other wise he could do no less than Commit us to Prison. We then in short put them all out of Doubt that we would neither pay nor Promise any such thing on that Account. Then our names were taken, and a Commitment in one Altogether, to send us all to Prison ; I perceived it then, & do remember that the Justice might be Called a Quaker, [for] his hand did shake till he was Ashamed. When the Com- mitment was Ready, Old John WilUams (the Father of Reese & Evan John) Spoke unto Them on this Wise : " Oh Justice, as thou art to expect Mercy when thou Appearest before the Tribunal Seat of God, for his Sake shew Mercy now, & let this Girl go home to her Mother, who is a Cripple in Bed, and now alone. If the House was on fire she could not move herself." One that was Present did Chide the old Man for Speaking after that Manner. The [justice, however,] was then walking up & Down in the Hall, and could not Refrain sheding tears. He said, "Let him alone. He speaks in the Anguish of his Soul," and left the Room, being he 1 This was the Act of Parhament of 1661, strongly pleaded against by the Friends, Edward Burrough and Richard Hubberthorn appearing at the bar of the House of Commons, and there presenting their arguments. It passed, however, and the King (Charles II.) signed it in May, 1662. It is notable that among the few in the House of Commons who opposed it, and argued for liberty of conscience, was Edmund Waller, the poet. Two other members, Michael Mallett and Sir John Vaughan, took the same side, and were subsequently " convinced " of the Friends' doctrines, the latter being imprisoned with them, and continued Friendly even when he became Earl of Carberry. The act of 1661 forbade the assembling of five or more Quakers, over 16 years old, under pretence of religious worship, and inflicted fines or imprisonment for the first and second offences, and transportation for the third. A still more severe law was passed in 1664, and while great numbers were imprisoned under thenf, some were actually banished. JOHN HUMPHREY' S NARRATIVE. lOI Could no longer forbear. Weeping. We saw him no more that Night. It was late by that time, & we had long Eight miles to the County gaol. The Constable was loth to send us there, without leaving us go first to our Houses, so he Dismissed [us] upon conditions that he Could find us the next Day at our Houses. Against Saml. Humphreys went to his Home his Wife was in Labour & was Delivered of two Sons before Morning. He called them Joseph & Benjamin.^ The Justice had tidings thereof; he sent for the Constable, and took up the Commitment, and wished some of us would Appear before him. The Constable came to stop his Man who was going with some of us to the County gaol, & when he came in Sight he Cry'd with a loud Voice, Saying : " " Trowch yn ol ! Trowch yn ol ! Fe roes Duy ei law argalon y gwr, " — that is to say, "Turn back; turn back; God has laid his hand upon the Man's Heart." So my Brothej- Owen & Samuel Humphreys went to him the Day following, and as they were going to Hall, they met his [the Justice's] Mother in the Court. She gave them an Account that her Son had been in a sad Condition since they had been there. When they went to him he raised his Spirits & told that his Hand should not be upon them, but he wpuld Bind them over to the Next Quarter sessions, and would venture to Release our Brother Saml., tho' he did know what Danger he Should incur. If he Should be put to it, he knew the Law would not bear him out. When the Quarter-Sessions came the Constable Brought [them] there, according to his orders. There was six Justices on the Bench, & the Sheriff. Some of them were Men of a Thousand Pounds a Year, & the least two Hundred, — most of them in the Prime of their time. When we came before them, they began to deride, mock c& Scoff, and in a Scoffing Manner asking if we did know the Ffyold Gatholig &c., — that is. Catholic faith, &c. Others in a Rage said if we were not Quakers they would make us Quake, — make us their Laughing Stocks, — flinging our hats about. Our friend Evan Ellis said to them that they took more Delight to sit on the Seat of Scorners than on the seat of Justice and Judgment. Then they tendered the Oath to us, which we Refused, then they fined us and upon Default of Payment they Committed us to the gaol. It being late and a long way to the County Prison, we were shut up that Night in a Close Room. When it was Night, by the Light of the Moon the whole Bench, with one Accord, Both Sheriff and Justices, save one, came before 1 This was the nephew to whom John Humphrey left his own estate in Merion. He d. 1738, aged 76 years. I02 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. the door, where we were put in, to make Merry over us & over the witness of God in themselves. Drinking the King's Health, they Commanded the Gaoler to open upon us, & sent in their Parasite to force us to drink the King's health. We, lying upon the Ground Uke Dead bodies, did not mind what they said. They had Liquor which they called Aqua Vita. They offered us some of it, & in Mocking Manner called it the water of Life ; [saying] it would flow out of our Bellies if we would drink of it. We Still lay Quiet, answering not a Word. Then they sent the fiddler to Play and sing over us and so Continued Tormenting us almost all night, pouring drink in our faces and committed an Indecency hardly fit to be mentioned. We never moved all this while, for all they could do. When it was Day light all was Quiet in Town. I took my Pen & half a Sheet of Paper & wrote what the Lord put in my mind, who I am Satisfied directed my pen to give them a Citation to appear before the Tribunal Seat of God Almighty to Answer not only for their Injury done to us but for Crucifying to themselves the Son of God afresh, and putting of him to open shame. [I] further said that I wished that which they sent to us in a Scoffing Manner calhng it aqua Vita might not Prove to be Aqua Mortis to them, &c. This Paper was sent among them that Day & we were sent to the County Gaol. It may be observed that some of them were never seen on the Bench again, & it was not two Years & a half before the six were in their graves, to Wit, five Justices and the high-Sheriff. When we came to the Gaol the gaoler after his usual manner Pro- vided Meat & Drink, & laid it upon the Table And told us he would use us as Gentlemen if we would pay, and if not he would use us Otherwise. We Answered we could not Live at that Rate long & would make no bargain with him, he swearing as he used to do that he would Famish us then, and [he] Endeavored to do so as much as he could. However we strove with [it] and lay on the floor until the Assize. Then the Gaol was to be removed to Bala. I, being lame, was Obliged to Travel a-foot for 12 Miles. (If I had brought a Horse he would have Arrested him for the fees.) When the Assize "came, we Presented our Petition to the Judge, and the Second day of the Assize, at Night, as we were going to bed we had it deliver' d to him & he read it and Delivered it again to the Messenger and Directed that it should be presented to him the Next day, as soon as he sat on the Bench, which he did Accordingly, at his first Entrance. Then he Read it very serious and Solidly to himself, and JOHN HUMPHREY'S NARRATIVE. 1 03 handed it to the Pathonater to be Read Publicly ; so he began to read, until [when] he came to our Terms of Thee & Thou, he Smiled and Stuttered. The Judge bade him Read on, as he did, after which we were Commanded to be brought to Court. Twelve of the Sheriff's Men came with their holberts to Guard us to the Court. Way was made for us to Stand at the Barr. The Judge asked us why we did not go to Church to worship God and Divine Service. We Replyed that the time was come that they that worshiped God according to His will must worship Him in Spirit & in Truth, and wheresoever two or three are met together in His Name, He Promiseth to be in the midst of them. Several Questions were asked by several in Court, some in Earnest & some in Jest, but we answered them not. Then the Sheriff's Men guard' d us to the gaol again, after they tendered us the Oath, and we Refused. There was a little Paper of George Fox's — sent by Shropshire Friends to us, [upon] hearing that we suffered on the Account of Swearing. The contents thereof was this : ' ' The Cry of the World is ' Swear and kiss the book, ' and the Book saith, ' Kiss the Son,' & the Son saith ' Swear not at all.' " We did not know how to get it Published, it being so pertinent to the time & purpose, [but] we offered one six-pence to nail it on the Court-House door. He concluded he would do it, But his Heart failed him, and he returned it again saying he did not know but they would count it Treason to Publish anything that was against the law. I put it in my Pocket to wait another Opportunity. The Day following the Sheriff and his Train Came to the Gaol and took from amongst us Old John Williams, the Father of Reese John, a short Man with grey hairs and long Beard about Seventy Years of Age. He alone was taken to the Court. The Judge asked if he would Pay the fines. He Answer' d in his own Language that he wronged no Man, he was a poor husbandman, Endeavoring to keep his conscience void of offence towards God & Man, earning his Bread with the sweat of his brow, paying Duties and Customs to whom it was due. Then he was Commanded to be put in a loft at the other End of the Hall, where he was a straight object before the Judge's face, which, as many supposed. Affected his Heart with Pitty to the poor, Innocent, Old Man, for the Judge could not turn his Eyes from him all the while. Then his son, Reese John, was fetched from us to Court ; and as they were leading him along they told him that his father had taken the Oath, and promis'd to pay the fine. Howbeit he was so steadfast in his Mind that they Could not move him, altho' he knew not what was become of his I04 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Father. The Court Demanded the fine from him, & tendered the oath & he Refused ; then he was turned to his Father. The Next was Hugh Price, whom they endeavored to persuade to do as they said the others had done, but to no effect. And when they saw that nothing would prevail, they came in great Rage and fury for us all & brought us to the Barr. The deputy Sheriff's son had piad] some Quarrel, & my brother [had] taken [part in it] some former time. He was Pricking us with Pins in the Court. We made our Complaint thereof to the Bench ; then one of the Lawyers said whosoever abuseth a prisoner at the Barr, the Law was to cut off his Right arm. When to Excuse himself he said he was searching for Treacherous Papers ; with that he thrust his hand in my pocket, and found that little paper which we could not get any way to Divulge. When he had got it he Proclaimed it to the Court thinking he had got something that would take me by the throat. One of the Lawyers read it and gave it to his Companion, saying " Let it go, my Lord ; it will harm no body." So it went to the Judge's hand, & he read it & said nothing to it. I perceived this to be the Lord's doings, to Cause this Angry fellow to do that service for us. Which we could not have any to do for money, and we were then released from our fines and Imprisonments. The Gaoler cry'd out Could he keep men in his custody and have nothing for our meat & drink & lodging. The cryer cried out, "Free Men." One of the Justices that Committed us said he would have us here again, ere long, but the Judge said, " Let them go now." The Judge sent to us to know [how] it was between us and the Gaoler. We made it appear that we did not partake of anything that might Be called his, but his cruelty, and that we did pay, to the utmost — only to the floor which we lay and Trod upon. John Humphrey. [A Short Relation Omitted in its proper place is here inserted. 1 About the year 1663 the Magistrates of Montgomery Recommended to the Magistrates of Merioneth some vain Sorry fellow that had spent his Estate, urging them to Employ him to suppress the Fanaticks, as they Called them, and Issued forth warrants to bring in all that did not go to the Steeple House ; & many was taken in this Net, which they spread, but other Dissenting Professors that had but little Possession in the Truth, [and] Could not stand the Stock — Agreed with the Man to give him some JOHN HUMPHREY'S NARRATIVE. 105 Money, & were Dismissed. None remained Faithful to their Testimony but Friends, and on us he was Resolved to vent his Rage and Cruelty, and locked us up in a Room a Top of the shire hall, and would not as much as allow us a little straw to lay upon. There was a Bundle of Straw in a Window, to stop the wind & rain coming in, which he took away. A Friend said to him, "Thou Canst take out, but thou canst not cause the wind to blow in there. ' ' Then we Resolved to suffer, and he upon the Boards, and the whole Company agreed that one should lay for a Boulster and three lay with their heads upon him, and so all take their turns. Thus we spent several weeks, and He like a severe Master over us, coming to see us Every Day, but after he had spent all he had got from the Dissenting Professors, and could not get any thing from us, he was weary of Friends, and said he would not Trouble himself any farther with us, and so we were Released. John Humphrey. Some Account of the Sufferings of our Ancient friend John Humphreys in Wales in Old England, taken from, an old Manuscript. After I was Married I went to Lanwyddun in Montgomery-shire. There was no Friends' Meetings there before I came ; only two Cousins of mine frequented Meetings abroad ; but we set up a Meeting, & in a little time a great Concourse of People from the parish about began to come, & our Meetings came to be pretty large. I was several times Apprehended by Warrant and brought to the Assizes in Montgomery but never put to prison but during the Sessions. There was a Man that lived very near to the place where we kept our Meetings. He was building a house & had many hands from many Parts. Upon our Meeting Day they agreed to come to Disturb our Meetings. So they came to the House after the Meeting was over, & rushed in amongst us, & asked upon what Account so many of us came together. Some of us Asked upon what Account they came amongst us in such a Posture. Upon that one of them steped [up] and took me by the Hair of my Head with the Broad ax in the other hand and Lug'd me towards the door. Some Women throng' d about me and said: " Thou Villain, what dost thou mean ! " By that he Answered : "I mean to take off his head." The Women wrestled and took the Ax from him. He still held me Io6 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. by the hair. They strove with him until they got his Hands from my head and then cast him out of the door. As I was going home by the place where they were working, I turned in, thinking to speak with their Master to know whether was it by his Permission they Came, but he not being there the Men came down from the Scaffold and one with a Clift of Wood struck me upon my head untill I was quite dead, Rowling in my Blood. The Woman of the House was an Englishwoman from London. She^ cried out with a loud voice and put my head in her apron, & called out for her husband to send away the Wicked Bloody rogue from her House. They abused the friend that was with me also. When my Blood was washed and my wound Dressed I got home. The rumor was spread abroad ; they fled and left the work. The fellow that abused me was never seen again in the country. In the year 1679 ^^ "^"' ^'^t' ^^^ in force, and many turned to be Informers. Justice Morris came to be an Informer, himself, and Issued out writ, & gave them to the Sheriff, who Distrained upon Charles Loyd, Thos. Loyd, Thos. March, and others, & took what they could find of their Cattle. The sale Friends sought a Replevin, intending to traverse the case to get home the Cattle till the Assize. Charles and Thos. Lloyd sent two Men upon two good Horses to Replevin the Cattle. They went to this Morris & shewed their power. He took them to the cattle which was on the other side of the River by his house in a Meadow. When he had them there he took both Horses from them & sent them away, he being Justice of the peace in both Counties, the other side of the River was in Denbighshire. The two Horses were well worth £-2.0 Sterling. In a few Days after, as the said Justice was going from one place to another on one of these Horses he Stumbled in the river. He fell off & was Drowned before his own door. His warrant was [then] with the Deputy Sheriff to distrain upon us in Lanwyddun. • We expected their coming Every Day, and some [that] were faithless and fearfull did con- trive some shift to sell some, & put the rest under the mark of the Land- lord. The Sheriff's Wife was very Earnest with her husband to make hay while the Sun shined, for it was thought that if more Writs were Issued forth, [these] if not soon serv'd, would be Void, — the term would Expire. Which made her so Eager, together with the Profit She made of so many ' This was the revival of the old acts, whose operation had for some time been sus- pended by the King. JOHN HUMPHREY'S NARRATIVE. 1 07 Cows that her Husband brought her. But on the Day he intended to come to distrain our Goods he was Taken with a sore fitt in the Morning, & his Man with all speed sent to Thomas Loyd which was about three miles off, to get something for him, but Doctor Loyd was not at home to go with the Man, nor to give him anything. In a little while after the Man returned, the Sheriff Died in his Chair. Had Thos. Loyd been at home & had given him something, Perhaps Some might have Conjectured some ill thoughts of him. However he had the Warrant in his pocket When he Died Intending that morning before the fitt took him to Execute it upon us. The Night before my Wife was Milking the Cows, Saying to us :" I do not know whether I may ever have them to milk again, or no." The first news that I heard was of his Burial. I did Suppose the hand of God was in it working our Deliverance, Therefore I set it down amongst my Memorials. There was a young man in the Neighborhood about Twenty years of Age living vidth his Father & Mother. As I was agoing before him in the lane, & he a-coming after me with somebody with him, as he came he did go hobbling on one side Crying repeatedly after me : ' ■ Quaker ! Quaker ! Quaker ! " I took little notice of him then. But a Few Days after he was Grievously taken with a sore Distemper in his Limbs, so that he Cry'd out with pain and grief. I had never spoken a word to him nor any Body Else, to the best of my Remeinbrance, of his mocking me, Until his Mother came to my house, with tears, desiring me to forgive him & to pray to God on his behalf. I was seriously Concerned on his Account, and made many a Journey to Visit him in his Sickness. His lower parts was quite benumbed a longtime before his Death. He died Sensible, & I believe in peace with God. XII. Early Monthly Meeting Records of Marriages : Other Lists of Marriages and Deaths. ABSTRACTS of the marriage records of Haverford * Month- ly Meeting (to which the Gwynedd Friends, until 17 14, belonged), and of those of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, are amongst the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsyl- vania, in Philadelphia. From these I have copied a list, relat- ing to Gwynedd and Montgomery, which follows below. In presenting it, however, I desire to say that while it has been copied with care, and is probably accurate, it is at best but the copy of a copy of the original records, and that these have themselves become, by the passage of time, difficult to decipher, in many instances. Those who may wish to be absolutely cer- tain as to dates, etc., should of course consult the original ; otherwise, for ordinary purposes, the list here given will doubt- less serve. List from Haverford Records. Thomas Siddon, of Dublin township, Philadelphia Co., batchelor, to Lowry Evans, of North Wales, spinster, at North Wales meeting place, 5th mo. 28, 1701. [Witnesses : Samuel Siddon, Robert, Thomas, Cadwallader, Elizabeth, Jane, Ann, and Mary Evans, and 28 others.] Hugh Roberts, of Gwynedd, batchelor, and Ann Thomas, of Upper Merion, spinster, at Merion m. h., 7th mo. 30, 1703. ' This is also called Radnor Monthly Meeting. The name at the period of these records was Haverford. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 109 Alexander Edwards, Jun., of Gwynedd, and Gwen Foulke, of the same township, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 6, 1703. William Lewis, of Newtown, Chester co., and Gwen Jones, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 27, 1704. [Witnesses: Lewis, Evan, Samuel, Seaborn, and Evan Lewis, William, John, Jane, Margaret, and Gainor Jones, and 43 others.] Francis Dawes, of Gwynedd, and Margaret Griffith, of Philadelphia, at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 27, 1704. David Jones, of Gwynedd, and Lowry Robert, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., gth mo. 24, 1704. [Witnesses: Griffith, Robert, Margaret and Jane Jones ; John, Ellis, William, Evan Cadwallader, Morris, Nicholas, Rowland, and Jane Roberts, and 20 others.] Evan Griffith, of Gwynedd, and Bridget Jones, of Radnor, in the Welsh Tract, at Radnor m. h., 3d mo. 3, 1705. [Witnesses : Hugh (his father), David, Edward, Catharine, and Ellin Griffith, Griffith and William John, and 48 others.] Robert Evan, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Sarah Evans, of Merion, at Merion m. h. , 4th mo. 4, 1705. [Witnesses: Thomas, Cadwal- lader, Robert, Owen, Hugh, Evan, John, Jane, Elhn, Mary, Jane, Sarah, Gwen, and Margaret Evans ; Cadwallader and Jane Morgan, and 71 others.] Richard Jones, of Meirion, and Jane Evan, of Gwynedd, in the Welsh Tract, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 6, 1705. [Witnesses: Evan, John, Gainor, and Sarah Jones ; Thomas, Anne, Lowry, Robert, Hugh, Evan, and Owen Evans, and 72 others.] John Davies, of Gwynedd, and Mary James, of Radnor, at Radnor meet- ing place, 5th mo. 4, 1705. Robert Humphrey, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Margaret Evans, of Radnor, spinster, at Radnor m. h., 9th mo. I, 1705. Robert Ellis, of Meirion, and Margaret Jones, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 3, 1705. [Witnesses : Rowland, Rowland, Jr., Catharine, and Elizabeth Ellis ; William, John, Thomas, Jane, and Richard Jones, and 67 others.] Hugh Evan, of Gwynedd, and Catharine Morgan, dau. of Cadwallader, of Meirion, at Merion meeting place, 8th mo. 4, 1706. [Witnesses : Thomas, Robert, Evan, Owen, Robert, Owen, Cadwallader, and John Evans ; Cadwallader and Jane Morgan, and 68 others.] no HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Evan Griffith, second son of Griffith John, of Merion, and Jane Jones, step-daughter of John Humphrey, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd meet- ing place, 3d mo. 29, 1707. [Witnesses: Griffith and William John, Hugh Griffith, and 51 others.] Robert John, of Gwynedd, and Gaynor Lloyd, of Merion, widow, at Merion m. h., 4th mo. 3, 1706. [Witnesses : William and Griffith John ; Thomas, Robert, Eliza, and Hannah Lloyd, and 59 others.] Ellis Pugh, Jr., of Plymouth, eldest son of Ellis Pugh, of Merion, and Mary Evan, eldest daughter of Owen Evan, of Gwynedd, at a pub- lic meeting, 3d mo. 3, 1708. Rowland Hugh, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Catharine Humphrey, of Merion, at Merion m. h., 8th mo. 8, 1708. [Witnesses : EUin and Jane Hugh ; John, Robert, and Gainor Humphrey, and 62 others.] George Lewis, of Gwynedd, batchelor, and Jane Roberts, of the same tp., at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 3, 1708. [Witnesses : Thos. and Richard Lewis ; John, Ellis, Wm., and Evan Roberts, and 43 others.] William Roberts, of Gwynedd, batchelor, and Anne Jones, of the same tp., at Gwynedd m., 12th mo. 4, 1708-9. [Witnesses: Ellis Roberts, and 57 others]. David Llewellyn, of Haverford, widower, and Margaret Ellis, of Gwyn- edd, widow, at Gwynedd m., 8th mo. 10, 1709. [Witnesses : Morris and Mary Llewellyn, Rowland Ellis, William and Jane John, and 55 others.] Edward Parry, eldest son of Thomas, of Huntinton township,' Philadelphia CO., yeoman, and Jane Evan, second daughter of Robert, of the same place, spinster, at Gwynedd m. , 8th mo. 6, 17 10. [Wit- nesses, Thomas, and Thomas Parry, Jr. ; Robert, Thomas, and Hugh Evans, and 52 others.] John Griffith, eldest son of Griffith John, of Meirion, and Grace Foulke, second daughter of Edward, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 6, 1707. [Witnesses : Griffith and William John ; Evan Griffith ; Edward, Thomas, and Hugh Foulke, and 5 1 others.] Hugh Evans, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Alice Lewis, daughter of James, of Pembrokeshire, Wales, spinster, at Merion m. place, 6th mo. 25, 1 7 10. [Witnesses : Thomas, Robert, Evan, Owen, Jr., and John Evans ; David Jones, Cadwallader Morgan, and 67 others.] ' Thus on the record. Where was this township ? LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Ill Evan Jones, son of John [Evans] of Radnor, dec'd, and Lowry Evans, daughter of Thomas, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 8, 1711. Thomas Ellis, of Gwynedd, and Jane Hugh, dau. of John, of the same place, at Gwynedd m., 8th mo. 31, 1712. Rowland Hugh, of Gwynedd, widower, and Ellin Evan, dau. of Thomas, of the same place, spinster, at Gwynedd m., 5th mo. 31, 1712. Thomas Foulke, eldest son of Edward, of Gwynedd, and Gwen Evans, eldest dau. of David, of Radnor, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 27, 1706. Humphrey Ellis, of Gwynedd, and Mary Hugh, dau. of John, of Merion, at Radnor m. h., loth mo. i, 1708. Evan Roberts, of Gwynedd, and Jane Evan, dau. of Evan Pugh, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 3, 1709. Cadwallader Morris, of Gwynedd, and Elizabeth Morgan, of the same place, at Gwynedd m., 3d mo. 24, 1710. Thomas David, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Elizabeth Jones, at Gwynedd m. , 8th mo. 10, 171 1. [Witnesses : John and Robert David, and others.] John Hanke, of Whitemarsh, yeoman, and Sarah Evans, dau. of Cad- wallader Evans, of Gwynedd, spinster, at Gwynedd m., loth mo. nth, 1711. John William, of Montgomery, widower, and Catharine Edwards, of the same place, widow, at Gwynedd m., 3d mo, 12, 17 14. Richard Kenderdine, son of Thomas, late of Abington, dec'd, and Sarah Evans, dau. of Robert, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h. , loth mo. 2, 1714. Rowland Roberts, of Montgomery, and Mary Pugh, eldest dau. of Robert Pugh, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m., 3d mo. i, 1713. Samuel Thomas, of Montgomery, and Margaret Morgan, dau. of Edward, of the same tp., at Gwynedd m., 3d mo. 3, 1713. Theophilus Williams, son of John, of Montgomery, and Catharine Foulke, dau. of Edward, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m., 4th mo. 5, 17 13. Hugh Foulke, son of Edward, of Gwynedd, batchelor, and Anne Williams, dau. of John, of Montgomery, spinster, at Gwynedd m., 4th mo. 4, 1713. [Witnesses : Edward, Thomas, Cadwallader, Evan, Ellin, Jane, and Catharine Foulke ; John, William, Thomas and Lewis Williams, and 58 others. 112 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Ellis Hughs, son of John, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Jane Foulke, dau. of Edward, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m., 4th mo. 5th, 1713. [Witnesses : John and Rowland Hugh, and others.] John Jones, son of Rees, late of Merion, dec'd, and Jane Edward, dau. of Edward Griffith, late of Llan y Chill, co. of Merioneth, yeoman, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h. , 4th mo. 9, 1713. [Witnesses : Richard and Thomas Jones ; Hugh, Evan, and John Griffith, and others.] Evan Evans, son of Thomas, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Elizabeth Mus- grave, dau. of Thomas, late of or near Halifax, in Yorkshire, Gt. Britain, yeoman, dec'd, at Haverford m. h., 7th mo. 3, 1713. WiUiam Morgan, son of Edward, of or near Gwynedd, and Elizabeth Roberts, of Montgomery, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 27, 1713. Cadwallader Roberts, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Ellen Humphrey, of Merion, at the dwelling place of Rowland Ellis, 4th mo. 9, 17 14. [Witnesses : Morris, Nicholas, John, Rowland, Evan, Ellis, and Eliza Roberts ; John Humphrey, and 53 others.] Thomas Williams, of Montgomery, and Catharine Thomas, of Merion, at Gwynedd meeting place, 6th mo. 10, 1714. Abraham Musgrave, son of Thomas, late of Halifax, Yorkshire, Gt. Britain, yeoman, dec'd, and Gainor Jones, dau. of William, late of Gwynedd, yeoman, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 4, 1 7 14. Ellis Roberts, of Gwynedd, tailor, and Eliza Thomas, dau. of David, of Radnor, spinster, at Radnor mtg. place, ist mo. 30, 1715. Evan Evans, son of Owen, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Phebe Miles, dau. of Samuel, late of Radnor, dec'd, at Radnor m. h., 2d mo. 13, 1715. John Evans, son of Cadwallader, of Gwynedd, and Ellin Ellis, dau. of Rowland, of Merion, at Merion m. h., 4th mo. 8, 1715. Owen Evans, son of Thomas, of Gwynedd, and Ruth Miles, dau. of Samuel and Margaret, of Radnor, at Radnor m. h., nth mo. 3, 1715-16. John Hugh, of Gwynedd, widower, and ElUn WilUams, of Upper Merion, at Radnor m. h., 12th mo. 12, 1716-17. Hugh Evans, of Gwynedd, widower, and Lowry Lloyd, of Merion, widow [born Lowry John, dau. of Rees John ; wid. of Robert Lloyd] , at Merion m. h., 12th mo. 13, 1716-17. Robert Evan, son of Owen, of Gwynedd, and Ellin Griffith, dau. of Edward, of Upper Merion, at Radnor mtg. place, 3d mo. 30, 1717. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. II3 Griffith Hugh, son of Hugh Griffith, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Jane Roberts, dau. of Robert ElUs, late of Radnor, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 2, 1718. Thomas Evans, son of Owen, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Elizabeth Griffith, dau. of Edward, of Merion, dec'd, at Radnor, 4th mo. 30, 1720. Joseph Ambler, of Montgomery, wheelwright, and Ann Williams, dau. of John, of Meirion, spinster, at Meirion mtg. place, 8th mo. 6, 1720. John Morgan, son of Edward, of Gwynedd, and Sarah Lloyd, dau. of Thomas, of Merion, at Merion m. h., 9th mo. 8, 1721. Cadwallader Evans, son of Evan Pugh, of Gwynedd, and Sarah Richard, dau. of Rowland, late of Tredyffrin, Chester co., dec'd, at the house of Katharine Richard, 8th mo. lo, 1722. [Witnesses : "Evan Pugh, his father," Hugh and Ellin Evan, and 41 others.] Robert Roberts, son of Edward, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Jane Evans, dau. of Robert, of Merion, at Merion m. h., 8th mo. 31, 1723. [Witnesses : Robert, Sarah, Thomas, Robert, Owen, Cadwallader, Evan, and Owen Evan, and others.] Samuel Evans, of Gwynedd, cooper, and Hannah Walker, dau. of Lewis, of Tredyffiin, spinster, at the house of Lewis Walker, 4th mo. 10, 1724. Lewis Williams, of Gwynedd, and Jane Lloyd, dau. of Thomas, of Merion, at Merion m. h., 8th mo. 8, 1725. Rees Harry, son of David, of Plymouth, and Mary Price, dau. of Rees, of Haverford, yeoman, at Haverford mtg., loth mo, 12, 1727. Joseph Morgan, son of Edward, of Gwynedd, and Elizabeth Lloyd, dau. of Thomas, of Merion, at Merion m. h., 9th mo. 8, 1728. Robert Evans, son of Owen, late of Gwynedd, dec'd, and Ruth Richard, dau. of Rowland, late of Tredyffrin, Chester co., at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 2, 1729. Marmaduke Pardo, of Gwynedd, schoolmaster, and Gainor Jones, of Meirion, at Merion m. h., 4th mo. 27, 1729. William Williams, son of John, of Montgomery, Phila. co., yeoman, and Margaret Longworthy, of or near Radnor, widow, at Radnor meet- ing place, 6th mo. 10, 1715. [Witnesses: John, Thomas, David, Catharine, and Hugh Williams, and others.] 114 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Abraham Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Evan, dec'd, and Lydia Thomas, dau. of WiUiam, of Lower Merion, at Radnor m. h., 8th mo. 8, 1747. [Witnesses : EHzabeth, Jonathan, Musgrave, David, Robert, Owen, Jesse, and Anne Evans, and others.] Musgrave Evans, of Philadelphia, cooper, son of Evan, of Gwynedd, dec'd, and Lydia Harry, dau. of Samuel, of Radnor, at Radnor m. h., I2th mo. 12, 1753. Amos Griffith, son of Evan, of Gwynedd, and Sarah Lawrence, dau. of Thomas, late of Haverford, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., 5th mo. 8, 1755- John Jones, of Montgomery twp., and Catharine Davis, of Merion, at Merion m. h., 12th mo. 2, 1757. Evan Jones, son of John, of Montgomery twp., Philadelphia co., and Hannah Lawrence, dau. of Henry, of Haverford, dec'd, at Gwy- nedd m. h., 6th mo. 10, 1766. Peter Evans, of Merion, son of Robert and Eleanor, of Gwynedd, dec'd, and Mar)' Thomas, dau. of William and Elizabeth, of Merion, at Radnor m. h., ist mo. 6, 1774. John Hall, son of Mahlon, of Blockley, and Anne Morris, of the same tp., dau. of Edward, of Montgomery, at Merion m. h. , nth mo. 21, 1783. Morris Humphreys, of Montgomery tp., farmer, son of Richard, dec'd, and Hannah, dec'd, and Sarah S. Evans, dau. of David and Mary, of Merion, at Merion m. h., nth mo. 19, 18 12. List from Gwynedd Reco7'ds. Edward Jones, son of John Evan, late of Radnor, Chester county, dec'd, and Sarah, dau. of Thomas Evans, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 6th mo. 25, 1715. William Robert, son of Edward, of Merion, dec'd, and Anne, dau, of Robert Evans, of Gwynedd, yeoman, at Gwynedd m. h., 6th mo. 25. 1715- Thomas Edward, son of Alexander, of Montgomery, dec'd, and Mary Price, of Gwynedd, spinster, at Gwynedd m. h., 7th mo. 23, 1715. Hugh Evan, eldest son of Evan Pugh, of Gwynedd, batchelor, and Mary Robert, dau. of Robert John, dec'd, of Merion, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 3d mo. 25, 1716. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 115 Benj. Mendinhall, son of Benj., of Chester Co., yeoman, and Lidia Robert, dau. of Owen, of Gwynedd, yeoman, at Gwyn. m. h., 3d mo. 9, 1717. Nicholas Roberts, son of Robert Cadwalader, of Gwynedd, dec'd, and Margaret Foulke, dau. of Edward, yeoman, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 23, 1717. John Roger, son of Roger Roberts, of Merion, and Ellin Pugh, dau. of Robert, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 21, 1717. Richard William, of Gwynedd, batchelor, and Margaret Eaton, of the same place, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, loth mo. 7, 1717. Robert Jones, of Gwynedd, and Anne, dau. of William Coulstone, of Ply- mouth, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 8th mo. 22, 17 17. Robert Hugh, son of Hugh Griffith, of Gwynedd, and Catharine Evans, dau. of Evan Pugh, of the same place, yeoman, at Gwynedd m. h. , 1 2th mo. 26, 1 717. William Lewis, of Newton, Chester Co., and Lowry Jones, of Gwynedd, widow, a Gwynedd m. h., istmo. 7, 1717-18. Jenkin Evans, of Montgomery, batchelor, and Alice 1 Morgan, dau. of Ed- ward, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 17, 1718. Daniel Morgan, son of Edward, "adjacent Gwynedd," yeoman, and Elizabeth Roberts, dau. of Robert [Cadwallader] dec'd, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 21, 1718. Humphrey Jones, son of John [Humphrey] of Gwynedd, and Catherine Jones, dau. of William, dec'd, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 2d mo. 23, 1719. Rees David, of Upper Dublin, widower, and Margaret Morgan, of Mont- gomery, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 9, 1719. Cadwalader Jones, son of John, of the parish of Llanfawr, Merionethshire, North Wales, Great Britain, dec'd, and Martha Thomas, dau. of David, of Radnor, Chester Co., yeoman, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 12, 1719. Cadwalader Foulke, son of Edward, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Mary Evans, dau. of Robert, of the same place, yeoman, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 13, 1719. Hugh Evans, son of Robert, of Gwynedd, and Margaret Robert, dau. of Edward, of the same place, yeoman, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 23, 1719. 1 In the Monthly Meeting minutes, the Clerk writes her name Alee, — i.e. the colloquial Ailsie, or Elsie. Il6 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. William Morris, son of Morris Richard, of Merionethshire, North Wales, Great Britain, dec'd, and Catharine Pugh, dau. of Richard, of Mont- gomery, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 26, 1719. John Webb, of Philadelphia county, and Mary Boone, dau. of George, of the same county, at a public meeting, 7th mo. 13, 1720. [Among the witnesses are George Boon, George Boon, jr., and Benjamin Boone.] I(f evieas Squire Boone,^ son of George Boone, of the county of Phila- delphia and Province of Pennsylvania, yeoman, and Sarah Morgan, dau. of Edward Morgan, of the said county and province, hav- ing declared their intentions of marriage with each other before two monthly meetings of y" people called Quakers, held at Gwyn- edd, in y" said county, according to y° good order used among them, whose proceedings therein, after deliberate consideration, and having consent of parents and relations concerned therein, their said proceedings are allowed of by said meeting : Now these are TO CERTIFY whom it may concern that for the full accomplishment of their said intentions this 23d day of y' 7th month, in the year of our Lord 1720, the said Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan appeared at a solemn assembly of the said people for that purpose appointed at their public meeting place in Gwynedd aforesaid, and the said Squire Boone took the said Sarah Morgan by the hand [and] did in a sol- emn manner declare that he took her to be his wife, promising to be unto her a faithful and loving husband, until death should separate them, and then and there in the said assembly the said Sarah Morgan did likewise declare [etc., etc., etc.]. Morgan Hugh. John Edwards. Thomas Evans. Cadw'r Evans. Robert Evans. Jno. Cadwalader. (Signed) [witnesses.] Cad' r Evans. Mary Webb. Eliz. Morris. Dorothy Morgan. Eliz. Hughes. Mary Hammer. Squire Boone, Sarah IJoone. George Boon. Edward Morgan. Elizabeth Morgan. George Boone [Junior]. Ja : Boon. Wm. Morgan. ' This being a somewhat famous couple, I give the certificate in full, LIS! OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. \17 Jno. Williams. Jno. Humphrey. Jno. Jones. Jno. Jones. Owen Griffith. Rowland Roberts. Amos Griffith. Eliz. Morgan. Jane Griffith. Mary Jones. Ellin Evans. Gainor Janes. Samuel Thomas. John Evans. Robert Jones. Jno. Morgan. Daniel Morgan. Morgan Morgan. Jos. Morgan. Jno. Webb. Thomas Williams, of Montgomery, widower, and Jane, dau. of Morris Richard, of Merionethshire, North Wales, Great Britain, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 14, 1720. John Roberts, son of John, of Abington, and Mary Dawes, dau. of Francis, of Montgomery, yeoman, at Gwynedd m. h., 6th mo. 15, 1723. John Harris, of Gwynedd, yeoman, and Gainor Hugh, dau. of John, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 5, 1723. Samuel Richards, son of Rowland, of Tredyffiin, Phila. [Chester] Co., dec'd, and Elizabeth Evans, dau. of Owen, of Gwynedd, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., 2d mo. 21, 1726. Abel Walker, of Tredyffi-in, Chester Co., and Sina Pugh, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 13, 1727. Jonathan Worral, of Marple, Chester Co., and Mary Taylor, of Montgom- ery, Philada., at Gwynedd m. h., 7th mo. 21, 1727. Lewis Lewis, son of Ellis Lewis, of Upper Dublin, Phila. Co., yeoman, and Anne Lord, dau. of Henry, of the same county, at Gwynedd m. h., 2d mo. 19, 1728. John Davies, son of Meredith, of Gwynedd, dec'd, and Mary Bennett, dau. of Henry, of Abington, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 20, 1728. Peter Jones, son of Peter, of Merion, Phila. Co., and Catharine Evans, dau. of Robert, of North Wales, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 15, 1740. Enoch Morgan, son of Edward, of Phila. Co., and Sarah Kenderdine, dau. of Richard, of the same county, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 14, 1741. Edmund Phillips, of Richland, Bucks Co., and Elizabeth Davies, of Montgomery, Phila. Co., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 2d mo. 25, 1729. Il8 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. William Morgan, of Montgomery, Phila. Co., widower, and Catharine Robeson, of Merion, in said county, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 7, 1731- Joseph Davis, of the city of Philadelphia, and Mary Evans of Phila. Co., at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 28, 1732. William Spencer, son of Samuel, of Horsham, dec'd, and Elizabeth Lewis, dau. of Ellis, of Upper Dublin, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 3d mo. 24, 1733. John Jones, son of Robert, of Gwynedd, Phila. Co., and Gainor Humphrey, dau. of Robert, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 7, 1733. Thomas Williams, of Montgomery Twp., Phila. Co., widower, and Sarah Hank, of Gwynedd, widow, at Gwynedd m. h., 1st mo. 6, 1732-33. [Among the witnesses are John Hank, William Hank, Samuel Hank, John Hank, Jane [or James ?] Hank, Elizabeth Hank.] Moses Peters, son of Garrett, of Montgomery, and Martha Thomas, dau. of Robert, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 17, 1733. Thomas Lewis, son of Richard, of Montgomery, and Hannah Morgan, dau. of Edward, jr., of the same co., at a public meeting, 3d mo. 7, 1734- William Foulke, son of Thomas, of Gwynedd, and Hannah Jones, dau. of John, of Montgomery, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 15, 1734. Robert Ellis, son of Theodore, of Gwynedd, and Sarah Davis, dau. of Meredith Davis [David] of the same co., dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., . 1734-35- Edward Evans, of Phila. Co., yeoman, and Elizabeth Griffith, dau. of Evan, of the same co., at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 20, 1735. Robert Lloyd, of Gwynedd, and Catharine Humphrey, dau. of Robert, of the same place, at Gwydedd m. h., 6th mo. 21, 1735. Griffith Ellis, son of Theodore, of Gwynedd, and Jane Lewis, widow, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 7th mo. 9, 1735. John Forman, son of Alexander, of New Britain, and Elizabeth Nailor dau. of Joseph, of Montgomery, at Gwynedd m. h., bth mo. 20, 1735. William Erwin, of Gwynedd, and Rebecca Roberts, dau. of Cadwalader Robert, of the same place, deceased, at Gwynedd m. h., nth mo. 13. I73S-6- William Robert, of Phila. Co., and Mary Pugh, of Gwynedd, widow, at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 16, 1736. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 1 19 John Robert, son of John, of Montgomery, and Jane Hank, dau. of John, of Whitemarsh, at Gwynedd m. h,, 3d mo. 13, 1736. Evan Griffith, of Gwynedd, widower, and Margaret Owen, widow, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 23, 1736. Owen Roberts, son of William, of Phila. co., and Jane Williams, dau. of John, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 15, 1737. William Martin, of Gwynedd, Phila. co., and Miriam Morgan, dau. of Edward, jr., late of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 25, 1738. Owen Williams, son of John, of Gwynedd, dec'd, and Mary Meredith, dau. of Meredith David, of Plymouth, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 22, 1738. William Edwards, son of John, of Milford, Bucks co., and Martha Foulke, dau. of Hugh, of Richland, at Richland m. h., 8th mo 24, 1738. John Williams, son of William Williams, of Philadelphia, and Jane Naylor, dau. of Joseph, of the same county, at Gwynedd m. h., 1st mo. 21, 1740. Edward Edwards, son of John, of Phila. co., and Elizabeth Robeson, dau. of James, of the same co., at Gwynedd m. h., 5th mo. 7, 1741. Evan Jones, of Merion, and Priscilla Jones, dau. of John Jones, of Mont- gomery, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 20, 1740. [Witnesses: John, Jane, Evan, and Jesse Jones, Jephtha and Ann Lewis, and others.] David Morris, son of Cadwalader Morris, of Phila. Co., and Jane Roberts, of the same county, at Gwynedd m. h., — mo. 20, 1741. John Roberts, son of William, of Worcester, Phila. Co., and Ann Hughs, dau. of Rowland, of said county, at North Wales m. h., 3d mo. 20, 1742. William Story, of Phila. Co., and Catharine Morgan, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 6th mo. 17, 1742. [Witnesses : Sarah, Catharine, and Daniel Morgan, and others.] Joseph Hallowell, of Phila. Co., and Sarah Nanney, dau. of Rees, of the same county, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 18, 1742. Robert Roberts, son of Cadwalader, of Gwynedd, Phila. Co., and Sarah Ambler, dau. of Joseph, of the same county, at Gwynedd m. h., nth mo. II, 1742-3. David Humphrey, son of Robert, of Gwynedd, and Elizabeth Roberts, of the same place, at North Wales m. h., 2d mo. 12, 1743. I20 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. William Robert, son of William, of Gwynedd, Phila. Co., and Ann Roberts, dau. of William, of Worcester, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 17, 1746. Edward Evans, of Dublin, Phila. Co., and Elizabeth Jones, dau. of Hum- phrey, of the same county, at Gwynedd m.h., 3d mo. 22, 1746. Nathan Evans, son of Evan, of Gwynedd, dec'd, and Ruth Morgan, dau. of Daniel Morgan, of the same co., at the house of Benjamin Mor- gan, , 1746. Rowland Edwards, son of John, of Towamencin, Phila. Co., and Mary Robeson, dau. of James, of the same co., at Towamencin meeting place, loth mo. 11, 1746. [Witnesses: John, Mary, Edward, Elizabeth, Robert, and Evan Edwards ; James Robeson, Daniel Morgan, Daniel Williams, John and Rowland Evans.] Robert Jones, of Lower Merion, Phila. Co., and Margaret Evans, widow, of Gwynedd, at Radnor m. h., nth mo. 5, 1747. [Witnesses: Benjamin and Ann Davids, Robert, Edward, Elizabeth, Jesse and Thomas Evans, and others.] John Cunrad, of Springfield, Phila. Co., and Elizabeth Shoemaker, dau. of George, of Bucks Co., at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 17, 1748. Jacob Jones, of Gwynedd, Phila. Co., and Hannah Bennett, of said county, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 17, 1748. Rowland Evans, son of John, of Gwynedd, Phila. Co., and Susanna Foulke, dau. of Thomas, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 15, 1748. Joseph Ambler, son of Joseph, of Montgomery, Phila. Co., and Mary Nay- lor, dau. of Joseph, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 17, 1749. Jesse Evans, son of Hugh, of Gwynedd, dec'd, and Catherine Jones, dau. of John, of Horsham, said county, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 19, 1750. Edward Foulke, of Gwynedd, Phila. Co., and Margaret Griffith, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 25, 1750. Thomas Holt, son of Benjamin, of Horsham, Phila. Co., and Sarah Mor- gan, dau. of Enoch, of Gwynedd, at Gwyneddm. h., 2d mo. 13, 1781. Thomas Evans, son of Thomas, of Gwynedd, Phila. Co., and Mary Roberts, dau. of John, of Whitpain, at Gwynedd m. h., nth mo. 19, 1765. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 121 Thomas Shoemaker, son of George, of Warrington, Bucks Co., and Mary Ambler, dau. of Joseph, of Montgomery, Phila. Co., at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. ii, 1757. Joshua Foulke, son of Edward, of Gwynedd, Phila. Co., and Catharine Evans, dau. of Thomas, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 12th mo. 20, 1763. Jarret Spencer, son of Jacob, of Moreland, Phila. Co., and Hannah Evans, dau. of Thomas, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 22, 1774. Daniel Evans, of the city of Philadelphia, blacksmith, son of Evan, of Gwynedd, and Eleanor Rittenhouse, dau. of Matthias, of Worcester twp., at a public meeting in Plymouth, 4th mo. 14, 1763. [Wit- nesses : Matthias, David, and Benjamin Rittenhouse ; Jonathan, David, Letitia, Mary, and Thomas Evans, and 27 others.] Cephas Child, son of Cephas, of Plumstead, Bucks County, and Priscilla, dau. of Joseph Naylor, of Montgomery, at Gwynedd m. h., 2d mo. 16, 1751. Benjamin Dickinson, son of Joshua, of Whitpain, and Isabel, dau. of John Wright, of Hatfield, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 23, 1755. George Maris, of Gwynedd, son of George, of Springfield, Chester [now Delaware] Co., and Jane Foulke, dau. of William, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 12th mo. 6, 1757. Daniel Jones, son of Isaac, of Montgomery, Phila. Co., and Margaret Moore, dau. of Mordecai, of Norrington, Phila. Co., at Plymouth m. h., ist mo. 10, 1765. Edward Ambler, son of Joseph, of Montgomery, Phila. Co., and EHin Foulke, dau. of Edward, of Gwynedd, said county, at Gwynedd m. h., 5th mo. 14, 1767. Edward Roberts, son of Robert, of Gwynedd, Phila. Co., and Ellin Lewis, dau. of Enos, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 4, 1764. Daniel Williams, of North Wales, Phila. Co., and Sarah Meredith, dau. of Meredith Davies, of Plymouth, at North Wales m.h., [date want- ing ; earlier, probably, than 1764.] John Roberts, son of John, of Whitpain, and Ellin Williams, dau. of Thomas, of Montgomery, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 11, 1764. 122 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Aquila Jones, son of Griffith, of Phila., dec'd, and Margaret Evans, dau. of Owen, of Gwynedd, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 25, 1759- Matthias Rhodes, of Gwynedd, Phila. Co., and Hannah Hardy, of Hors- ham, at Gwynedd m. h., 7th mo. 3, 1759. [Witnesses : Mary Hardy, Jane Williams, Elizabeth Humphreys, Mary Jones, Christopher Rhodes, Gwen Foulke, Ann Ambler, and 10 others.] Thomas Evans, of Gwynedd, and Mary Brooke, of Limerick, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 9th, 1764. [Witnesses: Hugh and Susanna Evans, Sarah Geary, Anne Evans, Hugh Evans, Robert Jones, Jane Roberts, and 38 others.] Ezekiel Shoemaker, son of Richard, of Horsham, and Ann Williams, dau. of John, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., nth mo. 10, 1761. Ellis Lewis, of Upper Dublin, Phila. Co., and Ellin Evans, dau. of John, of Gwynedd, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., 12th mo. 18, 1764. [Wit- nesses : Lewis, Jane, and Ann Lewis, Cadwalader, Jane, Rowland, and Susanna Evans, and 52 others.] John Robeson, son of James, of Franconia, Phila. Co., dec'd, and Mary Edwards, d. of John, of Towamencin, said county, at Gwynedd m. h., nth mo. 17, 1761. William Lewis, son of William, of Newtown, Chester Co., dec'd, and Ruth Jones, dau. of Evan Jones, of Merion, Phila. Co. , dec' d, at Gwynedd m. h., nth mo. 20, 1764. Robert Rogers, of Norriton, and Jane Roberts, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting at Elizabeth Meredith's, in Plymouth, nth mo. 4, 1763. Eldad Roberts, son of Rowland, of Montgomery, and Jane, dau. of Isaac Jones, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 10th mo. 18, 1763. William Luken, son of Abraham, of Towamencin, and Catharine Evans, dau. of Edward, of the same place, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 20, 1762. Evan Evans, son of Cadwalader, of Whitpain, and Catharine, dau. of Edward Morris, of Phila., at Gwynedd m. h., nth mo. 23, 1762. Nathan Cleaver, son of Peter, of Upper Dublin, and Ruth Roberts, dau. of John, of Whitpain, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 5th mo. 24, 1768. Isaac Jones, jr., of Warrington, Bucks Co., yeoman, son of John, and Ann Ambler, dau. of Joseph, of Montgomery, Phila. Co., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, lothmo. 14, 1766. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 123 Joseph Ambler, son of John, of Montgomery twp., Phila. Co., and Elizabeth Forman, dau. of John, of New Britain, Bucks Co., at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 8. 1776. Morgan Morgan, son of Edward, of Whitpain, Phila. Co., and Ann Rob- erts, dau. of John, of the same place, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 21, 1774. John Evans, son of John, of Gwynedd, and Margaret Foulke, dau. of Evan, of the same place, dec' d, at Gwynedd m. h., i ithmo. 19, 1754. Jesse Holt, son of Benjamin, of Horsham, Phila. Co., and Sarah Thomas, dau. of John, of Montgomery, said county, at Gwynedd m. h., nth mo. 21, 1780. Levi Heston, of Phila., son of John, of Montgomery twp., and Susanna, dau. of George Maris, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 21, 1795- John Wilson, son of John, of Whitemarsh, Montgomery Co., and Hannah Maris, dau. of Geo., of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 8, 1796. Jarret Heston, son of John, of Montgomery twp., and Rebecca Maris, dau. of George, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 5th mo. 17, 1796. James Wood, jr., son of John, of Plymouth, and Tacy Thomas, dau. of John, of Montgomery, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 12, 1796. Joseph Lukens, of Whitemarsh, widower, and Mary Roberts, dau. of Amos, of Gwynedd, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 7, 1794. William Roberts, son of John, of Lower Milford, Bucks Co., and Rebecca Pennington, dau. of Paul, of Baltimore, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 11, 1785. John Evans, son of Edward, of Towamencin, Phila. Co., and Mary Law- Lawrence, dau. of Daniel, of Haverford, Chester Co., at Gwynedd m. h., nth mo. 19, 1776. William Hallowell, son of Joseph, of Whitemarsh, Phila. Co., and Mary Roberts, dau. of John, of Whitpain twp., said county, 6th mo. 17, 1777. Samuel Thomas, of Plymouth, son of John, and Hannah Roberts, dau. of Robert, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Plymouth, 7th mo. 7, 1796. John Lukens, son of John and Rachel, of Towamencin, and Jane Adam- son, dau. of John and Ann, of Horsham, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 14, 1797. 124 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Paul Conard, son of Joseph, of Tredyffiin, Chester Co., and Sarah Roberts, dau. of Joseph, of Montgomery twp. and co., at Gwynedd m. h., 5th mo. 28, 1793. John Heston, of Upper Dublin, son of Zebulon, of Upper Makefield. [Bucks Co.], dec'd, and Elizabeth, and Mary Dickinson, widow, dau. of Mordecai Moore, of Montgomery twp., at Gwynedd m. h., 1st mo. 12, 1780. Cadwalader Child, of Horsham, son of Cephas and Mary, of Plumstead [Bucks Co.], and Elizabeth Rea, of Montgomery twp., dau. of John and Jane, dec' d, of Philadelphia, at a pubhc meeting in Gwynedd, 5th mo. 6, 1800. Isaac Roberts, of Montgomery twp., son of Joseph, dec'd, and Mercy, and Alice Comfort, dau. of Ezra and Alice, of Whitemarsh, at a public meeting in Plymouth, 3d mo. 13, 1800. Peter Roberts, son of John, jr., and Elizabeth, of the twp. and co. of Montgomery, and Elizabeth Comfort, dau. of Ezra and Alice, of Whitemarsh, at a public meeting in Plymouth, 11th mo. 20, 1800. John Thomas, son of John and Mary, of Montgomery twp., and Gainor Forman, dau. of Alexander and Jane, of New Britain, Bucks Co., at Gwynedd m. h., nth mo. 11, 1800. James Walton, of Abington, son of Jeremiah and Margaret, and Martha Hughes, dau. of Atkinson and Jane, of Horsham, at a public meet- ing in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 14, 1801. Benjamin Morgan, son of Morgan and Ann, of Whitpain twp., and Tacy Stroud, of Montgomery twp., dau. of Edward and Hannah, dec'd, of Motherkill, Del., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 5th mo. 13, 1800. Samuel Lovett, of Bristol twp., Bucks Co., son of Joseph, dec'd, and Ann, and Sarah Roberts, dau. of Amos and Sarah, dec'd, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 13, 1802. Dennis Shoemaker, son of Isaac and Rachel, of Norrington, Montgomery Co., and Sarah Coulston, dau. of James and Rebecca Wood, of Whitpain, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. l6, 1802. Cadwalader Roberts, of Montgomery twp. and co., son of Cadwalader and Mary, dec' d, and Elizabeth Evans, of Gwynedd, dau. of Thos. and Elizabeth, dec'd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 14, 1802. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 125 Isaac Lowry, son of William, of Worcester, Montgomery Co., and Mar- garet Stroud, dau. of Edward Stroud, of State of Delaware, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., 5th mo. 24, 1803. Amos Griffith, son of Amos and Sarah, dec'd, of Gwynedd, and Phebe Cleaver, dau. of Nathan and Ruth, of Montgomery twp., at a pub- lic meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 11, 1794. Jonathan Cleaver, of Montgomery twp., son of Nathan and Ruth, and Ann Jones, dau. of Isaac and Gainor, of the same place, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 10, 1804. Isachar Kenderdine, son of John, dec'd, and Hannah, of Horsham, and Sarah Morgan, dau. of Morgan and Ann, of Whitpain, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 1 2th mo. 1 1 , 1 804. Richard Roberts, of Montgomery twp., son of Cadwalader and Mary, dec'd, and Mary Scott, of Worcester, dau. of Alexander and Jane, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 5th mo. 14, 1805. Amos Roberts, son of Edward, of Whitpain, and Rachel Morgan, dau. of Daniel, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 2d mo. 8, 1803. Henry Jones, of Montgomery, son of Evan, dec'd, and Hannah, and Jane Lewis, dau. of Amos and Eleanor, dec'd, of Upper Dublin, at a pub- lic meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 12, 1805. Joseph Shoemaker, son of Thomas, of Gwynedd, and Martha Lukens, dau. of Peter, of Towamencin, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 15, 1788. Thomas Shoemaker, of Gwynedd, son of Thomas and Mary, dec'd, and Hannah Iredell, of Montgomery, dau. of Robert and Susanna, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 11, 1806. George Roberts, of Montgomery twp., son of Joseph, dec'd, and Mercy, and Phebe Scott, dau. of Alexander and Jane, of Worcester twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 16, 1806. Charles Mather, of Cheltenham, son of Isaac and Mary, dec'd, and Jane Roberts, dau. of Job and Mary, of Whitpain, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, sth mo. 12, 1807. Samuel Conrad, of Horsham, son of Samuel ^and Hannah, dec'd, and Sarah Hallowell, of Montgomery twp., dau. of Wilham and Mary, dec'd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 17, 1807. John Ambler, jr., of Montgomery twp., son of Joseph and Sarah, and Ann Morgan, dau. of Morgan and Ann, of Whitpain, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 8, 1807. 126 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Edward Spencer, of Horsham, son of Job and Hannah, and Mary Roberts, dau. of Cadwalader and Mary, dec'd, of Montgomery twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 12, 1808. Charles Jones, of Montgomery twp,, son of Isaac and Gainor, and Ann Jones, dau. of Jonathan and Susanna, dec'd, of Whitemarsh, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 5, 1809. Isaac Jeanes, of Whitemarsh, son of Joseph and Mary, and Lydia Shoe- maker, dau. of Joseph and Martha, of Gwynedd, at a public meet- in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 12, 1809. Cadwalader Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Hugh and Ann, and Ann Shoemaker, dau. of David, dec'd, and Jane, of Whitemarsh, at a public meeting in Plymouth, nth mo. 27, 1810. Nathan Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, dec'd, and Ann Shoemaker, dau. of Joseph and Tacy, of the same place, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 4, 1810. Edward Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Amos, dec'd, and Hannah, and Tacy Jones, dau. of Isaac and Gainor, of Montgomery twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 11, 18 10. Evan Jones, of Montgomery twp., son of Evan, dec'd, and Hannah, and Lowry Miles, dau. of Caleb, dec'd, and Jane Foulke, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo, 9, 181 1. William Robinson, of Providence twp., Montgomery Co., son of Nicholas and Elizabeth, and Jane Evans, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth, dec'd, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 12, 1811. Jacob Styer, of Whitpain, son of John and Tacy, and Ann Lukens, dau. of Jesse and Susanna, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 1 2th mo. 3, 181 1. Isaac Warner, jr., son of Isaac, of Moreland, Montgomery Co., and Martha, and Elizabeth Hughes, dau. of Atkinson and Jane, of Horsham, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 14, 1812. Alexander Forman, jr., of New Britain, Bucks Co., son of Alexander and Jane, and Sarah Foulke, dau. of Hugh and Ann, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, loth mo. 6, 1812. Samuel Lukens, of Gwynedd, son of Jesse and Susanna, and Mary Farra, dau. of Atkinson and Elizabeth, of Norriton, at a public meeting in Plymouth, nth mo. 19, 1812. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 1 27 Thomas Jacobs, of Providence twp., son of Thomas and Lydia, dec'd, and Sarah Fussell, dau. of Bartholomew and Rebecca, of Whitpain, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 8, 1812. Thomas Foulke, of Richland, Bucks Co., son of Israel and Elizabeth, and Sarah Lancaster, dau. of Thomas, dec'd, and Ann, of Whitemarsh, at a public meeting in Plymouth, 3d mo. 10, 18 14. Joseph Fussell, of East Fallowfield, Chester Co., son of Bartholomew and Rebecca, and Rebecca Moore, dau. of Henry and Priscilla, of Montgomery twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 6th mo. 14, 1814. Israel Scott, of Worcester twp., son of Alexander and Jane, and Edith Lukens, dau. of Jesse and Susanna, of Gwynedd, at a public meet- ing in Gwynedd, nth mo. 15, 1814. William Ellis, Jr., of Whitpain twp., son of William and Sarah, and Sarah Jones, dau. of David and Esther, of Montgomery twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 13, 1814. Ashton Roberts, of Gwynedd, son of Nathan and Margaret, and Sarah Wilson, dau. of Joseph and Ann, dec'd, of Bristol twp., Bucks Co , at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 2d mo. 14, 1815. Amos Wilson, of Whitemarsh, son of John and Elizabeth, dec'd, and Catharine Lukens, dau. of Abraham and Martha, of the same place, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 5th mo. 9, 181 5. John Forman, of New Britain, Bucks Co., son of Alexander and Jane, and Eleanor Shoemaker, of Gwynedd, dau. of Joseph and Tacy, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, loth mo. 3, 1815. David Ambler, of Montgomery twp., son of Joseph, dec'd, and Sarah, and Margaret Hallowell, dau. of William and Susanna, of Abing- ton, at a public meeting in Plymouth, nth mo. 16, 1815. Solomon Fussell, of Providence twp., son of Bartholomew and Rebecca, and Milcah Martha Moore, dau. of Henry and Priscilla, of Montgomery twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 2d mo. 6, 1816. Richard M. Shoemaker, of Cheltenham, son of Robert, dec'd, and Martha, and Sarah Cleaver, dau. of Ellis and Elizabeth, dec'd, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 2d mo 13, 18 16. Ezekiel Shoemaker, of Gwynedd, son of Joseph and Tacy, and ^Margaret Weber, of ^^'hitpain, dau. of Jacob and Tacy, at a public meeting in Plymouth, 2d mo. 15, 1816. 128 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Amos Bailey, son of John, dec'd, and Edith, of Falls twp., Bucks Co., and Esther Adamson, dau. of Robert and Tabitha, of Horsham, at Gwynedd m. h., 12th mo. 9, 1817. Jonathan Ellis, of VVhitpain, son of William and Sarah, and Elizabeth Jones, dau. of David and Esther, of Montgomery twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 18, 1818. Emmor Kimber, jr., of Richland, Bucks Co., son of Richard and Susanna, dec'd, of Radnor, Delaware Co., and Lydia Shoemaker, dau. of Jacob, dec'd, and Sarah, at a pubhc meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 17, 1818. Ellis Cleaver, of Gwynedd, son of Ezekiel and Mary, dec'd, and Tacy Evans, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth, dec'd, of the same place, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 7th mo. 6, 1819. John H. Cavender, of Abington, son of William and Elizabeth, dec'd, and Hannah Shoemaker, dau. of Joseph and Tacy, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, loth mo. 12, 1819. Jesse Tyson, of Upper Providence twp., son of Robert, dec'd, and Mary, and Maria Heston, dau. of Levi and Susanna, dec'd, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 18, 1820. William Zorns, of Gwynedd, son of Jacob and Hannah, and Mary Righter, ddu. of John, dec'd, and Elizabeth, of Roxborough, Phila. Co., at a public meeting in Plymouth, 5th mo. II, 1820. Caleb Evans, of Whitpain, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, both dec'd, and Agnes Roberts, dau. of Cadwallader and Mary, both dec'd, of Montgomery twp. , at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 6th mo. 13, 1820. Joseph Shoemaker, of Gwynedd, son of Joseph and Tacy, and Phebe Hallowell, dau. of William and Susanna, of the same place, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 10, 1821. Jesse Spencer, of Gwynedd, son of John, dec'd, and Lydia, and Mary Custard, of Gwynedd, dau. of Joseph and Amelia, both dec'd, of Richland, Bucks Co., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 24, 1821. Jesse Shoemaker, of Gwynedd, son of Joseph and Martha, and Sarah Ambler, dau. of Edward and Ann, of Montgomery twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 11, 1821. John Ambler, of Montgomery twp., son of John and Ann, dec'd, and Mary Thomas, dau. of John and Mary, of Plymouth, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 12, 1822. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. \1() John Lloyd, of Moreland, Montgomery Co., son of Benjamin and Sarah, both dec'd, and Lydia Spencer, dau. of John, dec'd, and Lydia, of the same place, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 8, 1823. Aaron Lukens, of Plymouth, son of David and Mary, dec'd, and Anna M. Foulke, dau. of William and Margaret, dec'd, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 13, 1824. Alexander Forman, of New Britain, Bucks Co., yeoman, son of Alexander and Jane, both dec'd, and Mary Ambler, dau. of Joseph, dec'd, and Sarah, of Montgomery, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 2d mo. 15, 1825. Edward Ambler, jr., of Montgomery twp., son of Edward and Ann, and Mary Roberts, dau. of George and Rachel, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, loth mo. 18, 1825. Silas Walton, of Upper Dublin, son of Jeremiah and Rachel, of Horsham, and Priscilla Ambler, dau. of John and Priscilla, dec'd, of Mont- gomery twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, loth mo. 7, 1826. Israel L. Tennis, of Towamencin, son of Samuel and Mary, and Elizabeth Lukens, dau. of Enos and Ann, of the same place, at a public meet- ing in Gwynedd, 1 2th mo. 12, 1826. Jonathan Maulsby, of Plymouth, Montgomery Co., son of Samuel and Susanna, and Jane Jones, dau. of Evan and Sarah, of the same county, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 8, 1828. Jesse Shoemaker, of Gwynedd, son of Joseph, dec'd, and Martha, and Sarah Lukens, dau. of Enos and Ann, of Towamencin twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 6th mo. 10, 1828. Justinian Kenderdine, son of Joseph, dec'd, and Hannah, of Horsham, and Tacy Thomas, dau. of John, dec'd, and Sarah, of Whitpain, at a pubUc meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 9, 1828. Jonathan Lukens, of Gwynedd, son of Jesse and Susanna, dec'd, and Elizabeth Righter, jr., dau. of John, dec'd, and Ehzabeth, of Rox- borough, Philadelphia Co., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 15, 1825. Isaac Ellis, of Whitpain, Montgomery Co., son of William and Sarah, and Margaret Thomas, dau. of John and Mary, of the same county, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 6th mo. 9, 1829. John Rutter, of Upper Dublin, son of James and Mary, and Elizabeth Ambler, dau. of Edward and Ann, dec'd, of Montgomery twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 8, 1829. I30 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Thomas Bancroft, of Delaware Co., son of John and Elizabeth, and Lydia Ambler, dau. of John and Priscilla, dec'd, of Montgomery Co. , at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 12, 1831. David Jones, son of David and Esther, of Montgomery twp., and Hannah Conrad, dau. of Thomas, dec'd, and Mary, of the same place, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 19, 1831. Evan G. Lester, of Richland, Bucks Co., son of Thomas and Hannah, both dec'd, and Cynthia E. Jones, dau. of Evan and Sarah, dec'd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 2d mo. 14, 1832. Lewis Jones, of Upper Dublin, son of Henry, dec'd [of Montgomery twp.], and Jane, and Mary Livezey, dau. of Samuel and Mary, of the same county, at a public meeting in Plymouth, 3d mo. 15, 1832. Joseph Zoms, of Upper Dublin, son of Jacob and Hannah, and Ann Hal- lowell, dau. of William, dec'd, and Susanna, of Horsham twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 3, 1832. Joseph W. Conrad, of Montgomery twp., son of Thomas, dec'd, and Mary, and Hannah S. Meredith, dau. of David and Rachel, of said county, at a public meeting in Plymouth, 5th mo. 16, 1832. David Thomas, of Whitpain, son of Evan and Christiana, both dec'd, and Sarah Gibson, dau. of John, dec'd, and Elizabeth, of Roxborough, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 4, 1832. Charles Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Nathan, dec'd, and Ann, and Mary Morgan, dau. of Benjamin and Tacy, of Whitpain, at Gwynedd m. h., 3d mo. 12, 1833. Edwin Moore, of Upper Merion, son of Richard, dec'd, and Abigail, and Phebe Foulke, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 5th mo. 13, 1834. William Lukens, of Philadelphia, son of Amos and Sarah, and Edith Lukens, dau. of George and Esther, of Montgomery Co. , at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 9, 1834. John Rich, of Byberry, son of Joseph and Ehzabeth, dec'd, and Ann B. Cooper, of Gwynedd, dau. of Mahlon, and Jane, of Horsham, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 7, 1835. John Clifton Lester, of Richland, Bucks Co., son of John and Abigail, both dec'd, and Hannah B. Mather, of Whitpain, dau. of Charles, dec'd, and Jane, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 9th mo. 15, 1835. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 131 Thomas Shoemaker, of Gwynedd, son of Thomas and Mary, both dec'd, and Margaretta Farra, dau. of Atkinson and Elizabeth, dec'd, of Montgomery Co., at a public meeting, loth mo. 13, 1835. Robert Shoemaker, of Montgomery twp., son of Thomas and Hannah, dec'd, and Sarah Roberts, dau. of George, dec'd, and Rachel, of Gwynedd, at a pubUc meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 12, 1836. Watson Comly, of Byberry, Phila. Co., son of Joseph and Rachel, and Mary G. Lester, dau. of Thomas and Hannah, both dec'd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 18, 1837. John W. Hampton, of Plymouth, son of James and Harriet, both deceased, and Tacy S. Morgan, dau. of Benjamin and Tacy, of Whitpain, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 3d mo. 13, 1838. Benjamin G. Foulke, of Richland, Bucks Co., son of Caleb and Jane, dec'd, and Jane Mather, dau. of Charles, dec'd, and Jane, of Whit- pain, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 3d mo. 6, 1838. John Walton, of Moreland, Montgomery Co., son of Jeremiah and Hannah, dec'd, and Mary Thomson, dau. of John and Mary, dec'd, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, nth mo. 13, 1838. James Hall, of Blockley, Phila Co., son of John and Ann, and Sarah J. Ellis, widow, of Whitpain, dau. of David, dec'd, and Esther Jones, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 12th mo. 3, 1839. John T. Michener, of Plumstead, Bucks Co., son of Abraham and Jane, and Elizabeth Forman, dau. of John and Eleanor, of said county, at Gwynedd m. h., 5th mo. 4, 1842. Charles Hall, of Blockley, Phila. Co., son of James and Hepzibah, dec'd, and Sarah Lukens, dau. of Nathan and Matilda, both dec'd, at the house of Ezekiel Cleaver, in Gwynedd, 2d month 16, 1843. Hugh Forman, of New Britain, Bucks Co. , son of Alexander and Sarah, dec'd, and Jane Hallowell, dau. of William and Catharine, dec'd, of Plymouth, at a public meeting in Plymouth, 3d mo. 16, 1843. Josiah Cleaver, of Montgomery twp., son of Salathiel and Mary, and Mar- tha P. Lukens, dau. of Peter, dec'd, and Mary, at the house of Evan Jones, in Gwynedd, 4th mo. 11, 1844. Nathaniel F. Kinsey, of Milford twp., Bucks Co., son of John and Eliza- beth, dec'd, and Elizabeth Morgan, dau. of Morgan and Ann, of Montgomery twp., at the house of Morgan Morgan, 4th mo. 16, 1844. 132 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Samuel J. Levick, of Richland, Bucks Co. , son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth W., of Philadelphia, and Susanna M. Mather, dau. of Charles, dec'd, and Jane, of Whitpain, at the house of Job R. Mather, nth mo. 17, 1844. Ellis Cleaver, of Gwynedd, son of Ellis and Elizabeth, both dec'd, and Hannah Pugh, dau. of Jonathan, dec'd, and Esther, of the same CO., at the house of Ellis Cleaver, 4th mo. 9, 1846. Penrose Mather, of Cheltenham, son of Bartholomew and Ann, dec'd, and ' Lydia Shoemaker, dau. of Thomas and Hannah, dec'd, of Gwyn- edd, at the house of Thomas Shoemaker, nth mo. 12, 1846. Daniel Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Joseph and Elizabeth, and Elizabeth C. Foulke, dau. of William and Susanna, of the same place, at the house of William Foulke, 4th mo. 8, 1847. William Walmsley, of Philadelphia, son of Joseph and Ann, and Letitia Mather, dau. of Charles and Jane, both dec'd, at the house of Job R. Mather, 6th mo. 10, 1847. Anthony C. Michener, of Abington, son of John and Martha, and Hannah W. Jones, dau. of Charles and Ann, of Montgomery twp., at the house of Charles Jones, ist mo. 6, 1848. Eli Simmers, of Upper Dublin, parents deceased, and Mary L. Walton, dau. of Jeremiah and Rachel, both dec'd, at the house of Silas Walton, i2th mo. 6, 1849. Charles Conard, of Whitpain, son of John and Sarah, and Lydia Ann Walton, dau. of Silas and Priscilla, of Montgomery twp., at the house of Silas Walton, 2d mo. 14, 1850. George A. Newbold, of Byberry, Phila. Co., son of Samuel and Abigail, dec'd, and Hannah C. Foulke, dau. of William and Susanna C, of Gwynedd, at the house of William Foulke, loth mo. 10, 1850. Cadwallader R. Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Caleb and Agnes, and Ellen H. Shoemaker, dau. of Joseph and Phebe, of the samo place, at the house of Joseph Shoemaker, 2d mo. 13, 1851. David Cleaver, of Montgomery twp., son of Nathan and Martha, and Hannah Holt, dau. of John and Rachel, of the same co., at the house of John Holt, in Whitemarsh, 4th mo. loth, 1851. Ellwood Cleaver, of Gwynedd, son of Ellis and Sarah L., dec'd, and Martha Ann Lukens, dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth, of the same place, at the house of Jonathan Lukens, loth mo. 9, 185 1. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 133 Comly Lukens, of Towamencin, son of George, dec'd, and Esther, and Lydia Acuff [wid. of William] , dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth Ellis, of Norriton twp., at the house of Jonathan Ellis, 2d mo. 16, 1853- Ezekiel Shoemaker, of Gwynedd, son of Joseph and Phcebe, and Hannah H. Meredith, dau. of John and Rachel, both dec'd, of Plymouth twp., at the house of William P. Ellis, ist mo. 11, 1854. Joseph M. E. Ambler, of Upper Dublin, Montgomery Co., son of Andrew, dec'd, and Mary I., and Hannah Cleaver, dau. of Solomon and Lydia, of [Gwynedd] the same co., at the house of Solomon Cleaver, 2d mo. 16, 1854. Isaac Conard, of Whitemarsh, son of John, dec'd, and Sarah, and Mary Walton, dau. of Silas and Priscilla, of Montgomery twp., at the house of Silas Walton, 4th mo. 6, 1854. Jacob Beans, of Baltimore, Md., son of Jonathan and Elizabeth, and Sarah C. Smith, dau. of John and Betsy Rich, of Gwynedd, at the house of Benjamin C. Rich, in Horsham, ist mo. 8, 1857. Milton Darlington, of West Marlboro, Chester Co., son of Richard and Edith, and Sarah Forman, dau. of Alexander, dec'd, and Mary, of New Britain, Bucks Co., at the house of Hugh Forman, 6th mo. 10, 1858. Jonathan Thomas, of [Upper Dublin], Montg. Co., son of Spencer [dec'd], and Hephziba, and Margaretta N. Phipps, dau. of Peter and Lydia [of Whitemarsh], at the house of Peter Phipps, loth mo. 11, i860. Lewis J. Ambler, of Upper Dublin, son of Andrew, dec'd, and Mary, and Rachel Walton, dau. of Silas and Priscilla, of Montgomery twp., at the house of Silas Walton, 9th mo. 25, 1862. John Stackhouse, of Falls twp., Bucks Co., son of Thomas and Phoebe K., dec'd, and Anna Shaw, dau. of Lewis B. and Esther, of Gwyn- edd, at the house of Lewis B. Shaw, ist mo. 8, 1863. Charles E. Ambler, of Plymouth, son of Edward and Mary R., and Pamela F. Shaw, dau. of Lewis B. and Esther, of Gwynedd, at the house of Lewis B. Shaw, 2d mo. 12, 1863. Edwin MuUin, of Gwynedd, son of Robert and Phcebe [of Horsham] , and Anna R. Conrad, dau. of Peter and Sarah, of Horsham, at the house of Peter Conrad, 2d mo. 19th, 1863. 134 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Chalkley Ambler, of Philadelphia, son of John and Ann, both dec'd, and Catharine C. Evans, dau. of Peter C. and Margaret [of Whitpain] , at the house of Chalkley Ambler, 6th mo. 4, 1863. Edward Pickering, of Bensalem, Bucks Co., son of Samuel W. and Eliza- beth L., both dec'd, and Rebecca Rowlett, dau. of John and Dru- cilla P., of Gwynedd, at the house of John Rowlett, 4th mo. 6, 1864. James Quinby Atkinson, of Upper Dublin, son of Thomas and Hannah, and Margaretta Foulke, dau. of William and Susanna C, of Gwyn- edd, at the house of WiUiam Foulke, nth mo. 17, 1864. Jesse James, jun., of Byberry, son of Jesse and Martha, and Sarah J. Cleaver, dau. of Nathan, jr., and Deborah, of Gwynedd, at the house of Nathan Cleaver, jr., 10th mo. 26, 1865. Aaron Ambler, of Whitemarsh, son of David and Margaret, and Mary M. Conard, dau. of Meredith and Rachel, dec'd, of Whitpain, at the house of Meredith Conard, 1st mo. 17, 1867. James Q. Atkinson, of Upper Dublin, son of Thomas and Hannah, and Mary Cleaver, dau. of Nathan, jr., and Deborah [formerly of Gwyn- edd], at the house of Jesse James, Bensalem, Bucks co., 5th mo. 20, i858. [The following are from the records of the Orthodox monthly meeting of Gwynedd :] Jacob T. Lukens, of Horsham, Montg. Co., son of William and Martha, and Jane Roberts, dau. of George and Phoebe, of Worcester twp., at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 2d mo. 18, 1832. James C. Jackson, of Hockessin, New Castle Co., Del., son of Thomas and Jane, and Amelia Spencer, dau. of Jesse, dec'd, and Mary C, of Gwynedd, at a public meeting in Gwynedd, 5th mo. 16, 1844. Thomas Wistar, of Montgomery Co., son of Thomas, jr., and Elizabeth B., and Priscilla Foulke, dau. of Edward and Tacy, of the same CO., at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 26, 1849. Samuel Morris, of Philadelphia, son of Samuel B. and Hannah P., dec'd, and Lydia Spencer, dau. of Jesse, dec'd, and Mary C, of Mont- gomery Co., at Gwynedd m. h., 2d mo. 17, 1853. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 13S Lists of Marriages and Deaths, from Samuel and Cadwallader Foulke's Memorandum Books. The following lists are made up from memoranda found in two almanac memorandum books that were amongst the papers of Cadwallader Foulke (surveyor), of Gwynedd. The larger of the two is Aitken's General American Register and Calendar, for the Year I'JJ^., printed at Philadelphia by R. Aitken ; the other is The Lancaster Pocket Almanack, for the Year 1778, " by An- thony Sharp, Philom.," printed at Lancaster by Francis Bailey. The two contain blank leaves on which the memoranda appear. Both of them no doubt were originally the property of Samuel Foulke, of Richland (son of Hugh and Ann), and the memo- randa, begun by him, were added to by his son Cadwalader. Most of the marriages and a large part of the deaths are those of persons living at Richland, but as it would be difficult to select strictly those belonging to Gwynedd, and as there were so many ties of kindred and acquaintance with the Richland people, I have thought it altogether proper to give all that are found in both books. The marriage list is as follows. (For convenience of reference I have prefixed to the entries a series of numbers.) 1. Samuel Foulke and Ann Greasley, married 9th mo. 24, 1743. 2. Abel Roberts and Gainer Morris, 2d mo. 17, 1744. 3. Joseph Green and Catharine Thomas, 3d mo. mo. 10, 1744. 4. Edward Thomas and Alice Roberts, loth mo. 21, 1749. 5. Samuel Thomas and Phebe Lancaster, loth mo. 19, 1752. 6. John Roberts and Margaret Gaskill, 5th mo. — , 1753. 7. John Lancaster and Elizabeth Barlow, 12th mo. — , 1753. 8. Jonathan Heacock and Susanna Morgan, 3d mo. 9, 1745. 9. Isaac Lester and Eleanor Thomas, 8th mo. — , 1746. 10. Charles Dennis and Sarah Morgan, 4th mo. 11, 1747. 11. John Thomas and Ehzabeth Lewis, 4th mo. 23, 1748. 12. Thomas Roberts and Lett' a Rhea, 9th mo. 14, 1750. 136 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 13. Joseph Dennis and Hannah Lewis, 5th mo. 20, 1752. 14. Thomas Christie and Martha Ashton, 5th mo. — , 1753. 15. George Hoge and Elizabeth Blackledge, 12th mo. 9, 1756. 16. Joseph Rakestraw and Rachel Ogilby, nth mo. 7, 1757. 17. John Morgan and Mary Gaskill, nth mo. 2, 1758. 18. Thomas Casner and Ann Thomas, 7th mo. 2, 1761. 19. Thomas Ashton and Mary Chapman, ist mo. 13, 1763. 20. Thomas Stalford and Eliz. Wright, 5th mo. 12, 1763. 21. Abra'm Ball and Ann Adamson, nth mo. 10, 1763. 22. David Roberts and Phebe Lancaster, 5th mo. 2, 1754. 23. Thomas Foulke and Jane Roberts, loth mo. 10, 1754. 24. John Foulk and Mary Roberts, loth mo. 14, 1755. 25. JohnGreasley and Jane Foulke, nth mo. 17, 1756. 26. Abra'm Roberts and Cathar'ne Lester, 12th mo. 9, 1756. 27. Wm. Foulke and Priscilla Lester, 5th mo. 12, 1757. 28. Wm. Blackledge and Ann Lewis, 6th mo. 15, 1757. 29. Theophilus Foulke and Margaret Thomas, nth mo. lo, 1757. 30. Thos. Blackledge and Margaret Wright, 5th mo. 11, 1758. 31. Jonathan Penrose and Martha James, 5th mo. loth, 1759. 32. Joseph Rawlings and Ann Hilles, 6th mo. 20, 1759. 33. Robert Ashton and Sarah Thomas, nth mo. 8, 1759. 34. Wm. Thomas and Ann Foulke, loth mo. 9, 1760. 35. Benj'n Fell and Sarah Rawlings, nth mo. 3, 1757. 36. Wm. Hicks and Hannah Shaw, nth mo. 13, 1760. 37. Everard Robert and Ann [Hole.'] 6th mo. n, 1761. 38. John Lester and Jane Antram, loth mo. 7, 1762. 39. Wm. Burr and Ann Edwards, 8th mo. 3, 1763. 40. Isaac Samuel and Eleanor Lester, nth mo. 23, 1763. 41. James Walton and Margaret Lewis, 12th mo. 8, 1763. 42. Everard Foulke and Ann Dehaven, Sept. 29, 1778. 43. James Green and Martha Foulke, 5th mo. 6, 1779. 44. John Penrose and Ann Roberts, nth mo. 8, 1764. 45. Will'm Edwards and Meribah Gaskil, 4th mo. 24, 1766. 46. Will'm Clark and Hannah Loyd, 5th mo. i, 1766. 47. Joseph Shaw and Rachel Griffith, 6th mo. 4, 1767. 48. Sam'l Nixon and Susanna Roberts, 5th mo. n, 1769. 49. Robert Fisher and Martha Edwards, 5th mo. 18, 1769. 50. Thomas Strawhen and Mary Heacock, 6th mo. 8, 1769. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 137 51. Lewis Lewis and Mary Burson, loth mo. 12, 1769. 52. Abra'm Walton and Rachel Heacock, loth mo. 12, 1769. 53. George Michener and Hannah Carr, loth mo. 19, 1769. 54. John Chapman and Hannah Antram, nth mo. 30, 1769. 55. John Roberts, sen., and Martha Edwards, sen., nth mo. i, 1770. 56. Will'm Penrose and Mary Roberts, nth mo. 8, 1770. 57. Randal Iden and Eleanor Foulke, ist mo. 9, 1772. 58. John Thompson and Abigail Roberts, 3d mo. 25, 1773. 59. John Hallowell and Martha Roberts, nth mo. 3, 1774. 60. Edward Fell and Mary Penrose, 12th mo. 8, 1774. 6i. Benjamin Green and Jane Roberts, nth mo. 9, 1775. 62. Amos Roberts and Margaret Thomas, nth mo, 30, 1775. 63. Isaac Burson and Elizabeth Blackledge, 2d mo. 29, 1776. 64. Joseph Speakman and Catharine Dennis, nth mo. 14, 1776. 65. Will'm Shawand Sarah Carr, 4th mo. 17, 1777. 66. Sam'l Penrose and Sarah Roberts, loth mo. 9, 1777. 67. Jeremiah Wilhamsand Mary Blackledge, 4th mo. 22, 1779. 68. Abrah'm Roberts and Penninnah Thomas, loth mo. 7, 1779. 69. Edward Roberts and Marah Lewis, 9th mo. 30, 1779. 70. Asher Foulke and Alice Roberts, nth mo. n, 1779. 71. Samuel Shaw and Susanna Wray, nth mo. 25, 1779. 72. Moses Shaw and Mary Carr, 6th mo. i, 1780. 73. George Williams and Abigail Lancaster, loth mo. 17, 1780. 74. Edw'd Foulke and Elizabeth Roberts, nth mo. i, 1781. 75. George Iden and Hannah Foulke, ist mo. 24, 1782. 76. Israel Roberts and Ann Foulke, jr., 6th mo. 6, 1782. ■j-j. Israel Foulke and Ehzabeth Roberts, nth mo. 14, 1782. 78. John Griffith and Rachel Greasley, ist mo. 2, 1783. 79. David Stokes and Anne Lancaster, 4th mo. 15, 1784. 80. Joseph Rawlings and Anne Heacock, nth mo. 25, 1784. 81. John Greasley and Margaret Roberts, 5th mo. 5, 1785. 82. Hugh Foulke and Sarah Roberts, 4th mo. 8, 1795. 83. Jesse Hicks and Mary Ball, 5th mo. 26, 1785. 84. Eli Kennard and Ehz'th Blackledge, 6th mo. 8, 1786. 85. Joseph Custer and AmeUa Foulke, loth mo. 20, 1786. 86. Judah Foulke and Sarah McCarty, loth mo. 20, 1786. 87. Jona'n Griffith and Sarah Burson, nth mo. 2, 1786. 88. Daniel Walton and Martha Green, loth mo. 2, 1788. 138 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 89. Benj'n Foulke and Martha Roberts, 3d mo. 26, 1789. 90. Joseph Heston and Anne Thomas, lothmo. 15, 1789. 91. John Foulke and Letitia Roberts, loth mo. 29, 1789. 92. Israel Penrose and Susanna Foulke, loth mo. 21, 1790. 93. Nathan Roberts and Margaret Ashton, 5th mo. 5, 1791. 94. Shipley Lester and Marg't Nixon, nth mo. 24, 1791. 95. Samuel Shaw and Ehzabeth Ball, 12th mo. 6, 1792. 96. Will'm Samuel and Mary Foulke, 5th mo. 25, 1793. 97. Josiah Dennis and Alice Wilson, nth mo. 28, 1793. 98. Lewis Lewis and Abigail Roberts, 3d mo. 26, 1795. 99. Amos Richardson and Martha Penrose, 4th mo. 23, 1795. 100. Levi Roberts and Phebe McCarty, 6th mo. 4, 1795. loi. Thos. Penrose and Rachel Hillman, 3d mo. 31, 1796. 102. George Shaw and Rachel Penrose, nth mo. — , 1795. 103. Thos. Lester and Mary Stokes, 12th mo. 22, 1796. 104. Jacob Beans and Hannah Iden, 8th mo. 31, 1797. 105. Moses Wilson and Jane Lester, nth mo. 2, 1797. 106. Israel Lancaster and Hannah Nixon, 2d mo. 22, 1798. 107. Hugh Foulke and Sarah Lester, 12th mo. 27, 1798. 108. Isaiah Jemison and Margaret Ball, 4th mo. — , 1798. 109. George Hicks and Ann Penrose, 4th mo. 4, 1799. no. William Edwards and Susanna Nixon, May 2, 1799. 111. Thos. Gibson and Margaret Foulke, April 25, 1792. 112. Edw'd Jenkins and Sarah Foulke, April 26, 1792. 113. Theo's Foulke and Hannah Lester, May 31, 1792. 114. Cadwallader Foulke and Margaret Foulke, jr., Nov. 14, 1792. 115. Evan Foulke and Sarah Nixon, 4th mo. 7, 1794. 116. Nathan Edwards and Lydia Foulke, April 3, 1800. 117. Evan Roberts and Abigail Penrose, October — , 1799. 118. Joseph Penrose and Margaret Jameson, May 20, 1802. 119. Joseph Meredith and Rachel Foulke, Nov. 5, 1803. 120. Hugh Foulke and Catharine Johnson, Jan. 17, 1804. 121. Abiah Thomas and Sarah Ashton, April 10, 1804. 122. William Green and Mary Roberts, April — , 1804. 123. Job Watson and Gulielma Shaw, Jan. 6, 1794. 124. David McCord and Ann Shaw, Jan. — , 1795. 125. Wm. Manning and Hannah Shaw, April — , 1795. 126. Will'm Nixon and Martha Roberts, ist mo. — , 1800. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 139 127. Enoch Penrose and Martha Edwards, nth mo. 26, 1801. 128. Timothy Smith and Rachel Stokes, 12th mo. 3, 1801. 129. Abel Penrose and Kezia Speakman, 4th mo. i, 1802. 130. Joel Edwards and Ann Green, 3d mo. 31, 1803. 131. George Child and Ann Iden, ist mo. 5, 1804. 132. David Roberts, jun., and Elizabeth Stokes, 3d mo. 22, 1804. 133. John Shaw, jun'r, and Elizabeth Ball, nth mo. 22, 1804. 134. Abel Penrose and Abigail Foulke, 5th mo. 2, 1805. 135. Thomas Lester and Hannah Green, nth mo. — , 1805. 136. John Lester and Abigail Wilson, 2d mo. 27, 1806. 137. Jonathan Evans and Elizabeth Iden, loth mo. 5, 1809. 138. Thomas Thorp and Mary Foulke, nth mo. 2, 1809. 139. Morgan Morgan and Ann Custer, nth mo. 15, 1810. 140. Sam'l Iden and Elizabeth Chapman, nth mo. — , 1810. 141. David Foulke and Mariann Shaw, — mo. — , i8n. 142. John Kinzey and Elizabeth Foulke, Nov'r — , 1816. 143. Thomas Iden and Rachel Parry, Dec'r 10, 1816. 144. Jesse Iden and Ann Wright, Oct'r 9, 1817. 145. Samuel Foulke and Ann Heacock, Dec'r — , 1818. 146. Greenfield Iden and Ann Hartley, April 14, 1819. 147. Jesse Tyson and Maria Heston, April 24, 1818. 148. Samuel Shaw and Sidney Foulke, Dec'r 14, 1822. 149. Dr. James Green and Ann Foulke, Dec'r 14, 1822. 150. Jesse Spencer and Mary Custer, April 24, 1821. 151. Franklin Foulke and Maria H. Tyson, Nov'r 20, 1827. 152. Jesse Jenkins and Mary Ambler, Oct'r 20, 1828. 153. Meredith Conrad and Rachel Jenkins, April 9, 1829. 154. Thomas Strawn and Jane Foulke, April 30, 1829. 155. Peter C. Evans and Margaret Jenkins, October 20, 1831. 156. Dan'l L. Downing and Sarah Iden, 5th mo. 18, 1820. 157. James Boon and Mary Foulke, married 15th May, 1735. Their daughter Ann, born 3d April, 1737. Mary, " 17th Jan., 1739. Martha, " 30th June, 1742. James, " 26th Jan., 1744. Judah, " 8th Dec'r, 1746. Joshua, " 24th March, 1749. Rachel, " loth April, 1750. Moses, " 23d July, 1751. I40 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. The mother's [Mary's] decease, 20th Feb., 1756. The father's [James'] second marriage, 20th Oct., 1757. Moses Boon and Sarah Griffith married loth Jan., 1779. The father's [James'] decease, Sept., 1785. The second wife's [of James] decease, July, 1790. List of Deaths. The following is the list of deaths from the two memorandum books. As they had been inserted irregularly, on the various pages, and have been copied nearly in order from the beginning forward, the dates are to some extent intermingled : Lewis Lewis Died Feb. 16, 1778, aged 72 yrs. Edward Thomas Died April 4, 1782, aged 62. 1 2th Oct., 1780, Dyed Thos. Thomas. 2lst Feb., 1781, Dyed Sam'l Shaw. 7th Dec, 1790, Dyed Thomas Blackledge, aged 83 yrs. 26th Feb., 1791, Dyed John Lancaster. 1 2th Feb., 1792, Dyed James Burson, aged 73 yrs. 31st Oct., 1792, Dyed Joseph Ball, aged 74. 1 2th mo. 23, 1794, Dyed Mary Shaw, aged about 82 yrs. 3d mo. 20, 1796, Dyed Sara Ball, aged 72 yrs. 2nd mo. 2d, 1797, Dyed John Roberts, aged 80. 8th mo. 23d [1797], Dyed Phebe Roberts, aged 62. 8th mo. 25th [1797], Dyed John Dennis, aged 18. 1803, Jan. 15, Died Kezia Dennis, aged 87. Rebekah Bryan, July 23d, 1796, aged 80. Deb'h Carr, 17th July, 1796, aged — . Joseph Rawlings, 22d Dec, 1796. Mary Shaw, Dec'r 23, 1794, aged 82. Ann Lewis, Nov'r 8, 1785, aged 78. Thos. Roberts, May 30th, 1786, aged 66. 1 797, July 28th, Died Theophilus Foulke, in his 37th year. [This was the son of Theophilus, and father of Dr. Antrim. He was accidentally killed] . LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 1 41 April I2th, 1800, Died Wm. Heacock, aged 83. June 6th [1800], Died Ellin Samuels, aged 76 yrs. 4 mos. and 7 days. December 20th [1800], Died Jacob Strawhan', of Haycock, aged 8 years. Feb. i2th, 1795, Dyed the Widow Snodgrass, aged 96 years. Dec'r 1st, 1798, Dyed Hannah Foulke, of North Wales, in her 85th year [widow of William, the son of Thomas] . October ist, 1798, Died Robert Kirkbride, of New Britain, with the yellow fever. John Iden, son of Randal & Eleanor Iden, died 4th April, 1779. Jan. 2ist, 1797, Dyed Samuel Foulke, aged 78 years, 10 months, 17 days. [Member of the Provincial Assembly, father of Cadwalader]. May 1 2th, 1797, Dyed Ann Foulke, aged 70 years and 9 months. [Wife of Samuel, just mentioned.] 1 801, Aug. 29, Died Everard Roberts, aged — . August 31st [1801], Died Evan Jones, of Northwales, aged 80 yrs. Oct. 4th [1801], Died John Roberts Cadw'r, of Northwales, in the 89 year of his age. Oct'r 7th [f8oi], Died EUzabeth Thomas, wife of John Thomas, aged 74 yrs. March 29th, 1802, Died Margaret Foulke, aged near 68 years. June 23d, 1802, Died Margaret Greasley, aged — . Oct. 22, 1802, Died John Edwards, aged 78. 1803, Aug't 20, died George Maris, of Northwales, aged — . June 14th, 1801, Died John Lester, aged 64. Nov. 6th, 1816, died Gouverneur Morris, of the city of New York. 1 8 1 1 , Aug. — , died Amelia Custer. 1812, May 16th, died Randal Iden, aged 76 yrs. 181 5, April 12, at his residence, Richland township, county, Ohio, WiUiam Thomas, formerly of Bucks co., Pa., aged 81. 181 5, Died Levi Foulke, of Gwynedd. April, 1833, at his residence, Hilltown, Bucks co., Benjamin Morris, in his 86th year. 1805, Aug. 14, died David Roberts, aged 83. 1806, December, died Nathan Roberts, aged 7-. 1807, January 8th, died Jane Maris, widow of George Maris, aged 7- years. 1807, Jan. 13th, died Joseph Custer. 142 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 1807, February i6th, died Ann Heacock. Aug. 23d, i8i6, died Elizabeth Stalford, aged 91 years. Sept'r 6th, 1816, died Caleb Jenkins, aged about 11 years. Sep. nth, 1816, died Mary Roberts, wife of John Roberts, Esq., aged about 57 yrs. 1819, Jan'y 10, died Evan Lloyd, aged about 73 years. 1821, Jan'y — , died Priscilla Foulke, aged — years. 1821, Feb'y 28, died at Harrisburg, Benjamin Foulke, Esq., aged 54 years. 1 82 1, March, died Jesse Foulke, of Northwales. 1822, July 25, died Jane Foulke, widow of Thomas Foulke, of Richland. Octo'r 25th, 1820, died Nicholas Gerhart, of Whitpain, aged 105 years, 5 mos., and 29 days, the oldest person, perhaps, in the county, at the time of his decease. He was born in Germany. July 29th, 1822, died Robert I. Evans, of Philadelphia, son of John Evans, of Northwales, aged about 36 yrs., esteemed for his amiable man- ners, bright talents, and excellent principles. July 31, 1822, died Walter Evans, of Mont'y township. Nov'r 24th, 1822, died Sarah Foreman, dau. of Hugh and Ann Foulke, Gwynedd. 1823, Jan'y 20, died Joseph Lester, aged — yrs. 1823, Jan'y 21st, died Tabitha Thomas, aged 83 years," the last 40 yrs. of which time she labour' d under a partial Derangement, living en- tirely alone, a monument of human patience under suffering. 1823, Feb'y 15, died Michael Baum. 1823, Feb'y 26th, died Susanna Lukens, wife of Jesse Lukens. 1823, May 7th, died Edward Morgan, of Montgomery, aged — yrs. 1823, June 17th, Died John Roberts, Esq., of Montgomery, aged near 73. 1823, July 8th, died Daniel Sutch, of Gwynedd, aged about 58. 1823, Sept'r — , died Joseph Shoemaker, of Gwynedd. 1823, Nov'r — , died Robert Iredell, of Montgomery. 1823, Dec'r 6th, died Ann Foulke, wife of Hugh, of Gwynedd. 1823, Dec'r 14th, died Jesse Tyson, of Providence. 1824, Jan'y 19th, died Hugh Lloyd, of Horsham, in the 80th year of his age. 1824, Jan'y 20th, died Elizabeth Evans (late Iden),aged 39 yrs. and 11 mos. 1823, July , died Moses Boon, of Exeter [Berks Co.], aged 72. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 143 }[i823], August, died Mary Lee, late Boon, wife of Thomas Lee, of Oley, aged 84. 'f 1823], Nov'r, died Joshua Boon, of Exeter. 1824, Feb'y 6th, died Daniel Morgan, of North Wales, aged yrs. 1824, Aug't 24, died Martha Walton (late Foulke), aged 68. £1824], Sept'r , died Israel Roberts, formerly of Richland. [1824], Sept'r 27th, died Israel Foulke, of Richland, aged 64 yrs. and 7mos. [1824], Dec'r 7th, died Abel Penrose, of ditto, aged 46 yrs. 1824, Dec'r 25th, died John Jones, Esq., of Lower Merion township, for many years Associate Judge of Montgomery county. 1825, Jan'y 4th, died Alexander Foreman. 1825, Oct'r i8th, died Hannah Jones, of Northwales, aged 96 yrs. Nov'r 8th, 1825, died Nicholas Rile, aged 81 years. (9th of Nov'r, 1819, his wife, Margaret, died.) July 16, 1826, died Hannah Kirkbride, aged 79. 1826, Sept'r 24, died John Shaw, aged 84. 1826, about the beginning of October, died Hannah Harlan, wife of Caleb Harlan, of Newlin township, Chester county, late Edwards, grand- daughter of Hugh Foulke, of Richland, by his daughter Martha. 1826, Dec'r 15th, died Hannah Beans, late Iden, aged 89 years nearly. Same day, died John Elliott, Esq., of Lower Merion, aged about 50. 1826, Nov'r , died Asher Foulke, aged 69 yrs. 1827, March , died Ann Foulke, wife of Everard, in her 69th year. 1827, August 3, died Frederick Conrad, Esq., of Norristown, aged 69 yrs. September 5th, 1827, died Everard Foulke, Esq., of Richland, aged 72 yrs. February 7th, 1828, died David Roberts, of Milford, Bucks county. April 16, 1828, died David Lukens, of Plymouth, aged about 63. 1828, , died Tho's Lester, of a pulmonary consumption, aged 58. May 23, 1828, died Benjamin Green, of Richland, aged 78 yrs. 1828, Jan. 12, died Tacy Shoemaker, late Ambler, aged Feb. 7th, 1829, died Hannah Shoemaker, wife of Thomas Shoemaker. Feb. 1 2th, [1829], died Maria H. Foulke, wife of Franklin Foulke. Feb. 14th [1829], died Massey Roberts, aged about 83 yrs. 1828, Feb'y i6th, died William Lowry, of Worcester, aged 84 yrs., and his brother John a few days before, aged 81. 144 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Feb. 19th [1838], died Joseph Lewis, Esq. [of Gwynedd], aged 83 yrs. Feb. 19th [1828], died Isaac Jeans, ofWhitemarsh, in the prime of life, of a deep consumption. 1829, August [24th], died Milcah Martha Moore,' at Buriington, N. J., widow of Dr. Charles Moore, of Montgomery Square, aged upwards. of 90 years. August 31st [1829], died Edward Jenkins, of Gwynedd, aged 71. October 14th [1829], died Ellis Cleaver, of Gwynedd, aged 70 years. Same date [Oct. 14th, 1829], died Jacob Kirk, of Upper Dublin, aged about 100 years. 1829, Oct. 31st, died Ellen Foulke, daughter of Frankhn Foulke, aged 10 mos., of consumption. Dec'r 4th [1829], died Hannah Foulke, of Gwynedd, widow of Amos Foulke, aged 8 1 . February 22, 1830, died Everard Bolton, of Gwynedd, aged 9- years. February 24th [1830], died Ruth Jones, of Montgomery. Nov'r 24th, 1805, died Jane Lester, aged March 4th, 1805, died Elizabeth Evans, of North Wales, aged 79 years, a Remarkable Instance of Longevity that may be attained in female Celibacy. Nov'r 30th, 1805, died John Thomas, aged 86. January 1 6th, 1806, died Jonathan Carr. 1 This lady was the daughter of Dr. Richard Hill, a famous physician, first of Maryland, afterward of Funchal, Madeira, and finally of Philadelphia, where he d, 1762. She was born in Madeira, the youngest of twelve children, Sept, 29, 1740. and m. 1767, Dr. Charles Moore, the son of Richard Moore (and uncle of Henry Moore, farmer and blacksmith, in Montgomery, where C. S. Knapp lives, 1884). Dr. Charles was a distinguished physician. He had graduated at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland), in 1752, and located to practice in his profession at Montgomery Square, where he d. Aug. 19, 1801, in his 78th year. He was buried at Gwynedd. After his death his widow removed to Burlington, N. J., and died there, without issue, as stated above, Aug. 24, 1829, her age being a little under 89, and not " upwards of 90." She left a bequest for educational purposes to Gwynedd meeting, and was a woman long remembered in the neighborhood. A grand-niece, the daughter of her husband's nephew, Henry (mentioned above), was named after her, Milcah Martha, and married Solomon Fussell, of Chester county. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. 1 45 List of Deatlis from Lewis Jones's Memorandum Book. Lewis Jones, of Gwynedd (b. in Montgomery, d. in Gwyn- edd, son of Henry), left in a memorandum book a list of deaths, which I present below. In some cases he had added obituary notices, the most of which I have not thought it necessary to present : Lewis, Amos, d. Oct. 15, 1821, bd. at Gwyn. i6th. Lukens, Jesse, d. 6, 2, 1822, 38th yr., bd. at U. Dub. Cleaver, Ellis, sen., d. 10, 14, 1829. (He would have been 71, on the day of his funeral. Bd. at Gwynedd, ' ' surrounded by a great assemblage of friends and acquaintances.") Zorns, Phebe, dau. Jacob, d. 8, 4, 18 19, aged abt. 20 yrs. Griffiths, Howel, d. 8, 25, 1819. Lukens, Harriet, 11, 22, 18 19. Mann, John, sen., of Up. Dub., d. 11, 7, 1819, aged 78. Shay, John, sen., of Up. Dub., d. 11, 16, 1819. Conrad, Saml, sen., of Horsham, d. 11, 21, 1819. Detwiler, Martin, ofU. D. (likewise his grand-child), d. ii, 24, 1819. Ambler, Hannah, dau. Edward & Ann, d, 2d mo. , 1820. Evans, Mary, sen., wid. Amos, d. 4, 21, 1820. Meredith, Dr. Joseph, d. August 7, 1820. Cleaver, Sarah, d. 9, 15, 1820, at her nephew's in Shoemakertown. Paul, Hannah, sen., d. 9, 14, 1820; bd. Horsham, 16th. Dull, Christian, sen., d. 9, 27, 1820. Foulke, Priscilla, d. i, 25, 1821 (in her 77th year), bd. at Gwynedd 28th. ' ' Remains were followed by a numerous circle of relations and friends.' ' Foulke, Jesse, d. 3, 15, 1821, bd. Gwynedd i8th. Rausberry, John, of Montgomery tp., d. June , 1821, "from injuries occasioned by a bull, a few days previous." Harrar, Rebecca, wife Nathan, d. 8, 25, 1821, of consumption. Bates, Thomas, jr., d. 8, 24, 1821. Bd. at Baptist burying-ground at Montgomery, 25th. Sermon by [Rev.] Joseph Mathias. Weber, Jacob, jr., d. 9, 11, 1821 (about 5 yrs. old), of dysentery. Barney, Hannah, jr., dau. of Wm. Burney, d. 9, 12, 1821, of dysentery. Kneedler, Catharine, dau. of Jacob Kneedler, sen., d. 9, 16, 1821, of dysentery, — "on which evening she was to have been married." 146 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Hallowell, Thos., sen., d. Oct. 10, 1821. Bd. at Horsham, 12th. Moore, Priscilla, wife of Henry, d. loth mo. , 1821. Foulke, Anna, wife of Levi, d. 11, 21, 1821. Bd. Gwynedd, 23d. Shoemaker, Thomas, of Upper Dubhn, d. (suddenly) 7, i\, 1822. Bd. at U. D. 22d. Ramsey, Ehzabeth, i, 18, 1825, aged about 59. Bd. at Montgomery Baptist Church, 20th. Shoemaker, Phebe, jr., d. 8, 19, 1827, in 68th yr. Bd. at Upper Dubhn, 20th. Shoemaker, Margaret, wife of Jonathan, d. 8, 21, 1827. Morgan, Edward Stroud, d. 8, 10, 1827. Bd. Gwynedd, nth. Shoemaker, Jonathan (son of Phebe just above, and husband of Margaret, just above), d. 9th mo. , 1827. Bd. Upper Dublin. Moore, Henry, formerly of Montg. twp. [husband of Priscilla, mentioned above], d. 10 mo. , 1829. Bd. in Chester co., where he had lived for some years. [L. J. adds an obituary notice at length, speaking of him as one advanced in years, of much benevolence, sweetness of disposition, excellent memory, interesting conversa- tion, etc.] Acuff, Jacob, d. 4, 2, 1829. Bd. at Whitemarsh, 7th. Shoemaker, Hannah, wife of Thos. of Gwynedd, d. 2, 7, 1820, bd. at Gwynedd 9th. Lewis, Joseph, Esq., d. 2, 19, 1829. Hugh, John S., d. 9, 14, 1829. Kirk, Wm. J., d. 10, 14, 1829. 1 ^^- ^' Gwynedd, on same day ; one ,,. , T , , „ fat 9, and one at 10 o elk. Jacob the Kirk, Jacob, sen., d. 10, 14, 1829. j grandfather of W. J. Foulke, Cadwallader, d. 3, 22, 1830. Bd. at Gwynedd, 24th. [L. J., speaking of " very large assemblage at funeral," expresses the general feeling of loss of one so highly useful.] Mather, Charles, d. 11, 12, 1830. Bd. at Gwynedd, 14th. Maulsby, Jane, wife of Jonathan Maulsby, of Plym., aged 28 yrs, i mo. 28 d. Died at residence of her father in Gwynedd. [Evan Jones's dau.] XIII. Evans Family Genealogy} IT is intended to present, here, systematically, all the ascer- tained facts concerning Thomas, Robert, Owen, and Cad- wallader Evans, of Gwynedd, and their descendants. The details given are by no means complete : some of the branches of the family could not be traced beyond the early generations ; and in some cases information asked for was not furnished ; yet the mass of facts given is extensive, and may serve as the basis for fuller work by any one who is particularly interested in the family. The origin of the Evans family, in Wales, is indicated by notes given on a following page by the late Mrs. William Parker Foulke, the ancestress ^ of her husband having been the daughter of Robert Evans. Her facts are drawn from a very elaborate family document prepared by the late Rowland E. Evans, son of Cadwalader of Philadelphia. It traces the descent of the four brothers of Gwynedd back to Mervyn Vrych, King of Man, who was killed in battle with the King of Mercia, A. D. 843. Mervyn married Essylt, daughter and sole 1 This and the Genealogies immediately following are inserted at this place in the volume because they begin with the first settlers, and present a large part of the availa- ble details in relation to them and to the early history of the township. The fact that they continue to the present time is unavoidable, and probably not seriously objection- able, — even if a more strenuous attempt had been made to give a strictly consecutive arrangement to all the contents of the book. 2 Mary Foulke, wife of Cadwallader. 148 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. heiress of Conan Tyndaethwy, King of Wales (who d. 8i8 or 820). Both IVIervyn and Essylt traced their descent from Lludd, King of Britain, brother of Caswallon, the chief who resisted the invasion of Csesar, before the Christian era. Passing over, however, a number of intermediate genera- tions,^ from Mervyn Vrych, the following may be noted : I. David Goch, of Penllech, appears to have been a lessee of crown lands in Caernarvonshire, in the i8th year of Edvi'ard II., and to have been living on November 9, 13 14. He m. Maud, dau. of David Lloyd (who traced descent from Owen Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd), and had three sons, one being II. levan Goch, of Graianoc and Penllech, who appears as one of the jury to take the extent of the hundred of Cymytmaen, in 1352. His ownership of certain lands is shown in titles of that period. He m. Eva, dau. of Einion ap Cynvelyn (who traced descent from Bleddyn, Prince of Wales) ; and had two sons, the eldest being III. Madoc, who appears in the Cwn Amwlch pedigree as "ancestor of the gentlemen of Ysbitty Evan," in Denbighshire. His son was IV. Deikws ddu, who m. Gwen, dau. of levan ddu (who traced his descent to Maelor Crwm, head of the 7th of the noble tribes of Wales), and had a son, V. Einion, who m. Morvydd, dau. of Matw ap Llowarch, and had a son, VI. Howel, who m. Mali, dau. of Llewellyn ap levan, and had a son, VII. Griffith, who m. Gwenllian, dau. of Einion ap levan Lloyd, and had four children, the third being VIII. Lewis, who m. Ethli, dau. of Edward ap levan, and had six chil- dren, the fourth being IX. Robert, who m. Gwrvyl, dau. of Llewellyn ap David, of Llan Rwst, Denbighshire, and had by her six sons and six daughters, the fourth being [1 Mr. Thomas A. Glenn, in his volume " Merion in the Welsh Tract," 1896, gives all these at length, and also very fully the generations which are here summarised, David Goch to Evan Robert Lewis.— A^o^e, iSq6^ EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 149 X. levan, known as Evan Robert Lewis. He was living, probably a young man, in 1601. He removed from Rhiwlas (or its neighbor- hood), in Merionethshire, to Fron Goch (probably in Denbigh- shire), and there passed the remainder of his life.' He had five sons, all taking for themselves, in the Welsh manner, the sur- name ap Evan : 1. John ap Evan. 2. Cadwalader ap Evan. 3. Griffith ap Evan. 4. Owen ap Evan. 5. Evan ap Evan. XI. Evan ap Evan was the father of the four brothers who came to Gwynedd in 1698 (and of Sarah, their sister, who came with them, and m. Robert Pugh). He was twice married ; by his first wife he had two daughters, by his second four sons, — the Gwyn- edd settlers. From the other sons of Evan Robert Lewis, others of the Welsh settlers in Pennsylvania Vifere descended. John ap Evan, it is stated, had several children, and one account^ says that two of them were William John, of Gwynedd (the purchaser, with Thomas Evans, of the township), and Griffith John,' of Merion, (who d. 1707). This would make William John and Thomas Evans first cousins, and such a relationship is very probable. Cadwalader ap Evan, the second son of Evan Robert Lewis, it is stated, left no children. " Of Griffith ap Evan nothing is known." The descendants of Owen ap Evan are very numer- ous ; they form the Owen Family, the posterity of Robert (and ' In the Genealogy of the Owen Family, descended from his son Owen, it is said he was " an honest sober man," and was born " near the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth," ^ A MS. in the possession of Hannah Evans, Moorestown, N. J. ' Griffith John was the father of John Griffith, who m. Grace Foulke, dau. of Edward, and of Evan Griffith, who married John Humphrey's step-daughter, Jane Jones. ISO HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Jane) Owen, of Merion/ who came from Wales in 1690, and d. 1697 ; and the Cadwalader family are his descendants also, in the female line. Beginning, then, the account of the Evans family in this country,^ and making the immigrants the First Generation, we have the following Genealogical Sketch. [Note — The surname, in this Genealogy, of all whose names are given with Arabic figures on the left, is EVANS, except where otherwise explicitly stated. Female lines are not followed out. The character '%, at the end of a paragraph, means that the son mentioned is again taken up as the head of a family, and fuller details given concern- ing him. The Roman numfjrals at the beginning of paragraphs, and at the head of lists of children, show the generation ; the Arabic numbers, running through the Gene- alogy, are distinctive, each person having his own, by which he may be identified wherever named subsequently ] Children of Eva7i ap Evan, of Wales : 1. Thomas ap Evan. ^ 2. Robert ap Evan. P 3. Owen ap Evan. P 4. Cadwalader ap Evan. ^ 5. Sarah ap Evan. ^ 1 1 have consulted freely a MS. Genealogy of the Owen Family, belonging to George S. Conarroe, Esq., of Philadelphia. (It is a copy of one originally made by Rowland Evans.) Owen ap Evan had three sons, Robert, Owen, and Evan, and two daughters, Jane, who m. Hugh Roberts, the Marion settler and preacher, and Ellen, who m. Cadwalader Thomas. Their son, John Cadwalader, " schoolmaster," came to Merlon, from Pembroke, Wales, and m., 1699, Martha Jones, dau. of Dr. Edward Jones, of Merion, His son was Dr. Thomas Cadwalader, of Philadelphia, father of General John, and Lambert, of the Revolution. [See Genealogy of Owen Family, in T. A. Glenn's Merion in the Welsh Tract. — Note, iSgd.l 'Several copies of the Evans Family Record (mentioned on p. 58), begun in 1797, by Cadwalader Evans, son of Rowland, are extant. They vary in the extent of the information they present (having been added to, probably, each by its own copyist), but they differ very little, if any, on points of importance. One of these is in the possession of Charles J. Wister, Jr., of Germantown ; another, of Jonathan Evans, of Germantown ; a third, somewhat different, of Mr. Allen Childs, of West Philadelphia ; a fourth was furnished the writer by Susan Y. Foulke, of Norristown ; and still others would no doubt be brought to light by more extended search. Some of the facts given in them refer to a later date than 1797, and have evidently been added subsequently. EVAiXS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 151 I. (i.) Thomas Evans, eldest of the four brothers, son of Evan ap Evan, immigrated from Wales, 1698. His first wife was Ann, who d. in Gwynedd, ist mo. 26, 1716. He m., 2d, at Goshen meeting, Chester county, loth mo. 14, 1722, Hannah Davies, widow, of Goshen. Hannah was then the widow of Ellis David, or Davies, of Goshen, who died ist mo. 17, 1720. But before marrying him she was the widow of Reese John William, of Merion, who d. i ith mo. 26, 1697. (See Jones Genealogy, in this volume.) In 1723, Thomas Evans removed from Gwynedd to Goshen, and died loth mo. 12, 1738, "aged 87 years," — which would make his birth in 165 1. His wife survived until 9th mo. 29, 1741, when she d., "aged 85 years." All the children of Thomas Evans were by his first wife, as follows : //. Children of Thomas and Ann : . — 6. Robert, d. 1754, m. Jane , and Sarah Evans. ^ - 7. Hugh, d. 1772, m. Catharine Morgan, AUce Lewis, Lowry Lloyd. P 8. Owen, d. 1757, m. Ruth Miles, Mary Nicholas. ^ _-^. Evan, d. 1747, m. EUzabeth Musgrave. ^ 10. Ann. 11. Lowry, m. Evan Jones, son of John, of Radnor, dec'd, at Gwyn- edd m. h., 4th mo. 8, 171 1. 12. Ellin, m. Rowland Hugh, yeoman, of Gwynedd, widower, at Gwynedd m. h., 5th mo. 31, 1712. (Rowland's first wife was Catharine Humphrey, of Merion, whom he m. 8th mo. 8, 1708). 13. Sarah, m. Edward Jones, son of John, of Radnor, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., 6th mo. 25, 1715. I. (2.) Robert Evans, of Gwynedd, brother to Thomas, son of Evan ap Evan, immigrant from Wales, 1698. He was a preacher among Friends. His wife's name was Ellen. ^ 1 1 should feel uncertain as to this, but I have for it the authority of so careful an investigator as the late Mrs. William Parker Foulke. IS2 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. He died in the first month (March), 1738, "aged about 80 years," which would have made his birth about 1658, and was bd. at Gwynedd. There is a brief memorial of him in the John Smith MS. collection of Philadelphia (Orthodox) Yearly Meeting, and numerous details concerning him are given elsewhere in this volume. //. Children of Robert and Ellen : 14. Hugh, d. 1734, m. Margaret Roberts. ^ 15. Evan, " father of Edward Evans, late of South st. [Phila.], and of Jane Much." (Family Record, 1797-1815.) ^ 16. Lowry, m. at Gwynedd m. h., 5th mo. 28, 1701, Thomas Siddon, son of Anthony Siddon, of Upper DubHn. " She left a daughter, Susanna Swett, lately deceased in Phila., and Anthony Siddons, lately deceased, was a grandson of said Thomas." (Family Record.) 17. Mary, m. Cadwallader Foulke, Thomas Marriott. (For details of her Una, see Foulke Genealogy.) 18. Ann, m. William Roberts, blacksmith, son of Edward, of Marion, dec'd, at Gwynedd m. h., 6th mo. 25, 1715. "She was the mother of Robert Roberts and Evan Roberts, both dec'd about 1789 or 1790 in North Wales " [Gwynedd]. 19. Sarah, m. loth mo. 2, 1714, at Gwynedd m. h., Richard Kinder- dina, " son of Thomas, late of Abington, dec'd." " She was the mother of Sarah Morgan, widow of Enoch Morgan, dec' d. Some of her children are now [1797] living in or near North Wales." 20. Jane, m. at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 6, 1710, Edward Parry. I. (3.) Owen Evans, of Gwynedd, third of the brothers, son of Evan ap Evan, immigrant from Wales, 1698, d. loth mo. 7, 1723, in his 64th year, which would make his birth 1659. His wife's name was Elizabeth. His will is dated loth mo. (December) 4, 1723, and was proved December 20 ; he gives his son John a tract of 160 acres, "being on the south-west end of my land, with the house and plantation thereunto belonging." He makes bequests to his children, EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 153 Cadwallader, Elizabeth, Evan, Robert, Thomas, and Mary, and mentions Jane as dec'd. He names two grandsons, Owen, the son of Robert, and Owen, the son of Thomas. He appoints his wife Elizabeth executrix, and for overseers " my two brothers Robert and Cadwalader, my two sons, Evan and Robert, and my two cousins [nephews] Evan, son of Thomas, and his brother Owen." //. Childre7i of Owen and Elizabeth : 21. Thomas, d. 1760, m. Elizabeth Griffith. ^ 22. John, d. unmarried, 1762. His will was probated Sept. 26. He leaves legacies to his sister Elizabeth Richards, his nephews Row- land and Samuel Richards, his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Evans, and her daughter Mary, his nephews Edward, Thomas, and Griffith Evans. He appoints his nephew, John Evans, executor and residuary legatee. 23. Robert, d. September, 1746, m. Ellen Griffith, Ruth Richards. ^ 24. Cadwallader, d. unmarried. (The Family Record calls him ' ' Cadwallader Owen " .) 25. Evan, d. 1728, aged 44, m. Phoebe Miles, p 26. Mary, m. ist, 3d mo. 3, 1708, Ellis Pugh, jr., of Plymouth, eldest son of EUis Pugh, of Merion ; 2d, 9th mo. 16, 1736, William Roberts. She survived her second husband, and her will was made 3d mo. (May) 1748, and proved in August. She mentions her grandsons Ellis and Elijah Pugh, her granddaughter Mary Pugh, her "only daughter" Sina Walker (Abel Walker, of Tredyffirin, m. Sina Pugh, of Gwynedd, 4th mo. 13, 1727) ; her grandson, Isaac Walker, the daughters of her son, Ellis Roberts, her brothers John, Cadwallader and Thomas. 27. Elizabeth, b. 8th mo. 20, 1700, at Gwynedd, m., 2d mo. 21, 1726, Samuel Richards, son of Rowland, of Tredyffrin. 28. Samuel, m. 4th mo. 20, 1724, Hannah Walker, dau. of Lewis, of Merion. 29. Jane, d. before 1723. (As appears by her father's will). I. (4.) Cadwalader Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Evan ap Evan, youngest of the four brothers, immigrant 1698, b. in Merion- 1 54 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. ethshire, Wales, in 1664, d. at Gwynedd, 3d mo. 30, 1745. He m. in Wales, Ellen, dau. of John Morris, of Bryn Gwyn (White Hill), Denbighshire. He was a preacher, after joining the Friends. A memorial concerning him, by Gwynedd monthly meeting, has already been cited (p. 85). //. Children ^ of Cadwallader and Ellen: 30. John, b. 1689, d. 1756, m. Ellen Ellis. P 31. Sarah, m. at Gwynedd m. h., loth mo. 11, 171 1, John Hanke, of Whitemarsh, yeoman ; and had issue several children : John, b. 1712 ; William, b. 1720 ; Samuel, b. 1723 ; Joseph, b. 1725 ; Jane, b. 1714, m. John Roberts (see Roberts Genealogy) ; Eliza- beth, b. 1716 ; Sarah, b. 1 728. John Hanke made his will Dec. 12, 1730, and it was proved in May, 1731 ; he leaves his wife, Sarah, executrix, and mentions his " seven children," all named above ; also his cousin John Hank, to whom he leaves 8 pounds. He appoints his brother [in-law] John Evans, and his friends, Thomas Evans, son of Owen, of Gwynedd, and Jonathan Robe- son, trustees. His will indicates that he had real estate in White- marsh.^ I. (5.) Sarah Evans, sister of the four brothers, dau. of Evan ap Evan, m. Robert Pugh (the marriage, doubtless, in Wales). She appears to have come over with her brothers. //. Children of Robert and Sarah (surname Ptigh^: 32. Sarah, m. Samuel Bell. "They left one daughter, Hannah, who m. Evan Rees, of Providence township, near Perkiomen ; and had several children, one of whom, Samuel, m. a daughter of Colonel Jacob Stroud, of Northampton county ; he [Samuel] lived lately in Providence, and was a few years ago a member of ' Two children, a son and daughter, died on the voyage from Liverpool to Phila- delphia, in 1698. 2 This John Hanke, or Hank, I think may have been of the same family as the mother of Abraham Lincoln. See some data relating to this, post. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 155 Assembly for Montgomery county 1, he now lives beyond the Blue Mountains, in Northampton county, where his father-in-law, Stroud, lived. His brothers, Evan and Daniel, and sister, Sarah, still live in Providence, and are of the Baptist church. "(Doc. I797-) 33. Evan. " He went to Virginia to live. One of his sons became a Baptist minister, and one a justice of the peace, in good circum- stances." (Doc. 1797.) 34. Ellen. ' ' She m. first, John Rogers, and was the mother of Sid- ney Pickering, a Public Friend." (Doc. 1797.) Gwynedd records show marriage of ' ' John Roger, son of Roger Roberts, of Merion," and Ellen Pugh, dau. of Robert, of Gwynedd, at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 21, 1717. The will of Roger Roberts, 1720, mentions his son John Rogers (above) as then living. 35. Mary, m. Rowland Roberts. "They had a son Eldad, who was the father of John Roberts, Esq., now a justice of the peace, in Montgomery township." (Doc. 1797.) (See Roberts Genealogy.) II. (6.) Robert Evans, " of Merion," son of Thomas, b. in Wales, lived for some time in Gwynedd, moved to Merion, and d. there late in 1753 or early in 1754, " aged about 80." In June, 1705, his father conveyed him 298 acres in Gwyn- edd (part of his tract, and apparently the part adjoining Montgomery), which subsequently he sold to his brother Hugh. In these and other conveyances he is called "eldest son and heir," and "son and heir apparent" of Thomas, and in the later deed (conveying to Hugh) the recital, after stat- ing his purchase from his father in 1705, says he "built a messuage and other edifices, and made a plantation and other improvements " on the tract. In 1705 he is recorded as "of Gwynedd, yeoman." In 1 709, however, in a con- veyance from his father, he is described as " of Merion," so that apparently he moved there between 1705 and 1709. 1 He was a member in 1805. (This illustrates the information later than 1797 con- tained in this document.) IS6 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. He appears to have been twice married : first, to Jane ; and, second, to Sarah Evans, of Merion, 4th mo. 4, 1705. (Haverford Records). His will, dated May i, 1753, was proved Jan. 22, 1754; he mentions his daughter Catharine Evans, his daughters Anne Tillbury and Jane Roberts, his son Cadwalader, his grandsons Robert Evans and Amos Roberts, and his granddaughters Sarah and Catharine Evans, daughters of Thomas. He appoints his oldest son, Thomas Evans, executor, and leaves him the farm he now lives on, in Merion, 315 acres. He appoints his brother Hugh and his friend Robert Roberts, " both of Merion," and his brother Owen, of Gwynedd, overseers. ///. Children of Robert and {ist wife) Jane : 36. Elizabeth, b. 9th mo. 3, 1703. (Gwynedd Records.) Children of Robert and (2d wife) Sarah : 37. Jane, b. ist mo. 20, 1706, m. 8th mo. 31, 1723, Robert Roberts, son of Edward, of Gwynedd ; and had issue a son, Amos, whose son, George, occupying the old Robert Evans place, d. about 1831. 38. Thomas, b. 1707, m. Katharine Jones. ^ 39. Cadwalader, b. 4th mo. 7, 1709, d. about 1770, m. Ann, dau. of Joseph and Alice Pennell. 40. Catharine, b. nth mo. 28, 1710, d. unm., in Philadelphia. Her will is dated in 1749, and was probated Feb. 2, 1758. She appears to have been housekeeper for her father, who lived in Philadelphia at the time of his death. Her will makes bequests to her sister Anne Tillbury, her nephew Robert Evans, son of Cadwallader ; her niece Catharine, dau. of Thomas ; and resi- due to her brothers Thomas and Cadwalader. She appoints Owen Jones executor, and Anthony Benezet and Isaac Zane trustees. 41. Hugh, b. 3d mo. 6, 1715. 42. Ann, b. ist mo. 23, 1717, m. Thomas Tillbury, of Philadelphia, baker. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 157 II. (7). Hugh Evans, of Merion, son of Thomas, b. in Wales, lived for many years in Gwynedd, d. in Philadelphia, 4th mo. 6, 1772, aged 90 yrs. 2 mos. In 17 16 he is recorded as " of Gwynedd, yeoman," and his removal to Merion must have been later. A minute of Gwynedd monthly meeting, lOth mo. 27, 1715, says: "Our friend Hugh Evans, who Lately took a Trading Voyage to Great Britain, being re- turned, brought a Certificate from Haverford-West, which was read and gave a good acc't of his life and Conversation whiles in them parts." It was Hugh who related the inci- dent of seeing William Penn on his knees at prayer, as men- tioned elsewhere. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly, in 1722, and from 1746 to 1754 continuously. His will, dated loth mo. 18, 1771, describes him as " of the city of Philadelphia," and "far advanced in years." He mentions his daughters Ann Howell and Susanna Jones, his grandson Hugh Howell, and granddaughter Abigail Howell, and appoints Samuel Howell and Ann executors. (June 25, 1772, his two sons-in-law took out letters of administra- tion, also). He m., ist, 8th mo. 4, 1706, Catherine Mor- gan (d. 6th mo. II, 1708), dau. of Cadwallader, of Merion ; 2d, 6th mo. 25, 1 7 10, at Merion, Alice Lewis, dau. of James, of Pembrokeshire, Wales ; and, 3d, 12th mo. 13, 17 16, LowRY Lloyd, of Merion, widow of Robert Lloyd, and dau. of Reese John WiUiam. Of his children by his first wife, if any, we have no account. ///. Children of Hugh and Alice : 43. James, b. 6th mo. 29, 171 1. Children of Hugh and Lowry : 44. Ann, b. 1st mo. 23, 1718, m. ist mo. 8, 1744-5, Samuel Howell, son of Jacob, of the Boro' of Chester, and had issue : Hugh, Samuel (or Jacob ?), Ann, m. Aaron Ashbridge ; Deborah, m. Daniel Mifflin. ISS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 45. Susanna, b. nth mo. 25, 1719-20, d. May 4, 1801, m. May 30, 1740, Owen Jones, Sen. (b. Nov. 13, 1711, d. Oct. 9, 1793), son of Jonathan ^ and Gainor (born Owen), of Merion. The children of Susanna and Owen were as follows, surname Jones : 1. Jane, b. 1741, m. Caleb Foulke. (See Foulke Genealogy.) 2. Lowry, b. nth mo. 30, 1742, m. May 5, 1760, Daniel Wister,^ merchant, of Philadelphia, (b. Feb. 4, 1738-9, d. Oct. 27, 1805), son of John and Anna Catharina ; and had issue nine children, including Sally,' Elizabeth ("Betsy"); John, m. Elizabeth Harvey; Susan, m. John Morgan Price ; Charles J., m. Rebecca Bullock. 3. Owen,* b. ist mo. 15, 174S, m. ist, Mary Wharton, and had issue six chil- dren, all d. in infancy ; 2d, Hannah Smith, widow, who had by her former marriage four children. 4. Susanna,^ b. Sept. 4, 1747, d. Feb. 5, 1828, at Burlington, N. J., m. Sept. 2, 1779, John Nancarro ; and had issue John, jr., who m. Miss Quarles, of Baltimore. 5. Hannah, b. 1749, m. Amos Foulke. (See Foulke Genealogy.) ' 6. Rebecca, m. John Jones, of Lower Merion ; no issue. (J. J. had chil- dren by a former wife.) 7. Sarah, m. Samuel Rutter, and had issue : Thomas, Martha, m. Howell Hopkins; and Rebecca. 8. Martha, d. unm. 9. Ann, d. unm. 10. Jonathan, m., ist, Mary Potts, of Plymouth, who died about a year after her marriage ; 2d, Mary McClenaghan, widow (dau. of William Thomas, of Lower Merion), and had issue: Owen Jones, who was member of 1 Jonathan Jones was born in Wales, in 1680, the son of Edward Jones, " chirur- geon," and Mary Wynne, dau. of Dr. Thomas Wynne, one of the first settlers in Merion. Edward d. 1737, aged about 92 ; Jonathan lived to be over 90. — See Dr. Levick's paper on old Merion families, Penna. Maif., Vol. IV. His son, Owen Jones (Senior), was a distinguished citizen. Provincial Treasurer from 1769 to 1776; his name was placed with those of Samuel Miles and William Wister, on much of the Provincial paper money. He died of yellow fever in Philadelphia in the terrible visitation of 1793. " General Washington pronounced him the handsomest and most venerable gentleman he had ever seen." — See portrait and sketch in C. J. Wister, Jr.'s, Memoir of Charles J. Wister, * See details Daniel Wister and his progenitors, Penna, Mag., Vol. V., p. 385. ^ It is her Revolutionary Diary, kept at Gwynedd, that is given elsewhere in this volume. * In September, 1777, he was one of the Friends arbitrarily arrested in Philadel- phia, and sent to Winchester, Va. — See Gilpin's Exiles. ^ She is repeatedly quoted by Watson in his Annals. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. I 59 Congress 1857-59, ^" Sarah m. John Childs, of North CaroHna. A son of this last couple, also named John Childs, m. Mary Treby, dau. of Rev. Thomas and Margaret Allen ; and had issue nine children, of whom the second is Allen Childs, b. in North Carolina, 1844, now (1884) of Philadelphia. He m. 1878, Katherine, dau. of Col. John D. Kurtz, U. S. Engi- neer Corps, and has issue. II. (21). Thomas Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Owen and Eliza- beth, d. 5th mo. 22, 1760, m. at Radnor m. h., 4th mo. 30, 1720, Elizabeth Griffith, dau. of Edward, of Merion, dec'd. In his will, dated March 13, 1760, and proved May 26, same year, he describes himself ' as " innkeeper." He leaves his eldest son Owen 10 pounds, "he having received his portion heretofore," provides for his wife, Elizabeth, and makes bequests of 20 to 50 pounds each to his daugh- ter Mary, and sons Edward, Griffith, and John. He men- tions his grandson William, son of his eldest son Owen, appoints his son Thomas executor, and says : " I direct him to sell all my land the east side the Philadelphia road, situate between y° lands of Rowland Evans, on the one side, and Peter Lukens, Cadwallader Jones, and Ballas Wick on the other." He also names his cousins John Jones, Rowland Evans, and Samuel Evans, overseers. ///. Children of Tho7nas and Elizabeth : 6g}4- Jane, b. nth mo. 15, 1723. 70. Owen, "the father of Isaiah Evans, who d. in 1808, in Phila- delphia ; of Jane, who m. Alexander Scott, of Elizabeth, who d. unm.," (making her home, at her decease, " at the house of John Evans, sen., at North Wales,") and of William, named in his grandfather's will. 1 The Evans document of 1797 says he " was a farmer and kept a tavern in the same place " where his father, Owen, had lived, — i.e. either the Ellen H, Evans place, or that of Samuel Beaver, east of the turnpike. 1 64 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 71. Griffith, b. 5th mo. 29, 1735. 72. John, b. loth mo. i, 1737. 73. Thomas, b. istmo. 24, 1733, m. Elizabeth Roberts. ^ 74. Edward, b. 9th mo. 4, 1730. 75. Mary, b. 1728, d. unm. (The Gwynedd records shows the deaths of children of Thomas and Elizabeth, as follows : Edward, 1728 ; Elizabeth, sth mo. 5, 1745.) II. (23.) Robert Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Owen, d. Septem- ber, 1746, m. 1st, at Radnor mtg., 3d mo. 30, 17 17, Ellen Griefith, dau. of Edward, of Upper Merion ; 2d, at Gwyn- edd m. h., 3d mo. 2, 1729, Ruth Richard, dau. of Rowland, late of Tredyffrin, Chester county. Robert's will was dated 7th mo. (September) 8, 1746, and probated October i, indi- cating very closely the time of his death. He leaves to his two sons, Evan and Robert, " the messuage and tract of land situate the west side [of] and divided from my other land by the road leading from North Wales meeting-house to Ply- mouth meeting-house," containing about ten acres, his wife, Ruth, to have a right to live on it, however, till his said sons were of age. He makes bequests to his " eldest son " Owen, to his son Peter, and to his daughter Catharine, wife of Peter Jones, and names as his " minor children " Evan, Robert (both named above), Ellin, Sarah, Elizabeth, Ruth, and one yet unborn, but expected. He appoints his wife Ruth ex- ecutrix, with power to sell the farm he lives on, about 1 50 acres. He appoints his brothers John and Thomas Evans, his brother-in-law Samuel Richards, and his uncle, Joseph Jones, and his cousin John Evans, overseers and trustees. He describes himself in his will as "of Gwynedd, yeoman." ///. Children of Robert and Ellen : 76. Catharine, b. ist mo. 9, 1718, m. 3d mo. 15, 1740, at Gwynedd m. h., Peter Jones, son of Peter, of Merion. 77. Owen, b. ist mo 9, 1719-20. (Living in 1746.) EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 165 78. Peter, b. 1722, m. Mary Thomas. P 79. James, b. ist mo 14, 1724: d. prob. before 1746. [The above children were living when their mother d. ; in 1727, their father, in a deed as administrator of her estate, names them as her heirs. James, not being named in his father's will, 1746, was probably then d.] Children of Robert and Rtith : 80. Evan. 81. Robert, "a house-carpenter, hving in 5th St., Philadelphia, d. prior to 1820. He had a son John, who lived in 6th St. above Race, and had two sons, Robert and William." (Family Record.)! 82. Ellin, m. Jeremiah McVeagh, "and has left several daughters in Pikeland, and one son." 83. Sarah, d. 8th mo. 6, 1759, unm. 84. Elizabeth. 85. Ruth, m. Scotten. " She is the mother of Priscilla and Scotten, now bonnet-makers in Strawberry alley." (Fam. Rec, 1 797-1 8 1 5). 86. (Posthumous). This was probably Jane, b. ist mo. 22, 1747, d. 3d mo. 23, 1832, m. Atkinson Hughs, father of Atkinson Hughes, of Horsham. P In a letter to the Author, 4th mo. 4, 1896, Arthur Peterson, of Philadelphia, says: "This Robert Evans, I have very little doubt, is my great-great-grandfather, who, I have always understood, originally came from Gwynedd. He bought two houses from Caleb Cresson, on the west side of sth street above Arch, one in 1768, and one in 1772, and lived in one of them until his death. He had one son, John Evans, who m., June 5, 1792, Rachel Ridgway. Among the children of John and Rachel Evans was Jane, who m., Jan. 9, 1812, George Peterson, a Quaker of Swedish descent. Their children were : " I. Dr. Robert Evans Peterson (d.), publisher, father of Mrs. George W. Childs. " 2. Rachel Evans Peterson (d.), m. Edmund Deacon. " 3. Henry Peterson (d.), author and publisher. "4. Richard Peterson (d. ), iron manufacturer. " 5. Anna Peterson, m. Amos R. Little. " 6. Pearson Peterson (d.), banker. " 7. Helen Longstreth Peterson, m. Charles Deacon. " 8. Philena Marshall Peterson, m. William E. Newhall. " The two houses on sth street Robert Evans bequeathed to his grand-daughters, Jane Peterson and Rachel Love, daughters of John Evans." — Note, jSgi.J 1 66 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. II. (25.) Evan Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Owen, d. 8th mo. 7, 1728, "aged 44," which would make his birth in 1684. He m., 2d mo. 13, 1715, Phcebe Miles, (b. 4th mo. 20, 1690), son of Samuel (dec'd), and Margaret of Radnor. His will is dated 8th mo. 4, 1728, and was proved Oct. 22, same year. He gives to his two sons Samuel and Nathan "the plantation and tract of land" he lives on, his wife Phcebe to have " her lawful thirds." He names also his sons Joseph and Miles, and dau. Elizabeth. He appoints as trustees his three brothers, John, Robert, and Thomas, his two brothers-in-law, Thomas Thomas, and Owen Evans, ^ and his cousin John Evans. Phcebe, with her children, re- moved after her husband's death within the limits of Haver- ford monthly meeting, as is shown by their certificate from Gwynedd, presented at Haverford, 2d mo. 29, 1729. ///. Children of Evan and Phasbe : 87. Elizabeth, b. nth mo. 26, 1715, m. Meredith. "She had one daughter, Phebe, who m. Isaac Williams, of Whitemarsh, and is now dec'd. She [Phebe Williams] now dec'd, left two daughters, one of whom m. a son of Isaac Potts." — Doc't of 1797 ' 88. Samuel, b. 6th mo. 17, 1718, d. 8th mo. 14, 1728. 89. Nathan, b. 1720, d. 1758, or '59, m. Ruth Morgan. P 90. Joseph, b. 9th mo. 18, 1723, "the father of William Ashby's wife. ' ' 91. Miles (named in his father's will). •This was Owen Evans (8), the J. P , son of Thomas ; he m. Ruth Miles, sister to Phcebe, here mentioned. 2 It seems best again to caution the reader that this Record of 1797 was added to somewhat later, as appears by the memorandum made upon it by Charles Evans, (and referred to in this volume at p. 58), and that when it mentions things as "now' existing, or as having occurred, it cannot be strictly depended upon to mean the year 1797, but may mean a date later, — say as late as 1815. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 167 II. (30.) John Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Cadwalader, b. in Denbighshire, Wales, 1689, d. at Gwynedd, 9th mo. 23, 1756, m. Eleanor Ellis, dau. of Rowland,^ of Merion, at Merion m. h., 4th mo. 8, 1715. Eleanor, b. near Dol- gellau, Merionethshire, Wales, 1685, d. 4th mo. 29, 1765. John was a preacher of eminence among the Friends : details concerning him in that capacity have been elsewhere given in this volume (p. 85.) His will, dated 9th mo. 16, 1756, was proved June 22, 1757. He leaves to his dau. Jane Hubbs the life right, with remainder to her children, of a lot of 21^ acres, "part of the tract of 100 acres which I hold, to be laid out for her the west side of Montgomery road, adjoining George Maris's field." He gives his daughters, Margaret, Ellen, and Elizabeth, 50 acres, " to be divided off the upper end, next Owen Evans's land." He mentions his sons Rowland and John, and appoints them and his son Cadwalader executors. ///. Children of John and Eleanor : 92. Cadwalader, b. 17 16, d. 1773, "i- J^-ne Owen. ^ 93. Rowland, b. 1717-18, d. 1789, m. Susanna Foulke. ^ 94. Margaret, b. 5th mo. 26, 17 19, m. Anthony Williams ; but left no issue. 95. Jane,' b. ist mo. 30, 1721, m. John Hubbs. " She left two sons, 1 Rowland Ellis traced his descent through a long line, including the Nannau family, of Wales. — See T. A. Glenn's Merion in the Welsh Tract. 2 A letter from Eleanor Evans, of Gwynedd, to Mary Pemberton, of Philadelphia, dated 20th of 7th mo., 1762, preserved among the Pemberton papers, says : " I should take it kind [if] any of my good friends, of Philadelphia, particularly thyself, would call to see my Daughter, Jenny Hubbs. I know thou, dear friend. Loves y" afflicted, such an one indeed is she. [She] lives now at Kinsington. It's but a short step from y^ great road to her house, when thou art goeing up to thy countrey seat at Germantown. She had her certificate read and signed here. I suppose she will produce It at your next monthly meeting." 1 68 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. John and Charles, and three' daughters, Rachel, Ellen, and Mary. Ellen m., 1781, Amos Lewis, of Upper Dublin [son of Ellis Lewis, 2d, and his first wife Mary], and Rachel also m., 1785, Amos Lewis. — (See Lewis Genealogy). 96. Ellen, b. nth mo. 21, 1722, m., at Gwynedd m. h., 12th mo. 18, 1764, Ellis Lewis, 2d [widower], of Upper Dublin. Ellis d. 1783 ; Ellen survived him. — (See Lewis Genealogy.) 97. John, b. 1724, d. 1727. 98. Elizabeth, b. 6th mo. 26, 1726, d. 3d mo. 6, 1805, unmarried. She is mentioned as living with her bro. John, and giving the information embodied by her nephew in the Evans Record. Her will, dated 5th mo. 13, 1804, was proved March, 1805. She mentions her niece, Margaret Hubbs, to whom she leaves her ' ' chest of drawers ' ' and wearing apparel. She devises to Jesse Foulke and William Foulke, of Gwynedd, and John Jones, of Montgomery, in trust, a lot of land, in Gwynedd, purchased of Jesse Evans, for the use of Gwynedd Preparative Meeting. To her brother John Evans she leaves the residue of her estate, real and personal, appointing him executor. 99. John, b. 1730, d. 1807, m. Margaret Foulke. ^ III. (38.) Thomas Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Robert, " of Merion," and Sarah, b. 4th mo. 22, 1707, m. ist, 1730, Katherine Jones (who d. nth mo. 21, 1732), dau. of Robert, of Merion ; 2d, Hannah Morris (who d. 6th mo. 22, 1760); 3d, loth mo. 9, 1764, Mary Brooke, of Lim- erick (who d. 7th mo 14, 1805, aged 84). Thomas appears to have received from his father the latter's land in Gwyn- edd, 230 acres, lying along the Swedes' Ford road (now the property, chiefly, of Jacob B. Rhoads), it being that which Thomas, the original purchaser, had sold to Robert, when he was dividing up his great tract. Thomas d. in 1 784 ; * See Elizabeth Evans' mention of her niece Margaret Hubbs. This appears at first sight to indicate a fourth daughter of Jane, but probably she was Elizabeth's grand-niece. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 169 his will is dated 1st mo. 6, and was proved May 3, in that year. He leaves his wife Mary ;£'25o in " good money," exclusive of an annuity of ;^I2 derived from lands in Lim- erick township ; and numerous other bequests and privileges of residence, etc. To his son Hugh, " my messuage and plantation in Gwynedd, where I now dwell, about 230 acres." He leaves legacy to his daughter Sarah, widow of George Geary ; mentions her three children ; also the two sons of his daughter Catherine Foulke, Thomas and Samuel (they both minors) ; his daughter Mary, his daughter Susanna, and her children. He makes his son Hugh and his daughters Susanna, Ann, Mary, and Hannah residuary legatees. Mary Evans, his widow, survived him over twenty years; her will, dated May 25, 1802, was proved in August, 1805, at Norristown. In it she describes herself as "of Gwynedd, widow," and "advanced in years." She leaves numerous bequests : to the children of her sister Ann Hilles, ;^20 each ; to the children of her sister Mar- garet ;^20 each ; her " ten plate stove for the use and bene- fit of the school under the direction of Friends' Preparative Meeting of Gwynedd " ; to Hannah Spencer ;^iO; to niece Phebe Wood, ^10; to Sarah Geary, £10; to Samuel Evans, ;^iO; to Sarah Evans, relict of Hugh Evans, ;£'iO; to her [Sarah's] son, Hugh Evans, £t, and "my Franklin stove in the front parlor"; to Thomas Evans, ;^8 ; to Thomas Foulke, son of Joshua, £^ ; to Abraham Upde- grave, ;^io; to John Barlow, of Limerick township, "one moiety of all the annuities that may be due and unpaid, aris- ing from the premises on which he resides." She appoints Levi Foulke and Joseph Shoemaker executors. I70 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. IV. Children of Thomas and Katherine : 100. Sarah, b. 6th mo. 8, I73i,d. 9th mo. 25, 1808, m. George Geary, who d. before 1784, and had issue 3 children, loi. Katherine, b. nth mo. 14, 1732, m. 12th mo. 20, 1763, Joshua Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Edward, and had issue. (See Foulke Genealogy.) Children of Thomas and Hannah : 102. Susanna, b. ist mo. 3, 1737, m. and had issue, and was living in 1784 (as appears by her father's will). 103. Ann, b. 7th mo. 21, 1740, m. Levi Foulke. (SeeFoulke Gen'gy). 104. Mary, b. loth mo. 31, I74i,m. 6th mo. 10, 1784, " Richard Hum- phreys, the elder, son of John and Mary, late of Oxford twp., dec'd," and, subsequently (according to the Record of 1797), William Wilson. 105. Hannah, b. 5th mo. 26, 1745, d. 6th mo. 22, 1832, m. nth mo. 22, 1774, Jarret Spencer, son of Jacob, of Moreland. 106. Hugh, b. 8th mo. 9, 1747. He m. Sarah , and d. in 1792. His estate was settled by his widow, and George Maris and Levi Foulke, adm'rs. The farm which he had inherited from his father was divided between Joseph Evans and Thomas Evans, by a sur- vey made in October, 181 2, by Cadwallader Foulke. They were sons o{ Hu£'ha.nd Sarah: Joseph, b. 12th mo. 11, 1785 ; Thomas, b. 8th mo. 8, 1787. III. (49). Amos Evans, of Merion, son of Owen and Ruth, of Gwynedd, b. 4th mo. 25, I72i,m. Elizabeth Lewis. They removed within the limits of Haverford m. m., presenting a certificate from Gwynedd m. m., dated 9th mo., 1742. IV. C-hildren of Amos and Elizabeth : 102a. Owen, b. 4th mo. 18, 1746. 103a. Ruth, b. loth mo. 28, 1749. 104a. Ann, b. 2d mo. 2, 1752, m. Dr. John Davis. 105a. Lydia, b. loth mo. 23, 1754. io6a. Rebekah, b. 6th mo. 4, 1757. 107. Hannah. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. i;i io8. Rose, d. before 1794, m. Charles Willing,' son of Thomas, and had issue : Elizabeth, m. Marshall B. Spring, of Boston, Mass. ; Thomas, d. 1834; Richard, d. 1833. III. (52.) Jonathan Evans, of Philadelphia, son of Evan and Elizabeth, of Gwynedd, m., 4th mo. 19, 1740, Hannah Wal- ton, dau. of Michael, of Philadelphia. Jonathan d. 2d mo. 3, 1795, aged 81. Hannah d. 4th mo. 23, 1800, aged 85. IV. Children of Jonathan and Hannah : 109. Elizabeth, b. 1741, d. 1746. no. Samuel, b. 1742, d. 1744. 111. Joel b. i2th mo. 24, 1743, d. in Jamaica, date not known. Heis probably the Joel, "merchant," of Philadelphia, mentioned Vol. II., Sabine's loyalists? 112. Mary, b. loth mo. 7, 1746, d. 6th mo. 14, 1794, m. Adam Hubley. 113. William, b. 3d mo. 4, 1749. He went with the Loyalists, in the Revolution, and his property was confiscated. See Sabine, Vol. II. 114. Benjamin, b. 9th mo. 16, 1751, d. 1793. 115. John, b. 3d mo. 30, 1753, d. 1798, in New York. He is probably the John mentioned with Joel and William above, in Sabine, Vol. II. 116. Jonathan, b. 1759, ^- 1839, m. Hannah Bacon. ^ HI. (53.) Abraham Evans, of Merion, son of Evan, m., at Rad- nor m. h., 8th mo. 8, 1747, Lydia Thomas, dau. of William, of Lower Merion. IV. Children of Abraham and Lydia : 117. Evan, m., 1771, Mary Harmon.^ ^ See Keith's Prov. Councillors of Penna. fp. 97). ' Joel's property, an undivided half of an estate in Blockley, Philadelphia county, was confiscated by the Executive Council of Penna,, and sold for ;^is,ooo Continental money. (Colonial Records, Vol. XII., p. 617). His brother William's property, a two- story carpenter shop, and lot of ground, on the north side of Pine St., between 3d and 4th, Philadelphia, was confiscated and sold to Benjamin Evans. {Colonial Records, XII., p. 97.) In these sales one-fourth of the money was retained to become the prin- cipal of a ground rent, the annual income of which was payable to the University of Pennsylvania. On Joel's land the rent was to be ^\i bushels, and on M^illiam's property, 4K bushels, per annum, of " good merchantable wheat." 172 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. ii8. Elisha,' " who keeps a tavern at Norristown " [1797]. [And other children; names not obtained]. III. (54.) Daniel Evans, of Philadelphia, blacksmith, son of Evan, Gwynedd, m. " at a public meeting in Plymouth," 4th mo. 14, 1763, Eleanor Rittenhouse, dau. of Matthias, of Worcester township. (She was a sister of David Ritten- house, the mathematician, who signs as one of the witnesses of the marriage). I have no data concerning their children, if they had any. III. (56.) MusGRAVE Evans, of Philadelphia, cooper, son of Evan, of Gwynedd, m. at Radnor m. h., 12th mo, 12, 1753, Lydia Harry, dau. of Samuel, of Radnor. IV. Children of Musgrave and Lydia : 119. Sarah. 120. Martha. 121. Ann. 122. Thomas. III. (57.) David Evans, "of Spruce St.," Philadelphia, house carpenter, son of Evan, of Gwynedd, m. Aug. 10, 1755, Le- TiTiA Thomas, of Radnor. David d. 18 17, aged 84, and was bu. at Friends' ground, 4th and Arch Sts.^ This couple had a large family of children, but only part of their names, as follows, have been obtained. IV. Children of David and Letitia : 123. Letitia, b. loth mo. 15, 1759, d. 1780, m. Richard Moore, son of Mordecai and Elizabeth, and had issue one child, Letitia, who m. • Cadwalader Evans, now [1884] of Bridgeport, Montg. Co., is a son of Elisha. See Auge's Men of Montgomery County, p. 460. (Jared B. Evans, d. Jefferson Co., Pa., March z8, 1891, was another son). ' Was it this David Evans who went with Dr. Parrish to New England, in the winter of 1775-6, to distribute supplies to the people around Boston, destitute by reason of the siege ?— See Penna. Mag., Vol, I., p 168. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 1 73 her first cousin, Levin H. Jackson. (Richard Moore, b. 1745, d. 1829). 124. Gulielma, b. 12th mo. 14, 1762. 125. Charles, b. March 30, 1768, d. Sept. 5, 1847. (He was the seventh child of his parents.) Settling in Reading, Penna., he became a prominent lawyer, acquired wealth, and founded the beautiful cemetery of that city now known by his name. He d. unmarried 126. David, b 6th mo. 26, 1770. III. (61.) Jesse Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Hugh, m. 4th mo. 19, 1750, Catherine Jones, dau. of John, of Horsham. The Family Record of 1 797 refers to him as having "formerly lived where George Maris lives." He was a tailor by trade, as well as a farmer, and, in 1755, sold the 551^ acres left him by his father (which included the present dwelling of Dr. M. R. Knapp, the dwelling and store of Wm. H. Jenkins, and the Acuff hotel property), to George Maris, for 270 pounds. He then bought of Hugh Evans, of Merion, Thomas's son, the property now owned [1884] by Jacob B. Bowman. Of his children no list has been obtained. HI. (73.) Thomas Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Thomas, b. ist mo. 24, 1733, d. 9th mo. 3, 1818, m. 1765, Elizabeth Roberts (b. nth mo. 19, 1740, d. 1794), dau. of John and Jane Roberts, of Whitpain. (See Roberts Genealogy.) The Family Record of 1 797 speaks of him as living where his father did (the farm now occupied by Ellen H. Evans), and calls him familiarly, "Tommy Evans." IV. Children of Thomas and Elizabeth : 127. Jane, b. nth mo. 13th, 1766, d. 5th mo. 18, 1781, unm. 128. Caleb, b. 1768, d. 1855, m. Catharine Conrad, Agnes Roberts.^ 129. Tacy, b. ist mo. 10, 1770, d. 5th mo. 4, 1840, m. 1819, Ellis Cleaver (d. 1829), son of Ezekiel and Mary. 130. Nathan, b. 1772, d. 1826, m.Ann Shoemaker.^ J 74 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 131. Thomas b. 1774, d. same year. 132. Johnb. 1775, d. 1777. 133. Jonathan, b. 1778, d. 1844, m. Elizabeth Iden. ^ 134. Elizabeth, b. ist mo. 31, 1781, m. 1802, Cadwalader Roberts, of Gwynedd. (See Roberts Genealogy.) 135. Jane, b. 12th mo. 24, 1784, d. 7th mo. 3, 1876, m, 181 1, William Robinson, of Providence (b. 1777, d. 1859), son of Nicholas and Elizabeth. William and Jane removed to Ohio, in 1816 or 1817. Their children were : EUzabeth, b. 1814, d. 1847 ; Tacy, b. 1818 ; Samaria, b. 18 18, m. George P. Clark. III. (78.) Peter Evans, of Merion, son of Robert, of Gwynedd, b. 1st mo. 20, 1722, m. Mary Thomas, dau. of William and Elizabeth, of Merion.' Peter appears to have removed to Merion ; the births of his children, as here given, are from the Haverford records. IV. Children of Peter and Mary : 136. Jonathan, b. 7th mo. 2, 1745. 137. Ezekiel, b. 5th mo. 27, 1747. 138. Hannah, b. loth mo. 7, 1748. 139. Rachel, b. ist mo. 21, 1751. 140. Levi, b. 7th mo. 18, 1753. 141. Priscilla, b. 9th mo. 30, 1755. 142. Zachariah, b. 3d mo. 8, 1758. 143. Margaret, b. 3d mo. 2, 1760. 144. Mary, b. 12th mo. 17, 1761. III. (89.) Nathan Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Evan and Phebe, b. nth mo. 17, 1720, d. 1758 or '59, m. "at the house of Benjamin Morgan," 1746, Ruth Morgan, dau. of Daniel. In 1758, he obtained a certificate for his removal to Wil- mington, Del., and the records of the monthly meeting there 'There is some confusion of dates, (possibly of identity), concerning Peter. According to the Historical Society's abstract of Haverford records, his marriage occurred in 1774. (See p. 112 this volume.) But the dates of his children's births indicate 1744 as the correct date. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 1 75 show the presentation of it, 6th mo. 8, in that year, for him- self, wife, and the four children named below. But in 1759 (loth mo. 11), his widow requested a certificate for her return to Gwynedd. She subsequently married Moses Peters, and they removed to Oxford, Philadelphia, where Moses died 1784. In his will he names his step-sons, Daniel, Lemuel, and Elijah Evans. IV. Children of Nathan and Ruth : 145. Daniel. 146. Lemuel. 147. Elijah. 148. Samuel. III. (92.) Dr. Cadwalader Evans, of Philadelphia, son of John and Eleanor, b. at Gwynedd, 1716, d. 6th mo. 30, 1773, m. 1st mo. 22, 1760, Jane Owen, dau. of Owen Owen, of Philadelphia, dec'd. Cadwalader was bu. at Gwynedd ; he left no children. A more particular sketch of him will be elsewhere given. III. (93.) Rowland Evans, of Gwynedd, son of John and Elea- nor, b. 1718, d. 8th mo. 8, 1789, in Philadelphia. He m. at Gwynedd m. h., 9th mo. 15, 1748, Susanna Foulke (b. 1st mo. 17, 1720, d. 3d mo. i, 1787), dau. of Thomas and Gwen. (See Foulke Genealogy.) A sketch of him will be separately given. IV. Children of Rowland and Susanna : 149. Cadwalader, b. Dec. 7, 1749, merchant in Philadelphia, d. Feb. 21, 1 82 1, unmarried. 150. John, d. loth mo. i, 1772, in his 20th year, unmarried. 151. Sarah, b. April 1751, d. Jan. 27, 1831, unmarried. 152. Ellin, d. unmarried, 182-. 153. Charles, married, but left no issue. 154. David, d. unmarried. 176 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. III. (99.) John Evans, of Gwynedd, son of John and Eleanor, b. 1 2th mo. (February), 1730, d. 9th mo. (September), 1807, m. Nov. 19, 1734, Margaret Foulke, dau. of Evan and Ellen, of Gwynedd. (Margaret, b. 4th mo. 19, 1726, d. 3d mo. 6. 1798. — See Foulke Genealogy.) It was this John who furnished Cadwalader, his nephew (son of Rowland), with the family data which form the basis of the Family Record, of 1797 and later. He was known in Gwynedd as "John Evans, the elder" (though his own father's name was John), in order to distinguish him from his son John. He was a prominent and active member of Gwynedd meeting. Joseph Foulke (elsewhere in this volume) gives some interesting reminiscences of him. He lived all his life at the old home of his father and grand- father, in Gwynedd (now [1896] the Hollingsworth estate place). " From letters in my possession, written to his son," says Rowland Evans, Esq., " he seems to have been an earnestly religious man." His will, which presents him as quite a rich man, was probated November 6, 1 807. He gives his son John the "plantation, consisting of three tracts, where he now dwells," in Gwynedd, about 192 acres; directs his son Cadwalader to release any supposed claim he may have on the fee or title, in consideration of bequests now made him ; leaves two tracts (homestead) to his son Cadwalader, one 245 acres, the other 36, he to pay ;^SOO to his [the testator's] grandsons John and Robert ; bequeaths to his friends Levi Foulke, Jesse Foulke, and John Jones, jr., son of Evan, or their survivors, ;^20 in trust to keep up the burial ground enclosure at Gwynedd meeting, the fund to be used in the discretion of Gwynedd preparative meet- ing ; gives his son Cadwalader two undivided thirds in 50 acres of land adjoining the homestead, " late estate of EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 1 77 brother Cadwalader," gives son Cadwalader the half residue of estate, the other half to grandson Robert ; gives ;^200 to son John ; gives ;f 200 to grandsons Rowland and Evan in equal shares ; appoints son Cadwalader and grandson Robert executors. IV. Children of John and Margaret : 155. Evan, d. 1757, aged 9 mos. 156. John, b. Sept. 7, 1759, d. 1814, m. Gaynor Iredell, Eleanor Yaxley. ^ 157. Cadwalader, b. 1762, d. 1841, m. Harriet V. Musser. ^ 158. Rowland, b. 1762 (twin brother to Cadwalader), "a merchant in Philadelphia," d. loth mo. 10, 1793, of yellow fever, unmarried. IV. (116.) Jonathan Evans, of Philadelphia, carpenter, son of Jonathan and Hannah, b. 1st mo. 25, 1759, m. 4th mo. 13, 1786, Hannah Bacon, dau. of David and Mary. A memo- rial of him, by the Southern District m. m. of Philadelphia, will be found reprinted in the Collection of 1879. "His parents gave him a liberal education at the schools under the care of Friends in this city, and possessing strong mental powers and quick perceptions, he made considerable profi- ciency in most of the branches of useful learning. He was placed apprentice to the carpenter's trade, and afterwards followed that business many years." At the period of his religious convincement " it was a time of great civil commo- tion, .... and about this period he was drafted as a soldier for the war of the Revolution. While many of the younger members of the Society were caught with the mar- tial spirit of the day, he was constrained to maintain his testimony, in support of which he suffered an imprisonment of sixteen weeks." " Having scruples respecting the pro- priety of doing the ornamental work that was put on build- 178 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. ings, and persons generally declining to meet his scruples by giving him such parts as he was easy to do, he was many times under great difficulty in relation to the means of living, particularly when there was little building of any kind to be done." (The memorial says, however, in a later passage, that he retired from business many years before his death, having acquired a competence.) He was an overseer (in the Society of Friends) at the age of 24, and an elder at 36. In the 1 2th mo. 1826, after a sermon by Elias Hicks, to a very large congregation at 1 2th st. meeting in Philadel- phia, Jonathan Evans arose and declared at some length that the doctrines preached by Elias were not those held by the Society of Friends.' He subsequently took a prominent part in the movements of the "Separation." In 1837, in correspondence with John Wilbur, he reviewed sharply the positions taken by Joseph John Gurney.^ He d. in Phila- delphia, 2d mo. 8, 1839. Hannah, b. 3d mo., 1765, d. 2d mo. 27, 1829. She was a minister among Friends, and there is a memorial of her in the Collection of 1879. V. Children of Jonathan and Hannah : 159. William, b. 1787, d. 1867, m. Deborah Musgrave, Elizabeth Barton. ^ 160. Joseph, b. 1789, d. 1871, m. Grace Trimble. ^ 161. Mary, b. 9th mo. 25, 1791, d. ist mo. 28, 1859. 162. Hannah, b. 9th mo. 7, 1793, d. 8th mo. 21, 1865, m. at Pine St. m. h., Philadelphia, nth mo. 4, 1818, Joseph Rhoads " of Marple twp., Delaware county, tanner," son of Joseph, dec'd, and Mary. Joseph, d. 1st mo. 16, 1861, in his 75th year. Issue of Joseph and Hannah (surname Rhoads) : Mary, m. Dr. Wm. E. Haines, ' His remarks are given at length in the memorial. For a statement friendly to E. H., see Janney's History of Friends, Vol. IV., p. 155, et. seq. ' See John Wilbur's Journal, p, 228. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 1 79 and has issue ; Deborah ; Joseph, m. Elizabeth Snowden, and has issue ; Hannah, d. young ; Elizabeth ; Dr. James E. (editor of Friends^ Review, and now (1884) president of Bryn Mawr Female College under care of Friends), m. Margaret W. Ely, and has issue ; Charles, of Haddonfield, N. J., conveyancer, m. Anna Nicholas, and Beulah S. Morris, and has surviving issue by first wife ; Jonathan E., of Wilmington, Del., m. Rebecca C. Garrett, and has issue. 163. Joel, b. 1796, d. 1865, m. Hannah Rhoads. ^ 164. Thomas, b. 1798, d. 1868, m. Catharine Wistar. P 165. Charles, b. 1802, d. 1879, m. Mary Lownes Smith. ^ IV. (117.) Evan Evans, of Philadelphia, house-carpenter, son of Abraham and Lydia, m. 4th mo. i , 1 77 1 , Mary Harmon, dau. of Tubal, of Philadelphia. V. Children of Evan and Mary : 166. Jacob H., b. 2d mo. 8, 1772, m. Margaret Helm. iP 167. Sarah, b. 12th mo. 27, 1773. 168. Francis, b. loth mo. 12, 1780. IV. (128.) Caleb Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, b. 2d mo. 16, 1768, d. 7th mo. 3, 1855, m. ist, 1798, Catharine Conrad, dau. of Peter, of Whitpain; 2d, 1820, Agnes Roberts (b. 1783, d. 1872), dau. of Cadwala- der and Mary. (See Roberts Genealogy.) Caleb lived for many years, and died, at the home of his father (now the Ellen H. Evans place). He had but two children who grew up, — one by each wife. V. Children of Caleb and Catharine : 169. Peter C, b. 1799, d. 1880, m. Margaret Jenkins. ^ Children of Caleb and Agnes : 170. Cadwalader R., b. 1821, d. 1861, m. Ellen H. Shoemaker. ^ 171. Elizabeth, b. 1824, d. 1825. l8o HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. IV. (130.) Nathan Evans, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, b. 1st mo. 25, 1772, d. 1st mo. 19, 1826, m. 12th mo. 14, 1 8 10, Ann Shoemaker (b. 1786, d. 1863), dau. of Thomas and Tacy. V. Children of Nathan and Ann : 172. Charles, b. 181 1, m. Mary M. Morgan, Sarah M. Harris. P 173. Edmund, b. 1816, d. 1847, m. Jane R. Smith ; no issue. IV. (133.) Jonathan Evans, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, b. at Gwynedd, 6th mo. 26, 1778, d. 4th mo. 7, 1844, m. at Richland, Bucks co., loth mo. 5, 1809, Elizabeth Iden (d. 1st mo. 23, 1824), dau. of George and Hannah.' Jonathan taught school "near Everard Foulke's," at Richland (half a mile from Bunker Hill), for two years after his marriage, and then removed to Gwynedd, where he taught for several years. In 18 16 or '17 he removed to Sandy Hill (Whit- pain), where he remained teaching until after the death of his wife, in 1824, and then discontinued housekeeping. In 1832 and '33 he was in Ohio, near Mt. Pleasant, with his son, and then returned to Gwynedd, where he made his home ^ with his brother Caleb. V. Children of Jonathan and Elizabeth : 174. Thomas I., b. 1810, d. 1883, m. Ann Worthington. ^ 175. George I., b. 1812, m. Sarah Griffith, Mary P. Richards. ^ 176. Caleb, b. 181 5, m. Sarah Black. ^ 177. William R., b. 1817, m. Mary W. Allen, Martha S. Carr. ^ 178. Job, b. 1820, d. same year. 179. Hannah I., b. 1821, m. Thomas D. Tomlinson, of Marietta, Iowa, and has issue 9 children. 1 Hannah was the dau. of Samuel and Ann Foulke ; see Foulke Genealogy. ' Some further details will be given hereafter concerning Jonathan's work as a teacher, at Gwynedd and Montgomery. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. l8l IV. (156.) John Evans, of Gwynedd, son of John and Margaret, b. September 7, 1759, d. 1814, m., ist, Gaynor Iredell (d. I2th mo. 12, 1785), dau. of Robert, of Montgomery; 2d, Eleanor Yaxley,^ dau. of and Esther. Esther was the dau. of Evan Foulke by his second wife ; Margaret Evans, mother of this John, was Evan's daughter by his first wife ; this couple were therefore nearly first cousins, their mothers being half sisters. (See Foulke Genealogy.) John received by the will of his father, part of the Evan Foulke tract on the Penllyn road, adjoining Spring-House. (See No. 99, this Genealogy.) Eleanor survived him. V. Children of John and Gaynor : 180. John F., b. 9th mo. 3, 1784. He was living as late as 1814, and had been a clerk or assistant in business to his uncle Cadwalader (No. 157). 181. Robert I., b. nth mo. 14, 1785, d. July 29, 1822. It will be seen by the date above that his mother d. when he was but a few weeks old. He engaged successfully in business in Philadelphia, and d, unm., July 29, 1822. There is a letter from him among the Cad- wallader Foulke papers, dated July 21, 1818, in which he regrets his present inability to visit Gwynedd, as he is about leaving for Montreal and Quebec, by way of Ballston and Saratoga, intending to be absent a month. His estate was settled by Roberts Vaux, Esq., of Philad'a, administrator. An obituary article in MS., among the Cadw. Foulke papers (taken apparently from a Phila- delphia newspaper) says he was brought up by his grandfather (John Evans, No. 99, who left him valuable bequests), and lived with him till 1805, when he engaged as an apprentice to a mer- cantile house in Philadelphia. The article describes him in terms 1 Eleanor's mother, Esther Foulke, m. an Ely, according to one authority ; and some accounts call her husband Yearsley ; but in a bond dated March 26, 1800, Eleanor herself is called Yaxley, and signs her name to a receipt for interest on the back of it " Nellie Yaxley," — which seems to be conclusive that her own name was neither Ely nor Yearsley, when she m. John Evans. See reference to her in Foulke Genealogy, /oj^. 1 82 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. of warm praise as a very exemplary and much beloved man, de- voted in his leisure to literature and scientific studies, and with ' ' talents and acquirements remarkably devoted to the good of his fellow creatures." He was one of the Directors of the Public Schools ; of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb ; a Manager of the Apprentices' Library, and actively interested in other public institutions. (See Cadwallader Foulke's allusion to his death, p. 142.) Children of John and Eleanor : 182. Rowland, b. nth mo. 18, 1802. He was living in 1809. 183. Evan C, b. 8th mo. 29, 1805. He was living at the time of his father' s death, 1814, and later, but d., probably unm., before 1828. Cadwalader Roberts was his guardian, and Cadwallader Foulke adm'r of his estate. 184. Randolph W. 185. Esther. [Both the last named probably d. young.] IV. (157.) Cadwalader Evans, junior, son of John and Mar- garet, of Gwynedd, b. at Gwynedd, Dec. 25, 1762, d. Oct. 26, 1841, m. Harriet Verena Musser, dau. of John, of Lancas- ter, Pa. A sketch of Cadwalader will be given elsewhere. V. Children of Cadwalader and Harriet : 186. Juliana Doddridge, d. 1866, unm. 187. Margaret Eleanor, unm. 188. John Glendour, d. 1827, unm. 189. Rowland Edanis, d. 1866, unm. 190. Edmund Cadwalader, b. 1812, d. 1881, m. Mary Louisa Allen. ^ 191. William Elbert, b. 18 16, d. 1869, m. Anna Smith, Emma Fot- terall. ^ 192. Cadwalader, d. 1861, unm. 193. ManUus Glendower, b. 1 821, d. 1879, m. Ellen Kuhn. iP 194. Harriet Verena, m. Gouverneur Morris Ogden, Esq,, of New York (d. July, 1884), and had issue: Cadwalader E., David B., Gouverneur Morris, all living in New York (1884). EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 183 V. (159.) William Evans, of Philadelphia, son of Jonathan and Hannah, b. loth mo. 5, 1787, d. 5th mo. 12, 1867, m., ist, 181 1, Deborah Musgrave (d. 6th mo. 27, 18 15, in her 28th year), dau. of Aaron and Abigail ; and 2d, 12th mo. 23, 1824, Elizabeth Barton (b. in Newton, Camden Co., N. J., ist mo. 2, 1794, d. nth mo. 14, 1 861), dau. of John and Rebecca. Of William and both his wives there are memorials, pub- lished in the volume issued in 1879 by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (O.) William, " during his whole life was a mem- ber of this [Southern District] monthly meeting." He appeared as a minister in 1817 ; was recommended in 1822. He traveled considerably in religious work, and was much interested in education amongst Friends. In connection with his brother, Thomas Evans, he edited a series of fourteen volumes of the " Friends' Library," made up of "journals, doctrinal treatises, and other writings of Friends," the series being begun in 1837, and one volume issued each year. William and Thomas also edited, 1854, a new edition of " Piety Promoted," a " Collection of Dying Sayings of Many of the People called Quakers." (Part of this was originally edited by John Tomkins, London, 1701, and successive parts were added by John Field, John Bell, Josiah Wagstaffe, Josiah Forster, and others.) For many years he was a clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (O.) His journal was pub- lished in 1870, edited by his brother. Dr. Charles Evans. Deborah died at the early age of 28. Elizabeth was a minister ; she first spoke as such in the meeting at Newton, N. J., in 181 5 ; in 18 18, Haddonfield monthly and quarterly meetings acknowledged her ministry. She d. somewhat suddenly while on a visit to Salem, N. J. 1 84 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. VI. Children of William and Deborah : 195. Abigail, b. loth mo. i, 1812, m. Horatio C. Wood, and had issue: William E., b. 1854. 196. Jonathan, b. 4th mo. 29, 1814, d. 7th mo. 5, 1841. (He was a druggist, at 3d and Spruce Sts., Philad'a, the stand previously occupied by his uncle Thomas Evans.) Children of William and Elizabeth : ■ 197. Rebecca, b. loth mo. 5, 1825, d. nth mo. 13, 1836. 198. Hannah, b. 6th mo. 7, 1827. 199. Elizabeth R., b. 7th mo. 4, 1830. 200. William, b. 8th mo. 1835, m. Rebecca Carter; and has issue: John C, b. 1868 ; Charles b. 1870 ; AUce C, b. 1872 ; Grace B., 1874; William B., b. 1875 ; Ruth, b. 1877. {William is (1884) of the firm of Evans & Yarnall, Philadelphia, and resides at Moorestown, N. J.) V. (160.) Joseph Evans, of Delaware county, son of Jonathan and Hannah, b. 9th mo. 28, 1789, d. 2d mo. 10, 1871, m. 5th mo. 26, 1 8 14, at Uwchlan m. h., Grace Trimble (b. 12th mo. 24, 1789, d. 8th mo. 17, 1867), dau. of William and Ann. They resided in Springfield township, Del. Co. " They were much esteemed and exemplary members of the Society of Friends, in which she [as well as her husband] was for many years an elder." VI. Children of Joseph and Grace : 201. Ann C, b. 3d mo. 21, 1815, m. 5th mo. 6, 1847, Isaac C. Evans, (b. 3d mo. 23, 1818), son of Isaac and Mary, and has issue: Mary, Joseph, Isaac, Anne, Lydia, Rowland, William. 202. Hannah, b. 1817, d. 1826. 203. William, b. 1819, d. 1821. 204. Mary b. 5th mo. 23, 1823, m. nth mo. 7, 1844, WiUiam Mickle, of New Jersey (b. 7th mo. 24, 1813, d. 6th mo. 16, 1856), son of George and Mary, and has issue : Anne, Mary, Sarah, Joseph, William. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 1 85 205. Joseph, b. 1825, d. 1826. 206. Thomas, b. 8th mo. 24, 1830, m. and has issue : Charles, Mary, Grace. (Howard Co., Maryland.) 207. John, b. 1833, d. 1851. V- (163.) Joel Evans, son of Jonathan and Hannah, b. 3d mo. 7, 1796, d. 5th mo. 13, 1865, m. Hannah Rhoads. He was an elder in the Society of Friends, and for some time (after the service of his brother William in that capacity) clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (O.) VL Children of Joel and Hannah : 208. Mary, d. 8th mo. 27, 1850, in her 29th year, m. William Rhoads, jr., and had issue : Mary. 209. William, d. ist mo. 24, 1843, in his 20th year. 210. Owen, m. Lydia Thompson, and has issue : Mary, Beulah T. , Edwin, and William. 211. Hannah, b. 1830, d. 1893. 212. Charles, m. Anna Belle Kirby, and has issue: C. Wistar, and four who d. young. 213. Samuel, m. Anne Taylor, and has issue: Mary, Eleanor, Caro- line, Albert and Bertha. 214. Joel, m. Emma Stokley, and has issue : Mary, William and Laura. (Three children of Joel and Hannah, named Joel, Elizabeth, and Elizabeth, d. young.) V. (164.) Thomas Evans, of Philadelphia, son of Jonathan and Hannah, b. 2d mo. 23, 1798, d. 5th mo. 25, 1868, m. Catha- rine Wistar, dau. of John and Charlotte, of Salem, N. J. She d. 1 2th mo. 5, 1871, in her 70th year. Thomas Evans was an eminent minister among Friends, whose preaching was characterized by " winning eloquence." An extended memorial of him is in the collection published by Phila. Y. M. (O). in 1879. He received a strong religious im- pression in his youth ; at 21 he began business ; at 2 3 he 1 86 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. went, as companion to George Withy, an English minister, and traveled four months in the Southern and Western States. At the time of the Separation in the Society of Friends, 1827-8, he took an active and very prominent part (on the side of the body distinguished as Orthodox.) He first spoke in the ministry in 1832, while on a religious visit to Virginia, but did not again speak for some years, — about 1838. In 1844 his ministry was approved. About this time his health became much impaired, and he fixed his residence for four years in the country, after which he returned to the city. In 1837 he joined his brother William in editing " Friends' Library," a series of fourteen volumes, and later, "Piety Promoted," in four vols. (Philadelphia: 1854.) He wrote, besides, "A Concise Account of the Religious Society of Friends," "An Exposition of the Faith of the Religious Society of Friends," "Youthful Piety," etc. His feeble health was occasioned in part, if not entirely, by an injury to his spine caused by extreme exertions on board a ship, during a storm, on a voyage to Charleston, S. C, — his errand being to look after the Friends' meeting property in that city.^ 1 An elaborate obituary notice of Thomas Evans, published in the Philadelphia North American, June 22, 1868, and ascribed to Edward Hopper, contains these passages : " This [the So. of Friends] was to him a most precious communion. His affections, his time, his talents, were all given without stint to the support of this body of Christians, whose principles, testimonies, and we might say. minute peculiarities, were subjects of his entire approval, and whose tenets found an un- qualified response in his religious convictions." [Having referred to his clearness of view, and acumen in expression, with reference to the history, doctrine, and discipline of Friends ; and to the fact that, although quite a young man, he was a leading witness in the great New Jersey chancery suit, in 1829-33, the article says :] " His testimony as presented to the Court, and which has been preserved in printed records, exhibits a knowledge of the points involved, and a power of ready expression, with a thorough understanding of everything that had a bearing upon the subject^ connected with the issue, unsurpassed by anything which is to be found in the annals of religious EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 1 87 VI. Children of Thomas and Catharine : 215. John Wistar, b. 4th mo. 7, 1836, d. 12th mo. 29, 1873, ™- Eleanor Stokes, and had issue : Elizabeth W., Thomas, J. Wistar, Eleanor. 216. Thomas Wistar, b. 12th mo. 15, 1837, d. 2d mo. 16, 1857. 217. Hannah Bacon, b. 9th mo. 19, 1839. 218. Katharine, b. 7th mo. 14, 1841, m. Francis Stokes, and has issue : Katharine E., Henry W., Esther, Edith, Francis Joseph. 219. Jonathan, b. 8th mo. 16, 1843, m. Rachel R. Cope, and has issue : Anna C, F. Algernon, Edward W. Jonathan resides at Germantown : was some time of the firm of Cooper, Jones & Cadbury, Philadelphia. V. (165.) Charles Evans, M.D., of Philadelphia, son of Jona- than and Hannah, b. 12th mo. 25, 1802, d. 4th mo. 20, 1879, m. Mary Lownes Smith, who survived him. Charles was an elder in the Society of Friends, conspicuous for his exer- tions in the interests of that religious society, and much engaged in benevolent and philanthropic labors. He was for many years attending physician at the Frankford Asylum for the Insane, and strongly interested in the treatment of mental diseases, on the care of which he was much con- sulted. He was some time editor of The Friend. He edited, in 1870, the Journal of his brother William, and wrote " Friends in the Seventeenth Century." {New ed., Philad'a, 1876.) He left no issue. V. (166.) Jacob Harmon Evans, son of Evan and Mary, b. 2d mo. 8, 1772, m. Margaret Helm. litigation." [Of his character as a preacher the notice says :] " His manner, though often much subdued by a sense of personal unworthlness, was animated, and the messages which he bore were often beautifully illustrated by apt and facile expression and striking analogies ; and, while retaining all the simplicity and earnestness of an apostle, he was eloquent in a high degree, and withal there was a baptizing unction attending his ministry, which reached the hearts and minds of many " 1 88 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. VI. Children of Jacob H. and Margaret : 22oa. Peter, b. 4th mo. 26, 1793. 22ia. Jacob, b. loth mo. 11, 1795, m. Ann Hall.^ V. (169.) Peter C. Evans, of Whitpain, son of Caleb and Cath- erine, b. 1st mo. 24, 1799, d. 2d mo. 24, 1880, m. October 20, 1 83 1, at Doylestown, Pa., by Josiah Y. Shaw, Esq., Margaret Jenkins (b. 3d mo. 6, 1800, d. loth mo. 8, 1872), dau. of Edward and Sarah, of Gwynedd. (See Jenkins Genealogy.) VI. Children of Peter and Margaret : 220. Catharine, b. loth mo. 21, 1834, m. 1863, Chalkley Ambler, now (1884) of Philadelphia, and has issue. 221. Sarah, b. 9th mo. 7, 1836, d. 222. Charles Edward, b. 8th mo. 9, 1838, m. Arabella G. Green, dau. of Carlo and Hannah R. , and has issue; Edward J., b. 1877 ; William S., b. 1879 ; Harry S., b. 1882. V. (170.) Cadwalader R. Evans, of Gwynedd, son of Caleb and Agnes, b. 5th mo. 17, 1821, d. 5th mo. 23, 1861, m. 2d mo. 13, 185 1, Ellen H. Shoemaker (b. loth mo. 24, 1823), dau. of Joseph and Phebe, of Gwynedd. Cadwalader lived at the original home of his ancestor, Owen Evans.* VI. Children of Cadwalader and Ellen : 223. Joseph S., b. nth mo. 17, 1851, m. Emma K. Mauger, dau. of Henry B. and Harriet I., and has issue : Horace Cadwalader, b. 1886, Gwendolen, b. 1888. 224. Elizabeth, b. loth mo. 31, 1853. 225. Anna, b. ist m. 29, 1856. 226. Mary E., b. nth mo. 5, 1858. 227. Caleb, d. in infancy. • See statement concerning this property at p. 60 of this volume. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 1 89 V. (172.) Charles Evans, of Philadelphia, son of Nathan and Ann, b. 9th mo. 30, 1811, d. 12th mo. 17, 1887; m. ist, 1833, Mary M. Morgan, (b. 1807, d. 1862), dau. of Benja- min andTacy; 2d, 1876, Sarah M. Harris, dau. of Jonas. VL Children of Charles and Mary : 11Z. Tacy A., b. 1833, d. ist mo. 25, 1884, m. 1865, Benjamin O. Loxley, son of Benjamin R., of Philadelphia ; and had issue, surname Loxley, Charles Evans, Morris James. 229. Morris J., b. 1837, d. 1870, m. 1861, Elizabeth T. Hayhurst, dau. of Thomas, and had issue: (i) Mary G., b. 1863, d. 1895, m. Charles C. Price, and had issue, surname Price, Thornton W., b. 1887, EUzabeth E., b. 1889, John M., b. 1891, Charles C, Jr., b. 1894; (2) Charles W., b. 1865, m. Sarah, dau. of William and Rebecca K. West, and has issue, surname Evans, William W., b. 1891, Athalia W., b. 1893, Charles M., b. 1895. 230. Charles W., b. 5th mo. 24, 1842, d. 8th m. 31, 1864, unm. V. (174-) Thomas I. Evans, carriage and wagon maker, of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth, b. 7th mo. 22, 1810, d. 2d mo. 23, 1883, m. Ann Worthington, (b. 9th mo. 3, 181 1). VI. Children of Thomas I. and Ann : 231. Mary E., b. 9th mo. 8, 1838, d. 9th mo. 21, 1864, m. 6th mo. 3, 1856, Dr. Jonathan Taylor Updegraff (b. 5th mo. 13, 1822, d. nth mo. 30, 1882, elected Representative from the i8th district of Ohio, in the U. S. Congress, 1878, and re-elected 1880 and 1882); and had issue, 232. Rebecca J., b. 9th mo. 28, 1840. 233. Gleorge W., b. 2d mo. 3, 1843, ™' 1874, Pocahontas R. Lunsford, and has issue: Blanche L., b. 1875; Murkland G., b. 1876; Claude I., b. 1879 ; Minnie M., b. 1881. (SUfford Co., Va.) V. (175-) George I. Evans, of Emerson, Ohio, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth, b. at Gwynedd, 8th mo. 31, 18 12, m. ist. I go HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 1834, Sarah Griffith (b. 1814, d. 1846), dau. of Evan and Elizabeth, of Mt. Pleasant, O. ; 2d, 1848, Mary P. Rich- ards (b. 1 8 10, d. 1876), dau. of Samuel and Ann, of Mt. Pleasant. George removed from Gwynedd to Ohio in 1830. He d. at Emerson, O., 4th mo. 2, 1886, "after a short ill- ness." VI. Children of George I. and Sarah : 234. Elizabeth E., b. 1835, m. 1853, John Scott ; and has issue. 235. Julia A., b. 1837, m. 1859, Thos. McMillan. 236. Evan G., b. 1840, m. 1862, Rebecca Craft, dau. William and Rachel, and has issue : Arthur W., George M., Sarah E., Ellery Channing. 237. Sarah E., b. 1842, d. 1863. 238. Mary A., b. 1844, m. 1870, Geo. W. Michener. Children of George I. and Mary : 239. Hannah J., b. 1849. V. (176.) Caleb Evans, of Bucks Co., Pa., son of Jonathan and Elizabeth, b. 4th mo. 8, 181 5, m. 4th mo. 26, 1837, Sarah C. Black (b. 3d. mo. 15, 18 18). VI. Children of Caleb and Sarah : 240. Wilson C, b. ist mo. 23, 1838, m. 9th mo. i, 1870, Mary Jane Lande (b. 4th mo. 6, 1848), and has issue: Adah S., b. 1871, Stanley C, b. 1873, Emma D. b. 1877. 241. Mary Emma, b. nth mo. 19, 1848, m. 9th mo. 19, 1872, Edward R. Doan, of Carversville, Bucks Co., and has issue. V. (i77-) William R. Evans, of Carversville, Bucks Co., son of Jonathan and Elizabeth, b. 9th mo. 19, 1817, m., ist, loth mo. 16, 1839, Mary W. Allen (d. 7th mo. 17, 1842) ; 2d, loth mo. 15, 1846, Martha S. Carr (b. 4th mo. 25, 1822). By his first wife he had no children. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 191 VI. Children of William R. and Martha : 242. Mary W., b. 8th mo. I, 1847, m. Joseph Roberts, son of Charles and Sarah, of Upper Dublin. (See Roberts Genealogy). 243. Macre J., b. nth mo. 5, 1850, m. 9th mo. 19, 1872, William H. Robinson ; and has issue. 244. Anna H., b. 1853, d. 1857. 245. Willett D., b. nth mo. 28, 1855. 246. Howard P., b. 4th mo. 28, i860. V. (190.) Edmund Cadwalader Evans, M. D., son of Cadwal- ader and Harriet V., b. at Gwynedd, August 12, 18 12. He graduated at the Univ. of Penna., studied medicine, took his degree of M. D., and practiced his profession near Paoli, in Tredyffrin, Chester Co., for several years. Later, he re- sided near West Chester, but in 1865 removed to Lower Merion, in his native county, near the original home of his ancestor Rowland Ellis. He d. May 10, 1881. He m. April 17, 1844, Mary Louisa Allen, dau. of Rev. Benja- min Allen, of Hyde Park, N. Y. She d. 1861. Four children d. in infancy ; their survivors are here given. VI. Children of Edmund C. and Mary Louisa : 247. Rowland, b. July 12, 1847, in Tredyffrin ; now a member of the Philadelphia bar, residing in Lower Merion ; he m., 1878, Mary Binney Montgomery, dau. of Richard R. Montgomery, Esq., of Philadelphia, and has issue : Edmund C, Elizabeth Binney, Alice, Mary, Essyllt. 248. Allen, b. Dec. 8, 1849, in Tredyffrin ; an architect in Philadel- phia ; resides in Lower Merion. He m. 1876, Rebecca Lewis, dau. of John T. Lewis, Esq., of Philadelphia, and has issue: Mary Allen, John Lewis, Margaret Eleanor. V. (191.) William Elbert Evans, son of Cadwalader and Harriet V., b. in Philadelphia, 18 16, where he resided all his life. He m. ist, Anna Smith, dau, of Jacob Smith, Esq., of 192 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Philadelphia, and 2d, Emma Fotterall, dau. of William Fotterall, Esq., who survives, without issue. William E. d. 1869. His children, besides others who d. in infancy, were two in number. VI. Children of William E. and Anna : 249. Emily, m. John Henry Livingston, of Dutchess cc, N. Y. 250. Glendower, graduated with distinction at Harvard University, d. at Boston, 1886, member of the bar in Boston, Mass. ; m. Bessy, dau. of Edward Gardiner, Esq., of Boston. V. (193.) Manlius Glendower Evans, son of Cadwalader and Harriet V., b. in Philadelphia, 1821, and resided there most of his life; m. Ellen Kuhn, dau. of Hartman Kuhn, Esq., of Philadelphia. In 1870 he removed to New York, and in 187s went to Europe for his health, where he continued to reside until his death, in 1879. He left four children, besides others who d. young. His wife survives. VI. Children of Manlius G. and Ellen : 251. Cadwalader, b. 1847, in Philadelphia, d. in New York, 1880, m. Angelina B., dau. of Israel Corse, Esq., of New York, and has issue : Lena and Edith Wharton. 252. Ellen Lyle, m. Alfred T. Mahan, Commander U. S. N., and had issue : Helen Evans, Ellen Kuhn, Lyle Evans. 253. Rosalie, unm., resides with her mother in N. Y. 254. Hartman Kuhn, b. in Philada. in i860, unm. Returning to the United States, after the death of his father, he engaged in sheep ranching in Wyoming Territory [now State] . VI. (221a.) Jacob Evans, son of Jacob H. and Margaret, b. Oct. II, 1795, m. 1816, Ann Hall, and had three children. VII. Children of facob and Ann : 255. Elizabeth, b. 1818, d. 1820. EVANS FAMILY GENEALOGY. I93 256. George Oliver, born April 3, 1821, d. June 3, 1875, m. Jan. 17, 1849, Martha J. McMuUen, and had issue : 1. Agnes, b. Oct, 26, 1849, m. Oct. 12, 1875, Clarkson Clothier and has issue, surname Clothier : one, d. in infancy, 1878 ; Marion, b. May 12, 1879 I Edith, b. June 7, 1881 ; Florence, b. March 22, 1883, d. Oct. 2, 1888; Robert Clarkson, b. Jan. 8, 1885. 2. Edith, b. May 3, 1851. 3. Howard Malcolm, b. Feb. 16, 1854, d. Sept. 11, 1884. 4. Elliot, b. Nov. 19, 1857, m. Feb. 20, 1884, Sarah Muntzer. 5. Marion, b. Aug. 9, 1863, d. Nov, 31, 1894, 257. Mary, b. April 5, 1824, d. Dec, 1891. The records of Gwynedd, Haverford, and Philadelphia meet- ings, the will lists in the Registers' offices at Philadelphia and Norristown, and other documents, supply many names of per- sons surnamed Evans, who, it is probable, should have been in- cluded in this chapter, at one place or another. I have preferred, however, not to build up with materials which I could not regard as fairly certain. I therefore present, below, a list of some who should probably have been included, leaving it to some one interested in completer work to search out the proper con- nection : 1. Joseph M. Evans, d. about 1830, in Gwynedd. Andrew Ambler was executor of his estate. In a bond given him in 1829, by Cadwallader Foulke, he is described as "of Gwynedd, gentle- man." (Was he the son of Hugh? and heir, with his brother Thomas, of what is now the Rhoads farm, on Swedes Ford road ?) 2. Edward Evans, of Philadelphia, a prominent man there, who d. loth mo. 13, 1771, (Friends' m. records), may have been Edward, "of South street" (No. 67 in Genealogy), son of Evan. The meeting records also show the marriage of Edward Evans, of Philadelphia, and Rebecca Clark, dau. of William, dec'd, at Philad'a mtg., 3d mo. 5, 1757 ; and that Rebecca, "widow of Edward," d. ist mo. I, 1785, aged " about 80 years." 3. The MS. family record preserved by Hannah Evans, Moorestown, N. J., says that Edward Evans, who lived about 1800 or 1808 at 194 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. s. e. corner of 4th and Vine Sts., Philad'a, was grandson or great- grandson of Robert, of Gwynedd, the first settler. 4. The Gwynedd Records show the following births : Children of Hugh and Mary Evans : Evan, b. ist mo. 16, 1717. Robert, b. 7th mo. i, 1719. John, b. 2d mo. 2, 1721. Children of George and Susanna Evans : Daniel, b. 2d mo. 3, 1752. Amos, b. loth mo. 17, 17S4, d. loth mo. 12, 1759. Anne, b. 2d mo. 12, 1757, d. 9th mo. 30, 17S9. William, b. 9th mo. 4, 1759. Children of Samuel and Lydia Evans : Mary, b. 2d mo. 8, 1754, d. loth mo. i, 1827. Owen, b. 7th mo. 15, 1756, d. 8th mo. 24, 1820. (Whitpain.) Rees, b. 12th mo. 4, 1758. Ruth, b. sth mo. 7, 1762. Children of Jehu and Mary Evans : Elizabeth, b. 8th mo. 28, 1762. Sarah, b. 8th mo. 6th, 1777, d. 3d mo. 8, 1786. Phebe, b. 3d mo. 3, 1782. Jehu, b. 3d mo. 2, 1787. 5. Gwynedd records also give these deaths : Mary, d. sth mo. 16, 1745, wife of Robert. Mary (Worcester), d. 3d mo. z8, 1802, dau. Thos. and Elizabeth. (This was probably No. 75 in the Genealogy.) Elizabeth (Worcester), d. 9th mo. 13, 1841, aged 82 yrs., 6 mos. 6. Haverford records show the births and deaths of numerous Evanses, among them six children (1747-1759) of John and Sarah ; one (1761) of Griffith and Hannah ; one (1785) of David and Elinor. Other Evans parents mentioned are John and Mary, and David and Adah. The records of Haverford show that in 1 749, Nathan Evans removed there from Gwynedd ; in 1756, Nathan Evans and wife removed to Gwynedd ; in 1752, Hugh Evans came from Gwynedd. 7. The Philadelphia records show births (1772-1780) of three children of Evan and Mary Evafts ; also, among others, the following deaths : evajNs family genealogy. 1 95 Joseph, d. loth mo. s, 1779, aged 34. David, d. nth mo. 20th, 1783, aged 40. Elizabeth, d. 4th mo. 28, 1788, wife of Benjamin. Evan, d. 6th mo. 23, 1793, aged 45. ' Benjamin, d. 1st mo. s, 1793, aged 41. Ann, d. 9th mo. 17, 1793, aged 25. Mary, d. loth mo. 13, 1793, aged 40. Susanna, d. 9th mo. 22, 1799, aged 15, dau. of Edvirard. Lydia, d. 4th mo. 11, 1800, aged 85, of Radnor. Ann, d. 12th mo. 20, 1802, aged 17, dau. of Benj'n dec'd. Francis, d. 9th mo. 20, 1807, aged 27 [son Evan and Mary]. Jacob, d. 2d mo. S, 1807, aged 35 [son Evan and Mary]. Joshua, d. 2d mo. 11, 1771, aged 25. Thomas, d. sth mo. 26, 1771, aged 56. Thomas, d. 4th mo. i5, 1778, aged 30. John Evans, yeoman, who was in Davidson Co., North Carolina, in i790> gave a power of attorney to John Roberts and Christian Dull, of Gwynedd, to collect rents from sixty acres of land in Upper Dublin^ which had descended to him ' ' as eldest brother and heir at-law ' ' of David Evans. David Evans, of Philadelphia, gentleman, "being aged and infirm of Body," made his will Sept. 27, 1745. He mentions his wife Elizabeth, his brother-in-law, John Owen, of Chester county, the six children of his daughters Susanna and Margaret, ' ' whom I had by a former wife, ' ' and his four children by his present wife, Evan, Rebecca, Sidney, and Sarah. He appoints Evan Jones, of Merion, son of Thomas, dec'd ; Owen Jones, of Philadelphia, and John Owen, guardians and overseers. Elizabeth was the dau. of Robert and Jane Owen, of Merion. Her (and David's) son Evan " was the father of David Evans, joiner, who lived in Arch street, between 6th and 7th." Their daughter Sarah, " spinister, " made her will July 14, 1762, and it was proved December 2i of that year. She makes bequests to her sister Sydney Howell, wife of Joseph Howell, and to the children of her brother Evan, dec'd, Sidney, David, and Rebecca, the last two minors. (Philad'a meeting records show the marriage of Joseph Howell, of Phila- delphia, tanner, son of Jacob (and Sarah, dec'd), of New. Garden, Chester Co., and Sydna [Sydney] Evans, dau. of David, of said city of Philadelphia, m. 4th mo. 26, 1759.) XIV. Roberts Family Genealogy. IT is designed in this chapter to give systematically what is known concerning the descendants of Robert Cadwalader, of Wales, whose children, in the Welsh manner, took the sur- name Robert, subsequently changed to Roberts. His sons were Cadwalader, Morris, Nicholas, John, and Rowland, and he had one daughter, Elizabeth. All these, as well as their father, were in Gwynedd or Montgomery, within a few years after the earHest company of settlers. They came, there is good evidence to prove, from Bala, in Merionethshire ; the journal of an English Friend, mentioning Rowland Roberts's religious visit, speaks of Bala as his birthplace. Cadwalader is said to have come with the first settlers in 1698, and there is reason to believe that he was accompanied by Morris. That they were among the company on the Robert and Elisabeth is not certain, but the family tradition is that upon the ship which brought them there was much sickness, and that Cadwalader, who was noted for his kind and benevolent character, was active in assisting those who were ill.^ Sub- sequently, the father, Robert Cadwalader, came over with his wife, and their other children : Nicholas, John, Rowland, and Elizabeth. Some of them, certainly John, settled first near Philadelphia, in Oxford township, but all of them had located 'The definite statement is ascribed to George Roberts, of Gwynedd (No. 58 in tliis Genealogy), that Cadwalader " came over in company with Edward Foulke and Cadwalader Evans " — i.e. on the Robert and Elizabethj with the original company. 196 ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. iqj in Gwynedd or Montgomery, within a few years after the first settlement. An old account book of Ellis Roberts, of Gwynedd, tailor (not of this family), shows that Morris Roberts bought buttons (Ellis spells it "butnes") of him, in the 9th mo., 1704, and that he had other dealings with Nicholas Roberts, as early as the 5th mo., 1705. Cadwalader's name appears as witness, on a marriage certificate, 3d month 22, 1699. He bought land of Robert John in 17 10, and his name is on the subscription paper for building the new meeting-house of 1712, — the subscriptions for the purpose being raised in 17 10— 1 1. The parents, Robert Cadwalader and his wife, were old peo- ple when they came, and did not long survive. In the marriage certificate of their daughter Elizabeth, and Daniel Morgan, in 9th mo., 1718, Robert is spoken of as " late of Gwynedd," show- ing his death to have occurred previous to that time. It is the tradition that none of the family were Friends at the time of their immigration, but if not, they soon joined the Society. John was married according to the order of Friends in 1 706 ; Rowland in like manner, in 1 7 1 3 ; Cadwalader, in 1 7 1 4 ; Nicholas, in 1717 ; and Morris and Elizabeth, in 17 18. Rowland was a minister among the Friends, and so also was Elizabeth, as well as her husband, Daniel Morgan. Genealogical Sketch. [The general plan of this Genealogy is precisely the same as that preceding, in Chap. XIII. See details in NOTE, on p. 150.] I. (i.) Robert Cadwalader, a man advanced in years, from one of the northern counties in Wales, immigrated with his wife (whose name is not definitely ascertained) and three sons and a daughter (two sons having previously come), and settled about 1700, at Gwynedd. Both he and his wife sur- vived their removal but a few years. 198 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. II. Children of Robert Cadwalader — (surname Roberts) : 2. Cadwalader, b. 1673, d. 1731, m. Eleanor Ellis. P 3. Morris, m. Elizabeth Robeson. ^ 4. Nicholas, d. 1733, m. Margaret Foulke. ^ 5. John, d. 1772, m. Elizabeth Edward. P 6. Rowland, b. 1685, d. 1749, m. Mary Pugh, Ann Bennett. ^ 7. Elizabeth, m. 9th mo. 21, 1718, Daniel Morgan, son of Edward. Both she and her husband were ministers in the Society of Friends. There is a manuscript memorial of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting concerning EHzabeth, which says she visited most of the meetings of Friends in Pennsylvania, and some of the adjacent colonies. In 1744-46, in company with Susanna Morris, she visited most of the meetings in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. In 1754 she was granted a certificate to visit Barbadoes and Tortola. ' ' Her gift was savoury and edifying, until prevented from attending meetings by a fall from a horse and the infirmity of age. The day before her death she prayed that the Lord would put an end to sin and finish transgression in our land, and in the room thereof would bring in everlasting righteousness and peace." She died nth mo. 14, 1777, in her 88th year. Daniel d. at an advanced age, '773- Their children were Benjamin, b. 1719, m. 1744, Sarah Davis ; Ruth, b. 3d mo. 15, 1721, m., 1746, Nathan Evans, Moses Peters. (See Evans Genealogy.) II. (2.) Cadwalader Roberts, eldest son of Robert Cadwala- der, b. in Wales, in 1673, immigrated, probably, in 1698, and settled in Gwynedd. In 17 10, he bought land, 140 acres, of Robert John, on or closely adjoining the site of the borough of North Wales. ^ All the accounts and traditions describe him as a man highly esteemed for his benevolence. He m., 4th mo. 9, 1 7 14, Eleanor Ellis (b. 8th mo. 17, 1693), dau. of Humphrey and Jane Ellis, of Merion (she is called in the 1 A memorandum upon a copy of the poem given below says : " His residence was on the North Wales road, about two miles above Gwynedd meeting-house, east side, since occupied by Everard Bolton, H. Beaver, Dr. Meredith, and others." ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. I99 marriage certificate Ellin Humphrey)/ and he (Cadwalader) d. 3d mo. 7, 173 1, of small-pox at Gwynedd.^ His estate was settled by his widow, as administratrix, letters being issued to her, dated May 31, 173 1. Eleanor m. a second time, Rowland Hugh, of Gwynedd, and d. 1755. ^The wedding took place at Rowland Ellis's house, in Merion, afterward the resi- dence of Charles Thomson, Sec. of the Continental Congress. ' The following poem on the death of C. R. is doubtless the earliest specimen of verse relating to Gwynedd. Its internal evidence shows that it must have been written soon after the death of C. R., in 1731. The poet is otherwise unknown. Verses written on Cadwalader Roberts, who died in Gwynedd, in 1731. By Robert Simmons, Poet. {Drawn out of the Old, by Cadwalader Roberts, Jr., ^d mo. jo, lyby. ) You Christians all of North Wales hark with speed, I have a line or two for you to read. Ponder them o'er, consider well your state Before you come unto your God so great, ^^ * * ^. These lines I send you as a pattern given. That you may know the way that leads to Heaven. Follow the steps of him that's gone before : Do you but this, you need not do no more. Cadwalader Roberts, who was a man of fame. Well known in town and country by his name, Who lived to the age of sixty, lacking two, — But now his death severely we shall [rue ?] On May the seventh he resign'd his breath. And on the ninth he was laid under the earth. It was in the year of our Lord alone. One thousand seven hundred and thirty one. » » «• vB A loving husband and a father dear. Thou wast unto thy wife and children fair, O, thou art gone who would have been their stay, Which did prove to them a mournful day. Thy brothers all which are in number four, Each day thy death they sorely do deplore. Also, thy only sister, whom thou so dearly loved, 200 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. III. Children of Cadwalader and Eleanor : 8. Rebecca, b. 3d mo. 14, 1715, m. nth mo. 13, 1735-36, d. 12th mo., 1795 I ™- William Erwin, and had issue, surname Erwin : Cadwal- ader ; William, Ellen, m. Conrad Hoover, and had issue ; Sarah, Francis, William, Elizabeth, Robert, Jane, and John, m. Hannah Magargey. 9. Robert, b. 1719, d. 1760, m. Sarah Ambler. ^ II. (3.) Morris Roberts, son of Robert Cadwalader, b. in Wales, immigrated, probably with his brother Cadwalader, about 1698, settled in Gwynedd (where he was, from the entries in Ellis Roberts's mem. book, as early as 1704), m. 2d mo. 18, 1 71 8, Elizabeth Robeson, of Abington. In 1734, he applied to Gwynedd monthly meeting for a certificate to remove to North Carolina, and probably went there. ///. Children of Morris and Elizabeth : 10. Susanna, m. Jacob Zimmerman, 3d mo. 22, 1754, and had issue. With grief of heart each day for thee she's moved. Thy friends and neighbors all are grieved in heart, Since cruel death did thee and them impart. Thou charitable was unto the poor, Nor didst thou let any pass by thy door, But some relief unto them did give. In money or in meat, while thou did live. It is enough to pierce the ardent skies, To hear the lamentable moans and cries. Of the poor for their great loss so sore, Say : " Blest Cadwalader we shall see no more." ■?- iS * -s All people of North Wales weep and lament, Since the days of our great friend are spent , For few like him is there now left behind. So low, so meek, so courteous, and so kind, In entertaining friends, and strangers too. But now they are crying : " Lord, what shall we do ? " ■*- ^ iit s ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 20I 11. Hannah, m., about 1746, William Howe, "and moved to back country." 12. Sophia, m., nth mo., 1753, John Cadwalader, and had issue: John, b. 1755 ; Elizabeth, b. 1760. The parents removed to Oley, and from there John, jr., rem. to Virginia, about 1786. 13. Lydia, m. Joseph Jones, "and moved back," probably to Pike- land, Chester Co., Pa. 14. Morris, d. young. 15. Nehemiah, d. at "Squire" Job Roberts's, 7th mo., 1802. (He is said to have been mentally impaired.) II. (4.) Nicholas Roberts, son of Robert Cadwalader, d. 1733, immigrated from Wales with his parents, m. Margaret FouLKE, dau. of Edward, of Gwynedd. (See Foulke Gene- alogy.) His estate was settled by Evan Foulke and John Roberts, administrators, to whom letters of administration were issued, April 14, 1733. ///. Children of Nicholas and Margaret : 16. Jane, b. 1718, d. 1790, m. 8th mo. 20, 1741, David Morris, son of Cadwalader, of Philadelphia ; and had issue 5 children : Eliza- beth, Nicholas, Eleanor, .Edward, Jane. (Elizabeth m. David Jackson. Jane m. Abiah Cope, of Chester county, from whom are numerous members of the Cope family.) 17. Ellen, b. 1720, m. 6th mo. 27, 1757, John Siddons, and had issue. 18. Elizabeth, b. 6th mo. 11, 1723, d. sth mo. 29, 1790, m. 4th mo. 12, 1743, David Humphrey, of Gwynedd, son of Robert and Margaret, and had issue eight children. They removed south, to Maryland, and had many descendants in Baltimore, and else- where, surname Dukehart, Riley, Pope, Fowler, Jones, Daven- port, Roberts, Ball, Balderson, Matthews, etc. II. (5.) John Roberts, of Montgomery, son of Robert Cadwal- ader, b. abt. 1677, d. 1773, immigrated, from Wales, with his parents. He settled, first, in Oxford twp., near Philadelphia, and while there m. 6th mo. 7, 1 706, Elizabeth Edward, of 202 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Merion. He subsequently removed to Montgomery, and his name is attached in 1 7 1 1 to a petition of Gwynedd and Mont- gomery residents for the legal settling of the route of a road to the mills on Pennypack. (See chapter, post, on Early Roads.) His will, dated 5th mo. 15, 1763, was proved Sept. 30, 1773. He leaves his grandson, John Jones, a tract, 100 acres, "where he now liveth," in Montgomery, subject to a payment to his (John's) brother, Evan ; his son John Rob- erts, a tract, 162 acres, adjoining the above and lands of Isaac Jones ; he mentions his grandson John Roberts ; he leaves his dau. Elizabeth Blair, bed, furniture, etc., and re- mission of "all bonds, bills, notes, and book debts contracted or entered into by her former husband, John Jones, or by herself within the time of her widowhood." To his grand- daughter, Jane McKinley, he leaves an obligation given him by John McKinley. He leaves ^5 " to the Hospital in Phil- adelphia," and to his dau. EHzabeth Blair an annuity of £2 los., but this to cease, "if the place she formerly lived on comes to her possession again." He mentions his grand- children (some of them minors), Elizabeth, Ruth, Sarah Ann, Jane, Margaret, and Job Roberts ; Margaret, EUinor, and Ann Jones ; and Jonathan Blair. As will be noticed from the dates of his birth and death, John lived to be over ninety years of age.' ///. Children of John and Elizabeth ; 19. Elizabeth, b. 6th mo. 15, 1707, m. ist, John Jones,'' by whom she had issue : Jane, m. John McKinley ; John, Mordecai, Evan, 1 His son John (No. 22) d. at 86 years ; and his grandsons, John (33) and Job (40) d. at 84 and 94 respectively. ' From this marriage descended a considerable family, of whom Mordecai Jones, now [1884] and for many years living on the turnpike near the Treweryn bridge, is presumed to be one. ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 203 Margaret, Ellen, Ann ; and 2d (earlier than 1763), John Blair, by whom she had issue : Jonathan. 20. Mordecai.b. 1709, d. 1745. 21. James. [Jane?] 22. John, b. 1714, d. 1801, m. Jane Hank, Eleanor Williams. P II. (6) Rowland Roberts, of Montgomery, fifth son of Robert Cadwalader, b. 1685, at Bala, Wales, d. 7th m. 22, 1749 ; im- migrated with his father, m. 1st, 3d mo. i, 1713, Mary Pugh, eldest dau. of Robert and Sarah, of Gwynedd (see Evans Genealogy); and 2d, Ann Bennett, widow, of Abington. Rowland was a preacher amongst the Friends. A short memorial of him, by Gwynedd monthly meeting, in the John Smith MS. collection, says : " He received a gift in the minis- try, and visited his native country in the service of truth, and returned with certificates giving a good account of his services there. Altho' he was not of ready utterance, yet his matter was often weighty and instructive, savoring of love and good-will to mankind." Ann, his wife, was also a preacher, and is referred to in this volume (p. 91). Row- land seems to have been an energetic and substantial busi- ness man. His will shows that, prior to 1 749, he had es- tablished a tavern in Montgomery. It is dated 7th mo. 12, of that year, and was probated Oct. 10. He leaves to his " daughter-in-law " Hannah Jones, two small lots of land, " part of the tract I now live on ; one on the west side of the great road, over agaihst the tavern erected on my said prem- ises, taking all the land appertaining to me on the said side of the great road; " and the other situated between another road and Joseph Ambler's house ; " provided always, and I do hereby direct that neither the said Hannah nor any other person claiming under her shall at any time hereafter erect and set up a tavern in opposition to the one that is already 204 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. on my premises, while it continues in my family unsold." He mentions also Mary Davis, another " daughter-in-law," his son-in-law James Williams, to whom he leaves " one dun filly, according to my promise by word of mouth ; " and makes provision for his dear wife, Anne Roberts, who is to have the right to occupy during her life -time " the old house where we now live." His son Eldad is appointed executor, and is left, besides other property, " all the plantation and tract of land where I now live." ///. Children of Rowland and Mary : 23. Eldad, b. 1713, d. 1789, m. Elizabeth Mitchell, Jane Jones. P 24. Sarah, b. nth mo. 13, 1715. III. (9.) Robert Roberts, carpenter, of Gwynedd, son of Cad- walader, b, loth mo. 18, 1719, d. 1760, bu. at Gwynedd, m. nth mo. II, 1742, Sarah Ambler (b. 5th mo. 25, 1721), dau. of Joseph and Ann. (Joseph was a wheelwright ; his wife, Ann, was a Williams, before marriage ; they were married in 1720.) Robert's will is dated 8th mo. 14, and was proved loth mo. 29, 1760. He leaves to his dau. Ellen, a lot of 15 acres, in Gwynedd, part of a lot of 25 acres, "to be divided off the west end thereof, next to Wissahickon creek," and orders his executor, his brother-in-law, Edward Ambler, to sell the remainder of his property, about 50 acres. He names his children, Cadwalader, Joseph, Ann, Mary and Hannah. His widow, Sarah, survived until 4th mo. 22, 1796, and d. of palsy. IV. Children of Robert and Sarah : 25. Cadwalader, b. 1743, d. 1816, m. Mary Shoemaker. ^ 26. Ann, b. 1745, ^- "823, m. Hugh Foulke, and had issue. (See Foulke Genealogy.) 27. Joseph, b. 1747, d, 1799, m. Sarah Shoemaker, Mercy Pickering. ^ ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 205 28. Ellen, b. 1st mo. 15, 1749, d. 2d mo. 25, 1827, unm. 29. Rebecca, b. 1752, d. same year. 30. Mary, b. 1753, d. 1825, m. Jacob Albertson, of Cheltenham, and had issue : Hannah, m. Jesse Williams ; Rebecca ; Josiah, m. Alice T. Maulsby ; Jacob, m. Martha Livezey ^ ; Benjamin, m. Amy Haines' ; Rebecca, m. George Shoemaker. 31. Hannah, b. 4th mo. 5, 1756, d. 9th mo. 27, 1825, m. Samuel Thomas, son of John ; d. without issue. III. (22.) John Roberts, of Whitpain, son of John and Eliza- beth, b. Sth mo. 28, 1714, d. loth mo. 4, 1801,^ m. ist, 3d mo. 13, 1736, Jane Hank, dau. of John and Sarah ; 2d, loth mo. II, 1764, Eleanor Williams, dau. of Thomas. (Jane b. 1714, d. 1762; Eleanor d. 1796.) IV. Children of John and Jane : 32. Cadwalader, b. ist mo. 6, 1737, d. ist mo. 16, 1748. 33. John, b. 1738, d. 1824, m. Elizabeth Cleaver. P 34. Elizabeth, b. 1740, d. 1794, m. Thomas Evans. (See Evans Genealogy). 35. Ruth, b. 3d mo. 28, 1743, d. 12th mo. 26, 1820, m. 5th mo. 24, 1768, Nathan Cleaver, son of Peter and EHzabeth, of Upper Dublin ; and had issue 5 children : Phebe, m. Amos Griffith ; David ; Jonathan, m. Nancy Jones ; Nathan, m. Martha Shoe- maker ; Salathiel, m. Mary Shoemaker. 36. Sarah, b. 7th mo. 17, 1745, d. 9th mo. 1837, unm. 37. Ann, b. 2d mo. 14, 1748, d. loth mo. 15, 1808, m. 4th mo. 21, 1774, Morgan Morgan ; and had issue 7 children : Benjamin, m. Tacy Stroud ; Elizabeth ; Sarah, m. Issachar Kenderdine ; Mor- gan, m. Ann Custer ; Ann, m. John Ambler ; David, m. Sarah Kenderdine ; Mary. ^ J. Morton Albertson, Norristown, b. 1826, m. Sarah P. Lee, was son of Jacob and Martha. 2 Charles Albertson, Philadelphia, b. 1833, m. Mercie Eastburn, was son of Benjamin and Amy. * Cadwalader Foulke, recording his death (see p. 141), calls him "John Roberts Cadwalader," showing the persistency with which the Welsh names were maintained, in some cases. 206 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 38. Jane, b. 3d mo. i, 1751, d. loth mo. 31, 1821, m. loth mo. 22, 1778, David Shoemaker, and had issue 5 children: Ellen, m. Jonathan Taylor; Margaret, m. Ezra Comfort, of Plymouth, preacher (b. 1777, d. 1847) ; John, d. in childhood ; Ann, m. Cadwalader Foulke (see Foulke Genealogy) ; Mary, m. John Jones. 39. Mary, b. nth mo. 5, 1753, d. 9th mo. 23, 1786, m. 6th mo. 17, 1777, William Hallowell, son of Joseph, of Whitemarsh ; and had issue 5 children : John, m. Alice Potts ; Job, m. Hannah Thomas ; Sarah, m. Samuel Conrad ; William, m. Catharine Shoemaker and Jane Richards (born Walker) ; and one child, d. in infancy. 40. Job, b. 1757, d. 1851, m. Mary Naylor, Sarah Thomas. ^ 41. Jonah, b. 1760, d. 1761. IV. Child of John by 2d wife, Eleanor : 42. Eleanor, b. 2d mo. 25, 1768, d. loth mo. i, 1812, m. loth mo. 15, 1793, Richard Shoemaker, son of Ezekiel and Hannah, and had issue 5 children : John R. ; Hannah, m. Isaac W. Moore ; Job R. ; Ann, m. John Shay ; Charles. III. (23.) Eldad Roberts, of Montgomery, son of Rowland and Mary, b. 12th mo. 19, 1713, d. 1789, m. ist, 1747, Elizabeth Mitchell, dau. of Richard, of Wrightstown, Bucks Co. (the marriage " very disagreeable to our disci- pline," says a minute of Gwynedd monthly meeting, — though all parties appear to have been Friends). Elizabeth d. 5th mo. 1760, and Eldad m. 2d. loth mo. 18, 1763, Jane Jones, dau. of Isaac, of Montgomery. By each wife Eldad had two children. His will, dated ist mo. 29, 1789, was probated March 26 of the same year, at Norristown. He gives his wife Jane all household goods, furniture, etc., "that she brought to me," and ^20 a year "in gold or silver." To his son Mordecai he leaves ^^'250 "in current gold," also his desk and silver watch ; to his dau. Elizabeth ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 20/ Mullen ;^I20, and his dau. Mary Roberts £i^o. To his son John (afterwards "Squire" John), "the plantation where I live," in Montgomery, 200 acres, also the residuary personal estate, and he to be executor of the will. IV. Children of Eldad and Elizabeth : 43. John, b. 1750, d. 1823, unm. — See biographical sketch, and other details, elsewhere in this volume. 44. Mordecai, b. 1753, m. Ellen Decker. ^ Children of Eldad and Jane : 45. Elizabeth, b. 7th mo. 30, 1764, d. about 1818, m. about 1787, Isaiah Mullen, and moved to New Garden, Chester Co. ; had issue : Jane, m. Jacob Whiteman, of White Clay Creek, Del. ; Charles, m. Isabella Woodhouse ; Mary, m. Alexander Torbert ; Amy ; John ; Isaiah, m. Mary Ann C. Boyd, and went to Michigan. 46. Mary, b. 3d mo. 23, 1766, d. ist mo. 1859 (bu. at Gwynedd, ist mo. 18). She lived with her uncle, Isaac Jones (usually called Isaac, Senior, though he was himself the son of Isaac), of Mont- gomery, and is elsewhere mentioned. IV., (25.) Cadwalader Roberts, of Montgomery, farmer, son of Robert and Sarah, b. loth mo. 18, 1743, d. 2d mo. 7, 1 8 16, m. 5th mo. 24, 1768, Mary Shoemaker, dau. of Richard and Ann. (Mary b. 3d mo. 14, 1744, d. 12th mo. 23> I79S-) V. Children of Cadwalader and Mary : 47. Edward, b. 1771, d. 1850, m. Rebecca Phillips. ^ 48. Ezekiel, b. 1775, d. 1856, m. Ann Doyle. ^ 49. Cadwalader, b. 1777, d. 1871, m. Elizabeth Evans. ^ 50. Joseph, b. 1779, d. 1859, m. Elizabeth Rubencamp. W 51. Richard, b. 1782, d. i860, m. Mary Scott. ^ 52. Agnes, b. 9th mo. 28, 1783, d. 3d mo. 29, 1872, m. Caleb Evans. (See Evans Genealogy.) 2o8 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 53. Mary, b. 12th mo. 23, 1786, d. 8th mo. 2, 1830, m. 4th mo. 12, 1808, Edward Spencer, son of Job and Hannah, of Horsham; and had issue 2 children: Cadwalader R. ; and Agnes S., m. Josiah E. WiUis. IV. (27.) Joseph Roberts, of Montgomery, son of Robert and Sarah, b. 6th mo. 27, 1747, d. ist mo. 12, 1799. He is called "cordwainer" in a deed, 1769, when he bought of Henry McQuoin a farm on the Horsham road (known in later years as " White Cottage Farm "), in Montgomery. He was known as a man of unusual physical strength, but d. comparatively young, the tradition being that he injured himself by excessive effort, such as lifting a wagon, and removing a fallen tree from the road. He was twice married: ist, 5th mo. 22, 1770, to Sarah Shoemaker (b. 6th mo. 30, 1748, d. 9th mo. 4th, 1771), dau. of Richard and Agnes; and 2d, 5th mo. 11, 1774, to Mercy Picker- ing, dau. of Isaac and Sarah,^ of Solebury, Bucks Co. Mercy, b. 8th mo. 27, 1745, survived her husband thirty years, continuing the charge of her farm in her advanced age. (A note in the memorandum book of her son Joseph (No. 63) says: "8th mo. 27, 1825. — This day my mother is 80 years old. She attends entirely to the affairs of the family, such as getting meals, making bread, etc. She got dinner for Israel Lancaster and Isaiah Jones [visitors] , and for Hugh and myself" Again "8th mo. 27, 1826. — At 1 Sarah Pickering was the dau. of Joseph Lupton, the elder, a weaver by occupa- tion, and a man of good education, who came from Yorkshire, England, and settled in Bucks county. He m., ist, Mercy Twining, from near Newtown, and 2d, Mary Picker- ing (b. Scarborough, widow Samuel, who came from England), and after this second marriage removed to Virginia. William, Samuel, and Grace Pickering, Mary's child- ren, also removed there. Grace Pickering m. in Virginia William Lupton, and lived in Frederick Co., in 1787, and their son Asa [or Asahel?], b. 1757, m. 1787, Hannah Hank, dau. of John, of Rockingham Co., Va., of the same family, probably, as Presi- dent Lincoln's mother and the Hanks mentioned in the Evans Genealogy, in this volume. ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 20g mother's. This day she was 8i years old. She attended to the affairs of the family, as usual ; health good, recollection sound.") Mercy d. of palsy, 2d mo. 14, 1829.^ ^ In the volumes of Penna. Archives and Colonial Records, will be found details of a trying experience in Joseph's, life. Petitions were presented to the Supreme Execu- tive Council of the State in January and March, 1783, asking the remission of a fine of ^^150 imposed upon Joseph Roberts, of Montgomery township, cordwainer. He had been convicted of a " misdemeanor," at a preceding Court of Oyer and Terminer, his offence being, as charged, " aiding British prisoners to escape." The first petition, dated " Montgomery, Jan. 27, 1783," recites that he has been adjudged to the payment of the fine — " for giving some Directions concerning their Road to a few travelers asking for them at his Door. That the said Travelers were absolute Strangers to your Peti- tioner, and neither from their Habit nor their discourse gave him any reason to suspect they were British sroldiers. That your petitioner was wholly ignorant at this Time of any act of Assembly against giving Food or information of their Road to strangers requesting them, and so far from knowing that he thereby incurred a fine, that he believed he was only performing a common act of hospitality. That your petitioner is but a young Man and except his Trade and Industry has little in the world to support a wife and five children, who must with himself be reduced to great Distress, if not Ruin " [unless the fine be remitted]. Accompanying this petition was another from "Neighbors and Acquaintances of Joseph Roberts." The signers (whose names follow) " certify that he is a sober indus- trious young Man, of good Character among us ; and that we have no doubt of the truth of the several allegations " in his petition. Hezekiah Williams. Archibald McClean, Sur- David Evans, Ed. Bartholomew. geon, ist Batt'n P, C. M. Caleb Foulke. Chas. Moore, M.D. William Mullen. Samuel Wheeler. Evan Jones Charles Stedman. Zebulon Potts, Esq. Mordecai Moore, Eliz: Ferguson. Thos. Franklin. Wm. McClean. Robert LoUer, Surveyor. Seth Quee, Esq. William Roberts. These petitions were read in the Council, Feb. 20, 1873, and their prayer rejected. On March 18, other petitions were presented of hke character, one of them from prom- inent citizens of Philadelphia, supported by letters from Colonel William Bradford, jr. and from Chief Justice Thomas McKean. Colonel Bradford says he is informed from credible authority that Joseph had " sustained the character of a sober, industrious, and peaceable citizen, no ways inimical to the Liberties of America." The Chief Justice says that " he has heretofore supported the character of a quiet and inoffensive man, and that he has but little knowledge of pubUc affairs, and is but a weak Pohtician." Upon this re-hearing of the case by the Council, the petition was granted, and the fine remitted. The costs of the trial, it appeared, were ^^32 13s. 6d. There were three indictments, and the witnesses were : Noah Lee, 7 days [attendance] ; James Burt, 7 days ; Ebenezer Archibald, 7 days. 2IO HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD: V. Children of Joseph and Sarah : $4. Sarah, b. 8th mo. 27, 1771, d. loth mo. 31, 1854, m. ist, at Gwynedd meeting, 5th mo. 28, 1793, Paul Conard, of Tredyffrin, by whom she had 4 children : Jesse, Mary, Sarah, and Rebecca ; and 2d, at Valley meeting, loth mo. 25, 181 5, Isaac Walker, son of Joseph and Sarah, by whom she had one son, Isaac R. Walker. Children of Joseph and Mercy : 55. Isaac, b. 1775, d. 1851, m. Alice Comfort. P 56. Jonathan, b. 4th mo. 19, 1777, d. 8th mo. 25, 1832, unm., of con- sumption, in Bucks co., " eight miles beyond Buckingham," and was bu. at Buckingham. A shoemaker by trade. 57. Hugh, also a shoemaker, b. 3d mo. 28, 1779, d. 3d mo. 18, 1848, unm. , and bu. at Gwynedd. 58. George, b. 1781, d. 1851, m. Phebe Scott. P 59. John, b. 3d mo. 1783, d. same month. 60. Charles, b. 1784, d. 1845, i"- Hannah White, Anna Maria Hoskins. ^ 61. Septimus, b. 9th mo. 30, 1786, d. ist mo. 6, 1826, unm. He was one of the earliest students at Westtown, his name being on the roll in 6th mo., 1803. Subsequently, from 5th mo , 1809, to 9th mo., 18 1 2, he was a teacher there. He also taught in Philadel- phia (previous to 1809), having charge of the Friends' school for colored children, and a portrait of him, by one of his pupils, is extant.^ He had gone to Mauch Chunk, as a clerk in the offices of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., and was living there when he d. of a hemorrhage. 62. Mercy, b. 9th mo. 14, 1789, d. ist mo. 26, 1870, unm. 63. Joseph, b. 3d mo. 22, 1793, d. 8th mo. 25, 1835, unm. IV. (33.) John Roberts, son of John and Jane, b. nth mo. 28, 1738, d. nth mo. 8, 1824, m. 6th mo. 9, 1772, Eliza- beth Cleaver, dau. of Peterand EHzabeth, of Upper Dublin. (Elizabeth d. 5th mo. 24, 1808.) • The original is in possession of Charles Roberts, of Philadelphia. It is a spirited picture, showing the costume of a plain young Friend of 1805, and interesting also as exhibiting the artistic talent of the colored lad who produced it. R OBER TS FAMIL Y GENEALOG V. 2 1 1 V. Children of John and Elizabeth : ■ 64. Peter, b. 4th mo. 7, 1773, d. 2d mo. 2, 1801, m. nth mo. 20, 1800, Elizabeth Comfort, dau. of Ezra and Ahce; no issue. (She subsequently m. Benjamin White.) 65. Ruth, b. 8th mo. 28, 1775, d. 9th mo. 10, 1857, m. 5th mo. 17, 1803, Jesse Ambler, son of John and Ann ; no issue. (Jesse, b. 1777. d. 1851.) IV. (40.) Job Roberts, of Whitpain, son of John and Jane, b. 3d mo. 23, 1757, d. 8th mo. 20, 185 1, m. 1st, 5th mo. 22, 1781, Mary Naylor (b. 1758, d. 1816); 2d, loth mo. 12, 1820, Sarah Thomas, widow (born Williams, dau. of Joseph). A biographical sketch of "Squire" Job will be found elsewhere in this volume. He had no children by his second wife. V. Children of Job and Mary : 66. Hannah, b. 6th mo. 6, 1783, d. 8th mo. 23, 1785. 67. Jane, b. 3d mo. i, 1785, d. 2d mo. i, 1847, m. 5th mo. 12, 1807, Charles Mather, son of Isaac and Mary ; and had issue : Job R., Mary Morris, Hannah B., m. John C. Lester, of Richland ; Jane, m. Benjamin G. Foulke, of Richland (see Foulke Genealogy) ; Susanna M., m. Samuel J. Levick ; Letitia, m. Wm. Walmsley ; Charles, Lydia T. IV. (44.) Mordecai Roberts, son of Eldad and Elizabeth, b, 7th mo. II, 1753, m. Ellen Decker. The tradition is that Mordecai served in the Revolutionary army, probably as a private soldier, and that during the Battle of Germantown, in which he was engaged, his father, then an old man, lay on his bed at Montgomery, listening to the cannonade (which could be heard at that distance), in great distress of mind about " Mord." The monthly-meeting records have an entry in the nth mo., 1776, that Mordecai Roberts 212 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. " has joined the mihtary men in their exercise, and wholly neglects the attendance of meetings." After carrying the case for some months, in the 6th mo., 1777 (four months before Germantown), the meeting disowned him. V. Children of Mordecai and Ellen : 68. Eleanor. 69. John, d. abt. 1833, unm. 70. Eldad, d. 1843, m. Elizabeth Waters. ^ 71. Medad, d. young. 72. Mordecai, b. 1795, d. 1848, m. Rebecca Srope. 1^ 73. Charles, b. 1798, d. 1868, m. Mary E. Harrison. P 74. Martha, b. 1st mo. 14, 1798, d. ist mo. 15, 1852, (buried at Hephzibah Church, Chester Co., Pa.) ; m., by Squire John Roberts, 2d mo. 8, 18 16, Benjamin Barnes, son of Jesse and Esther ; i 2 children. 75. James. 76. Mary, m. Frederick Wonerly. 77. Ann, m. James Bumbaugh. llYi- Ja-ne, b. 5th mo. 9, 1809, m. Davis Penegar, son of Amos and Hannah ; 10 children. V. (47.) Edward Roberts, son of Cadwalader and Mary, b. 3d mo. 9, 1771, d. loth mo. 25, 1850, m. 1796, Rebecca Phillips, (b. 4th mo. 28, 1776, d. 12th mo. 10, 1859), dau. of David. He was a farmer, and settled, about 179 5, at Catawissa, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, in which locality many of his descendants now live. VI. Children of Edward and Rebecca : 78. Cadwalader, b. 1800, d. 1876, m. Ann PhiUips. ^ 79. Hannah, b. 1802, d. 1803. 80. William, b. 7th mo. 15, 1804. 81. Hannah, b. loth mo. 11, 1806, m. 2d mo. 16, 1832, Edward Shay, of Horsham ; and had issue : John, b. 1835, d. 1894, m. Hannah Haupt. ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 213 82. Edward J., b. 1808, m. Annie Bartholomew. ^ 83. David, b. 181 1, d. 1877, m. Frances Sanders. V> 84. Stephen F., b. 1814, m. Margaret M. George. ^ 85. Josiah A., b. 1820, m. Anna M. Clewell. ^ 85^^. Mary, b. and d. 1798. V. (48.) EzEKiEL Roberts, son of Cadwalader and Mary, b. I2th mo. 19, 177s, d. 2d mo. 13, 1856. He was a farmer, and removed first to near Toronto, Canada, where part of his family were born, then Idter to Ohio. He is buried at Belmont, O. He m. Ann Doyle (b. 8th mo. 28, 1777, d. 2d mo. 2, 1827.) VI. Children of Ezekiel and Ann : 86. Joseph, b. 1799, d. 1830, m. Esther Scott. P 87. Mary, b. 2d mo. 27, 1801, d. 6th mo. 22, 1856, m. Abraham Griffith ; and had issue : Elma, m. John Cooper (IlHnois) ; Anna R., m. Wm. Giffen, (Jackson Co., W. Va.) ; Rees L., m. Catha- rine Seal (Morning View, O.) ; Charles, m. Sarah J. Peck (New Jersey) ; Ruth, m. Reuben Creighton (Mt. Horeb, Ohio). 88. Agnes, b. 3d mo. 4, 1803, d. ist mo. 23, 1888, (buried at Janes- ville, Iowa), m. Rees Larkin, and had issue 9 children, mostly settled in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois, with numerous descendants. 89. George, b. 1805, d. 1827. (Bu. at Harrisville, O.) 90. Charles, b. 1808, d. 1875, m. Sarah Harris. ^ 91. John, b. 1810, d. 1887, m. Susanna Metz, Elizabeth B. Wilson. ^ 92. Nancy, b. 6th mo. 14, 1812, d. 6th mo. j6, 1893, m. John Taggart (St. Clairsville, O.) ; and had issue 8 children, residents of Illinois, Ohio, and Minnesota. (Agnes D., m. Wm. P. Roberts, 193 this Genealogy.) 93. Esther, b. 1815, d. 1878, m. David Smith, farmer, Belmont, Ohio, and had issue 7 children, residents of Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. V. (49.) Cadwalader Roberts, of Gwynedd, son of Cadwala- ■ der and Maiy, b. nth mo. 3, 1777, d. 2d mo. 19, 1871, m. 214 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 1 2th mo. 14, 1802, Elizabeth Evans (b. 1781, d. 1842), dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth. Cadwalader was a tailor and farmer ; he is elsewhere mentioned in this volume. For many years he had charge of the meeting property at Gwyn- edd, and was sexton of the burial-ground. He lived on the turnpike below Acuff's, on a small farm which after his death was added by sale to the John Gilbert estate. VI. Children of Cadwalader and Elizabeth : 94. Job, b. 1814, d. 1858, m. Hannah Pickering. ^ (Two children older than Job d. in infancy.) V. (50.) Joseph Roberts, son of Cadwalader and Mary, b. iith mo. 2, 1779, d. 4th mo. 11, 1859, ^- "^th mo. 24, 1 80 1 , Elizabeth Rubencamp (d. 1 84 1 ). He was a farmer ; was buried at Horsham, Pa. VI. Children of Joseph and Elizabeth : 95. Agnes, b. 1804, d. 1882, m. 1831, Jonathan Jarrett ; and had issue : J. Roberts, Elizabeth, Mary, Tacy A., m. Jesse Ambler. 96. Charles, b. 1807, d. 1866, m. Sarah Ann Kenderdine. P 97. Mary Ann, b. 1810, d. 1886, m. 1835, Henry Magee ; and had issue : Martha W., m. William Johnson ; Charles R., Jane EHzabeth, Agnes J., m. Charles H. Kehr ; Jos. Roberts, m. Sarah McCarter ; Henry, m. Anna Sutton. 98. Jesse, b. 1812, d. 1819. V. (51.) Richard Roberts, son of Cadwalader and Mary, b. 1st mo. I, 1782, d. 9th mo. 17, i860, m. 5th mo. 14, 1805, Mary Scott, dau. of Alexander and Jane. (Mary b. 178 1, d. 1828, and bu. at Gwynedd.) Richard was a farmer; lived in Ohio ; was buried at Emerson, in that State. VI. Children of Richard ajid iMary : 99. Israel, b. 1806, d. 1849, m. Sarah T. Ward. ^ 100. Alexander Scott, b. 1809, d. about 1840, m. Mary Fort. ^ ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 215 101. Mary, b. 181 1. 102. Ezekiel, b. 1813, m. Eliza Ann Griffith, Eliz. P. Harrison. '^ 103. John C, b. 181 5. 104. Rowland, b. 1817, d. 1890, m. Mary Ann Humphreys. ^ 105. Phebe, b. 1820, d. T879, m. William Waterman, Emerson, O. ; and had issue : George W. (Ohio) ; Israel R. (Penna.) ; Charles R. (Ohio). V. (55.) Isaac Roberts, of Whitemarsh, son of Joseph and Mercy, b. at Montgomery, 4th mo. 27, 1775, d. 8th mo. 13, 1851, m. 3d mo. 13, 1800, Alice Comfort, dau. of Ezra. (Alice b. 4th mo. 23, 1779, d. 2d mo. 22, 1841.) Isaac was a farmer ; both he and his wife were buried at Plymouth. VL Children of Isaac and Alice : 106. Mercy, b. 6th mo. 3, i8oi, d. 4th mo. 26, 1873. 107. Elizabeth, b. 7th mo. 10, 1803, d. 12th mo. 23, 1825. 108. Ezra, b. 1805, d. 1854, m. Lydia Passmore. ^ 109. Charles W., b. 1807, d. 1893, m. Martha W. Walker. P no. f Joseph v., b. 6th mo. 16, 1810, d. 3d mo. 12, 1834. 111. (Jacob, b. 1810, d. 1893, m. Phebe Williams. ^ 112. Isaac, b. 2d mo. i, 1814, m. 1850, Mary H. Bacon (b. 1818), dau. of John, of Greenwich, N. J. No issue. 113. Hiram, b. 8th mo. 28, 1816 ; unm. 114. Hannah, b. 4th mo. 30, 1819 ; d. 6th mo. 16, 1882. V. (58.) George Roberts, of Gwynedd, farmer, son of Joseph and Mercy, b. at Montgomery, 3d mo. 10, 1781, d. 6th mo. 16, 185 1, m. 1 2th mo. 16, 1806, Phebe Scott, dau. of Alexander and Jane. (Phebe b. ist mo. 12, 1783, d. 8th mo. 16, i860.) Both were buried in the ground near Penllyn, belonging to (O.) Friends. VI. Children of George and Phebe : 115. Jane, b. 6th mo. 22, 1809, d. 12th mo. 10, 1886, m. 12th mo. 18, 1832, Jacob T. Lukens, son of WiUiam and Martha; and had issue ; Phebe, Willett, Martha T., m. Richard C. Shoemaker, and 2l6 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. has issue; George R., Jonathan R., Elizabeth L., m. Jonathan P. Iredell, and has issue ; Joseph R., Hannah W., Mary Anna. 1 1 6. Jonathan b. 4th mo. 9, 181 1, d. 2d mo. 20, 1888, (bu. at Pen- llyn), unm. 117. Elizabeth, b. 12th mo. 21, 18 17, d. 2d mo. 13, 1895. 118. Joseph, b. 5th mo. 12, 1820, d. 4th mo. 8, 1889, (bu. Plymouth), m. 3d mo. 10, 1859, Alice P. Hallowell ; no issue. 119. Septimus, b. 1826, d. 1895, m. Ellen H. Ambler. ^ V. (60.) Charles Roberts, of Philadelphia, son of Joseph and Mercy, b. at Montgomery, 7th mo. 26, 1784, d. 7th mo. 9, 184s ; m., 1st, nth mo i, 18 10, Hannah White (b. 8th mo. 16, 1789, d. I2th mo. 4, 1830), dau. of Solomon, of Philadelphia; and 2d, loth mo. 16, 1834, Anna Maria HosKiNS (b. 7th mo. II, 1794, d. 12th mo. 5, 1869), dau. of Joseph, of Radnor. A sketch of Charles will be sepa- rately given in this volume. VI. Children of Charles and Hannah : 120. Solomon W., b. 1811, d. 1882, m. Anna S. Rickey, Jane E. Shannon. ^ 121. Elihu, b. 1813, d. 1885, m. Anne Pettit. W 122. Samuel A., b. 1816, d. 1817. 123. Caleb C, b. 1821, m. Helen S. Bingham. ^ 124. Henrietta, b. 1st mo. 26, 1824, d. 1st mo. 17, 1877 ; m. ist mo. 9, 1854, Dr. Richard J. Levis, (b. 1827, d. 1890), a distinguished surgeon, of Philadelphia ; and had issue : Anna R. (d.) ; Louise, m. John Thompson, and has issue ; Mary H. (d.), Henrietta R. (d.), Minford, m. Marian Taylor, and has issue ; Alice (d.) V. (70.) Eldad Roberts, son of Mordecai and Ellen, d. about 1843, m. Elizabeth Waters, who died 6th mo 25, 1847. VI. Children of Eldad and Elizabeth : 125. Ellen, m. ist, Geo. Brookman, 2d, Thos. Waters. 126. Mary, d. 4th mo. 14, 185 1, m. Henry Townsley, and had issue. ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 217 127. Rebecca, m. Levi Townsley. 128. Joanna, m. Mason. 129. Enos, m. V. (72.) MoRDECAi Roberts, tanner and currier, son of Mor- decai and Ellen, b. 5th mo. 27, 1795, d. 4th mo. 6, 1848, (buried at Baptistown, Hunterdon Co., N. J.), m. 8th mo. 7, 1819, before Squire John Roberts, Rebecca Srope, dau. Christopher and Thankful. (She b. 12th mo. 22, 1895, d. 3d mo. 7, 1857.) VL Children of Mordecai and Rebecca : 130. Charles, b. 1820, m. Elizabeth Aller. ^ 131. Sarah S., b. ist mo. 29. 1822, d. 2d mo. 6, 1853, buried at Baptistown, N. J. 132. John H., b. 1825, m. CaroHne E. Wagner. ^ / 133. David S., b. 5th mo. 2, 1827, d. ist mo. 26, 1833. 134. Mary Catharine, b. 9th mo. 18, 1829, d. 9th mo. 9, 1832. 135. Samuel S., b. 9th mo. 14, 1832, d. loth mo. 3, 1865, (bu. at Baptistown, N. J.), unm. 136. Rebecca Elizabeth, b. 8th mo. 25, 1837, m. 1st mo. 25, i860, Harrison Carver, son of Jesse S. and Elizabeth, of Pineville, Pa., and has issue Hannah, m. George W. Massey. V. (73-) Charles Roberts, son of Mordecai and Ellen, b. ist mo. 14, 1798, d. 3d mo. 26, 1868, (bu. at Mount Union Cemetery, Allegheny City, Pa.), m. 3d mo. 31, 1822, Mary E. Harrison, b. 7th mo. 17, 1804, d. 7th mo. 21, 1889. VI. Children of Charles and Mary : 137. John W., b. 1823, d. 1891, m. ist, Margaret Dysart, 2d, Harriet T. Mitchell. ^ 138. Joseph L., b. 1825, m. Jane G. Ewing. P 139. Caroline H., b. loth mo. 12, 1832, d. 4th mo. 22, 1835. VI. (78.) Cadwalader Roberts, tailor, son of Edward and • Rebecca, b. ist mo. 12, 1800, d. 5th mo. 20, 1876, m. loth 2l8 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. mo. 25, 1842, Ann Phillips (b. 3d mo. 14, 1819; d. 8th mo. 22, 1864). Cadwalader was buried at Catawissa, Pa. VII. Children of Cadwalader and Ann : 140. Rebecca A., b. loth mo. 16, 1845, ^- ^'^ ni°- 9- '^SQ- 141. Edward C, b. 5th mo. 19, 1848, d. 2d mo. 4, 1866. 142. David B., b. ist mo. 26, 1850, d. 2d mo. 22, 1877, m. Amanda Reedy, and had issue : Harry b. 1868. 143. Ruth H., b. 9th mo. 24, 1853, d. 7th mo. 5, 1879, ™- 4'^^ ™°- 7' 1875, William U. John, farmer, of Bear Gap; and had issue: Mary A., Rebecca A., Rachel E., Ruth H. 144. Sarah E., b. 1858, m. 1880, James E. U. Crawford, and has issue. 145. Rachel A., b. i860. VI. (82.) Edward J. Roberts, of Bloomfield, Ind., physician, \ son of Edward and Rebecca, b. 12th mo. 29, 1808, m. Annie Bartholomew. VII. Children of Edward and Annie : 146. Josiah, b. 1834, m.' Lucinda Wonders. 3 147. Petrican, b. 2d mo. 27, 1837, d. 1864, (bu. Memphis, Tenn.) m. 1862, Leah Miller, and had issu«. 148. Charles H., b. 8th mo. 5, 1839, "i- 1866, Katie Shehen ; far- mer, Bloomfield, Ind. 149. CaroHne, b. 2d mo. 27, 1841, d. , m. 1871, James Doyle, and had issue. 150. Cordelia, b. 6th mo. 8, 1843. 151. Agnes B., b. 4th mo. 4, 1846, m. 5th mo. 22, 1871, Wm. Mc- Kendree, farmer, of Bloomington. Ind,, and has issue : Wm. B., Edward D., Ashton W., and Annie L. 152. Edward C, b. 5th mo. 24, 1849, m. 1879, Laura Nation. Heisa physician at Bloomfield, Ind., and has issue. 153. Josephine, b. 1st mo. 8, 1851, m, 1869, W. M. Figg, farmer, and has issue. I53X- Letitia (twin with above), b. 1st mo. 8, 1851, d. 1880, m, 1867, David Hunter, farmer, and had issue. 154. Hannah, b. 9th mo. 15, 1854, m. 1873, G. T. Clark, farmer, and has issue. ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 219 155. Villary, b. 4th mo. 8, 1859,111. 6th mo. 27, 1885, Henry Clay Kindred, son of Thos. and has issue. He is a stock dealer of Worthington, Ind. VI. (83.) David Roberts, mason, son of Edward and Rebecca, b. 8th mo. 19, 181 1, m. 1835, Frances Sanders (b. 1817). VII. Children of David and Frances : 156. Alfred, b. 1837, m. Eliz. R. Rishel, and has issue. ^ 157. Rebecca R., b. 1839, ™- 1865, Aaron Sechler ; and has issue. 158. Hannah, b. 1842, m. Geo. W. Mowrer ; and has issue. 159. Josiah R., b. 1844, m. Eliz. J. Clawson ; and has issue, Fannie M. 160. John E., b. 1847, m. Lavina Darling ; and has issue. P 160 }4, Clarence, b. 1849, d. 1851. 161. Margaret S., b. 1851, m. Peter A. Rishel ; and has issue. 162. Fannie Agnes, b. 1854, m. Theodore C. Reese, (Alexandria, Pa.) ; and has issue. 163. Sarah E., b. 1857. 164. Martha Jane, b. i860. 165. William A., b. 1863. ■ VI. (84.) Stephen F. Roberts, farmer, son of Edward and Rebecca, b. 7th mo. 10, 18 14, m. 1847, Margaret M. George, dau. Stephen ; residence, Danville, Pa. VII. Children of Stephen F. and Margaret : 166. Eli W., m. Kate Machimer. 167. George E., m. Ella M. Jacobs. VI. (85.) Josiah A. Roberts, of Rupert, Columbia Co., Pa., son of Edward and Rebecca, b. Feb. 2. 1820, m. 1845, Anna M. Clewell. VII. Children of fonah A. and Anna M. : 168. William H., b. 1846, m. Ellen Barndt, and has issue. 3 169. Harvey, b. 1848, m. Maria L. Fenstermacher. 170. Arthur, b. 1850, m. Mary E. Rauch, and has issue, Lillie V. 171. Sarah A., b. 1852, m. Charles Decker, and has issue. 220 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 172. Edward, b. 1854, m. Rettie Lewis, and has issue. 173. j Anna M., b. 1857. 1 174. 1 David, b. 1857. J 175. C Clarence, b. i860. -\ 176. i Clay, b. i860. ^ Died in infancy. 177. ^ Clara, b. i860. ) Died in infancy. 178. Joseph E., b. 1862. VI. (86.) Joseph Roberts, of Ohio, son of Ezekiel and Anne, b. nth mo. 5, 1799, d. 7th mo. 1830, m. Esther Scott, (b. 1809, d. 1883). VII. Child of Joseph and Esther : 179. Amanda, b. 1830, m. Jephtha Kinsey, and has issue. VI. (90.) Charles Roberts, of Iowa, farmer, son of Ezekiel and Ann, b. ist mo. 19, 1808, d. ist mo. 23, 1875, m. Sarah Harris, dau. John and Frances. He is buried at Chariton, Iowa. They had issue 13 children, of whom two d. in childhood. VII. Children of Charles and Sarah : 180. John, m. Mary Barrett, Sarah A. McKee ; and has issue. ^== 181. Martha A., m. Jas. H. Lounsberry ; and has issue.:==: 182. Levi m. Mary J. Rogers ; and has issue. P^:= 183. Ezekiel, m. Samantha Jackson ; and has issue. ^== 184. Theudas H., nj. Mary A. Noe.== 185. Wright, m. Samantha Severe ; and has issue. P === 186. Frances M., d.== 187. Esther A., d. == 188. Emanuel N., m. Eleanor Frazier ; and has issue, Nellie F. ==189. Charles H., m. Mary Catharine Hogan ; and has issue. ^ == 190. Edwin, d. =:= 191. Amanda, m. John D. Oden ; and has issue. == 192. Sarah J., m. Anthony M. James ; and has issue. [These families lived, 1883, in Iowa and Missouri.] VI. (91.) John Roberts, manufacturer, Henry, 111., son of Eze- kiel and Ann, b. 1810, d. 1887, m. 1837, Susanna Metz; ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 221 and, 1857, Elizabeth B. Wilson. By his first wife he had issue six children, who all d. in childhood. VI. (94.) Job Roberts, farmer, son of Cadwalader and Eliza- beth, b. atGwynedd, 4th mo. i, 18 14, d. 8th mo. 31, 1858, in Harford Co., Md. (bu. at Fallston Friends' ground). He m., 9th mo. 19, 1844, Hannah Pickering (b. 7th mo. 23, 1811 ; d. 1 2th mo. 22, 1884), dau. of Yeomans, of Bucks Co. VIL Children of Job and Hannah : 193. William P., b. 6th mo. 16, 1845, m. 1869, Anna M. Pugh, (b. 1846, d. 1870), dau. of Abner, of Oxford, Pa. ; 2d, 1876, m. Agnes D. Taggart, (b. 1854, d. 1895), dau. of John, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, (see No. 92, this Genealogy), by whom he has issue: Horace W., b. 1877, Roy G., b. 1880. William gradu- ated, 1869, from the Law Dep't, Univ. of Michigan ; served in Union Army, in 47th Regt. P. V. M., and as officer 45th Regt. U. S. Colored Troops. He is a member of the bar, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 194. EUwood P., b. 9th mo. 30, 1847, d. nth mo. 23, 1864, in U. S. Military Hospital, Philadelphia, member 195th Regt. P. V. (Bu. at Gwynedd.) 195. Horace W., b. 12th mo. 5, 1850, d. 4th mo. 15, 1885, bu. Phoenix, Arizona, m. loth mo. 17, 1877, Edith R. Hooper. 196. Richard J., b. 1854, m. 1880, Martha C. Shoemaker. VI. (96.) Charles Roberts, of Upper Dublin, farmer, son of Joseph and Elizabeth, b. 1807, d. 1866, m. Sarah Ann Ken- derdine (b. 1807, d. 1 871). V//. Children of Charles and Sarah A. : 197. EHzabeth, b. 1832, d. 1862, unm. 198. Guhelma, b. 1834, d. 1865, without issue, m. Edwin Thomas. 199. Jesse, b. 1837, d. 1892, m. Sarah E. Skirving, and has issue. ^ 200. George K., b. 1840, m. Elizabeth E. Shaw, and has issue. ^ 201. Richard K., b. 1843, m. Ruth A. Michener, and has issue, David F., b. 1880, d. 1884; William E., b. 1881. 222 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 202. Anna J., b. 1845, d, 1866, unm. 203. Joseph, b. 1848, m. Mary W. Evans (see No. 242 Evans, Geneal- ogy), and has issue. ^ VI. (99.) Israel Roberts, of Ohio, merchant, son of Richard and Mary, b. 1806, d. 1849, i"- 1^3 2, Sarah T. Ward (b. 1809, d. 1880). Israel bu. Emerson, Ohio. VII. Children of Israel and Sarah T. : 204. Frances L., Chicago, 111., b. 1834.== 205. Josephine, b. 1838, m. Eber B. Ward, (Capt. 34th 111. Vols., d. 1863) ; and has issue. ^:= 206. Allen W., d. in infancy. == 207. Mary A., b. 1842, d. 1855. VI. (100.) Alexander Scott Roberts, son of Richard and Mary, b. 1809, d. about 1840, Captain 111. troops in Black Hawk War, d. in Texas, m. Mary Fort ; and had issue : (208) Amanda, (Liberty, Texas), dec'd about i860, m. Young, and had issue. VI. (102.) Ezekiel Roberts, of Ohio, son of Richard and Mary, b. 18 13, a minister in the Society of Friends, m. 1841, Eliza Ann Griffith (b. 1817, d. 1867), and, 2d, 1876, Elizabeth P. Harrison (b. 1820, d. 1895). Issue by his first wife : (209) Richard E., b. 1843, m. 1870, Mira G. Smith and had issue, Charles T., b. 1871, d. 1876,. VI. (104.) Rowland Roberts, of Short Creek, O., miller, son of Richard and Mary, b. 18 17, d. 1890, m. 1843, Mary Ann Humphreys (b. 1819, d. 1893). Rowland bu. New Sharon, Iowa. VII. Children of Rowland and Mary A}in : 210. Charles H., b. loth mo. 11, 1847. Lawyer, Chicago. 211. Sarah Irene, b. 7th mo. 4, 1849, m. John Nelson Landis, and has issue. ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 223 212. Richard A., b. ist mo. 25, 1852, d. 7th mo. i, 1888, m. loth mo. 22, 1874, Katherine Pleasant Barnes. 213. Mary Eliza, b. loth mo. 29, 1857. 214. Agnes Evans, b. 4th mo. 16, i860, d. 8th mo. 22, 1886. Teacher. VI. (108.) Ezra Roberts, son of Isaac and Mercy, b. 9th mo. 5, 1805, d. loth mo. 27, 1854, m. 1st mo. 12, 1835, Lydia Passmore, dau. of Thomas and Esther, and had issue : VII. Child of Ezra and Lydia : 215a. Charles, b. 3d mo. 17, 1836. VI. (109.) Charles W. Roberts, of West Chester, Pa., son of Isaac and Alice, b. 1807, d. 1893, m. 1845 Martha W. Walker (b. i8o8, d. 1877), widow, dau. of James Cresson. VII. Children of Charles W. and Martha W. : 215. Martha C, b. 1847. ==216. James C, b. 1848, d. 1895, m. Elizabeth L. Garrett, and had issue, Charles C, b. 1873 ; Isaac G., b. 1875. ==217. Mercy Anna, b. 1851. VI. (ill.) Jacob Roberts, of Chester Co., Pa., son of Isaac and Alice, b. 1810, d. 1893, m. 1837, Phebe Williams (b. 1810, d. 1893, an esteemed minister among Friends). VII. Children of Jacob and Phebe : 218. Josiah A., b. 1837.== 219. Joseph, b. 1840.:== 220. Hannah W., b. 1842, d. 1894.== 221. Ahce, b. 1844, d. 1876.== 222. Sarah W., b. 1847. VI. (119.) Septimus Roberts, of Worcester, son of George and Phebe, b. 7th mo. 15, 1826, d. nth mo. 16, 1895, m. 3d mo. 12, 1857, Ellen H. Ambler, dau. of David and Margaret. VII. Children of Septimus and Ellen H. : 223. Phebe A., b. 1858, m. 1885, Thomas J. Meyers, and has issue. ==224. Margaret A., b. l86o, d. 1862.=== 225. Elizabeth, 224 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. b. 1863, m. William G. Raiford, of Berlin, Va., and has issue. 226. Sue A., b. 1867. ==227. Jane L., b. 1872. VI. (120.) Solomon W. Roberts, of Philadelphia, civil engi- neer, son of Charles and Hannah, b. 8th mo. 3, 181 1, d. 3d mo. 22, 1882, m. 1st, 185 1, Anna S. Rickey (b. 1827, d. 1858), dau. of Randall H. ; 2d, 1865, Jane E. Shannon (b. 1834, d. 1869), dau. of Ellwood. After some prepara- tory education in Philadelphia, Solomon went, at sixteen years old, to Mauch Chunk, where he was, first, an assistant to his uncle, Josiah White, then directing the works of the Lehigh Navigation Co., and later served as assistant engineer on the canal, which in the autumn of 1829 was opened from Mauch Chunk to Easton. (In the spring of 1827, when the railroad at Mauch Chunk, from Summit Hill down to the river, was opened, he rode on the first train, it being the first railway train run in Penna.) Entering the State service, he had charge of the construction of a division of the canal on the Conemaugh, and then was principal assistant to Sylvester Welch in locating and constructing the Portage railroad over the Alleghenies. His division, on the west side, included a tunnel, 901 feet long, the first railroad tunnel in America; and the splendid stone viaduct over the Conemaugh near Johnstown, now used by the Penna. R. R., is his design and construction.' Remaining in the State service until 1836,^ he visited Europe' and upon returning was chief engineer of the [1 Note, 1896. This splendid bridge was destroyed by the terrible flood in the Conemaugh, May 31, 1889.] ' See his Reminiscences of this period, Penna. Mag., Vol. IL 5 During his stay in Wales, he learned from George Crane, the famous ironmaster of Yniscedwin, near Swansea, the process of smelting ore by anthracite and hot blast, and this, communicated by him to Josiah White, led to the establishment of the great Crane Iron Works, at Calasauqua. ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 22^ Catawissa Railroad from 1838 to 1841 ; president of the Philad'a, Germ'n & Norr'n R. R. in 1842 ; president of the Schuylkill Navigation Co. from 1843 to 1846 ; member of Penna. Legislature in 1848 ; and from 1848 to 1856 engaged in locating, constructing, and operating the railroad ("now the E. division of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago) from Pittsburg to Crestline. In 1856 he returned to Philadelphia to live, and being then chosen chief engineer and general superintendent of the North Penna. railroad, retained the place twenty -two years, and resigned in January, 1879.^ He was a member of the American Philosophical Society, and active in the work of the Franklin Institute ; a great reader, he wrote verse with facility, and took a deep interest in art. (In his youth he had painted a portrait in oil, of his mother, and had a different direction been given his talents, he might have made a fine artist.) VII. Children of Solomon W. and Anna : 228. Anna H., b. 12th mo. 12, 1851, d. 9th mo. 28, 1886, m. istmo. 26, 1886, Dr. John B. Roberts (237). 229. Alfred R., b. 3d mo. 14, 1853, A. B., Haverford College, 1871, m. 4th mo. 15, 1880, Emily I. Lewis, and has issue, Sidney L. , b. I2th mo. 9, 1881. 230. Elizabeth W., b. 7th mo. 5, 1854, d. 3d mo. 26, 1855. 231. Edith C, b. I2th mo. 11, 1855, d. 12th mo. 7, 1879. 232. Arthur W., b. 8th mo. 8, 1858, d. 9th mo. 13, 1858. Children of Solomon W. and Jane : 233. EUwood S., b. 8th mo. 11, 1866, d. 7th mo. 16, 1869.=== 234. Mary E., b. 8th mo. i, 1867. VI. (121.) Elihu Roberts, of Philadelphia, son of Charles and Hannah, b. loth mo. 2, 1813, d. 12th mo. 23, 1885, m. loth mo. 10, 1838, Anne Pettit (b. 3d mo. 11, 1817), dau. of Woodnutt, of Salem, N. J. > See sketch of his work, Railway World, Philad'a, Feb. 1879. 226 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. VII. Children of Elihu and Anne : 235. Charles, b. 8th mo. 21, 1846, A. B., Haverford College, 1864, m. nth mo. 23, 1892, Lucy Branson Longstreth, dau. of Thomas Branson. Member Common Council, Philadelphia, Prest. Spring Garden Insurance Company. 236. Hannah White, b. nth mo. 30, 1848, d. 3d mo. 20, 1890, m. 1880, Dr. Chas. E. Hopkins, of Philadelphia ; and had issue : Chas. R., b. 1884. [Two children (Charles E., b. 1841, Woodnutt P., b. 1845) d. in infancy.] VI. (123.) Caleb C. Roberts, of Philadelphia, son of Charles and Hannah, b. nth mo. 6, 1821, m. nth mo. 15, 1849, Helen S., dau. of Col. John Bingham. VII. Children of Caleb C. and Helen S. : 237. John B., physician, A. M., University of Pennsylvania, b. 2d mo. 29, 1852, m. 1st mo. 26, 1886, Anna H. Roberts (228), President Philadelphia County Medical Society, and Medical So- ciety State of Pennsylvania ; Author of Modern Surgery, Pro- fessor of Surgery Woman's Medical College, and in Philadelphia Polyclinic and College of Graduates in Medicine, of which he is President. 238. Mary B., b. 7th mo. 11, 1853, m. 12th mo. 6, 1876, Theodore Kitchen, Cashier of Central National Bank of Philadelphia, and has issue. VI. (130.) Charles Roberts, of Lambertville, N. J., son of Mordecai and Rebecca, b. 4th mo. 21, 1820, m. 9th mo. 18, 1844, Elizabeth Aller, dau. of Peter. He is agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Lambertville. VII. Children of Charles and Elizabeth : 239. Judson, of N. Y., b. 6th mo. 30, 1846, m. 3d mo. 28, 1877, Mary S. Fronefield, and had issue, Edna, dec'd. 240. Isaac S., b. 1849, m. Frances Amelia BuUman. ^ VI. (132.) John H. Roberts, of Lambertville, N. J., son of ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 227 Mordecai and Rebecca, b. ist mo. 3, 1825, m. 12th mo. 26, 1854, Caroline E. Wagner, dau. of William. VII. Children of John H. and Caroline : 241. EUwood, b. 3d mo. 29, 1856. 242. Laura, b, 2d mo. 13, 1858, d. 3d mo. 25, 1859. VI. (137.) John W. Roberts, of Pittsburg, Pa., son of Charles and Mary E., b. 9th mo. 18, 1823, d. 2d mo. 14, 1891, m. ist, 5th mo. 13, 1841, Margaret Dysart ; m. 2d, 5th mo. 23, 1869, Harriet T. Mitchell. VII. Children of John W. and Margaret : 243. Mary, b. 7th mo. 17, 1843, d. ist mo. 8, 1844. 244. Isabella R., b. nth mo. 2, 1844, d. 9th mo. 19, 1869, m. 6th mo. 23, 1864, Andrew Jackson Lane ; and had issue. 245. Joseph, b. 1st mo. 31, 1847, d. 7th mo. 28, 1847. 246. Richard H., b. 9th mo. 15, 1848, d. 6th mo. 12, 1871. 247. Edward, b. 3d mo. 10, 1851, d. 4th mo. 6, 1852. 248. Charles, b. ist mo. 29, 1854, m. 7th mo. 17, 1874, Lizzie A. Davis, of Zanesville, O. 249. Winfield S., b. 3d mo. 6, 1857, m. 6th mo. 25, 1878, Sarah Jane Stevens. P VI. (139.) Joseph L. Roberts, of Trout Lake, Colorado, son of Charles and Mary E., b. 3d mo. 8, 1825, m. 8th mo. 31, 1848, Jane G. Ewing. VII. Children of Joseph L. and Jane : 250. Charles, b. nth mo. 20, 1851, d. loth mo. 8, 1872. 251. Mary, d. 3d mo. 2, 1858. 252. Homer, b. ist mo. 17, 1859. Residence, Cleveland, Ohio. 253. Andrew M., b. 7th mo. 20, 1861. Residence, Sharon, Penna. 254. Joseph L., b. 12th mo. 5, 1867. VII. (146.) JosiAH Roberts, of Nickel Plate, Indiana, farmer, son of Edward J. and Annie, b. loth mo. 11, 1834, m. 3d mo. 6, 1855, Lucinda Wonders. 228 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. VIII. Children of Josiah ajid Lucinda : 255. Charles Enos, b. nth mo. 19, 1859. 256. Mary Ann, b. 2d mo. 2, 1862, m. 2d nio. 23, 1883, Pleasant Monroe Thompson. 257. Ehza Bell, b. 2d mo. 8, 1864. 258. Lurena, b. 6th mo. i, 1868. VII. (156.) Alfred Roberts, of Danville, Pa., mason, son of David and Frances, b. 7th mo. 12, 1837, m. 12th mo. 21, 1 86 1, Elizabeth R. Rishel. VIII. Childreti of Alfred and Elizabeth : 259. Stephen A., b. 7th mo. 22, 1862. 260. Horace, b. 7th mo. 9, 1866, d. 9th mo. 11, 1867. 261. Leander R., b. 9th mo. 6, 1867. 262. John S., b. 7th mo. 12, 1871, d. 2d mo. 4, 1872. 263. David, b. 4th mo. 30, 1873, d. 5th mo. i, 1873. VII. (160.) John E. Roberts, of Danville, Pa., bricklayer, son of David and Frances, b. 2d mo. 12, 1847, m. Lavina Derling. VIII. Children of fohn E. and Lavina : 264. Hannah Gertrude, b. loth mo. 20, 1874. 265. Edwin S., b. ist mo. 22, 1877. 266. Hurley, b. 12th mo. 26, 1880. VII. (168.) William H. Roberts, of Catawissa, Pa., farmer, son of Josiah A. and Anna M., b. 4th mo. 28, 1846, m. 9th mo. 21, 1869, Ellen Barndt, dau. Charles. VIII Children of William H. and Ellen : 267. Charles A., b. 5th mo. 10, 1869. 268. Josiah E., b. 8th mo. 21, 187 1. 269. Frank H., b. 9th mo. 12, 1873. 270. Andrew R., b. nth mo. 28, 1875. 271. Anna M., b. 5th mo. 7, 1878. ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 229 272. Elizabeth A., b. 6th mo. 5, 1880. 273. Martha M., b. 8th mo. 17, 1882. 274. Bertha A., b. 9th mo. 7, 1883. VII. (172.) Edward Roberts, son of Josiah A. and Anna M., b. 9th mo. 21, 1854, m. 8th mo. 30, 1879, Rettie Lewis. VIH. Children of Edward and Rettie : 275. Glide, b. 5th mo. i, 1880. 276. William L., b. ist mo. 2, 1883. VII. (180.) John Roberts, of Nebraska, a pioneer in that State, son of Charles and Sarah, b. 1831, m. Mary Barrett (d. 1853), and, 2d, Sarah A. McKee. VIIL Child of John and Mary : 277. Mary, b. 1853, m. Charles Martley. Children of John and Sarah A.: 278. Charles H., b. 1855. == 279. S. Elizabeth, m. Charles S. Wright, and 2d, George O. Hoffman. == 280. I. Frances, m. Henry Christie. ^= 28 1 . E. Dell. ^= 282. Eda B. (twin with preceding), m. Chas. W. Fleming. ^= 283. John, d.== 284. Dwight J. VII. (182.) Levi Roberts, of Windham, Iowa, farmer, son of Charles and Sarah, b. ist mo. 10, 1834, m. Mary J. Rogers. VIII. Children of Levi and Mary : 285. George D., b. nth mo. 28, 1859. 286. Charles C, b. 8th mo. 2, 1861. 287. Mary F., b. 4th mo. 27, 1863. 288. Sarah C, b. 5th mo. 17, 1865, m. Henry Keaffering. 289. John D., b. 9th mo. 18, 1867. 290. Theudas H., b. loth mo. 6, 1869, d. 7th mo. 14, 1871. 291. Levi W., b. 5th mo. 27, 1870. 292. M. Myrtle, b. 3d mo. 21, 1874. 230 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. VII. (183.) EzEKiEL Roberts, of Monroe, Iowa, butcher, son ot Charles and Sarah, b. 6th mo. 22, 1835, d. 3d mo. 2, 1883, m. Samantha Jackson. VIII. Children of Ezekiel and Samantha : ii^'^. Frank E., b. 3d m. 9, 1861, m. H. Ada Huddleston. 294. J. Fred., b. 7th mo. 31, 1869. 295. Charles V., b. 4th mo. 8, 1874. VII. (185.) Wright Roberts, of Akron, Mo., farmer, son of Charles and Sarah, b. nth mo. 7, 1838, m. 9th mo. i, 1863, Samantha Severe ; served in the Union Army. VIII. Children of Wright and Samantha : 296. Carley L., b. 6th mo. 28, 1865, d. loth mo. 16, 1866. 297. Cora A., b. 8th mo. 18, 1867, m. 9th mo. i, 1886, Wm. McFall. 298. Jennie L., b. nth mo. i, 1870. 299. Dwight B., b. loth mo. 30, 1878, d. 12th mo. 11, 1882. 300. Lloyd Severe, b. 3d mo. 5, 1884. VII. (189.) Charles H. Roberts, of Akron, Mo., farmer, son of Charles and Sarah, b. 9th mo. 11, 1845, ^- 3d mo. 18, 1883, m. 1866, Mary Catharine Hogan. VIII. Children of Charles H. and Mary C. : 301. James M., b. 3d mo. 18, 1868, m. Minerva Booth. 302. Jennie L., b. 12th mo. 7, 1872. 303. Esther, b. 7th mo. 16, 1875, d. 7th mo. 26, 1875. 304. Emma A., b. 3d mo. 14, 1881. VII. (199.) Jesse Roberts, of Jarrettown, Pa., farmer, son of Charles and Sarah A., b. 2d mo. 13, 1837, d. 1st mo. 24, 1892, m. 3d mo. 7, 1864, Sarah E. Skirving, dau. John; served in Union Army. VIII. Children of Jesse and Sarah E. : 305. Alice S., b. 12th mo. 19, 1865. 306. Charles R., b. 3d mo. 11, 1867, m. ist mo. 14, 1892, Ida F. Shepherd. ROBERTS FAMILY GENEALOGY. 231 307. John J., b. 5th mo. 6, 1869. 308. Mary E., b. 12th mo. 21, 1871. 309. Sarah E., b. ist mo. 19, 1876. VII. (200.) George K. Roberts, sometime of Phoenixville, mer- chant, son of Charles and Sarah A., b. sth mo. 5, 1840, m. 3d mo. 24, 1868, Elizabeth E. Shay ; served as Sergeant, ist New Jersey Cavalry during the war for the Union. VIII. Children of George K. and Elizabeth E. : 310. J. Paul, b. 4th mo. 2, 1869. 311. F. Walter, b. 8th mo. 26, 1871. 312. Amelias., b. loth mo. 3, 1881. VII. (203.) Joseph Roberts, sometime of Carversville, Pa., farmer, son of Charles and Sarah A., b. 9th mo. 1 1, 1848, m. 3d mo. 3, 1870, Mary W. Evans, dau. of Wm. R. (No. 177, Evans Genealogy). 313 314 315 316 317 VIII. Children of Joseph and Mary W. : William E., b. 3d mo. 20, 1871. Howard W. , b. loth mo. 14, 1872. Iden F., b. ist mo. 22, 1875. Irven J., b. ist mo. 22, 1875. Jesse C, b. 4th mo. 24, 1884. VII. (240.) Isaac S. Roberts, of New York, son of Charles and Elizabeth A., b. ist mo. 19, 1849, m. loth mo. 25, 187 1, Frances Amelia Bullman, dau. of Daniel. VIII. Children of Isaac S. and Frances Amelia : 318. Charles Judson, b. 12th mo. 14, 1872, d. ist mo. 22, 1876. 319. Mary Aller, b. 2d mo. 24, 1877. 320. Helen Maxwell, b. 8th mo. 15, 1884. 232 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. VII. (249.) WiNFiELD S. Roberts, of Bennett, Pa., son of John W. and Margaret D., b. 3d mo. 6, 1857, m. 6th mo. 25, 1878, Sarah Jane Stevens. VIII. Children of Winfield S. and Sarah Jane : 321. John S., b. 4th mo. 16, 1879. 322. Allen M., b. 2d mo. 19, 1881. 323. Elsie R., b. 7th mo. 17, 1883. 324. Winfield S., b. 7th mo. 25, 1888. 325. Alida, b. 7th mo. 25, 1889. XV. Foulke Family Genealogy. THE details concerning Edward Foulke' s ancestry, his re- moval, etc., have already been fully given.' It is intended in this chapter to present what is known to the author concern- ing his descendants. Genealogical Sketch. I. (i.) Edward Foulke, of Gwynedd, immigrant from Wales, 1698, b. 5th mo. 13, 1651, d. 1741. (There is also a state- ment that he was 88 yrs. 5 mos. old at his death, which, the date of his birth being fixed according to his own narrative, in 165 1, would place his death in 1739.) He m. Eleanor Hugh, dau. of Hugh Cadwalader. She d. at Gwynedd in the ist mo., 1733. //. Children of Edward and Eleanor: 2. Thomas, d. 1762, m. Gwen Evans. ^ 3. Hugh, b. 1685, d. 1760, m. Ann Williams. ^ 4. Cadwallader, b. 1691, d. 1743, m. Mary Evans. P 5. Evan, d. 1745, m. Ellen Roberts, Anne Coulston. ^ 6. Gwen, m. loth mo. 6, 1703, Alexander Edwards, jun., son of Alexander Edwards, of Montgomery twp. , and had five children, , surnamed Edwards : Edward, Alexander, Thomas, Joseph, and Jane. She survived her husband, as is shown by mention of her in her brother Thomas's will. • See ante"^. 32, ei seq. 234 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 7. Grace, m. 3d mo. 6, 1707, John Griffith, eldest son of Griffith John, of Marion, and had issue, surname Griffith : Griffith, John, Evan, Susanna. 8. Jane (her birth is given in the Exeter monthly meeting records as nth mo. 10, 1684, but this clashes with the date assigned as the birth of her brother Thomas, by other authority, — 6th mo. 7, 1685). She m. 4th mo. 5, 1713, Ellis Hugh (Hughes), son of John Hugh, of Gwynedd. They removed to Oley, now Berks county. "From them are descended the numerous families of that name spread through Oley, Exeter, Maidencreek, and the settlements on the north branch of the Susquehanna." Jane d. 8th mo. 7, 1766, at the home of her son-in-law, Samuel Lee, in Oley. She had been "an Elder of Exeter m. m. for about thirty years." Her husband, Elhs, b. 1687, d. ist mo. 11, 1764. Exeter records show the following children of this couple : John, b. 3d mo. 19, 1714, m. Hannah Boone ; William, b. 1716, m. Amy Willits ; Rowland, b. 1720, d. 1738, unm. ; Samuel, b. 1722, d. 1796, m. Elizabeth Willets, Margaret May ; Edward, b. 1724, d. 1791, m. Elizabeth ; Margaret, b. 1726, d. 1810, m. Samuel Lee. 9. Catharine, m. 4th mo. 5, 1713, Theophilus Williams, son of John, of Montgomery, and had issue, surname Williams : John, Benjamin, Mary, Eleanor. 10. Margaret, m. 3d mo. 23, 1717, Nicholas Roberts, son of Robert Cadwalader, of Gwynedd, and had issue three daughters : Jane, Eleanor, EUzabeth. (See Roberts Genealogy.) II. (2.) Thomas Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Edward and Eleanor, born in Merionethshire, Wales, immigrant to Gwynedd, 1698, with his parents, m., at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 27, 1706, GwEN Evans, (d. 12th mo. 6 [or 3 ?], 1760), eldest dau. of David, of Radnor. They settled at Gwynedd, on part of the Edward Foulke tract (see page 61). Thomas Foulke d. 8th mo. 15 [or loth mo. 10?] 1762; his will, dated June 11, 1757, was proved October 24, 1762. He appoints his son William executor, aud leaves him his real FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 235 estate, 213 acres (subject to certain charges of annuities, legacies, etc.), except that he gives his eldest son Edward 25 acres (or ;^ioo in cash, instead), "part of the tract I now own, to be surveyed off the north-east end by a line from Hannaniah Pugh's land to my son William's, and parallel to the line now dividing the lands of my son Edward and me." He reserves certain rights of residence in his house, with annuities, etc., to his wife, " Gwen," and gives to his sister Gwen Edwards, " the use of the house she now lives in," with firewood, etc., and a small annuity. He also leaves legacies to his daughters Eleanor, Sarah, wife of William Jones, and Susanna, wife of Rowland Evans. ///. Children of Thomas and Gwen : 11. Edward, b. 1707, d. 1770, m. Gainor Roberts, Margaret Griffith. ^ 12. William, b. 1708, d. 1775, m. Hannah Jones. P 13. Ellin, b. 6th mo. 18, 1710, d. later than date (1757) of her father's will, which speaks of her as then living. She m. Wil- liam Williams, and had 8 children : Susanna, Hugh, Margaret, Sarah, Thomas, .Hannah (m. John Stoy, and had issue 5 chil- dren) ; Samuel, Elizabeth (m. Samuel Davis, and had issue 5 children : Cadwallader, William, Thomas, Evan, Anne). 14. Evan, b. 6th mo. 27, 1712. (The Gwynedd list of deaths men- tions Evan Foulke, 12th mo. 11, 1748, and it probably refers to him). 15. Margaret, b. 3d mo. 22, 1715, d. 9th mo. 23, 1734, unm. 16. Susanna, b. ist mo. 17, 1720, m. Rowland Evans. (See Evans Genealogy.) 17. Sarah, b. 1st mo. 17, 1720, m. William Jones, and had issue, Sarah, who m. David Green. 18. Caleb, b. 6th mo. 13, 1722, d. 7th mo. 7, 1736. II. (3.) Hugh Foulke, of Richland, Bucks county, the second son of Edward and Eleanor, m., 171 3, Ann Williams (b. 236 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. nth mo. 8, 1693, d. 9th mo. 10, 1773), dau. of John, of Montgomery. Hugh removed from Gwynedd to Richland, probably about the time of his marriage. A me- morial of Richland m. m. says : " He was a member of our meeting for about thirty years, the latter part of his life. He had a good gift in the ministry, which we believe he endeav- ored faithfully to discharge His last illness, which was very sharp, he endured with much patience and resignation He died on the 21st of 5th mo., 1760, in the 75 th year of his age, and the 40th of his ministry." From Hugh are descended all the Foulkes whose origin is traceable to Richland, and no doubt a majority of the members of this family now living are of his line. A family memorandum says : 'All their [Hugh and Ann's] children lived to marry and raise families, except Edward. In seventy years after their marriage, the number of their posterity was 343, and in 18 10 was estimated at upward of 500, of whom 115 bore the name of Foulke." ///. Children of Hugh atid Ann : , 19. Mary, b. yth [or 9th ?] mo. 24, 1714, d. 2d mo. 20, 1756, m. James Boone, of Exeter, Berks county, son of George, the elder, and brother to Geo. Boone, and of Squire Boone, father of Daniel, of Kentucky. James was b. 5th mo. 7, 1709, and d. 9th mo. I, 1785. He had issue by Mary Foulke, 12 children, of whom three (Joshua, b. 1748 ; Hannah, b. 1752 ; Nathaniel, b. 1753) are recorded as dying in infancy. The others were as follows (surname Soone) : I. Ann, b. ad mo. 3, 1737, d. 4th mo. 4, 1807, m. Abraham Lincoln (of the family of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States), a member of the Penna. Const. Conv. of 1787, and of the Penna. Legislature, etc. (The marriage was not " according to the order" of the So. of Friends ; 8th mo. 27, 1761, Ann Lincoln makes acknowledgment to Exeter monthly meeting for marrying " out.") Abraham d. ist month 31, 1806, in his 70th year. FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 237 2. Mary, b. nth mo. 17, 1738, m. Thomas Lee, son of Samuel, of Oley, ' Sth mo. 14, 1778. 3. Martha, b. 1742. 4. James, Jr., b. 1743 (distinguished in his time as a mathematician). 5. John, b. 1745. 6. Judah, b. loth mo. 10, 1746, m. Hannah Lee, dau. of Samuel and Mar- ' garet, of Oley, nth mo. 15, 1770. 7. Dinah, b. 1748. 8. Rachel, b. 1751. 9. Moses, b. 5th mo. 23, 1751, m. 1779, Sarah Griffith. 2D. Martha, b. 5th mo. 22, 1716, d. 4th mo. 17, 1781, m. ist, Oct. 4, 1738, William Edwards, of Milford, Bucks co., and, 2d, John Roberts, son of Thomas. 21. Samuel, b. 171 8, d. 1797, m. Ann Greasly. ^ 22. Ellen, b. ist mo. 19, 1720, m. John Lloyd, of Horsham, at ■Richland m. h., Sth mo. 21, 1742. 23. John, b. 1722, d. 1787, m. Mary Roberts. ^. 24. Thomas, b. 1724, d. 1786, m. Jane Roberts. iP 25. Theophilus, b. 1726, d. 1785, m. Margaret Thomas. P 26. William, b. 1728, d. 1796, m. Priscilla Lester. P 27. Edward, b. loth mo. 19, 1729, d. March ist, 1747, unm. 28. Ann, b. ist mo. I, 1732, m. William Thomas. 29. Jane, b. ist mo. 3d, 1734, d. Sth mo., 1771, m. John Greasly. II. (4.) Cadwallader Foulke,' of Gwynedd, third son of Ed- ward and Eleanor, b. in Wales 7th mo. 13, 1691. He lived at Gwynedd until 173 1, when he removed to Philadelphia, and d. there 7th mo. 17, 1743, "after a short illness." The memorial of Philadelphia m. m. concerning him says : " He was born in Wales, and came over to this Province with his parents, when young ; married and settled at Gwynedd, where he lived most of his time ; and from thence about twelve years before his decease removed to this city. He iThe matter immediately following, the genealogy of the line of CADWALLADER Foulke, was especially prepared for me by the late Mrs. William Parker Foulke, of Philadelphia, and is here inserted bodily, nearly as she wrote it, the whole being given together directly to the latest generation (as in 1883). 238 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. was of an open generous disposition, and useful and active in the support of the discipline and good order of the church, an Elder well respected and exemplary in his life and conver- sation." In Gwynedd he was a " yeoman " ; he bought, 1718, land, 307 acres, of Hugh Pugh, son of Evan ap Hugh, and sold it, 1732, to Robert John.' In his deed to the latter he is described as " late of Gwynedd, but now of Philadel- phia, shop-keeper." His residence, and probably place of business, are shown by a deed from Edward Cotteral to him, in 1740, for a " lot adjoining the house where he [C. F.] lives, on the north side of High street, near the Court House." He was appointed a justice of the peace for Phila- delphia Co., Nov. 22, 1738. The Philadelphia Co. records show acknowledgments of deeds, etc., before him, in 1739, '40, and '41 (and probably later). Cadwallader m. at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 13, 1719, Mary Evans, dau. of Robert.' (See Evans Genealogy.) Mary was a minister among Friends, and made a number of journeys of religious duty, amoncf others to Barbadoes, Nantucket, and Rhode Island. She m., 2d, at Philadelphia meeting, nth mo. 31, 1744, Thomas Marriott, of Bristol, Bucks co., and d. 1747. A memorial in the John Smith MS. collection says : " Her corpse was taken to Phila., and, after a solemn meeting held on that occasion at the Bank Meeting House, she was buried ^ See details about this property at p. 69. ''■ Robert Evans [says Mrs. W. P. F.'s MS.] was the third son of Evan, ap Evan, ap Robert, ap Lewis, ap Griffith, ap Howel G6ch, ap Einion, ap Deilcws ddu, ap Madoc, ap levan Goch, ap David Goch, ap Trahnarn Goch, ap Madoc, ap Rhys Gloff, ap Rhys Vaughan, ap Rhys Mechyllt, ap Rhys Griig, ap Rhys, ap Griffith, ap Rhys ap Tewddur Mawr, ap Einion, ap Owen, ap Howel ddu, ap Cadelh, ap Rodri Mawr, ap Mervyn Vrych. (The mother of Mervyn Vrych, King of Man, was Nest, grand-dau. of Brockwell Yscithiog, Prince of Powis, who defeated Ethelred K. of Northumber- land on the Dee near Bangor, about the year 607. One of Brockwell's sons was Bishop Tysillis, the opponent of St. Augustine. ) FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 239 in Friends' burying ground there." Cadwallader and Mary had ten children, but one only, Judah, second born, lived to adult age. ///. Child of Cadwallader and Mary : 30. Judah, b. 1722, d. 1776, m. Mary Bringhurst. See following : III. (30.) Judah Foulke, of Philadelphia, b. at Gwynedd, 7th mo. 30, 1722, d. January 24, 1776, m. 12th mo. 16, 1743, Mary Bringhurst, of Philadelphia, dau. of John.^ Judah was a prominent and active citizen ; that he loved letters, the well-cherished and well-used volumes of classics which were owned by him attest. From 1745 to 1750 he was Collector of Excise for Philadelphia. In 1770, he was sheriff of the city and county of Philadelphia, and again in 1771 and 1772. A quaint document, dated December 11, 1773, recites that His Excellency John Penn, " with the advice of the Council, constitutes and appoints Judah Foulke, gentleman. Keeper of the Standards of Brass for weights and measures for the county of Philadelphia." His will, written 1774, makes his wife sole legatee, " in full confidence of her mater- nal affection for our children," and appoints his brother-in-law Joseph Bringhurst, and his friends Abel James and Joseph Fox, executors. His dwelling was No. 34 Front St., North, where d. his widow, Jan. 22, 1798, aged nearly jy yrs. IV. Children of Judah and Mary : 31. John, b. 1757, d. 1796, m. Eleanor Parker. P 32. Elizabeth, d. unm. P 33. Mary, d. April 5, 1807, unm. ("Aged 54 years.") 34. Deborah, b. 9th mo. 28, 1764, m., ist, Oct. 16, 1788, William 'John was the son of John and Rosina Bringhurst, and was b. in Amsterdam, Holland. His wife, Mary, was the daughter of James Claypoole, merchant, of London, and Mary his wife. 240 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Pearson, son of William and Ann, dec'd, of Northern Liberties ; and, 2d, nth mo. 2, 1809, Isaac Tyson, of Philad'a, son of James and Sarah, of Springfield, Del. Co. By her first husband she had issue, surname Pearson : Mary, b. Feb. 10, 1791, d. Feb. 2, 1813, unm. IV. (31.) John Foulke, of Philadelphia, son of Judahand Mary, was a physician, a man of learning, and of high repute in his profession, while of his generous practical humanity and thorough accomplishments, much interesting testimony ex- ists. A memorandum of April 6, 1767, has : " John Foulke entered at Robert Proud's school, to learn Latin ; " and this is the earliest noteworthy record we have of him. The late Joseph Carson, M. D., writes : "Dr. Foulke presented him- self for graduation in 1779, and was prevented from receiving his degree, in consequence of the abrogation of the charter of the college, from the political excitement of the Revolution.' Dr. Foulke was an honored member of the profession, and one of the first elected members of the College of Physi- cians." His diploma of Fellowship bears date January 2, 1787.^ By means of his private school for medical instruc- 1 He received his diploma as Bachelor of Medicine in 1780. This degree of B.M. was discontinued after the union, Sept. 30, 1791, of the Phila. College of Medicine and the University of Penna. ' In 1789 appeared the " Oration which might have been delivered to the Students in Anatomy, on the late Rupture between the Two Schools in this City." It begins with a mock-solemn adjuration to the adherents of the leaders of the adverse factions, Drs. Shippen and Foulke : " Friends and associates ! lend a patient ear. Suspend intestine broils, and reason hear. Ye followers of F your wrath forbear — Ye sons of S your invectives spare." This grotesque satire was written by Francis Hopkinson, "with a view to appease the dissension that arose from abrogating the charter of the college, then renewing it, and leaving the University in existence. It may have contributed to the coalition in 1791." [Dr. Jos. Carson.] FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 241 tion, conducted at 107 North Front Street [his residence] he educated many members of the profession most distinguished both here and elsewhere. In one especial line, Dr. Foulke preceded both Dr. James and Dr. Dewees, for he it was who gave in Philadelphia the first systematic instruction in ob- stetrics." During the prevalence of the yellow fever epidemic in Phila., he fearlessly devoted himself to the aid of the sufferers, and was frequently absent for days in the infected districts. He set sail from Phila. May 4, 1780, for Port I'Orient, in the brig Duke of Leinster ; Mr. George Fox accompanied him. They were the bearers to Benj. Franklin, then Ameri- can Minister to France, of letters introductory from Thomas Bond and Joseph Wharton. Mr. Bond describes the travelers as " the sons of our worthy deceased Friends Judah Foulke and Joseph Fox. They have both had a liberal education, . and are now in the laudable pursuit of further useful knowl- edge in Europe. Mr. Foulke has deservedly obtained in the Philadelphia University, a Diploma of Bachelor of Medi- cine." Mr. Wharton's letter of the same date, April 27, 1780, says : The bearer, my friend Dr. John Foulke, is a Whig in his princi- ples, has subscribed the Test to this State, and though, from the singu- larity of the tenets of the Quakers, he has not been active in the field, yet in the line of his physical profession, has been useful in the hospitals.' His intention in visiting France is to improve himself in Surgery and Physic ; but being a perfect stranger in Paris, will stand in need of recommendations to the most eminent in the medical branches, as well as for favorable introductions into the hospitals. 1 In the " Diary of Robert Morton," Penna. Magazine, Vol. I., he says : " Oct. 8th [1777] ... I went to see Dr. Foulke amputate an American soldier's leg, which he completed in twenty minutes, while the physician at the military hospital was forty minutes performing an operation of the same nature," 242 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Will you therefore, my good Sir, as my friend is of unimpeached morals, and his relatives long known for good citizens, take him by the hand, and recommend him to those gentlemen who can be most useful to him ? I know you will, and in this happy thought, I sub- scribe myself. Respectfully, etc., Joseph Wharton. His Excellency Dr. Franklin. Before his return to America, Dr. Foulke visited Ger- many and Holland, and the stay abroad was rich in experi- ences, in added friendships, and in knowledge gained. At a lecture on Pneumatics, which he delivered at the old Hall of the College, Fourth St. below Arch, in May, 1784, he exhib- ited to his friends the first balloon seen in this country. He had been greatly interested by the subject of aerostation, while in France, where the invention of the balloon had been lately made public. An autograph note to Dr. Foulke from General Washington states that " he would with great pleasure attend the lecture on Pneumatics, but the business which brought him to the City does not leave him at liberty, as the Members of the Cincinnati are anxious to bring it to a close." Dr. Foulke was elected to membership of the American Philosophical Society in 1784, and in 1786 became one of its Secretaries, Benjamin Franklin being President. He m. May 8, 1788, Eleanor, dau. of Richard' and Lydia Parker, dec'd, of Phila. She survived until the sum- mer of 1860." The following were the I Richard Parker was the son of Richard, the son of Richard, of Rolgley, Lincoln- . shire, Eng., who emigrated in 1684 : see Proud's History of Pennsylvania, Vol. IL, p. 218, notes. ^ Her married life was a little more than 8 years, her widowhood 64 years, — a very remarkable instance. FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 243 V. Children of John and Eleanor Foulke : 35. Richard Parker, b. 1789, d. i860, m. Anna Catharine Strohn. ^ 36. Mary, b. Aug. i, 1790; d. unm. 37. Eleanor Parker, b. April 6, 1792 ; d. 1882 ; m. Burgess B. Long ; no children. IV. (32.) Elizabeth Foulke, dau. of Judah and Mary, b. 28 gth mo., 1758. A notice, written in 1820, says of her : " She was possessed of a strong and active mind, which was im- proved by cultivation, and of manners cheerful and engaging ; and although deprived by death of most of her near rela- tions, she had collected around her a large circle endeared to her by the most tender ties of friendship. Her house was the loved resort of persons of both sexes and all ages, to whom she adapted her conversation with remarkable facility. By the Society of Friends in this city, her loss will long be felt ; she was an active member, and for nearly thirty years a minister of the Gospel. . . . The Prison, the Public Alms House, and' the Asylum for Widows, all en- gaged her attention, and in each of them her voice was raised in endeavors to reclaim the wanderer and comfort the afflicted." There is a letter from her to Sarah Harrison, in Friends' Miscellany (Vol. XL, p. 185), dated at Philadelphia, nth mo. 29, 1793, in which she speaks of the recent terrible visitation of yellow fever. She had been absent from the city ten weeks, but seems to have been well informed of the con- dition of affairs within it : " Outward circumstances," she says, " concurred to heighten the virulence of the disease and increase its progress. The coming of rain and cold weather, towards which the minds of many were too much turned as a source of relief, was withheld, and the parched earth seemed to mourn with its inhabitants. . . . It is impossible for tongue or pen to give a just idea of the awfulness of t 244 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. scene, or of our feelings through the course of it. It seemed at times as tho' the Almighty would utterly desolate the city." She d. unmarried, at Burlington, N. J., October 19, 1820, and was there interred. V. (35.) Richard Parker Foulke, b. April 5, 1789, m. August 6, 1 8 12, Anna Catharine Strohn, dau. of Philip and Anna Catharine Strohn, b. May 17, 1792, d. January 30, 1856. He had no bent towards a profession, and his early establishment in business was due to the affectionate interest in him of his uncle, Mr. William Parker. He d. at the summer residence of his son, William Parker Foulke, near West Chester, Pa., August 22, i860. VI. Children of Richard P. and Anna C: (The children of Richard Parker and Anna Catharine Foulke were eleven in number : all of them d. young, except) : 38. Elizabeth, 2d dau., b. March 25, 18 14, d. May 4, 1864. She m. May 12, 1855, Patrick- Beirne, of Lewisburg, W. Va., b. in County Roscommon, Ireland, and had, surname Beirne : (i) Richard Foulke, b. 1856, m. in 1877, Clara Haxall, dau. of Thomas Billopp Grundy, of Baltimore, Md. (and has issue : Clara, b. Nov. 4, 1878 ; Elizabeth Foulke, b. Nov., 1879 ; Rich- ard Foulke, b. August 25, 1882) ; and (2) William McDermott, b. 1858, d. 1859. 39. William Parker, b. 1816, d. 1865. See below. 40. Francis Edward, youngest child, b. May 17, 1834. VI. (39.) William Parker Foulke, b. May 31, 1816, m. April 26, 1855, Julia de Veaux Powel, dau. of Col. John Hare Powel,' of Philadelphia. She d. April 30, 1884. William 1 His name was originally John Powel Hare, but, as the adopted son of his mother's sister, Mrs. Powel, he caused it -to be changed by Act of Assembly to John Hare Powel. His father, Robert, who was the son of Richard Hare (of Limehouse, near London, Eng. ), came to Pennsylvania, June 4, 1773. — See Keith's Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania, pp. 129, 133-134. FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 245 Parker Foulke early showed the philanthropic spirit by which he was distinguished. Well read in the law, he prac- ticed for a time at the Philadelphia Bar. In 1845 he appears as a member of the Phila. Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons ; and in 1846 as one of the Visiting Com- mittee for the Eastern Penitentiary. In his endeavor " to reconcile the highest interests of the Commonwealth with the utmost exhibition of humanity towards offenders," he strug- gled long with popular prejudice and indifference. His writ- ings on the various branches of penal administration and reform and his efforts during nearly half of his life, identify his name with the Pennsylvania system of separate imprison- ment. The late Frederick A. Packard, his fellow-laborer, writes of "the weeks and months and years devoted by Mr. Foulke to journeys and examinations, consultations, discus- sions, conferences with strangers from other States and from foreign countries, correspondence, reports, addresses, memo- rials, besides the constant active duties of personal inspection in Philadelphia, and attendance upon legislation at Harris- burg." In 1858 Mr. Foulke first proposed the appointment of a Commission to revise the penal Code of Pennsylvania. His memorial, which was adopted by the Society, led in due time to the necessary legislation, and he was made one of a committee to confer with the Commissioners, and to suggest such changes as the experience of the Society approved. The Commissioners were appointed in 1859, and in i860 a report of the Conferences appeared, the Code itself being enacted the same year. — In 1845, Mr. Foulke became a Manager of the Penna. Colonization Society; in 1853, 'S4> '5S> he was sent a delegate to the meetings of the parent Society at Washington. The Society's influence, through his urgency, was exerted to procure a Government survey of the country 246 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. interior of Liberia, with the view of directing settlement to the more healthy region.' — Three years of serious effort were given by Mr. Foulke to the promotion of the Arctic Expe- dition of i860, under Dr. I. I. Hayes, and his labors in this behalf are perpetuated in the name — Port Foulke — given to the winter harbor of the explorers in North Greenland. — He was an ardent and serviceable member of the Academy of Natural Sciences. His discovery, in the summer 1858, in the green-sand formation at Haddonfield, N. J., of a gigantic fossil extinct reptile, marked his labors in that field.^ Asso- ciated with the Pennsylvania Historical Society, in 1842, he took an active interest in its work ; he was in 1850, with Hon. Jos. R. Ingersoll, Rev. Albert Barnes, Bishop Potter, and others, charged with the preparation of a series of historical papers, and his essay " On the Right Use of History," was published 1856. — Prof J. P. Lesley, chief of the present (Second) Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, speaks in high terms of his services in procuring the publication of the Report of the First Survey. He says : "Among the few men in the Commonwealth who knew either the character of the Report, or the actual value of the Survey, Mr. Foulke occu- pied the most prominent position, and it was he who finally succeeded in dragging the buried manuscript into notice and in so stimulating public opinion in its favor as to get an act passed for its publication, in 185 1.'"* He was one of the three earliest projectors of the Philadelphia Academy of 1 Commander Lynch, U. S. N., made his report of the partial completion of this survey, Sept. 5, 1853. See H. R. Doc. i, S4 PP' 2 In Nov., 1868, a restoration of the skeleton was made by Prof. Waterhouse Hawkins, the English scientist, and presented to the Academy. ^ Prof. Lesley's memorial address of W. P. F. (Owing to delays the Report did not finally appear until 1859. ) FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 247 Music, and the fine proportions of that building are largely due to him. He desired, indeed, that it should be of yet greater size, "that the many might be attracted at reasonable rates." His hope was, by elevating the standard of popular amusements, dramatic, operatic, and musical, to aid in the purification of tastes and manners among the people at large. He thought also that to lay the foundation of such a school for complete education in music, as should be included by the ultimate scheme, " would enable us hereafter to command the best musical talent of the world, and also to provide for the cultivation of such talent among ourselves." Prof J. P. Lesley read before the American Philosophical Society, Nov. 6, 1 868, a Memoir of Mr. Foulke, which is found in Volume X. of its proceedings, and which was prepared at its instance. William Parker Foulke' s connection with this body was of long duration, and he was a member of its Council at the time of his death, which took place on June 18, 1865. VIL Children of William Parker and Julia de Veatix : 41. Julia Catharine, b. Jan. 22, 1856, m. May 3, 1882, Henry Carvill Lewis, > M. A., Univ. of Penna. , Prof, of Mineralogy A. N. S., of Phila., and has, surname Zij^c/zV, Gwendolen deVeaux, b. Mar. 21, 1883. 42. WiUiam de Veaux, b. June 9, 1857. 43. Richard Parker, b. Aug. 30, 1858, d. Jan. 7, 1865. 44. Lisa de Veaux, b. March 8, i860. 45. John Francis, b. Nov. 26, 1861, B. A. and B. L., Univ. of Penna., Member of Phila. Bar. 46. Sara Gwendolen, b. June 26, 1863. 47. George Rhyfedd, b. Aug. 16, 1865. [Thus the living representatives of Cadwallader Foulke' s line to-day, I Henry Carvill is the son of F. Mortimer, son of John F., and Johann A. P. Lud- wig (of Crailsheim, Wurtemburg), who came to Philadelphia June 3, 1777, and Angli- cised his name to Lewis. [1896. Prof. Lewis is since deceased.] 248 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Sept. 28, 1883, are twelve in number, as follows: Francis Ed- ward Foulke, youngest son of Richard Parker Foulke ; Richard Foulke Beirne and his three children ; three sons and three daughters as above named of William Parker Foulke ; and Gwendolen de Veaux Lewis, child of the eldest of these. — J. de V. F.] II. (5.) Evan Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Edward, b. in Wales, immigrant, 1698, with his parents, d. 1745. He received from his father, in 1725, 250 acres of the eastern side of the latter's original tract, the east corner of which was almost precisely at the present village of Spring-House, and he lived near that place. He m., ist, Ellen Roberts, dau. of Ed- ward, of Gwynedd, and, 2d, Anne Coulston, widow. Sept. 20, 1745, letters of administration were granted upon his estate to his widow, Anne Foulke. ///. Children of Evan Foulke by his two wives : 48. Margaret (dau. of Ellen), b. 4th mo. 19, 1726, d. 3d mo. 6, 1798, m, John Evans, of Gwynedd, son of John and Eleanor. (See Evans Genealogy.) 49. Esther (dau. of Anne), b. ist mo. 16, 1744, m., ist, Yax- ley,' and had issue (surname Yaxley) : Eleanor and Ann ; m., 2d, Johnson, and had issue two children, surname John- son, Samuel and Mary. (Eleanor Yaxley, m. John F. Evans, son of John and Margaret ; Mary Johnson m. Thomas Scarlett, and had issue two children, Robert and Mary.) [The Gwynedd Monthly Meeting records show the death of the fol- lowing children of Evan Foulke : Edward, son of Evan and Ellen, 5th mo. 29, 1745 ; Anne, dau. Evan and Ellen, 6th mo. 4, 1745 ; Ellen, dau. Evan and Anne, 6th mo. 15, 1745.] III. (11.) Edward Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Thomas and Gwen, b. 1707, d. loth mo. 10, 1770, m., ist, Gainor Rob- erts, dau. of Edward, of Gwynedd. Gainor d. 7th mo. 14, ' See ante, Foulke Genealogy, p. iSi. FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 249 1 741 ; he m., 2d, Margaret Griffith, dau. of Hugh, of Gwynedd, 8th mo. 25, 1750. Margaret survived him: her will was probated Sept. 26, 1781 ; she names her dau. Han- nah and her son Cadwalader, leaving them legacies in money, and leaves to her son Hugh, whom she appoints executor, "all my plantation where he now dwells," 180 acres, mostly in Gwynedd, partly in Horsham, but lying contiguous. (This is the present property [1884] of Daniel Foulke, and estate of Thomas S. Foulke.) Edward had part of the land of his father, Thomas Foulke ; it lay to the eastward of the latter's (given by will to William), towards the Spring-House, and Thos. S. Foulke regarded it as the same which has been in recent time the place of Albert Hoover, and John Murphy. Edward was a man of education and business capacity. He was some time engaged in Philadelphia, as clerk to the Pennsylvania Commissioners of Loans (his brother-in-law, Rowland Evans, being one of the Board). IV. Children of Edward and Gainor : 50. Joshua, b. 1731, m. Catharine Evans, Hannah Jones. ^ 51. Ann, b. 6th mo. 22, 1732, m. John Ambler, and had issue seven children, surname Ambler : 1. Joseph, m. Elizabeth Forman : no issue. 2. Edward, m, Ann Mather, and had issue : Edward, Hannah, Sarah, Elizabeth, Ann, and others. 3. John, jun., m,, ist, Priscilla Naylor, and had issue: Naylor, Charles, Priscilla, Mary, Lydia, and others; (Priscilla m. Silas Walton, Mary m. Jesse Jenkins ; see Jenkins Genealogy ; Lydia m. Thomas Bancroft) ; 2d, m. Mary Thomas, who left no issue. 4. Jesse, m. Ruth Roberts; no issue. (See Roberts Genealogy. ) S- Gainor, m. Isaac Jones, of Montgomery, and had seven children : John, Ann, who m. Jonathan Cleaver ; Charles, George, Tacy, who m. Edward Foulke ; Jesse, Isaac. 6. Tacy, m. Joseph Shoemaker, and had issue six children : Ezekiel, who m. Margaret Weaver ; Joseph, who m. Phebe Hallowell ; Jesse, d. unm. ; Ann, who m. Nathan Evans ; Hannah, who m. John Caven- der, of Philadelphia ; Ellen, m. John Forman, of New Britain. 2 50 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 7. Susanna, m. Jesse Lukens, of Towamencin, and had nine children : (i) Samuel, m. Mary Farra, no issue; (2) Charles, d. unm. ; (3) Ann, m. Jacob Styer, and had issue John F., Samuel L. , Albanus ; (4) Martha, m. Isaac Jones, of Plymouth ; (5) Edith, m. Israel Scott, of Towamencin, and had issue : Jesse, Jane, Job ; (6) Cad- wallader, d. unm. ; (7) Peter, m. Elizabeth Wilson, and had issue : Algernon, Susan, Elizabeth, Martha ; (8) Jonathan, m. Elizabeth Righter, and had issue : Jesse, Martha Ann, Mary F. ; (9) Hugh, m. and had issue. 52. Eleanor, b. 7th mo. 15, 1735, "i- 5'^ mo. 14, 1767, Edward Ambler, son of Joseph, of Montgomery. IV. Children of Edward and Margaret : 53. Hugh, b. 1751, d. 1831, m. Ann Roberts. P 54. Alice, b. 7th mo. 15, 1754, d. in infancy. 55. Hannah, b. 9th mo. 20, 1755, d. 6th mo. 24, 1781, m. Edward Stroud, and had issue : Edward, Margaret, Tacy. 56. Cadwallader, b. 1758, d. 1808, m. Phebe Ellis, AnnChirington.^ III. (12.) William Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Thomas and Gwen, b. 1708, d. 1775 ; m. Hannah Jones, dau. of John (" carpenter"), of Montgomery, at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 15, 1734. The memorial of Gwynedd m. m. says: "He was born of religious parents, early settlers of Gwynedd," and "in the station of elder and overseer, which he filled for a number of years, he was exemplary and serviceable." Hannah d. 12th mo. i, 1798. The will of William, pro- bated Nov. 6, 1775, names his wife, Hannah, and appoints his sons Caleb and Jesse executors. To his son Jesse he gives " the plantation where I now dwell ; " to his son Levi "the plantation where he now dwells," containing about 100 acres ; to his son Levi and daughter Jane a lot of 25 acres, near Levi's farm, to be equally divided between them, Levi's share to be the end next Joshua Foulke's, and Jane's the end next William Williams's ; to his son Jesse he gives " a narrow strip of land which I hold, between the tract I sold George FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 251 Maris, and lands of one Roil ; " to his sons Levi and Jesse his right to a share in a lime-kiln, in Plymouth ; to his sons Caleb and Amos, and daughters Jane, Priscilla, and Lydia, bequests of money. IV'. Children of William and Hannah : 57. Jane, b. 6th mo. 22, 1735, ™- i757. George Maris, of Gwynedd, son of George, of Springfield, Chester [now Delaware] county. This couple lived where now Jacob Acuff's hotel is. George Maris d. Aug. 20, 1803, leaving a large estate, mostly in land. His children were ten in number, including Amos, Jesse, Ann, Jane, and George, who all d. unmarried ; the others were (sur- name Mai-is) : 1. William, who received the homestead by his father's will, but d. the next year, 1804, unm., leaving it to his nephew, Jesse J. 2. Jonathan, who ra. 1792, Judith Mcllvaine, dau. of John and Susanna, and had issue one son, Jesse J., b. 1793, who m. Mary West, dau. of Saml. and Mary, and had issue ; Hannah, who m, John Stokes ; John M., Samuel W., William, Jesse Emlen, Edward, Sarah Ann, and Mary W. 3. Susanna, m. 1795, Levi Heston, of Philada. , son of John, of Montgom- ery twp. , and had issue : Maria, m. Jesse Tyson, of Upper Provi- dence, and FrankUn Foulke, of Gwynedd, — No. 125, this Genealo- gy ; (2) Jane, m. Robert Tyson. 4. Hannali, m. 1796, John Wilson, son of John, of Wliitemarsh, and had issue : George, Ann, m. Benjamin Jones ; Susan (the poet), m. Solo- mon Lukens ; Rebecca. 5. Rebecca, m. 1796, Jarrett Heston, son of John, of Montgomery. 58. Caleb, b. 1736, d. 1811, m. Jane Jones. V' 59. Levi, b. 1739, d. 1815, m. Ann Evans. P 60. Amos, b. 1740, d. 1793, m. Hannah Jones. P 61. Jesse, b. nth mo. 9, 1742, d. 3d mo. 16, 1821, unm. He and Priscilla occupied the old homestead, at Penllyn, and li\ed, greatly esteemed, to advanced years. (See mention of their deaths, in Cadw. Foulke's and Lewis Jones's lists ; also, re- peated allusions to them in the Sally Wister diary.) 62. Priscilla, b. loth mo. 3, 1744, d. ist mo. 25, 1821, unm. 63. 64, 65. Margaret, b. 1746; Sarah, b. 1748; Judah, b. 1751 ; all d. in infancy. 252 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 66. Lydia, b. 4th mo. 9, 1756, m. John Spencer^ (b. 1756, d. 1799), son of Jacob and Hannah, of Moreland, and had issue, sur- name Spencer : 1. Susan, b. 4th mo. 10, 1784, d. , unm. 2. Edith, b. I2th mo. 16, 1785, d. 1865, unm. 3. George, b. 4th mo. 29, 1787, m. Mary Thomas, of Cayuga Co., New York, and d. without issue. His widow survives. [1884.] He was a well-known and much esteemed resident of Horsham. 4. Priscilla, b. 8th mo. 27, 1788, d. 6th mo. 8, 1865, unm. S- Jesse,2b. 12th mo. 22, 1790, d. 9th mo, 30, 1841, m. Mary Custard, and had issue: (i) Amelia, m. James C Jackson, of Hockessin, Del., and has issue; (2) John, m. Mary J. Rhodes, and has issue; (3) George, m. Ella L. Shoemaker, and has issue ; (4) Lydia, m. Sam- uel Morris, of Olney, Philadelphia, and has issue ; (5) Anna; (6) William F., m. Christiana Bradley, and has issue. 6. Jonathan, b. 8th mo. 18, 1792, d. 4th mo. 6, 1867, m. Sarah Harris and Sarah Lang. By his second wife he had issue : Florence, m. Sam- uel E. Stokes ; John E. and George E. d. young. 7. Rebecca, b. 7th mo. 19, 1794, d. , unm. 8. Rachel, b. nth mo. 12, 1796, d. 4fh mo. 8, 1851, unm. 9. Lydia, b. 8th mo. 10, 1799, d. 12th mo. 30, 1823, m. John Lloyd ; left III. (21.) Samuel Foulke, of Richland, son of Hugh and Ann, b. i2th mo. 4, 1718, d. 1st mo. 21, 1797; m. 1743, Ann Greasley (d. 5th mo., 1797). He was a prominent member of the Society of Friends, was appointed clerk of Richland Monthly Meeting at its first establishment, in 1742, and con- tinued in that capacity " about thirty -seven years, and nearly thirty years served as clerk to the meeting of ministers and elders." From 1761 to 1768 inclusive he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania, and fragments of 1 John Spencer was the son of Jacob and Hannah (Jarrett), and the brother of Jarrett Spencer, who m, Hannah Evans [see p. 170]. Jacob was the son of Sam- uel, of Upper Dublin, who m. Mary Dawes, dau. Abraham and Edith of Whitemarsh. Samuel was the son of Samuel (and Elizabeth), who came to Pennsylvania from Bar- badoes, about 1700. — See details Spencer Family, Post. ^ Jesse Spencer lived at Penllyn in the old Foulke mansion, a much esteemed man. FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 253 his journal kept during that time have been printed.* In 178 1, notwithstanding his prominence in the meeting, he was disowned, with other members of Richland Meeting,^ for having taken the oath of allegiance to the Colonies. He made the translation from Welsh into English of Edward Foulke's narrative. Several obituary notices, and a letter to a minister, by him, will be found in Friends' Miscellany, Vols. III., IV. IV. Children of Samuel and Ann : 67. Eleanor, b. 1744, d. 7th mo. 6, 1833, m. Randall Iden. 68. Thomas, b. 4th mo. 11, 1746, d. loth mo. 7, 1784, unm. 69. Amelia, b. 1753, d. 8th mo. 7, 181 1, m. Joseph Custer. 70. Hannah, b. gth mo. 15, 1756, d. 3d mo., 1840, m. George Iden. 71. Israel, b. 1760, d. 1824, m. Elizabeth Roberts. ^ 72. Judah, b. 1st mo. 18, 1763, m. Sarah McCarty. They had a large family, 1 3 children being recorded on Richland m. m. records. In 181 8 they removed to Miami, O., and they have numerous descendants in the West. 73. John, b). 1767, m. Letitia Roberts. ^ 74. Cadwallader, b. 1768, d. 1830, m. Margaret Foulke. P [Israel, b. 1749, and Judah, b. 1752, d. young.] III. (23.) John Foulke, of Richland, son of Hugh and Ann, b. 1 2th mo. 21, 1722, d. sth mo. 25, 1787, m. Mary Roberts, (b. 4th mo. 26, 1730, d. loth mo. 2, 1787), dau. of Edward, of Richland. John was a member of the Provincial Assem- bly from Bucks County from 1769 to 1775. IV. Children of fohn and Mary : 75. Edward, b. 7th mo. 16, 1758, m. Elizabeth Roberts, Ann Roberts. P ' Penna. Mag. , Vol. IV. 2 Including his brothers, John, Thomas, and Theophilus, and his nephew, Ever- ard. It is said that this disciplinary procedure could only be accomplished with help from other meetings, directed from Philadelphia, and that Samuel Foulke, who had for many years sat " at the head of the meeting," continued to do so to his death. 254 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 76. Anne, b. loth mo. 27, 1760. 77. Jane, b. 8th mo. 2, 1763, d. 3d mo. 18, 1780. 78. Aquila, b. 3d mo. 2, 1766. He m. his first cousin, Amelia Roberts, and for this breach Richland m. m. disowned them, 1789. 79. Margaret, b. loth mo. 17, 1768, m. Gibson. 80. Evan, b. 5th mo. 6, 1771, m. Sarah Nixon, and had issue: Olivia, Charles, Asenath (m. Samuel Foulke, son of Judah, No. 99) ; Susanna, Samuel, Edward, and others. This family re- moved to Ohio, except Charles, who m. Catherine P. Edkins, and lived near Stroudsburg, where he d. 1883, leaving issue. 81. Lydia, b. loth mo. 2, 1775, m. Nathan Edwards. III. (24.) Thomas Foulke, of Richland, son of Hugh and Ann, b. 1st mo. 14, 1724, d. 3d mo. 31, 1786, m. Jane Roberts, (b. nth mo. 3, 1732, d. 7th mo. 25, 1822), dau. of Edward, of Richland. IV. Children of Thomas and Jane : 82. Everard, b. 1755, d. 1827, m. Ann Dehaven. P 83. Abigail, b. loth mo. 4, 1763. 84. "Susanna, b. nth mo. 5, 1766. 85. Samuel, b. i ith mo. 19, 1767. [Edward, b. 1756, Samuel, b. 1761, d. in infancy.] III. (25.) Theophilus Foulke, of Richland, son of Hugh and Ann, b. 12th mo. 21, 1726, d. nth mo. 4, 1785, m. Marga- ret Thomas, dau. of Samuel and Margaret. They had twelve children, of whom four (Benjamin, b. 1763, Rachel and Charles, twins, b. 1773, and Charles, b. 1777), d. in in- fancy ; and one, Benjamin, b. 1768, d. 1784, unmarried. The survivors are given below. Theophilus, like his brothers, fell under the censure of the meeting, for departure from strict peace principles. FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 255 IV. Children of Theophilus and Margaret: 86. Hugh, b. 8th mo. 29, 1758, d. 9th mo., 1846, m. Sarah Roberts, Sarah Lester, Catharine Johnson. By his second wife he had no children ; by his first wife : Joseph, Martha, Joseph ; by his third wife : Deborah, Sarah, Hugh, Theophilus, Caspar, Benjamin. 87. Jane, b. 8th mo. 22, 1759, d. 3d mo. 16, 1816. 88. Theophilus, b. 1761, d. 1798, m. Hannah Lester. ^ 89. Sarah, b. 1764, d. 1828, m. Edward Jenkins (See Jenkins Gen'y.) 90. Benjamin, b. nth mo. 19, 1766, d. 2d mo. 28, 1821, m. Martha Roberts (b. 1764, d. 1831), dau. of John and Margaret, and had issue : Hannah, m. George Custard ; Jane, m. Thomas Strawn ; Charles (d. 1857, unm.) ; Rachel, Rachel, 2d. Benjamin was a member from Bucks Co. of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, for several years, being elected in i8i6, 1817, 1819 (?), and 1820. He d. at Harrisburg, while in attendance upon the session.' 91. Margaret, b. 1771, d. 1845, n^- Cadw. Foulke. (See No. 73, this Genealogy.) 92. Rachel, b. 3d mo. 17, 1775, d. 3d mo. 3, 1850, m. Dr. Joseph Meredith, of Gwynedd. They lived after their marriage in the house afterward Fredk. Beaver's, where North Wales now is, and in 1 8 14, bought of Jane Foulke, Caleb's widow, the property, now Jonathan Lukens' estate, where both d. (Dr. M. d. August 7, 1820.) Their children were : (i) Hannah Hough, d. March 6, 1870, unm. ; (2) Charles F., of Quakertown, physician, b. June I, 1808, m. Olivia Weisel, and has issue ; (3) Margaret, d. ; (4) Edward J., b. Dec. 20, 181 1, d. April 5, 1865, at Gwynedd. III. (26.) William Foulke, b. 12th mo. 10, 1728, d. 4th mo. nth, 1796, son of Hugh and Ann, m. Priscilla Lester (b. 1st mo. 18, 1736, d. 3d mo. 17, 179S), dau. of John. 1 The Journal of the House shows the action of that body in reference to his de- cease, including a resolution to wear crape during the remainder of the session, with an official funeral procession, including members of both Houses, the Governor, heads of departments, etc. 2S6 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. IV. Children of William and Priscilla : 93. Asher, b. 1758, m. 1779, Alice Roberts, and had issue : Phebe, Anthony, William, Anne, Elizabeth. 94. Issachar, b. 1760, m. Jane , and had issue: Priscilla, Bathsheba, Mary, Sarah, Rebecca, Jane, Aaron,, Mercy, Barton. They removed to the West, and have numerous descendants there. 95. Jesse, b. 1762, m. Sarah (d. 9th mo. 21, 1791), "and had issue : Ellen, Hannah, Rachel. WilUam. 96. John, b. 1764, d. in infancy. 97. Mary, b. 1766. 98. Phebe, b. 1769, d. in infancy. IV. (50.) Joshua Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Edward and Gainor, b. 2d mo. 15, 1731, m., ist, 1763, Catharine Evans (see No. loi, Evans Genealogy), dau. of Thomas and Katha- rine. Catharine d. 5 th mo. 11, 1769, after a hngering ill- ness of six months, and left issue two children, Thomas and Samuel, both of whom d. unmarried. Joshua m., 2d, Han- nah Jones, dau. of John, of Gwynedd. V. Children of Joshua and Hannah : 99. Judah, m. Sarah Richards, dau. of Rowland and Lydia, of Waynesville, O., and had issue several children, five of whom reached married life : (i) Samuel, eldest son, m. Asenath Foulke, dau. Evan, from Richland, Bucks Co., and had issue ; (2) Margaret, m. Ezra Smith, son of Jacob, from Loudoun Co., Va., and had issue ; (3) Thomas, m. Hannah Moore, dau. Benjamin B. and Lydia, and had issue ; (4) Lydia, m. Isaac A. Ogborn, son of Joseph and EUzabeth, and d. leaving one dau. ; (5) Sarah, m. Joseph Ogborn, son of John and Mary, from Maryland (distantly related to Lydia' s husband), and had issue. 100. John E., m. Hannah Conard, in Belmont Co., O., but left no issue. FO ULKE FAMIL V GENEALOG Y. 257 loi. Margaret, m. 1815, George Hatton,' of Indiana, and had one son, Robert, who m. Susanna Evens, dau. of Edmund and Elizabeth (who were originally from [the north of England, but had lived near Baltimore, and moved to Indiana in 1832). The children of Robert and Susanna E. are, surname Hatton : Joseph, Elizabeth E., Sarah, Margaret, Eliza, Robert, Willets, Lorenzo, and Edmund. Robert is a minister amongst Friends ; resided some time at Easton, Md., now (1884) in Chester Co., Pa. IV. (53.) Hugh FouLKE, of Gwynedd, son of Edward and Mar- garet, b. 2d mo. 21, 1752, d. 2d mo. 23, i83i,m. Ann Roberts (b. 1745, d. 12th mo. 7, 1823), dau. of Robert and Sarah (see No. 26, Roberts Genealogy). The memorial of Gwynedd m. m. concerning him says he suffered much dur- ing the Revolution " on account of his faithfulness in the support of our peaceable testimony against war. For above forty years he bore a faithful testimony, both by precept and example, against the use of spirituous liquors. He was one of the first in his neighborhood who abandoned the use of them in hay-time and harvest. He labored much on the subject both publicly and privately." For many years he was an elder, and member of the Yearly Meeting Repre- sentative Committee. In 1 8 1 6, in consequence of a fall, he became lame, so as to be confined to the house for months.^ 1 George Hatton was b. at Uwchlan, Chester Co., Pa., loth mo. 28, 1790, the son of Robert Hatton (b. in Ireland, 7th mo. 14, 1746), who was the son of Joseph and Susanna Hatton. {Joseph d. at Waterford, Ireland, in 1759 ; Susanna came to this country, and m. I^ightfoot, and d. 1781, aged 61 years. Her maiden name was Hudson.) 2 Hugh lived on the property occupied later by his two sons, Joseph and Hugh, Jr. (it had been left him by his mother, IVIargaret Griffith, — see ante) , now [1884] Daniel Foulke's and the estate of Thos. S. Foulke. Joseph Foulke says in his Journal that of his father's children five sisters and two brothers " all remained until the youngest was 22 years old, without a death or marriage in the family. One sister, however, was several years a teacher at Westtown. " Joseph also says, concerning his father (Hugh, 53) : " I think I never saw him fail, when he undertook : his wisdom and discernment pre- 258 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. V. Children of Hugh and Ann : 102. Ellen, b. 4th mo. 16, 1775, d. nth mo. 18, 1846, unm. 103. Mary, b. ist mo. i, 1777, d. 7th mo. 12, 1855, unm. 104. Cadwallader, b. 1778, d. 1858, m. Ann Shoemaker. P 105. Hannah, b. 8th mo. 14, 1780, d. 12th mo. 12, 1837, unm. She was a teacher at Westtown School from 1807 to 181 5. io5. Sarah, b. 6th mo. 13, 1783, d. 4th mo. 25, 1822, m., 1812, Alexander Forman, of New Britain, son of Alexander and Jane, and had issue : Gainor, b. 1813, d. 1833; Joseph, b. 1815, d. 1881 ; Hugh, b. 1818, m. Jane Hallowell ; Mary, b. 1823, d. in inf. 107. Joseph, b. 1786, d. 1863, m. Elizabeth Shoemaker. ^ 108. Hugh, b. 1788, d. 1864, m. Martha Shoemaker. P IV. (56.) Cadwallader Foulke, son of Edward and Margaret, b. at Gwynedd, 1758, d. 2d mo. 27, 1808, m., ist, Phcebe Ellis, dau. of John and Lucy. Phcebe was b. 1765, and d. 9th mo., 1802 (" having been married 16 years"), of yellow fever, in Philadelphia. Her husband, leaving the city, took their daughter Sarah (see below) to his brother Hugh's, at Gwynedd ; and went, himself, in 1 806, to Wheeling, Ohio, where he m. Ann Chirington. Subsequently, he went on a trading voyage, down the Ohio river, and it was believed was robbed and thrown overboard by river pirates. (His death, as above, was fixed as occurring Feb. 27, 1808.) V. Child of Cadwallader a7id Phoebe : 109. Sarah, b. 4th mo. 27, 1787, d. 7th mo. 27, 1849. She was placed, after her mother's death, at Joshua Woolston's boarding- school, Fallsington, Bucks Co., and, later (1805), took charge of a school at Mansfield, N. J. Having gone West with her father, she m. 12th mo., 1809, Wm. Farquhar, who d. nth mo. served him from entering upon a fruitless undertaking. But wherever he saw his way, he persevered, and would not — using his own words — let ' either the love of ease or the dread of conflict ' hinder him from a faithful discharge of duty." FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 259 8, 1810, and her child d. near the same time. She was a teacher at Westtown from 1811 to 1816, and m. ist mo. 11, i8i6, James Emlen, of Philadelphia, by whom she had issue, surname Emlen : 1. James, b. loth mo. 16, 1816, d. young. 2. Mary, b. 3d mo. 2, 1818, m. Chalkley Bell. 3. Phcebe, b. 4th mo. 12, 1820, m. John Rowland Howell. 4. Sarah Cresson, b. 4th mo. 19, 1822, m. Wm. P. Bang.?. 5. Anne, b. ist mo. 7, 1824, m. Joseph Howell, 6. Susan, b. 9th mo. 20, 1826, unm. 7. Samuel, b. 3d mo. 23, 1829, m. Sarah Williams. IV. (58.) Caleb Foulke, son of William and Hannah, b. at Gwynedd, 12th mo. 5, 1736, d. 1st mo. 25, 181 i,m. in Phila- delphia, 1st mo. 21, 1762, Jane Jones, eldest dau. of Owen and Susanna. (See Evans Genealogy.) Caleb was a mer- chant in Philadelphia ; he doubtless went there early in life, and engaged in business. His name is among the signers to the non-importation agreement of October, 1765. For many years his firm consisted of himself and his younger brother Amos, the name being " Caleb and Amos Foulke." (Papers thus signed I have, of 1774.) Later, however, Amos seems to have retired, as the firm in 1790 (and perhaps earlier), was " Caleb and Owen Foulke," the junior partner being Caleb's eldest son. The latter firm did a large foreign trade ; among other things they exported flaxseed and imported linens from Newry, Belfast, and Cork. These operations were, however, finally disastrous ; at Caleb's death his estate was heavily in- volved, a debt to a London firm being large. In 1776 he had bought the Owen Evans farm, on the Swedes Ford road (now the estate of J. Lukens), and this he made his home during the British occupation of Philadelphia, and at other times, and perhaps permanently resided there toward the close of his life. In 18 13, the Sheriff of Montgomery county, Isaiah Wells, sold it in the hands of his executors, his sons 26o HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Caleb and Charles, and it was bought by his widow, Jane, who sold it to Dr. Joseph Meredith in 1814. Jane d. in Germantown in 1815 ; her will was proved December 14th. She appoints her sons Caleb and Charles executors, and names her daughters Lowry Jones, (wife of Evan, of Gwynedd), and Hannah and Jane Foulke. V. Children of Caleb and Jane : no. Owen. He was a partner with his father in business in Phila- delphia, and in 1798 a member of the First City Troop. In later years of his life he practiced law at Sunbury, Pa. He was b. in Philadelphia 6th mo. 27, 1763, and d. (and was buried) at Gwynedd, 8th mo. 30, 1808. He was (probably) unm. 111. Caleb, m. Margaret Cullen, Sarah Hodgkiss. ^ 112. Charles, m. Ehza Lowery. No issue. 113. Hannah, d. unm. 114. Jane, d. unm. 115. Lowry, m. Samuel Miles,! Evan Jones. (See Jones Family.) IV. (59.) Levi Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of William and Han- nah, b. 3d mo. 20, 1739, d. 6th mo. 27, 1815, m. Ann Evans (No. 103, Evans Genealogy), dau. of Thomas and Hannah. Levi received from his father that part of William's estate which was occupied in recent years by William Foulke, Levi's grandson, and has lately belonged to D. C. Wharton. _ He built the eastern — stone — end of the house, there, and the date-stone is marked " L. & A. F." They had but one child who lived beyond infancy. V. Child of Levi and Ann : 116. William, b. 1767, d. 1833, m. Margaret Mcllvaine. ^ 1 Jacob Hiltzheimer's Diary, {Penna. Mag., XVI., 419), December 11, 1795: "At 12 o'clock Mr. Barge called for me and we went to the house adjoining the Free Quaker Meeting, on Arch St. [now the Apprentices' Library] , and there drank punch with Samuel Miles, Jr., who was married to Caleb Foulke's daughter on the 8th inst." FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 261 IV. (60.) Amos Foulke, of Philadelphia, merchant, son of Wil- liam and Hannah, of Gwynedd, b. nth mo. 5, 1740, d. 1791, m. 5th mo. 20, 1779, Hannah Jones, dau. of Owen and Susanna, of Philadelphia. He was associated in business with his eldest brother, Caleb, by the firm name of " Caleb and Amos Foulke," and a family tradition said died in the yellow fever visitation of 1793. But the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, {Penna. Mag., XVI., 415), says : "Aug. 7, 1791. Went to burial of Amos Foulke." This seems conclusive as to the year. V. Children of Amos and Hannah : 117. Susan, b. loth mo. 11, 1781, d. 2d mo. I, 1842, unm. 118. Edward, b. 1784, d. 1851, m. Tacy Jones. ^ 119. George, b. 7th mo, 23, 1786, d. 7th mo., 1848, unm. IV. (71.) Israel Foulke, son of Samuel and Ann, b. 2d mo. 4, 1760, d. 9th mo. 27, 1824, m. Elizabeth Roberts, dau. of David. (Elizabeth d. 12th mo. 17, 1831, aged 71.) Their children are named on the Richland m. m. records ; four dying in childhood, the others are given below. V. Children of Israel and Elizabeth : 120. Thomas, b. 12th mo. 31, 1784, d. 6th mo. 4, 1832, m. 1814, Sarah Lancaster, (d. 1869, aged 71 years), dau. of Thomas and Ann, of Whitemarsh, and had issue : (i) Anne, m. Edward Thomas, (d.) of Richland, and has issue : Lancaster, of Philadel- phia, druggist ; Hannah ; Edwin, d. ; Irvine, d. ; EUwood, Sallie ; and (2) Letitia, (d. 4th mo. 6, 1896), m. Jehu J. Roberts, (d.) of Cheltenham, and had issue : Thomas F., d. ; Annie L., m. Robert Croasdale, (d.) ; Caroline ; Sarah, (d.) m. John Walton, and had issue : Tacy, m. Charles R. Knight, and has issue. 121. David, b. 12th mo. 21, 1786, m. Miriam Shaw, dau. of John and Phebe, and had issue: Israel, b. 1814, John R., b. 1818. David m., 2d, Roberts, of Byberry, and had issue, with others : Jane, m. Israel J. Grahame, druggist, Philadelphia. 262 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 122. Hugh, b. 9th mo. 8, 1793, d. 4th mo. 3, 1853, m. Elizabeth Roberts, dau. of Levi and Phebe, and had issue 12 children : Amos, Barton L., Phebe R., Jordan, EUzabeth, m. Penrose Hicks ; Thomas M. , Sarah E. , Franklin, Abigail Jane, Franklin 2d, Jane R. and Susan J. 123. Phebe, b. 12th mo. 7, 1795, d. unm. 124. Amos, b. 8th mo. 10, 1798. IV. (73-) Cadwallader Foulke, of Gwynedd, surveyor, son of Samuel and Ann, b. at Richland, 7th mo. 14, 1765, d. 3d mo. 22, 1830, m. his first cousin, Margaret Foulke (b. 1771, d. 1845), dau. of Theophilus and Margaret. Cadwal- lader removed to Gwynedd about 1805, and bought the farm where Gwynedd station now is, belonging in recent time to Rodolphus Kent. He was an active and useful man, well known as a surveyor ; a sketch of him will be separately given. He and his wife had but one son. V. Child of Cadwallader and Margaret : 125. Benjamin Frankhn, b. May 25, 1796, d. Sept. 30, 1845, ™- Maria Heston Tyson (widow of Jesse), dau. of Levi and Susanna Heston. (Maria, b. Dec. 29, 1799, ^- Feb. 12, 1829. By her first husband she had one son, Jesse Maris Tyson.) Benjamin Franklin 2:^6^ Maria had issue one child, Eleanor, b. 1828, d. in infancy. IV. (74.) John Foulke, of Richland, son of Samuel and Ann, b. 1 2th mo. 6, 1767, d. 4th mo. 5, 1840, m. 1789, Letitli Roberts (b. 9th mo. 10. 1767, d. loth mo. 18, 1854), dau. of Thomas, Jr., and Letitia. A memorial of Richland m. m. concerning John says he was a minister, who frequently at- tended adjacent meetings, visiting most of those in Philadel- phia, Baltimore, Ohio, and Indiana Yearly Meetings. He was particularly zealous for the testimonies of Friends against slavery and intemperance. " Being a faithful advocate for FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 263 those held in slavery, he pleaded their cause where and when- ever opportunity offered ; and, at different times, with the approbation of his own meeting, he visited the city of Wash- ington, while Congress was in session .... [having there] many interesting interviews with those high in office," to urge the injustice of slavery, and to ameliorate the condi- tion of the slaves. V. Children of John and Letitia : 126. James, b. 1790, d. 4th mo. 8, 1866, m. 1815, Hannah Shaw, and had issue : (i) Abby Ann, b. 1816, d. 1859 ; (2) Stephen, b. 1819, m. Matilda Penrose, and has issue ; (3) Sarah, b. 1822 ; (4) John, b. 1830. 127. Sidney, b. 1791, d. 12th mo., 1862, m. 1822, Samuel Shaw. 128. Abigail, b. 1794, m. 1833, Thomas Wright. 129. Ehzabeth, b. 1795, m. 1816, John Kinsey, Jr. 130. Ann, b. 1797, m. 1822, James R. Green. 131. Hannah, b. 1799, m. 1848, Bartholomew Mather. 132. Kezia, b. 1804. 133. Mary, b. 1806, m. 1847, Joseph Paul. IV. (75.) Edward Foulke, of Richland, son of John and Mary, b. 7th mo. 16, 1758, m., 1st, Eliz.vbeth Roberts, dau. of Thomas, Jr., and Letit a (Elizabeth d. 7th mo. 25, 1793) ; and, 2d, m. Ann Roberts, dau. of same parents. V. Children of Edward and Elizabeth : 134. Jane, b. 1782, m. William Fussell. 135. Rowland, b. I2fh mo. 29, 1783, m. EUza Maus, and removed to Philadelphia. He had issue : including Charles M., Richard, and Edward. (Henry B. Foulke, real estate agent, Philad'a, is the son of Richard.) 136. Agnes, b. 1785, d. unm. 137. Mary R., b. 1787, d. 1847. 138. John, b. 1789, d. unm. 139. Edward, b. 1792, d. 1859, m. Matilda Green. ^ 264 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Children of Edward and Ann : 140. Joshua, b. 1797, m. Caroline Green (b. 1805), dau. of William and Mary, and had issue : Missouri G. , m. Milton Roberts ; Cornelia, m. David R. Jamison ; Matilda G., m. same ; Jane, m. Lewis Roberts ; Edward, d. in childhood ; Alice, d. in infancy. 141. Elizabeth, m. Anthony Johnson. 142. Penninah, m. IV. (82.) EvERARD FouLKE, of Richland, son of Thomas and Jane, b. 9th mo. 8, 1755, d. 9th mo. 5, 1827, m. 1778, Ann Dehaven. By appointment of the Governor, he was many years a justice of the peace, and he was one of the assessors of the United States taxes in 1798, when John Fries raised his " Rebellion " in the upper end of Bucks, and in Northamp- ton COS., against the collection of the tax, and attacked, in Lower Milford and at Quakertown, 'Squire Everard and other assessors, forcing them to desist from the performance of their duty.' V. Children of Everard and Ann : 143. Abigail, b. 5th mo. 18, 1779, ™- Abel Penrose. 144. Eleanor, b. 7th mo. 18, 1781, d. 4th mo. 28, 1815. 145. Caleb, b. 1783, d. 1852, m. Jane Green. ^ 146. Samuel, b. 3d mo. 28, 1786, m. Elizabeth Johnson, and had issue : Joseph J., Abigail, Jesse D. 147. Thomas, b. 4th mo. 13, 1789, d. in Kentucky ; issue two dau's. 148. Susanna, b. 9th mo. 18, 1791, d. 1883, m. David Johnson. 149. Anna, b. 5th mo. 3d, 1794, d. 9th mo. 16, 1820. 1 50. Margaret, b. 1 2th mo. 24, 1 796, m. Peter Lester, and had issue : Anna, m. Aaron B. Ivins ; Mary, d. unm. 151. Everard, b. 1800, d. 1891, m. Frances Watson. ^ IV. (88.) Theophilus Foulke, of Richland, son of Theophilus and Margaret, b. 8th mo. 26, 1761, d. 7th mo. 28, 1798, m. ' The details of this episode will be found in the Report of the Trial, 1799, when Fries was convicted of treason ; printed in Philadelphia, 1800. FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 26$ Hannah Lester, dau. of John and Jane, of Richland. (Han- nah, b. Feb. 2, 1767, d. July 4, 1850.) Theophilus was accidentally killed by falling from a tree, which he had climbed to release an entangled fishing-line. He was a justice of the peace, by appointment of the Governor, and also a member of the House of Representatives of Penna., elected in 1794, '95, '96, and '97. V. Children of Theophilus and Hannah : 152. Antrim, b. 1793, d. i86i, m. Letitia Lancaster. ^ 153. Sarah, b. ist mo. 10, 1796, d. loth mo. 25, 1852, m. 1819, Richard Moore (b. 4th mo. 20, 1794, d. 4th mo. 30, 1875), son of Henry and Priscilla, of Montgomery, and had issue ; sur- name Moore : 1. John Jackson, of Richland, b. nth mo. 17, 1819, d. loth mo. 6, 1895, m. Jane, dau. of Isaac and EUzabeth Warner, and had issue : Alfred, of Philadelphia, member of the bar ; Ellen ; Arthur, member of the Philadelphia bar. 2. Hannah, b. 7th mo. 27, 1821, m. loth mo. 5, 1843, William M. Levick, of Philadelphia, member of the bar, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth W., and has issue : Anna F., Elizabeth J. V. (104.) Cadwallader Foulke, of Whitemarsh, son of Hugh and Ann, b. loth mo. 28, 1778, d. 6th mo. 7, 1858, m. Ann Shoemaker (d. loth mo. 13, 1821, aged 36), dau. of David and jane, of Whitemarsh. VL Children of Cadwallader and Ann : 154. David, b. nth mo. 24, 1811, d. nth mo. 17, 1896, m. 1867, Susan Y. Michener (widow of Lea), dau. of Silas and Hannah Shoemaker, of Upper DubHn. 155. Hannah, b. 2d mo. 16, 1814, d. 9th mo. 8, 1887, m. 1863, Mordecai Price, of Little Falls, Md., son of Mordecai and Mary D. 156. Samuel, b. 2d mo. 25, 1816, m. 1849, Anne Jones, dau. of Jonathan and Eliza, of Plymouth. Samuel d. 4th mo. 23, 1857. 157. Josiah, b. ist mo. 19, 1819, d. 8th mo. 10, 1848, unm. 266 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. V. (107.) Joseph Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Hugh and Ann, b. 5th mo. 22, 1786, d. 2d mo. 15, 1863, m. 1810, Elizabeth Shoemaker, dau. of Daniel and Phebe, of Upper Dublin. (Elizabeth, b. 8th mo. 29, 1791, d. 8th mo. i, 1873.) Jo- seph was a prominent Friend, a minister of the Society, and for many years conducted in Gwynedd a private school for boys. A sketch of him will be separately given. VI. Children of Joseph and Elizabeth : 158. Phebe, b. nth mo. 28, i8n, d. 7th mo. 5, 1876, m. 1834, Edwin Moore, of Upper Merlon (b. 181 1, d. 1894) ; and had is- sue : EUza, m. Issac E. Ambler, of Gwynedd ; Joseph F. (of New York) ; Richard F., d. ; Daniel F., m. Melissa Conrad, Emily Ashenfelter ; Edwin, Jr., m. M. Clarissa Buckwalter, Emma Lukens. 159. Daniel, b. 1814, m. EHzabeth Foulke, Lydia Walton. ^ 160. Thomas, b. 181 7, m. Hannah Shoemaker. ^ 161. Ann, b. 4th mo. 6, 1820, d. 7th mo. 5, 1847, m. 1840, Samuel Moore, of Upper Merlon, and had Issue : Richard, m. Elizabeth Carver ; Elizabeth F., m. Benj. L. Hilles ; Henry C, m. Han- nah Jones ; Hannah, m. Edwin P. HolUngsworth ; Thomas F., d. In infancy. 162. Sarah, b. 1823, d. 1840, unm. 163. Joseph, jr., M. D., of Buckingham, Bucks Co., b. 1827, m. Caroline Chambers, and has issue : Elizabeth C, Phebe F., Carohne, Hannah, William D., of Aurora, 111., m., 1895, Flor- ence M. Officer; Melissa E., m., 1896, Wm. Sherman Pierce, Dixon, 111. V. (108.) Hugh Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Hugh and Ann, b. 6th mo. 18, 1788, d. 5th mo. i, 1864, m. Martha Shoe- maker (b. 3d mo. 6, 1790, d. 4th mo. 11, 1868), dau. of Thomas and Mary, of Abington. VI. Children of Hugh and Martha : 164. Thomas S., b. 2d mo. i, 1829, d. 4th mo. 10, 1884, m. 1855, Phebe W. Shoemaker, dau. of Silas and Hannah, of Upper FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 267 Dublin. Thomas was b. at Abington, but in his childhood his parents removed to the family homestead, at Gwynedd. He took an active part in township affairs ; was many years clerk of Gwynedd monthly meeting ; for some years was clerk in Bank of Northern Liberties, Philadelphia ; in 1870 became Superin- tendent of Swarthmore College, which place he held at his decease. 165. Hugh, jr., b. 1st mo. 13, 1831. He was for a number of years principal of the boarding-school for boys at Gwynedd (established originally by his uncle Joseph), and went in 1861 to New York, where he was, first, an assistant, but afterwards for several years principal teacher of the large school for both sexes, in charge of Friends. Impaired health compelled him to give up this en- gagement in 1879. V. (ill.) Caleb Foulke, Jr., merchant, son of Caleb and Jane, b. in Philadelphia 8th mo. 7, 1770, d. there loth mo. 1$, 1823. He was twice married. His first wife whom hd m. I ith mo. 26, 1795, was Margaret, dau. of Thomas and Sibina Cullen, who died 7th mo. 23, 1809, buried at Gwynedd. His second wife was Sarah Hodgkiss, widow, of Germantown, whom he m. in 18 14. By Margaret he had ten children, five of whom survived infancy, and are named below. By Sarah he had one daughter, named Sarah, who died unm. 6th mo. 3. 1834- VI. Children of Caleb and Margaret : 166. Louisa, b. in Philadelphia, 12th mo. 21, 1797 ; d. unm. in Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 24, 1886 ; buried at Gwynedd. 167. Jane, b. at Gwynedd, 8th mo. 30, 1799; d. in Philadelphia, June 20, 1845 ; m. Alexander Hall, and had one son, who d. unm. 168. Ellen, b. in Philadelphia, 3d mo. 30, 1801 ; m. Samuel Hatfield (uncle to Dr. Nathan Hatfield, Sr.) ; d. in Jersey City, July 12, 1880; buried at Gwynedd. 169. .William, b. at West Cain, Chester Co., Pa., 2d mo. 2, 1804, d. in Philadelphia, 12th mo. 2, 1847, m. at Hadley, Mass., Oct. 26, 1830, Lucy Dickinson, and had three children : (i) Char- 268 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. lotte, d. in infancy ; (2) Margaret, b. in Philadelphia, Jan. 13, 1833; m. in Philadelphia, Oct. 25, 1866, Arthur Johnes, of New York city (who d. March 27, 1880), and has two living children, WilHam F., b. Jan. 15, 1868, and Lucy, b. June 8, 1870; (3) Edward D., b. February 14, 1837, in Philadelphia; d. unm. May 15, 1887. — Both William and his wife were buried at Gwynedd. He was sometime ticket agent of the Phil., Germ, and Norristown R. R., at 9th and Green streets, Philadelphia. 169X Henry, b. at Berwick, Pa., 2d mo. 9, 1808 ; d. in New York, April 20, 1866. He m. Sept. 25, 1832, at the house of her brother, Jonathan Trotter, of Brooklyn (then mayor of that city, the second in service), Hannah Trotter, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. The children of Henry and Hannah Trotter Foulke were : (i) WilHam Henry, b. in New York, July i, 1833 ; m. Clara Hoyle of that city. (2) Charles Trotter, b. in New York, March 6, 1837 ; m. Emma Gildersleeve, of that city, and has issue: Henry, b. Sept. i, 1858; Jane, b. Nov. 19, i860; Jo- seph S., b. Sept. 1 1, 1862 ; Frank, b. July 31, 1864. (3) Jane, b. in New York, May 18, 1844; m. in Philadelphia, May 7, 1863, John Potts Rutter, of Pottstown, Pa. He went to New York, 1864, became a member of the New York Stock Exchange in 1870 ; d. s. p., Nov. 6, 1887. (4) Frank, b. in New York, Feb. 9, 1849 ; m. Mrs. Marguerite Staples Wood, nee De Puy, of Delaware Water Gap, Pa. V. (116.) William Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Levi and Ann, b. loth mo. 7, 1767, d. 4th mo. 6, 1833, m. 1793, Mar- garet McIlvaine, dau. of John and Lydia. Margaret b. 2d mo. 14, 1771, d. 2d mo. 4, 1809.) VI. Children of William and Marg-aret : 170. John M., born ist mo. 18, 1795, d. 3d mo. 13, 1874, m. Ann Sinclair. He went to Baltimore, and thence to Cincinnati, en- gaging extensively in business, though not ultimately with suc- cess. His children were (i) Edward, of Emory, 111., who m. Adelaide CoUaday, dau. of Jacob and Julia, and has issue : ; Anna, m. Arthur Pinkham; John, Edward, m., 1895, Gynietha, dau, of Stephen and Julia A, Cox ; William Llewelyn, Caroline FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 269 Edith ; and (2) Lydia A., who m. David Wilson, of Evans, 111. (She was sometime a teacher of the Friends' school at Gwyn- edd, and three years in the United States General Hospital, in the Civil War.) 171. Levi, b. 4th md. 6, 1796, d. ist mo. 4, 1878, m. Eliza White, of Washington, D. C, and had issue : WilUam L., Eliza, m. Wil- liam Augustus ; Virginia, m. Robert Kirby ; Ella, m. Joseph Dill. 172. Anna, b. 4th mo. 9, 1798, d. nth mo. 19, 1873, m. Aaron Lukens, and had issue : William, d. unm. ; Elizabeth, d. unm.; David, Margaret A., m. Albin Smedley ; Mary ; Edward, m. Sarah ; Ellen, Henry, d. unm. 173. William, b. 1802, d. 1882, m. Susanna Conrad. ^ V. (118.) Edward Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Amos and Hannah, b. in Philadelphia, nth mo. 17, 1784, d. at Gwyn- edd, 7th mo. 17, 185 1, m. 1 2th mo. 11, 18 10, Tacy Jones, dau. of Isaac and Gainor, of Montgomery. His father dying when he was but a child, he was brought up by his uncle and aunt, Jesse and Priscilla Foulke, at Penllyn, in Gwynedd. " He was of a cheerful disposition, and greatly beloved by all who knew him, — kind to the poor, to whom he never turned a deaf ear." VI. Children of Edward and Tacy : 174. Ann J., b. 9th mo. 15, 1811, d. 6th mo. 25, 1888, m. December 26, 1832, Dr. Hiram Corson (b. Oct. 8, 1804, d.), son of Joseph and Hannah, of Plymouth ;graduate, 1828, of the medical depart- ment University of Pennsylvania ; and had issue, surname Corson, as follows : 1. Edward F., b- Oct. 14, 1834, d. June 22, 1864, graduate, M. D., Univ. of Penna., assistant surgeon U. S. N., previous to and during War of Rebellion. 2. Joseph K., b. Nov. 22, 1836, graduate in pharmacy and of medicine, assistant surgeon U. S. Vols., and U. S. A.; m. Ada, dau. of Judge Wm. A. Carter, of Wyoming Territory. 3. Caroline, b. April 2, 1839, d. July 20, 1865, unm. 4. Tacy F., b. Jan. 26, 1841, m- William L. Cresson, son of James; and has issue. 270 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 5, Charles FoUen, grad. Univ. of Penna., member of the bar of Philada., b. Nov. 22, 1842, d. May 30, 1889, m. 1876, Mary, dau. of Lewis A. Lukens, of Conshohocken, and 2d, Margaret Slammer, of Norris- town. Pa. 6. Susan F., b. Nov. 26, 1868, m. Jawood Lukens, of Conshohocken. 7. Bertha, b. Dec. 17, 1847, m. James Yocom, of Philadelphia; issue seven children. 8, Frances S., b. Oct. 25, 1849, m. Richard Day, of Philadelphia; issue three children, g. Mary, b. Nov. 26, 1852 : unm. 175. Jesse, b. 6th mo. 23, 1813, d. 2d mo. 15, 1892, unm. 176. Charles, b. 1815, d. 1871, m. Haniet M. Corson. V 177. Susan, b. 7th mo. 18, 1818, d. nth mo. 2, 1886, unm. 178. Owen, b. 1820, d. in infancy. 179. Priscilla, b. loth mo. 10, 1821, d. 12th mo. 28, 1882, m. Thomas Wistar, son of Thomas , and had issue, four children. 180. Jonathan, b. 1825, d. in infancy. 181. LydiaS., b. 2d mo. 18, 1827, d. 8th mo. 27, 1861, m. Charles W. Bacon, son of John ; issue, Anna, b. 1853, m. Robert K. Neff, Jr. 182. Rebecca J., b. 5th mo. 18, 1829, m. 1857, Robert R. Corson, son of Dr. Richard D. Corson, of New Hope. 183. Hannah J., b. 9th mo. 18, 1831, m. 1862, Francis Bacon, son of John ; issue three children. , 184. Emily, b. 12th mo. 2, 1834, d. 8th mo. 23, 1892, m. Chas. L. Bacon, son of Chas. W. 185. Owen, b. 1838, d. in infancy. V. (139-) Edward Foulke, of Richland, son of Edward and Elizabeth, b. Sth mo. 26, 1792, d. 2d mo. 16, 1859, m. Matilda Green, dau. of William and Mary. (Matilda, b. 1st mo. 20, 1809.) VI. Children of Edward and Matilda : 186. Elizabeth, b. ist mo. 31, 1833, m. Jacob B. Edmunds. 187. Joseph W., b. loth mo. 31, 1834, d., m. Mary Ann Strawn. 188. William G., of Philadelphia, member of the bar, b. 1st mo. 5, 1837, m. Anna C. Jeanes, dau. of Isaac and Caroline, and has issue : Edward, b. 1874, Anna L., b. 1880, Walter L., b. 1882. 189 igo 191 192 193 FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 271 Martha R., b. 7th mo. 4, 1839, d. unm. Evan, b. 6th mo. 18, 1842, d. unm. Mary G., b. 9th mo. 6, 1844, d. unm. Jarnes, b. 9th mo. 3, 1847 (drugfgist, Jersey City). Agnes, b. 3d mo. 29, 1855, d. unm. V. (146.) Caleb Foulke, of Richland, son of Everard and Ann, b. 8th mo. 29, 1783, d. 2d mo. 22, 1852, m. Jane Green (b. 2d mo. 8, 1785, d. 3d mo. 3, 1835), dau. of Benjamin and Jane. VI. Children of Caleb and Jane : 194. Caroline, b. 1808, d. in infancy. 195. Caiohne, b. 2d mo. 25, 1810, d. 12th mo. 17, 1838. 196. Maryetta, b. 7th mo. 30, 181 1, d. 4th mo. 26, 1851, m. Aaron Penrose, and had issue : Benj. F., m. Alice Thompson ; Caro- line, m. David J. Ambler ; Rebecca, m. Lewis J. Ambler. 197. Benjamin G., b. 1813, m. Jane Mather. ^ 198. Eleanor, b. 3d mo. 12, 1816, d. 8th mo. 13, 1842, m. Samuel J. Levick, and had issue : Jane, m. Edwin A. Jackson, (d. 2nd mo. 24, 1896.) V. (151.) Everard Foulke, Jr., of Arthur Springs, Illinois, son of Everard and Ann, b. 7th mo. 21, 1800, d. 9th mo. 27, 1891, married sth mo. 11, 1825, Frances W. Watson, dau. of John and Euphemia, of Buckingham, Bucks Co., Pa. They removed from Pennsylvania to Clark county, Ohio, in 1845, ^rid in 1857 to Arthur Springs, four miles south of Sidney, Champaign county. 111. He was living there at the time of his death. Frances d. 2d mo. 11, 1868, aged 71 yrs., 8 mos., 17 days. VI. Children of Everard and Frances : 199. Watson, b. 1826, m. Ollive Sayles. ^ 200. William D., b. 1828, m. Alice Thomas. ^ 201. Jonathan I., b. 3d mo. 20, 1830, d. loth mo. 9, 1858, unm. 202. Thomas D., b. 1832, m. Maria E. Whiteman. ^ 272 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 203. Euphemia Anna, b. nth mo. 9, 1834, d. infancy. 204. Lester E., b. 1837, m. Lenora M. Duncan. ^ V. (153.) Antrim Foulke, physician, of Gwynedd, son ofThe- ophilus and Hannah, b. at Richland, 3d mo. 21, 1793, d. in Philadelphia, 9th mo. 6, 1861, m. Letitia Lancaster, dau. of Thomas and Ann, of Whitemarsh. A sketch of him will be separately given. (Letitia b. 12th mo. 8, 1799, d. ist mo. 6, 1877.) VI. Children of Antrim and Letitia : 205. John L., b. 2d mo. 14, 1822, d. in Philadelphia, loth mo. 30, 1870. He was educated at Joseph Foulke' s, and at Benj. Hal- lowell's, Alexandria, studied medicine with his father, and gradu- ated with distinction from the Univ. of Penna., in the Class of 1841. He pursued his professional Gwynedd with great success, his pleasing manners and professional skill securing him a large practice. In 1859 he removed to Philadelphia, and practiced there. In 1863, he made a voyage to Havana, and in 1864 to Liverpool, as surgeon of the packet Saranak ; returning, he entered the U. S. service, and continued as a hospital surgeon to the end of the war. He m. Jan. i, 1857, Anzonette Poulson (d. 1863), dau. of Charles A. and Sarah (Wood) Poulson, of Phila- delphia, and had one child, Charles Antrim, b. ist mo. i, 1863, d. 1 2th mo. 29, 1865. 206. Ann L., b. 4th mo. 26, 1824, d. 2d mo. 17, 1845, unm. 207. Henry, b. loth mo. 23, 1825, d. 2d mo. 13, 1864, m. 1852, Maria L. Banks, and had issue : (i) William W., b. 1853, m. 1884, Ehzabeth C. Kent, dau. of Rodolphus (dec'd) and Sarah (Clark) Kent ; (2) Letitia L., b. 12th mo., 1854, m. 1880, Ellis Clark Kent, son of Rodolphus and Sarah, and has issue, surname Kent: Ellis C, jr., b. 1881, Henry Antrim Foulke, b. 1884, Edward Lyon, b. 1886, and Lester F., b. 1894 ; (3) May, b. 6th mo. 16, 1856, m. Charles O. Beaumont, and has issue surname Beaumont, Mason F., b. 1887, Gwen Elizabeth, b. 1890; (4) Hannah, b. 8th mo. 12, i860, d. 3d mo. 29, 1876. 208. Jane, b. 8th mo. 16, 1827, d. 2d mo. 13, 1833. FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. T-Tl 209. Hannah, b. 6th mo. 11, 1829, d. 12th mo. 25, 1884, m. 9th mo. 17, 1851, Thomas W. Baily, (d. 12th mo. 29, 1893, aged 70 yrs.), of Philadelphia, son of WiUiam and Catharine. 210. William, b. 6th mo. 9, 1831, d. loth mo. 28, 1855. He studied medicine, and had graduated at the University of Pennsylvania, in the Class of 1854. VI. (160.) Daniel Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of Joseph and Elizabeth, b. 2d mo. 21, 1814, d. 2nd mo. 18, 1888, m., ist, 1847, Elizabeth C. Foulke (b. 1827, d. 1849), dau. of Wil- liam' and Susanna, of Gwynedd ; and, 2d, Lydia Walton (d. 3d mo. 23, 1884), dau. of Joseph, of Chester County. VII. Children of Daniel and Elizabeth : 211. Anna, b. nth mo. 5, 1848, m. Henry S. Colladay ; and has issue : Elizabeth F., b. 1871, William F., b. 1873, Henry D. J., b. 1878. Children of Daniel and Lydia W. : 212. Edwin M., b. loth mo. 10, 1854, m. Elva Jones, dau. of Mark, of Plymouth, and has issue : Esther B., b. 1878, Helen E., b. 1880, Lydia W., b. 1884, Eliza J., b. 1889. 213. Abigail W., b. 4th mo. 21, 1856. 214. Joseph T., b. 4th mo. 24, 1863, member of the bar, Philadelphia and Montgomery co., m. loth mo. 5, 1892, Laura L. Lippin- cott, dau. of Samuel R. and Hannah B., of Moorestown, N. J., and has issue : Thomas A., b. 9th mo. 25, 1893. VI. (161.) Thomas Foulke, of New York, son of Joseph and Elizabeth, of Gwynedd, b. 5th mo. 28, 1817, d. ist mo. 24, 1890, m. 1840, Hannah Shoemaker (b. 2d mo. 25, 1804; d. loth mo. 6, 1876), dau. of Abraham and Margaret. (Abraham Shoemaker was originally of Montgomery county, the elder brother of Thomas, of Gwynedd. He became a successful and wealthy merchant of New York city.) Soon after his marriage, 1 See No. 17^, this Genealogy. 274 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Thomas removed to New York, and was there engaged, for nearly twenty years, in the public schools, having charge, as superintendent, during much of the time, of two of the largest grammar schools. (One of these contained 40 teach- ers knd 2,000 pupils.) In 1861 he resigned to take charge of the Friends' Institute, in Rutherford Place, and having organized it, conducted this for three years, leaving it then to the charge of his nephew, Hugh Foulke, jr. About 1857 he appeared in the ministry of the Friends, and was subse- quently acknowledged as a minister. He traveled exten- sively in the exercise of his gift. VII. Children of Thomas and Hannah : 215. William Dudley, b. 1848, m. Mary T. Reeves. P 216. Edwin M., d. in childhood. [A dau. d. in infancy.] VI. (173.) William Foulke, of Gwynedd, son of William and Margaret, b. 2d mo. 24, 1802, d. 7th mo. 12, 1882, m. Su- sanna CoNARD (b. 7th mo. 7, 1803, d. 6th mo. 19, 1871), dau. of Jonathan and Hannah. VII. Children of William and Susanjia : 217. Hannah C, b. 3d mo. I2, 1826, d. 7th mo. 16, 1876, m. 1850, George A. Newbold, son of Samuel and Abigail, and had issue : Clara, William F. 218. EUzabeth C, b. 6th mo. 10, 1827, d. 6th mo. 17, 1849, "^■ Daniel Foulke (No. 160). 219. Margaretta, b. 9th mo. 11, 1830, d. 12th mo. 18, 1865, m. 1864, James O. Atkinson, of Upper Dublin. 220. Lewis Morris, of San Francisco, Cal., b. 8th mo. 6, 1832, m. Elizabeth Edson, whose family were from Massachusetts. He went to California, 1853, and was several years U. S. Supervisor of Internal Revenue. His children are : Elizabeth, Edson, Su- sanna Marguerite. FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 275 221. Anna M., b. 6th mo. 5, 1834, m. 1855, Charles B. Shoemaker, of Cheltenham, son of Richard M. and Amelia B.; and has issue : Charles Francis, b. 1856, d. 1876 ; William F., b. 1859 ; Ameha B., b. 1862, d. 1863 ; Benjamin H., b. 1864; LewisF., b. 1867; EllaF.,b. 1873. 222. Ellen, b. 7th mo. 7, 1838, d. 12th mo. 29, 1863, m. Joseph K. Matlack, and had issue : Marian, who m. Sumner G. Brosius, and has issue : Charles S. 223. William Henry, b. 4th mo. 26, 1840, m. Priscilla Frick. [Jonathan C, b. 1828, Lydia C, b. 1836, d. in infancy.] VI. (176.) Dr. Charles Foulke, of New Hope, Bucks Co., son of Edward and Tacy, b. at Gwynedd, Dec. 14, 181 5, d. Dec. 30, 1871, m. Harriet M. Corson, dau. of Dr. Richard Cor- son, of New Hope. Dr. Charles practiced his profession some time at Gwynedd, and then removed to New Hope, where he remained. VII. Children of Charles and Harriet M. : 224. Richard, of New Hope, physician, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, m. Louisa Vansant, and has issue : Charles, Clarabel, Rebecca, d. in childhood. 225. Edward, of Washington, D. C, m. Ehza Vanhorn, dau. of Vanhorn, of Yardleyville, Bucks Co. 226. Thomas, of Yonkers, N. Y., d. 1883, at New Hope, unm. VI. (197.) Benjamin G. Foulke, of Richland, son of Caleb and Jane, b. 7th mo. 28, 1813, d. 8th mo. 14, 1888, m. 1837, Jane Mather (b. 3d mo. 24, 18 17), dau. of Charles and Jane, of Whitpain. Benjamin was Clerk of the men's branch of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting from 1873 to 1886, and was a business man, conveyancer, and surveyor, highly respected. VII. Children of Benjamin and Jane : 227. Caleb, b. 12th mo. 3, 1839, d. loth mo. 20, 1865. 228. Charles M., b. 7th mo. 25, 1841, was educated at Foulke's school, at Gwynedd, and the Friends' Central School, Philad'a, 276 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. entered upon mercantile business in Philad'a, 1861, and retired, 1872. He m. Dec. 10, 1872, at Paris, France, in the presence of the American minister, Hon. E. B. Washburne, Sarah A. Gushing, dau. of Horace C. and Harriet C, of New York City ; and has issue : Horace C, b. July 6, 1876 ; Helen S., b. July 12, 1878 ; Gladys, b. April 29, 1881 ; Gwendolyn, b. Dec. 31, 1883. 229. Job Roberts, b. 2d mo. 23, 1843, trust officer of Provident Life and Trust Co., of Philadelphia, m. 5th mo. 25, 1869, Emma Bullock, dau. of Samuel and Jemima R., of Mt. Holly, N. J., and has issue: Rowland R., b. 5th mo. 10, 1874; Rebecca Mulford, b. 7th mo. 18, 1875. 230. Anna, b. 1846. 231. Jane, b. 1848, d. 1853. 232. Eleanor, b. 1850. VI. (199.) Watson Foulke, son of Everard, Jr., and Frances, b. 9th mo. 10, 1826, m. nth mo. 29, i860, Oluve Sayles, dau. of Asa and Amy. He served in the war for the Union, removed from Illinois to Pretty Prairie, Reno Co., Kansas, in 1866, and (1896) is a farmer and stockman. VII. Children of Watson and Ollive : 233. Fannie M., b. nth mo. i, 1861, m. loth mo. 4, 1880, Charles B. Haskins ; issue three children. 234. Asa M., b. 8th mo. 13, 1863, d. in infancy. 235. Everard L., b. loth mo. 25, 1868. Of Hutchinson, Kansas, studied law under Frederick W. Casner,' Esq., and was admitted to the bar 1895. 236. Myron S., b. 2d mo. 21, 1872, m. loth mo. 16, 1894, Nora Combs. Farmer (1896) Helena, Oklahoma. 237. Amy Bell, b. 4th mo. 15, 1876. 238. Grace P., b. 9th mo. 19, 1881. VI. (200.) William D. Foulke, son of Everard, Jr., and Frances, b. 6th mo. 5, 1828, m. Alice Thomas. He was a FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 277 lawyer in Revesville, Illinois, and removed to Ormond, Flor- ida, about 1885 or 1886. VIL Children of William D. and Alice : 239. Susan, d. 240. Ella. 241. Jane, d., m. James Cunningham. 242. Lulu. VI. (202.) Thomas DeHaven Foulke, son of Everard, Jr., and Frances, b. 7th mo. 27, 1832, d. 9th mo. 11, 1892, m. 12th mo. 24, 1868, Maria Eunice Whiteman, dau. of Charles and Susanna, of Collingswood, N. J. Thomas was associated with his brother Lester as T. D. Foulke & Brother, in con- ducting the Arthur Springs Stock Farm at Sidney, 111. In 1882 he purchased his brother's interest, but later, his health failing, he retired from business about five years before his death. V/I. Children of Thomas and Maria : 243. Fannie W., b. nth mo. 5, 1869, m. 1891, Frank M. Ross, Longview, Champaign Co., 111. 244. Charles Whiteman, b. 12th mo. 19, 1871. After being engaged in business in Illinois, he came east 1893, and 1896 resided at Medford, N. J. 245. Edith Penrose, b. 3d mo. 22, 1875. Student at Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla. ; 1894-6, teacher at Sea Breeze and Enter- prise, Fla. 246. Thomas Everard, b. 3d mo. 2, 1878. Longview, Champaign Co., 111. [1896.] VI. (204.) Lester E. Foulke, son of Everard, Jr., and Frances, b. loth mo. 16, 1837, m. 6th mo. i, 1882, Lenora M. Dun- can, dau. of Dr. William and Charlotte. Lester was part- ner with his bro. Thos. D. in the stock-farm at Arthur Springs, 111., removed to Kansas, 1882, and then back to 2/8 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Illinois, returned to Kansas, 1892; reside? [1896] at Pretty Prairie, Kansas. 247, 248, 249 250. 251 -53 VII. Children of Lester E. and Frances : William E., b. 4th mo. 19, 1883. OUie B., b. nth mo. 3, 1884, d. 6th mo. 10, 1886. Lenora Grace, b. 3d mo. 25, 1886, d. nth mo. 27, 1889. Ingham T., b. nth mo. 11, 1887, d. nth mo. 4, 1889. LiUian E., b. 3d mo. 25, 1889. Lester D., b. 9th mo. 7, 189 1. Edward, b. 9th mo. 10, 1893. VII. (209.) William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond, Ind., son of Thomas and Hannah S., b. New York, i ith mo. 20, 1848, m. October, 1872. Mary T. Reeves, dau. of Mark E. and Caroline M., of Richmond, Ind. (previously Cincinnati, O.). William graduated A. B., 1869, at Columbia College, New York city, with the honors of his class for general average and Greek; received degree of A. M., in 1872; in 1871, after study of law, LL. B. ; was admitted to the bar in New York city in May, 1870, and in Indiana in 1876. In Novem- ber, 1882, he was elected to the Senate of Indiana for a term of four years, and took a prominent position in that body. In public affairs, including the movement to reform the Civil Service and that to extend suffrage to women, he has taken an active and influential part. VIII. Children of William D. and Mary T. : 254. Caroline R., b. July 28, 1873. 255. Lydia H., b. September 8, 1875. 256. Mary T. R., b. November 14, 1879. 257. Arthur Dudley, b. May 17, 1882, d. Jan. 3, 1887. 258. Lucy Dudley, b. Jan. 25, 1884, d. Jan. 5, 1887. 259. Gwendolen Middleton, b. June 23, 1890. FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 279 Additions to Foulke Genealogy. V. ( — .) Charles Foulke, of Stroudsburg, Pa., son of Evan (No. 80, Foulke Genealogy, see p. 254), and Sarah, b. 2d mo. 26, 1801, d. 3d mo. i, 1883, m. 6th mo. 6, 183 1, Catharine P. Edkin, dau. of Francis and Joanna. Catha- rine b. 3d mo. 9, 1809, d. 1 2th mo. 17, 1890. She was an esteemed minister of the Society of Friends, her ministry approved 1847, ^"d a woman of remarkable strength of char- acter and energy. A memorial of her was prepared by Rich- land Monthly Meeting, 1892. It mentions that she had " upwards of thirty times " received liberty from her meet- ing to travel in the service of the Truth. VI. Children of Charles M. and Catharine : 260. Frances A., b. 4th mo. 22, 1832, d. 7th mo. 13, 1889. 261. Sarah Jane, b. 6th mo. 11, 1834, d. in her isth year. 262. Susan L., b. loth mo. 6, 1836. 263. Joseph F., b. loth mo. 24, 1838, m. Caroline McCuUy, and has issue : Maria, Charles M., Helen. 264. Hannah M., b. loth mo. 11, 1840, m. Sydenham Rhodes, and has issue, sui-name Rhodes, four children : (i) Joseph F., m. Matilda Snyder ; (2) Anna, m. William Hager ; (3) Arthur, m. Estelle Hager ; (4) Edna, m. William Latham. 265. Samuel L., b. 9th mo. 4, 1842, m. Mary Wolf, a granddaughter of Governor (of Pennsylvania) George Wolf, and has issue : Benjamin T., Elizabeth, Marguerite. 266. Tacy, b. 5th mo. 6, 1844. 1 267. Kesiah, b. 5th mo. 6, 1844. J ^- '" "'^''"^^- 268. Martha E., b. 5th mo. 6, 1845, m. J. P. B. Primrose, and has issue, surname Primrose, five children : Theodore, Elizabeth W. , Walter, Joseph, William. 269. Mary, b. 3d mo. 9, 1848, 1 d. in infancy. 270. Elizabeth, b. 3d mo. 9, 1848, j m. Theodore G. Wolf, and has issue, surname Wolf, one son, Wm. Scranton. 28o HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. VI. ( — .) Dr. Hiram Corson, who married Ann Jones Foulke (No. 174, Foulke Genealogy, see page 269), died at his home at Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Third mo. 4, 1 8g6. He was the son of Joseph and Hannah (Dickinson) Corson. As he was born Tenth mo. 8, 1 804, he was in his 92d year at his de- cease. He began the study of medicine with his cousin. Dr. Richard D. Corson, of New Hope, Penna., and in 1828 graduated from the medical department of the Univ. of Penna., after which he practiced his profession at Plymouth for 67 years, retiring entirely only about a year before his death. He was conspicuous in the profession for his progressive views, for his advocacy of the claims of women to medical education and position, and for his efforts to have the female insane under care of women physicians. He was also an earnest abolitionist, and advocate of temperance. A notice in Friends' Intelligencer says : " Dr. Corson's prominence in his profession was largely due to his independence and earnestness in the advocacy of progressive methods. He was among the first to insLst upon the admission of women into the profession, and his niece. Dr. Adamson (Dr. Dolley), was one of the first of the wo- men who entered it. His efforts to secure women physicians a standing in the medical societies, and to have them ap- pointed to the charge of female patients in the insane hospi- tals occupied him during many years, and have been, in Penn- sylvania and other States, largely successful. He early op- posed the use of alcoholic liquors in the treatment of patients and almost banished them from his materia niedica. He was not only the champion of temperance at home, but fre- quently introduced the subject at the State and national medi- FOULKE FAMILY GENEALOGY. 281 cal societies. He was the author of numerous papers on the treatment of scarlet fever and diphtheria, and very early permitted the use of cold water and ice by his patients, in eruptive diseases, — at a time when generally such treatment was regarded as impossible. Remarkable physical energy and mental activity characterized him throughout life. He wrote many papers on medical subjects, and on social ques- tions. For seven years, 1877—84, he was one of the Trus- tees of the State Hospital for the Insane, at Harrisburg. He was founder of the Montgomery County Medical Society in 1847, 'iiid president of it in 1849. He was elected member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society in 1849, and president of the State Medical Society in 1852 ; member of the Ameri- can Medical Association, 1862; associate member of the Philadelphia Obstetric Society, 1874 ; associate fellow of the Philadelphia College of Physicians, 1876 ; honorary member of the Harrisburg Pathological Society, 1881 ; honorary member of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1892. " Dr. Corson's last appearance in public as a representa- tive of his profession was on June 5, 1895, at a meeting of the Montgomery County Medical Society. On that occasion, referring to his long career as a practitioner, he said one of his present patients was a child whose mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother he attended professionally, being present at the birth of three of the representatives of four generations." XVI. The Early Roads. NATURALLY, roads to meeting, to mill, and to market, required immediate attention. For thirty years after the first arrival they formed one of the most important objects of the settlers' concern. Their desire for a road to Philadelphia was among the first shown. To the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia county, June, 1704, there was presented " the peti- tion of the inhabitants of North Wales," who recite " that there are in the said Township above thirty families already settled, and probably many more to settle in and about the same, espe- cially to the northward thereof, and as yet there is no road laid out to accommodate your petitioners, but what Roads or Paths have formerly been marked are removed by some and stopped by others : " they therefore ask an order from the court for " a Road or Cartway from Philadelphia through Germantown to the utmost of their above-mentioned Township of North Wales." Upon this, the court " ordered that the said road [be laid out] from Philadelphia through Germantown, and so to the house of Edward Morgan, in North Wales, and that Edmund Orpwood, Robert Adams, William Howell, John Humphrey, Toby Leech, John Cook, Robert Jones, Owen Roberts, or any six of them, do lay out said road, and make return at the next sessions." This road appears to have been laid out at this date — say 1704-5. It began at Whitemarsh,' went past where Spring- iFrom Whitemarsh up, this was called " the North Wales road." In 1713, the " inhabitants of Bebber Township," — now Perkioraen,— asking for a road from Skip- pack downward, desired it should go "unto the North Wales, or Gwynedd road, at Edward Farmer's mill." THE EARLY ROADS. 283 House now is, and then up through the township, substantially on the bed of the present turnpike. That it extended as far as what is now Towamencin, is fairly certain, because Edward Morgan had his lands there, above the Gwynedd line. " The house of Edward Morgan," mentioned in the order of court, was most probably not "in North Wales," but over the line, in Towamencin. Even earlier than this, however, the " Welsh road " originated. The mills on Pennypack creek, above Huntingdon Valley and below, were the first to which the settlers turned their attention, and their road from Gwynedd down was begun as early as 1 702. At the March sessions of court, 171 1, a petition was presented, reciting as follows : That whereas for about nine years past a road was laid out from a bridge in the hne between the lands of John Humphrey and Edward Foulk in Gwynedd to the mills on Pemapeck, which said road having been and is likely to be of a general service to several of the adjacent townships as well as the undersigned, and not being yet confirmed by authority and re- corded, [they ask it may be laid out, etc. The signers are as follows :] William Jones, Thomas Evan, Jno. Hugh, Robert Jones, Edward Ffoulk, Robert Evan, Owen Evan, Jno. Humphrey, Cadwalader Evan, Thomas Foulke, Cadwalader Jones, Nichlas Robert, -Ellis Hugh, Edward Morgan, Richard Lewis, Morris Edward, Richard Whitton, Edman Maguah, Hugh Evan, Evan Griffith, Hugh Griffith, Evan Jones, Evan Griffith, Hugh Robert, Ellis Lewis, Evan Pugh, Robert Humphrey, John Robert, Ellis Roberts, John Roberts, Robert Thomas, Samuel Thomas, Alexander Edward, Hugh Griffith, Ellis Davis, Rowland Hughs, ' George Lewis, Edward Roberts, Rowland Robert, Evan Evans, Jno. Evans, Httgh Foulke, Evan Evans, Morris Robert, John William, David Jones, Richard Pugh, Humphrey Ellis,' John Barnes, Jo. Iredell, Peter Davis, 284 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. John Morgan, Robert Ffletcher, Uimas Luckens, Wm. Roberts, Thomas Canby, Thomas Palmer, John Cadwalader, Thomas Rol?erts, Robert Whitton. The court appointed as viewers John Cadwalader, Thomas Kinderdine, Robert Jones, Rowland Hugh, Owen Evan, and Thomas Canby, who at the June session (171 2), reported the road, which they had laid out on March 28th. Their report, however, is endorsed : " There being a question against this re- turn, the court ordered a review, and appointed Toby Leech, Thomas Rutter, Benjamin Dufifield, Peter Taylor, and Robert Jones, of Merion," to make it. The remonstrance, as found in the file of court records, was as follows : The Petition of Robert Evans, ' of the Township of Gwynedd, in the said county, Thomas Siddon and Ephraim Heaton, both of the said county, humbly sheweth : [That the road as laid out from Gwynedd to Pemapeck Mills will incommode and injure the signers. They assign the following specifications] : 1. For that it cuts the sd Robert Evan's land, being but 150 acres, so that 40 acres of it is separated from the water. 2. For that this road very much incommodes your petitioner Thomas Siddon' s lands, and cuts your petitioner Ephraim Heaton' s land cross from one corner to another, and is laid out through his corn-field. 3. For that the greater part, if not all those that laid out this Road were either Petitioners or Contenders for it. 'This Robert Evans was not the same person as Robert Evans (of the four brothers), who owned the tract in the central part of the township. (The expression " lower tract," added to the name of Robert Evans, in the list of property holders on page 58, may be misleading.) This lower Robert Evans, whose tract of 250 acres must have covered part at least of the site of the present village of Spring-House, and extended to the Horsham line, is distinguished as Robert Evans Prythra, in the sub- scription paper of 1712 for building the meeting-house of the Friends ; (he was one of the committee of eight in charge of the erection); and in the list of taxables, 1734, (see list later, in this volume), he is called, probably more correctly, Robert Evans ap Rhi- derth. In 1745 he was living in Hilltown, and he then sold 200 acres of his Gwynedd land to his son Evan Evans. He died about 1747 ; his will was proved February 12, that year. He names his son Evan Evans, his grandsons Robert and Jonathan Evans, and daughter Elizabeth Jarvis, and leaves £ji to Gwynedd Preparative Meeting. THE EARLY ROADS. 285 4. For that when Joseph Fisher' s land comes to be settled the lands of several inhabitants of Gwynedd and others must be cut in pieces to branch into the road as now laid out, whereas if it had gone up that division line between the sd Fisher and Gwynedd, it would be a more general accommo- dation and bring the Road along your petitioners Heaton's and Siddon's lines upon a more direct course and better answers the Inhabitants on both sides the last mentioned line, there being two townships already settled with many families, joyning upon Gwynedd township above the said Fisher's tract. [They therefore ask a hearing, with the opportunity to prove their case. The signers are as follows] : Joseph Ffishore, David Marple, Peter Lester, Thomas How, James Haines, Nath. Page, Patricli; Holly, Samuel Hallowell, David James, Methusaleh Griffith, Bartholomew Longstreth, John Hurford, Mathis Tyssen, Willem Hendriclcs, John Cunnard, John Huntsman, Joseph Charlesworth, benjamin Charlesworth, Evan Morgan, John Nash, William Rundols, Thomas Fitzwater, John Bradfield, Joseph Hall, Thomas Hallowell, Joshua Holt, James McVeagh, Abra'm Griffith, George Phillips, Allen Foster, Nicholas Scull, John ffisher, Richard Rogan, Alexander Guah, Fd. Barch, Mikel trump, Nicholas Hicket, Richard Carver, George Burson, John Trout, Thomas Siddon, Rouberd Evan, Ephraim Heatton, William Story, Abraham hill, John Evans, Morris Davies, Henry Jones, William Roberts, Thomas David. The second jury made their report to the court at the March sessions, 1712. They located the road' somewhat differently from the previous jury, though not with any important variation. Their last course and distance was precisely the same : " north 59 degrees west, 166 perches to the above said bridge " [at John Humphrey's] . ' This road was the present " Welsh road," up as far as the point on the Horsham and Upper Dublin line, near Pennville, and above that point the road by Three Tuns up to the Spring-House. The Welsh road, up the township line above Pennville, was opened several years later. 286 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. At the June sessions, 17 14, the following petition was presented : The humble petition of several of the inhabitants of Montgomery, Gwinedth, and Richlands, within the said county, showeth : That your petitioners many of them being newly settled in these parts, having want of roads to meetings, mills, and market, do therefore pray this Worshipful Court that you will be pleased to order a Convenient road to be laid out from Joseph Growden's plantation in Richlands aforesaid to John Humphrey's at North Wales. The court thereupon appointed Edward Farmer, Thomas Rutter, Thomas Siddon, Robert Jones, of Merion, Thomas Jones, and Robert Evan, or any four of them, a jury of view. At the March sessions, 1715, the following petition was presented : The petition of the subscribers, inhabitants of Gwynedd, Montgomery, Skippack, and other of the adjacent townships, humbly sheweth : That inasmuch as the mill late of David Williams in plymouth^ is built on a spring which neither the Drought of Sumer nor winter's ffrost hinders from supplying the neighbourhood with grinding when all or most of the other mills are dormant our and others being so sup- ply' d in times of such necessity lays [us] under great obligations to fre- quent the said mill [they therefore ask convenient roads to it] several of which said roads have been made use for these tenn or twelve years past, but obstructed at the pleasure of ill minded and contentious persons. [They then suggest the roads as named in the record of the court, adding] and your petitioners bringing their corn to mill in order to bring the meal to markett another road wants a confirmation leading from the said mill to the Great Road from Parkysomeny to Philadelphia, without which your petitioners must labor under great hardships and difficulties, for what is more necessary than a Convenient road to places of worship and to mills and marketts " [etc. The petition is signed by thirty persons, most of them Gwynedd people]. 1 This was a geographical error. The mill was situated at Spring Mill (as now known) In Whitemarsh. THE EARLY ROADS. 287 The jury on this were William Harman, Matthew Holgate, Rowland Ellis, jr., Richard Jones, John Rhodes, and Thomas Stroud, who laid out the road from the meeting-house, at Gwyn- edd, to the mill on the Schuylkill — now Spring mill — owned then by Anthony Morris and Robert Jones ; and from the mill eastward to the Perkiomen road, at a point just below where the village of Barren Hill now is. They made their return to June sessions, 17 16, giving the courses and distances, "beginning at a corner tree of Robert Evans's land, about 1 5 perches north-east from the said Gwynedd meeting-house." The first half-dozen of courses and distances are as follows : " South 12° w., 440 p. ; s. 45° w., 30 p.; s. 12° w., 500 p.; s. 28° w., 130 p.; s. 45° w., 138 p.; s. 13° e., 80 p.; s. 4° e., 52 p.;" etc., etc. The location of this road did not, it appears, give universal satisfaction. At the same sessions, — June, 17 16, — a remon- strance was presented from a resident of Gwynedd, as follows : The petition of David Jones, of Gwynedd,' in the county of Philadel- phia, humbly sheweth : That inasmuch as by force and virtue of a late order of court for a road to be laid out for the use and service of Robert Jones and Anthony Morris in Whitemarsh, your petitioner, upon the laying out of the same is much damnified and discommoded by so dividing and parceling one hundred acres of land, the tract of your petitioner, that he, your said qetitioner must unavoidably leave his settlement except relieved by this honorable court, which it's presumed may be easily done by carry- ing the said road to the line a few perches off, which when done the same may be as commodious without either damnifying your petitioner or any other to his knowledge. There is another road laid out by Thomas Fair- man about 10 or 12 years ago, that goes through part of my land without so much damnifying me, which said road is now turned, to my consider- able damage, to save discommoding the large tracts of others, but I am 1 David Jones owned the farm, now [1884] Eliza S. Davis's, on the Plymouth road, by the Wissahickon. A draft of the road, among the files of the Court, shows his house located on the east or lower side of the road, and it is probable that this crossed the Wissahickon above the present bridge, and nearer to the State road. 288 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. ready and willing the old road should be continued, and to allow more land to enlarge it, if required. At the same time a remonstrance was presented from White- marsh township concerning the location of roads "to and from Robert Jones's mill to divers points in this county," and espe- cially representing that one " from his mill up to the great road that goes to Whitemarsh mill and so thence to town " was solely for Robert Jones's private benefit, and would be very expensive to the township. Upon this Abraham Dawes, Isaac Dilbeck, John Ball, Thomas Strod, John Hank, and John Nicholls were appointed. The court, however, received at the same sessions the report of the original jury, and approved it, as appears by the following record : Pursuant to an order of Court held for this City and County last March, wherein it was ordered that we should view and lay out certain roads lead- ing from North Wales and adjacent settlements to Plymouth, thence to Robert Jones's mill, and so to the road leading from Perkioming to Phila- delphia ; which said roads, after view and Consideration thereof [we] think convenient to make return of the same according to the several courses and distances and a draft of the whole hereunto annexed. (Signed by William Harman, Matthew Holgate, Rowland Ellis, jun., Richard Jones, John Rhodes, Thomas Stroud.) Which is confirmed by the court. The mill is to be at the charge of cutting the Road from the mill to the great road, and after cut to be main- tained as other roads are. But it seems that general acquiescence was not given to the location of the road, even after it had been formally located by the court, and the following report was filed at the December sessions, 1716 : Thomas Ellis, Constable of Whitpain Township, presents John Hunts- man and Edward Endehaven for stopping up the great road laid out from Gwynedd meeting-house to Plymouth meeting-house, and to Anthoney Mor- ris and Robert Jones his mill, which said road was laid out and allowed by THE EARLY ROADS. 289 all the Inhabitants of the Township the same runns thro' ye said Hunts- man and Endehaven [and they] have this fall plowed and sowed their land and fenced in the said road and still refuse to open the same tho' often thereunto required. At the December sessions, 17 17, the following petition was presented : To the Honorable the Justices at the County Court of Quarterly Ses- sions, held at Philadelphia the 2d day of December, 1717. The petition of the subscribers. Inhabitants of the Township of Montgomery and the parts adjacent humbly sheweth : That your petitioners and others the neighboring inhabitants are very much incommoded for want of a road from Montgomery aforesaid to the great road from the Township of Gwyn- edd to Philadelphia, wherefore [they suggest that a convenient one to meet- ing and market would be] beginning at the plantation of Theophilus Wil- liams and now thence as near as may be on a direct course to John Hum- phrey's Bridge on the great road aforesaid. [The signers of this petition are as follows :] John Williams, John Roberts, Joseph Bate, Evan Griffith, George Lewis, Theophilus Williams, Griffith Hugh, William Williams, Morris Davis, Rowland Roberts, William Story, Jenkin Evans, John David, Richard Lewis, Cadwallader Morris. David Hugh, Francis Dawes, William Morgan, John Johnson, Garatt Petterson, John Bartholomew. The court thereupon appointed as a jury of view : David Potts, William Harmer, Isaac Knight, Morris Morris, Toby Leech, jun., and Humphrey Bates, who at the March sessions, 1 7 1 7, made the following return : And now here at this day, viz., at the Sessions of the Peace of our Lord the King held at Philadelphia, came the aforesaid [jury just named] and return that pursuant to an order of Court bearing date the second day of December, anno 1717, for the laying out a road from Theophilus Wil- liams's plantation thro' the township of Montgomery to the great road from Gwynedth to Philadelphia, they had laid out the said road : Beginning at a hickory tree standing on the bank of Neshaminy Creek, in Theophilus Williams's land, thence s. 19° e., 20 p.; s. 30° e., 130 p.; s. 12° e., 70 p.; 290 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. s. 5° w., 46 p.; s. 3° w., 124 p.; s. 40° e., 72 p.; s. 190 p.; s. 24° e., 100 p.; s. 11° e., no p.; s. 24° e., 360 p.; s. 4° w., 486 p.; s. 16° w., 90 p. ; s. 56° w., 48 p., to the Gwynedth road about 8 perches to the south- ward of a bridge on the Gwynedth road commonly called John Humphrey's bridge. Which said road is by this Court confirmed. A draft of the road thus laid out is among the court files. It shows the beginning squarely from the bank of the creek, the course generally southward, until in the last course it bears sharply westward and comes into the Gwynedd road nearly at a right angle. It is, obviously, the old road, which the present Spring-House and Hilltown turnpike substantially follows. At the December sessions, 1721, there is the following record : Upon the petition of Rowland Hughes and Robert Humphreys of the township of Gwynedth, setting forth the necessity of a road to be laid out from their plantations to the great road leading to Philadelphia by a school- house lately erected' by their neighborhood, which said road might be laid out thro' the partition lines without detriment to any person. [The court appointed as a jury :] Edward Farmer, Rowland Ellis, Everard Bolton, Toby Leech, jr., Humphrey Ball [Bate ?], and John Jones, carpenter, or some four of them. [The petition of Hugh and Humphrey, on the files of the court, recites that they ' ' being of late debarr' d of a direct road from their habitations to the great road from Philadelphia to and through Gwyn- edd aforesaid " — "inasmuch as several of the neighbourhood in conjunc- tion with your petitioners have erected a school-house upon the great road aforesaid," — -they desire a road from Robert Humphrey's "by the said school-house."] At the September sessions, 1723, "divers of the inhabitants of the Townships of North Wales and Horsham " asked a road "from the corner of Ephraim Heaton's field to Horsham meet- ing-house," whereupon the court appointed John Cadwalader, John Evans, John Humphrey, Rowland Hugh, Thomas Iredell, 1 This is the first evidence I have of a school in the township. THE EARLY ROADS. 29 1 Sampson Davis, or any four of them, a jury. Pecember, 1723, they reported that on November 27th, " with the assistance of a surveyor" (Peter Taylor) they laid it out, " Beginning at or in the North Wales road, near the corner of the said Ephraim Heaton's field, thence e. 14^° n., 440 p.; e. 14° n., 144 p.; thence s. e. along Fisher's line, 208 p.; thence e. 5° s., 92 p., to Hor- sham meeting-house." Which report the court confirmed, nisi. At the March sessions, 1727 : Upon the petition of several of the inhabitants of the county of Phila- delphia [representing their want of roads] to places of Worship, Mills, and Market, [and asking] a road to be laid out, beginning at or near a creek by John Jones' house, in the upper part of Gwynedth township and turn off at the Great Road through some part of the said John Jones' land to the Susquehannah Road or Line, six or seven miles along the same and running partly by the meeting-house and Garret Clement's mill to a branch of Perkyoming Creek ; [the Court ordered that] Henry Penebecker, John Jones, of North Wales, John Newberry, William Harmar, Peter Wence, and WiUiam Roberts, or any four of them, do view and judge if there be occasion for the road petitioned for, and if one road can be laid out to ac- commodate the said petitioners and those of Skippack who now petition for a road from a branch of the Perkyoming to the said Skippack Road, and if they judge that there is necessity for a road ' ' [then to lay it out, etc.] . The original petition referred to in this record remains on file. It is signed mainly by residents in Towamencin, thirty names altogether. Nearly half sign in German, and some of these are undecipherable. As far as can be made out they are as follows : Jacob Gaedtschalck, Joseph Lucken, Christian Kuntzig, Gaetschalck Gaetschalck, John Edwards, Carl Ludwig Raeber, hendry hendricks, Jacob Hill, Andreas Schwartz, William Nash, Christopher Buhler, Nicholas Enser, Herman Gaedschalck, Hans Lebo, Chr. Meyer, Abraham Lucken, Gabriel Beyer, Christian Breneman. Hugh Evan, John Lucken, The jury made their return to the June court [1728], that they had laid out a road, " Beginning at the Beech Tree near the 292 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. North Branch of Parkyoming ; thence n. 76° e. 48 perches, thence s. e. 262 p., thence s. 22° e. 52 p., thence s. 25° e. 90 p., thence [by eleven courses] to Skippack creek, thence s. 67° e. 26 p., thence s. e. 424 p., to Hugh Evan's fence ; thence e. 16 p., thence s. 12° e. 18 p., thence s. e. 2i9p., thence s. 40° e. 146 p., thence s. 62° e. 150 p. to the great road going along by John John's at North Wales to Philadelphia." Which report the court confirmed, nisi. At the June Sessions, 1728, there was presented the fol- lowing : The petition of the subscribers Inhabitants of Montgomery and the adjacent parts, on behalf of themselves and others, humbly sheweth : That your petitioners and others having long labored under divers difficul- ties and inconveniences occasioned by the want of a legally established road leading to publi'c places of Worship, Markett & Mill are by necessity constrained to make application [for a road] leading fromiand beginning at the Bucks County line in the Line dividing the Lands now or late of An- drew Hamilton and Thomas Shute and running along the said Division Line and then taking and running along the line dividing the lands of John Roberts [black] -smith, and Garrett Peters, to Gwynedd meeting-house and answering (in a straight line) the road leading thence directly to Robert Jones and Anthony Morris his mill. [Signed by :] Joseph Naylor, Samuel Thomas, Jno. Bartholomew, Thomas Reess, Theophilus Williams, Griffe Hugh, Griffith Evans, John David, lames Davies, George Shoumaker, John Williams, David Evans, daniel Kirk [?] William Morgan, David Johns, John Richard, Evan Steven, Joseph Eaton, Thomas Edward, Garet Peters, Rowland Roberts, Daniel WiUiams, John Jones, Th. Bartholomew, Richard Williams, John Robert, Joseph Ambler. Upon this petition the Court appointed Rowland Hugh, Robert Humphrey, Humphrey Jones, George Lewis, Evan Griffith, and Rees Harry a jury. They made their report (signed by all but Harry) to the September Court, stating that they had THE EARLY ROADS. 293 surveyed a road on the 19th of 6th month (August), and located it as follows : From Bucks County line, beginning at a black oak in the said line, thence s. 44° w. along a straight line 316 p., dividing the lands of Andrew Hamilton and Thomas Shute, thence s. 63° w. 18 p. to a black oak ; thence upon a straight line s. 44° w. 140 p., thence s. 67° w. 72 p. ; thence s. 44° w. along a straight Une 360 p., dividing the lands of John Bartholomew and Rowland Roberts, John Roberts [black] -smith, and Garrett Peterson ; thence s. 3° e. 196 p.; thence s. 44° w. 174 p. ; thence s. 15° w. 55 p.; thence s. 45° w. lop.; thence s. 3° w. 80 p.; thence s. 25° w. 30 p., falling into the great road by Gwynedd meeting-house, answering the end of the road that leads to Robert Jones's and Anthony Morris's mill. This return the Court confirmed,* «m. A draft submitted with the report shows that Andrew Hamilton's land in Mont- gomery (he owned also on the Bucks side of the county line), lay along the lower side of the new road, with Shute's land on the upper side. The end of the road at Gwynedd meeting-house met directly the road to Plymouth, and so formed a cross-roads with the " great road " running upward through Gwynedd. At the September Court, 1731, was presented the following : We ye inhabitants of the Township of Montgomery and others near joyning,^ Humbly petition : Whereas there is a road Lately laid out and confirmed at the last court of Quarter Sessions held at Newtown for ye County of Bucks, beginning at James David's corner on ye county Line and thence Leading to pine Run mills' and to Buckingham meeting-house, which road will be very usefull to us and those near us in the County of Bucks in order to pass & Repass to ye said pine run mills and also to mar- kett and to have intercourse between several places of worship. [They therefore ask] an order to extend ye said road into this township from ye I The majority of the signers, Edward Mathews says (private letter to the author) , were residents of New Britain township. One of them, Simon Mathews, was the first of the family here. He came in 1712, and bought land of James Steel, between Chal- font and New Britain station, in 1720. ''■ Pine Run mills stood where the village of Chalfont now is. 294 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. county line as far as ye great road and to fall into the same by or near Isaac James's corner, and to branch out somewhere near Isaac James, as may be thought most convenient to lead to ye Baptist meeting-house in this township. [Signed by] Thomas James, Jno. Davis, Thomas Rees, Evan Steven, Thomas Lewis, Thomas John, David Stevens, David James, Joseph Naylor, William George, Griffith Hugh, John Roberts, Simon Mathews, Joseph Eaton, George Lewis, William Morgan, Thos, Bartholomew, Richard Lewis, Benj. Griffith, James David, William Williams, Griffith Owen, Simon Butler, Samuel Thomas, Isaac Evan. William Thomas, Joseph Ambler. Upon this petition the Court appointed John Jones, carpen- ter, John David, of Plymouth, Theophilus Williams, Joseph Bates, David Evans, and Jenkin Evans a jury, who reported at Decem- ber Court, and presented a good draft of their road, showing not only its courses and distances, but the land-holders on each side, and even the topographical features. The road ended by " com- ing into the great road at Isaac James's corner," but a branch from a point east of this ran up to the Baptist meeting-house. Up to 1734, the road to Plymouth supplied the only public way to the Schuylkill. In June, 1734, a petition was presented to the Court for a road from the Swedes' Ford to North Wales meeting-house, and a jury, consisting of Reese Williams, Row- land Hugh, Robert Rogers, Richard Thomas, Hugh Jones, and Job Pugh, reported a road at the September session ; but Isaac Norris, who owned a large part of the present township of Nor- riton, and borough of Norristown, strenuously objected that it would damage his property, " cutting asunder the best part of his tract," and a review was ordered, which seems to have had the effect of postponing any definite action. In September, 1737, however, a new petition was presented, which said that several roads from Bucks county now led to North Wales meeting-house. THE EARLY ROADS. 295 but that to get from there to the Swedes' Ford, the way was very roundabout, making it inconvenient for travelers, as well as resi- dents. John Bartholomew, George Lewis, David Evans, Jona- than Potts, Jonathan Robeson, and Abraham Dawes were appointed a jury, and reported at the March term, 1738, their road being thus described : Beginning at a hickory tree standing near the landing of the Swedes Ford, on the south west side of the river Schuylkill, thence n. 31° e. 33 p. to a stump, standing at the landing on the n. e. side of Schuylkill, thence the same course, n. 31° e., on Norris's land, 59 p. to a road leading to Norris's Mills, thence n. 59° w., along the aforesaid road 160 p. to a stake, thence n. 19° e., along Norris's land, 280 p. to a line of Samuel Evan's land, thence n. e. along a line between the said Evans, Edward Farmer, and Aaron Roberts, 136 p. to a corner of said Evans's land, thence n. 24° e., 71 p. to a corner of Roger Pugh's land, thence n. e. along the line di- viding the lands of Roger Pugh, Norris, and Robert Rogers, 196 p. to a stake, thence n. 61° e. along Robert Rogers's and Norris's land, 138 p. to Manatawny road, thence n. e. by a line of Cadwallader Evan's land, 44 p. to said Evan's corner, thence n. 65° e. along land leased of Ellis Ellis,' and part of Whitpaine's tract, 222 p. to a small sapling in a line of George Fitzwater's land, thence n. e. along line dividing the said George Fitz- water's, Thomas Fitzwater's, and Whitpaine's tract, 406 p. to a white oak standing near Skippack road, thence the same course along the line of Peter Indehaven, Henry Levering, Daniel Levering, Samuel Linderman, and Jacob Levering, 404 p. to a stake ; thence n. 14° w. through Jacob Levering's and Ellis Pugh's lands 106 p. to a stake in the line dividing Evan Evans' and the aforesaid Pugh's land, thence n. e. along the line of the said Evan Evans, Ellis Pugh, Thomas Evans, William Roberts, Owen Evans, and Margaret Evans, 464 p. to North Wales road, thence s. 52° e. along the said road 84 p. to North Wales meeting-house, being in all 8 miles, 243 p. Which said road is by this court confirmed, and the Overseers of the High Ways are Ordered by this Court to open the same, according to law, for a public use. In 1737 the Court granted a private road, to be laid out 20 feet wide, to enable the settlers about Penllyn to reach " the 296 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. great road," on their way to Philadelphia. It was laid out, "be- ginning at a stone in the line of Edward Foulke, jun., thence n. e. between his lands and Lewis Williams's, 74 perches, then on L. W.'s land s. e., joining the land of Thomas David, 96 perches to a black oak near the line, then same course on Thomas David's land, to the far corner of the grave -yard, then on the line between Thomas David and Lewis Williams, and between Thomas David and Evans Roberts, s. e. 1 26 perches to the great road near the school-house." What " the grave -yard " was I do not know, — probably a family burial-place. The school-house is no doubt the same referred to previously in the petition of Rowland Hugh, and it must have stood on " the great road," — the present turnpike, — well down toward the Upper Dublin line.' The Plymouth road was reviewed, in 175 1, by a jury consist- ing of William Dewees, Archibald McClean, Peter Robison, Joseph Wain, Rees Harry, and Wickard Miller, the line varying considerably in the upper courses from the road laid out in 17 16. Their road began " at Spring Mill door," and ran by 30 courses and distances, by Plymouth meeting-house, the Dutch church land (Boehm's), to Wissahickon creek, and " North Wales road near the meeting-house." The whole length of the road was 9 miles, 7 perches ; from Plymouth m. h. to North Wales m. h., 7 miles, 24 perches. The road from Spring-House to Boehm's Church (intersect- ing the Plymouth road at the latter point) was laid out in the spring of 1760 by John Trump, Benjamin Davids, John Potts, Peter Cleaver, and Charles Jolly, and the same jury at the same time laid out the township-line road between Gwynedd and 1 Probably near where the present pubhc school stands, — the " Dagers'," or the old " lower eight-square." THE EARLY ROADS. 29; Whitpain, from the present State road down to the Upper DubHn line. The road from Boehm's is thus described : Beginning near a stone spring-house' in Gwynedd road ; thence ex- tending south-west 331 perches on a line between Evan Evans, Elizabeth Davis, and Hannah [Hannaniah ?] Pugh on the one side, [and] John Evans and Edward Foulke on the other side ; thence, South 75° West, 60 perches to the end of William Foulke' s lane ; thence. South 69° West, 32 perches along said Foulke's lane ; thence. South 58° West, 25 perches to William Foulke' s house ; thence. South 48° West, 50 perches to said Foulke's Mill ; thence, South 84° West) 68 perches through the land of William Foulke, and the land of John Roberts, to a stake ; thence, South-west, 148 perches on a line between John Roberts' and Richard Thomas's land ; thence, South 1 5° West, 5 5 perches through the lands of John Roberts and John Lewis ; thence. South-west, 140 perches on a line between John Lewis, James Brown, Charles Cress, and Philip Duder, into a road leading from Gwynedd to Plymouth, near a Dutch meeting-house. [So much of interest as to ownership of land, location of places, etc., etc., is disclosed by a study of the road records, that I regret that I am unable to devote more space to this chapter. The most important roads in the township have now mostly been accounted for.] 1 Here we have the origin of the name of the present village, " the Spring-House." There was no tavern at this place until 1763, or thereabout. But the spring was well known from the time of the first settlement. In 1709 John Humphrey, whose tract adjoined, secured of Robert Evans the right to use "a certain fountain or flowing spring of water, together with the free and undisturbed benefit of said spring, with a foot-path to and from it over the said Robert Evan's land." A stone house over it had been built, as shown above, between 1709 and 1760. It is on the property now (1896) owned by Isaac Hallowell, in the rear of his store, at Spring-House. XVII. Early Settlers in Montgomery. THE first settlers in Montgomery were, like those in Gwynedd, immigrants from Wales, and their arrival fol- lowed hard upon that of the company who bought Turner's tract. The Montgomery lands had been held by a number of speculative purchasers, none of whom had made a settlement. Among these were William Stanley, an Englishman, who had a warrant from Penn, so early as 1683, for 5,000 acres ; Richard Pierce, whose warrant was for 500 acres ; and Thomas Fairman, the Philadelphia surveyor, who had title for a large tract. In March, 1699, Alexander Edwards purchased of Fairman 1,100 acres,' and probably moved to it soon after. He was a Welsh- man, and had lived in Radnor, Chester (now Delaware) county, where in 1692 his daughters Bridget and Jane had respectively married, under the oversight of Haverford monthly meeting, Griffith Miles and James James, both " of Radnor." Alexander Edwards was certainly one of the first settlers, and probably the very earliest, in Montgomery. He died in 17 1 2, and described himself in his will as "of Montgomery," showing that the township had been created before that time. It was his son Alexander Edwards, jun., who married Gwen Foulke, dau. of Edward. He (A. E. jr.), in 1707, bought 200 acres of his father, and at once sold half of this to David Hugh 1 When the tract was re-surveyed, in 1702, it was found to contain, — differing from the usual result, — only 996 acres, and for this quantity the Commissioners gave him a patent. EARLY SETTLERS IN MONTGOMERY. 299 Griffith. This tract included the Gordon or Rynear property, on the Horsham road. Theophilus Williams, who married Grace Foulke, Edward's daughter, was also an early settler, and the place where he lived, at the upper end of the township, adjoining the Hatfield line, is shown' by the description of the road laid out from there, down- ward, through the township. James Shattuck, who may or may not have been an actual resident, received in 1708 a patent for 250 acres, it being sur- veyed to him in right of Richard Pierce. This he sold in 171 1 to William Morgan, who in 1723 sold part of it to Joseph Ambler. The latter was the first of the name in Montgomery, and the ancestor of a large family. His tract included the farm, recently the estate of Edward Ambler, fronting on the Horsham road, above the State road. John Bartholomew, whose name frequently appears in the road records (chap. XVI.), bought, in 1716, 150 acres of Mar- garet Pugh, situated where the hamlet of Montgomery Square now is. John is said to have been a weaver, as well as a farmer, and he established, it is believed, the first hotel at that place, — proba- bly near the close of his life. He was the son of George Bar- tholomew, who at one time owned the famous Blue Anchor tavern in Philadelphia, and who is said to have been a descendant of the Barthel6mi family, of France. From a deed recorded in Philadelphia, it appears that John moved to Montgomery from Bucks county. He owned two farms, a house and lot in the city, and a number of slaves. Among his grandchildren were Col. Edward Bartholomew, of Philadelphia county, and Capt. Benja- min Bartholomew, of Chester county, both of whom were mem- bers of the Constitutional Convention of 1776, and bore a dis- ' See preceding chapter, p. 289. 300 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. tinguished part in the Revolutionary War. He died October 30, 1756, at an advanced age (71), leaving a widow, Mary, and eleven children. Seward, in his Journal, mentions that the cele- brated preacher George Whitefield spent one night at the house of John Bartholomew, of Montgomery, after preaching in the neighborhood, and was kindly entertained by his family. Jenkin Evans, an early settler in Montgomery, who came from Wales, purchased 108 acres of Thomas Shute, in December, 1 7 17. This tract lay in the north corner of the township, adjoin- ing the Hatfield line, and between the road to Perkasie (now the Bethlehem turnpike) and the county line. He may have been a brother to David Evans, who bought a large tract of land in Hatfield about the same time, and who was (through his daughter Rachel, his only child, who married Peter Evans), the ancestor of a numerous family in Hatfield and Montgomery. Jenkin Evans conveyed to the Baptist congregation, in 1731, an acre off the corner of his farm for their church and burying ground. His son, or grandson, Jenkin Evans, jun., removed into New Britain, bought the Butler grist mill on Neshaminy (where the village of Chalfont now is), and was some time a member of the Legislature from Bucks county. Among the very earliest settlers in Montgomery was Thomas Lewis, a native of Wales, who in 1701 bought 484 acres in the south corner of the township from Thomas Fairman. He was, no doubt, a Friend. He died in the summer of 1723, leaving 280 acres of his farm to his son George, 150 acres to his son Richard, and 50 to a grandson, Thomas. George Lewis married, in 1708, Jane Roberts, and was a prominent member of Gwynedd meeting. The memorial of him by the monthly meeting says " he was a native of Wales, of a peaceable and inoffensive life and conversation. He was an elder thirty years, even to his death, EARLY SETTLERS IN MONTGOMERY. 301 which was on the 9th of 12th month, 1752, in the 72d year of his age." He left but one child, Elizabeth, who married, in 1728, Isaac Jones, of whom some details will be given below. Richard Lewis appears to have had, besides his son Thomas who got the 50 acres of land, other children, including Edward and Mary. Thomas married, in 1734, Hannah Morgan, daughter of Edward, jun. Isaac Jones came to Montgomery while quite a young man. He was the son of David and Katherine Jones, who came from Wales in 1699, and settled at Merion. Isaac was born 7th mo. 5, 1708, and married, 1728, Elizabeth Lewis, daughter of George, she being eighteen and he twenty. Notwithstanding this early marriage, they " lived happily together " for seventy years. Old George Lewis, it is said, made an agreement with them a few years before his death, by which he gave them a life right in his real estate, in return for food and clothes, a room in his house, the use of a riding-horse, and two barrels of cider a year. He reserved the right to cook for himself, if he preferred, in which case they were to pay him ^^'12 a year, in lieu of the " diet." Isaac Jones had purchased, in 1746, some land of Thomas Lewis, jr. On this he built, in 1765, a large brick house, which stood for more than a century. In it, in 1798, he died, past the age of ninety, and his wife, surviving two years, attained an equal age. Their son Isaac married Gainor Ambler,' and this couple also died in the old house, after a married life of nearly seventy years, — Isaac, in 1840, aged 93, and Gainor, June 20, 1847, in her 92d year. Isaac's sister, Ruth, who had lived there all her life, died in the same house, at the age of 88 ; and Mary Roberts, daughter of Eldad, who made her home with the Joneses, died there also, in 1859, aged nearly 93. This house, • Gainor was the daughter of John and Ann (Foulke) Ambler. See Foulke Genealogy. 302 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. which was pulled down some years ago, stood in the extreme south corner of the township, on a cross road from the turnpike to the Horsham road. Of John Jones, carpenter, who settled in Montgomery about 1 710, taking up about 300 acres, part of which must have been Alexander Edwards's purchase, adjoining Gwynedd, some special genealogical details will be given later. He was an active and useful citizen, prominent for many years in the business affairs of the township. A return was made, in 1734, to Governor Thomas Penn, of the names of the freeholders in the several townships of Phila- delphia, " with the quantity of land they respectively hold there- in, according to the uncertain returns of the constables." This list for Montgomery township shows twenty-nine names, as follows : . Ictrs. Acres Joseph Nayloi", . . 189 Garret Peters, . . . 150 Robert Thomas, . 200 Moses Peters, . . 150 John Starky, . . . 200 Rowland Roberts, . 100 Joseph Ambler . . . 90 Francis Dawes, . . 100 John Bartholomew, • 300 Thomas Williams, . 100 Joseph Eaton, . . . 150 William Story, . . 100 William Williams, . . 200 Richard Lewis, 150 William Morgan, . 100 Isaac Jones, . . 100 Samuel Thomas, . . 100 John Robert, 200 John Williams, . 100 James David, . . 100 Joseph Bate, . . . 200 David Evans, 100 Thos. Bartholomew, • 30 Isaac James, 200 Griffith Hugh, . . . 100 Jenkin Evans, . 50 John Jones, carp'r, • 300 Jenkin Jones, — John Roberts, . • 90 Isaac James, who is named as holding 200 acres of land, was one of an important and numerous family, who settled early in Montgomery and New Britain. John James, his father, came EARLY SETTLERS IN MONTGOMERY. 303 from Pembrokeshire, Wales, in 1 7 1 1 , and bought land in Mont- gomery. When the Baptist congregation was organized, in 1 719, he, his wife, Sarah, and their three sons, William, Thomas, and Josiah, were five of the ten constituent members. John and his two elder sons bought 1,000 acres of "the Hudson tract," in New Britain, in 1720, and probably removed there at that time. XVIII. Affairs Before the Revolution. FEW other than Welsh settlers made their appearance in either Gwynedd or Montgomery, before 1734; a small number from England were the only exceptions. The greater part of them were, or soon became, Friends ; a minority, chiefly settlers in Montgomery, were Baptists. But as they were all originally members of the Established Church of England, they were the objects of concern from Rev. Evan Evans, the Welsh missionary preacher sent out by the Bishop of London, in 1700. He wrote to the bishop, in 1707, describing the Welsh settlers at Radnor and Merion, and added : There is another Welsh settlement called Montgomery, in the county of Philadelphia, twenty miles distant from the city, where there are con- siderable numbers of Welsh people, formerly in their native country of the communion of the Church of England ; but about the year 1698, two years before my arrival in that country, most of them joined with the Quakers, but by God's blessing some of them were induced to return, and I have baptized their children and preached often to them. I visited them since, and prevailed upon them to meet every Lord's-day, about forty in number, where one that can understand the language well, and is a sober, discreet man, reads the prayers of the church, the proper psalms and lessons, omit- ting the absolution, etc:, what properly belongs to the priest's office, and then reads some portion in a book of devotion to the people. By " Montgomery " he evidently means the whole settlement, including Gwynedd. But it is difficult to see where a congrega- tion of forty could have been collected from among the settlers, Affairs before the revolution. 305 between 1700 and 1707, for the Established Church. Such a gathering certainly was not long maintained. Some members of St. Thomas's church, at Whitemarsh, may, at so early a day, have belonged in Gwynedd or Montgomery, but they must have been very few, and there was no other Episcopal church within their reach for many years. The Baptist meeting in Montgomery, the oldest of the de- nomination in Montgomery county, and the fourth oldest in Pennsylvania,' owed its humble beginning to the zeal of a hand- ful of the Welsh settlers. June 20, 17 19, ten persons formed the society, — John Evans, and Sarah, his wife ; John James, Elizabeth, his wife, and their three sons, WiUiam, Thomas, and Josiah ; James Lewis, David Williams, and James Davis. John Evans, who heads this list of the organizers, came into the town- ship, it is said, in 17 10, and was from Carmarthenshire, Wales. He and his wife " had been members of a Baptist church there, of which James James was pastor." In 171 1 John and Elizabeth James arrived. They had been " members of the Rhydwillym church in Pembrokeshire, of which John Jenkins was pastor." A log church was built in 1720, on an acre of ground conveyed later (173 1) by Jenkin Evans. This lot has since been, at differ- ent times, much enlarged. In 173 1 a stone church was built, 42 by 24 feet, with a gallery. It had in 1770, "a stove and two fire-places " ; a school-house also stood on the lot. In 18 16 this building was taken down and a new one erected, 55 by 50 feet, " with a gallery all around." In 1883 this was enlarged, " the walls being raised, the length increased i 5 feet, and a basement story provided." Since 1720 thirteen pastors have served the church : (i) Ben- jamin Griffith, the zealous though uneducated pastor of the first 1 Its predecessors were Cold Spring (Bucks Co.), 16S4 ; Pennepack, 1687 ; Phila- delphia, 1695, 306 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. flock, who served from 1720 to 1767, when he died, aged 84 ; (2) John Thomas, who had been assistant minister for many years, and who had sole charge from 1768 until 1781 ; (3) David Loofborough, under whose pastorate, in 1783, the church was regularly chartered by the Legislature, and who remained from 1782 to 1787 ; ' (4) Joshua Jones, who was pastor from 179S to 1802, when he died on the day after Christmas, aged 82 ; (5) Silas Hough, M. D., an earnest and able man, who acted as pas- tor from 1804 until 1822, and at the same time practiced as a physician through the country 'round. He died May 14, 1823 ; (6) Samuel Smith, who was pastor four years, from 1822 to 1826 ; (7) James B. Bowen, who was pastor from 1830 to 1831 ; (8) Thomas T. Robinson, who closed his service of seven years by his death, May 27, 1838 ; (9) William A. Matthews, who con- tinued ten years from 1840 to 1850 ; (10) George Higgins, who took charge May i, 1850, and continued until his death, March 9, 1869; (11) Norman B. Baldwin, from November, 1869, to July, 1887 ; (12) Joseph L. Plush, from April, 1888, to July, 1893 ; (13) Charles Henry Pinchbeck, who assumed charge January i, 1894. The Montgomery Baptist Church was the parent of the church at New Britain, 1744, and of that at Hilltown, about 1 78 1. All three were formed largely of families of Welsh descent. Theophilus Cornell, some of whose progenitors are buried in the graveyard at Montgomery, has recently left to the trustees of the church about ^12,000, the income of which (ex- cepting $25) is applicable to the maintenance of the church. A '"This was the period of the greatest religious declension the Church had seen. . . . The Church had but a handful of members, being reduced to twenty- eight." (Edward Mathews.) AFFAIRS BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. 307 new parsonage has been built out of the accumulations of this fund.' Towamencins township, which had been unorganized, and re- garded as a part "adjacent Gwynedd," was created in 1728. At the March session of the Court, in Philadelphia, a petition was presented, which is thus minuted on the record : Upon the petition of divers Inhabitants between the townships of Gwyneth and Skippack Creek, on the north-easterly side of Providence, setting forth that a great many famiUes are settled upon a large tract of land containing about 5,500 acres, whereof a Draught is to the said peti- tion annexed, praying this Court would erect the same into a Township, the Court taking the said Petition into consideration do erect the said Portion of land into a township as the same is laid out and described in the Draught and that the same be called by the name of Towamensing. The petition above mentioned bears this memorandum : " The desire of the subscribers is that the township may be called Towa- mensen [that] being the Indian name of the creek yt springs and runs through the same." The signers to the petition are twenty-eight in uumber. Several of their signatures are unde- cipherable, the remainder being as follows : Jacob Hill, Joseph Lucken, Gaetschalck Gaetschalck, Cadwalader Evans, Abraham Lucken, William Evan, Daniel Morgan, Lorenz Hendrich, John Edwards, Daniel Williams, John Morgan, Lennert Hendrich, P. Wench, Edward Morgan, Hugh Evan, henry Frey, Jan Gaetschalcks, Peter Tagen, henry hendrich, herman Gaetschalck, Christian Wever. ' A good historical sketch of Montgomery Baptist Church, by Rev, N. B, Baldwm, then pastor, was embodied in the Proceedings of the Philadelphia Baptist Association, 1884, and since then Edward Mathews has written and A. K. Thomas has published (Ambler, Pa., 1895) a- substantial pamphlet, giving the church records, lists of members, and historical notes of much value. My own references to this church in the first edi- tion of " Gwynedd" I have now [i8g6] considerably enlarged, and have corrected in several particulars. 2 The name of the township is here given as usually printed. I am of opinion that Towamensing is a better spelling. The name, as the settlers say in their petition, is Indian. 308 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. The Schwenckfelders, forming a compact body of German settlers, came into Pennsylvania, in 1734, and while most of them secured lands in the adjoining townships on the north-west, espe- cially Towamencin, some came into Gwynedd, either in 1734, or within a few years afterward. Their settlement in the western corner of the township, adjoining their meeting-house in Towa- mencin, has since grown to cover a dozen or more farms, and to include about that number of families. Their religious views, especially their opposition to war, made them, like the Menno- nites and Dunkers, congenial settlers in Penn's province, and friendly neighbors with the Quakers in Gwynedd. The Schwenk- felders, one of the most interesting of the German Protestant bodies, were early dissenters from the Roman church, followers of Caspar von Schwenkfeld of Silesia, born in 1490, died in 1 56 1. They had been bitterly persecuted for almost two cen- turies. They were sheltered, 1726, on his estate at Berthelsdorf, in Saxony, by Count Zinzendorf, the Moravian father, and in April, 1733, a party of nineteen set off from there for Pennsyl- vania, arriving in Philadelphia September 18' of that year. The next year a larger party, the main body, came in the ship Saint Andrew, John Stedman master, reaching Philadelphia Septem- ber 12, O. S. There were in this party eighty-nine males above sixteen years old, and forty-one under, with 133 women and female children, making 261 altogether. Among them were sev- eral of those whose family names have since been common in Gwynedd, including George and Melchior Hiibner, George and Melchior Kribel, George Anders, Balthazar and George HofT- ^ This date Old Style. One of the nineteen died on the way, and six were added to the party. The diary of the long and arduous journey, kept, it is supposed, by David Scholtze, is printed (in English) in Penna. Magazine, Vol. lo, p. 167. They went to Altona, (until 1867, part of Denmark), and sailed from Rotterdam for Philadelphia, on the Pennsylvania Merchant, John Stedman master. AFFAIRS BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. 309 man, Christopher and Melchior Scholtze (Schultz), and others." Their arrival is still piously celebrated, each year, by their descendants, at the meeting-house in Towamencin, as " Gedacht- niss Tag." I have not made careful studies as to the precise time when the Schwenkfelder famihes came into the township, but the Heebners, Kriebles, and others doubtless came early. Melchior Krieble is said to have come 1735. Christopher Neuman, or Neiman, a Schwenckfelder, who came to Philadelphia in the immigration of 1734, was in Gwynedd before 175 1, for in that year he bought 225 acres in the western corner of the township (afterward, in 1768, purchased by Philip Hoot, ancestor of the family of that name), from the executors of PZdward Williams, and he is described in the deed as " of Gwynedth." Neuman's wife was Susanna Muehmer ; their daughter Rosina married Heinrich Schneider, — changed, later, to Henry Snyder, — and had a large family : Rosina, George, Christopher, Henry, Chris- tian, Abraham, Isaac, Susanna, John, and Regina. The father \vas a Lutheran, when he courted Rosina (and ran away with her, at night, after she descended from her window upon a ladder, Mr. Mathews says), but he and his family became Schwenck- felders subsequently. Previous to 1734 there were substantially no German settlers in Gwynedd. The list of freeholders furnished in that year to Governor Thomas Penn, " according to the uncertain returns of the constables," shows forty-nine names of Gwynedd landholders, and of these only one, Leonard Hartling, is apparently a Ger- > Tobias Hartranft was one of this party of emigrants, and tlie ancestor (great- great-great-grandfather) of Gen. John F. Hartranft, Governor of Pennsylvania, jgyj-yg A careful historical study of tlic Schvvenkfelders has been undertaken by Prof. Chester D. Hartranft, of Hartford, Conn., another of the descendants of Tobias. A Historical Sketch, by Judge Christopher Heydrick, Franklin, Pa., is included in a volume of Genealogical Records of the Schwenkfelders, published 1879. ;to HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. man. Five, John Wood, Peter Wells, John Chilcott, John Parker, and Thomas Wyat, were probably English. The other names are unmistakably Welsh. The whole list is as follows : Evan Griffith, John Griffith, Hugh Griffith, John Jones, penman, John Jones, weaver, John Jones, son of Robert, Cadwallader Jones, Hugh Jones, tanner, Robert Hugh, Rowland Hugh, Owen Evans, Evan Evans, Thomas Evans, Hugh Evans, Robert Evans, Morris Roberts, William Roberts, Evan Roberts, Edward Roberts, Robert Roberts, Edward Foulke, Evan Foulke, Thomas Foulke, John David, Thomas David, Lewis Williams, William Williams, Robert Humphrey, John Humphrey, John Wood, Theodore Ellis, Rees Harry, Robert Parry, Jenkin Morris, John Chilcott, Leonard Hartling, Peter Wells, John Harris, Elizabeth Roberts, John Parker, Catherine Williams, Thomas Evans, jun., Cadwallader Evans, Robert Evan, ap Rhiderth, Gaynor Jones, Rees Nanny, Hugh Jones, Thomas Wyat, the fol- of their Appended to this list, in the original document, is lowing memorandum, explaining why the numbers respective acres did not accompany their names : The Townsp : of Gwinedetli have hitherto refused to give the Con- stables an Account of their land, for which reason it is not known what they hold. Others of the early German settlers will be here named. John Frey, son of Henry Frey, of Towamencin, whose name is on the petition for the erection of that township, bought a hun- dred acres from Jane Jones, Wilham John's widow, in 1735, its location being about a mile southeast of Lansdale. (Most of the tract, in recent time, in the ownership of Abraham Krieble.) Frey sold the place in 1742 to Paul Brunner, another German, from Salford, whose widow subsequently married (about 1757) George Gossinger, a German " redemptioner," who had learned the trade of a tanner, and so passed the place into his control. AFFAIRS BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. 311 Philip Hoot, who had been living in New Hanover, came into Gwynedd in 1768, and bought the Neuman farm, 225 acres, alluded to above, of David Neuman. (Philip died 1798, aged 68 years and 4 months, and was buried at Wentz's church, in Worcester. He left his homestead to his son Peter, who mar- ried, 1792, Barbara Kriger.) Abraham Danehower, ancestor of the family of that name, bought 136 acres, in 1762, of David and Sarah Gumming. This was the present [1884] homestead of George W. Danehower, oc- cupied by Frank Myers, and the original residence of William John.' Abraham was born in Germany, September 27, 1772, came to Pennsylvania between 1740 and 1755, and died May 9, 1789, and was buried at St. John's, Whitpain. Beside him rests his wife, named Catherine (b. 1724, d. 1798). Their children included George, who died in 1793, in his 45th year; Abraham, jr., who bought a farm on the Bethlehem road, just above the Spring- House, of Samuel Evans ; Henry, John, Catherine, who married Jacob Snyder ; Elizabeth, who married Philip Hurst ; and Sarah, who married Philip Fetterman. In the summer of 1745 a fatal disease, the exact nature of which we can now only conjecture, visited Gwynedd. The meet- ing records show that from the 4th to the 3 1 st of July, 24 mem- bers died, and from the 4th to the 24th of August, 1 5 died. On one day, the 4th of August, three deaths are recorded. This, in a population of at most but a few hundreds, was a heavy death- rate. Most of the victims were children, but a number were from among the elders of the community, and few families es- caped. Among those who died at this time were Evan Foulke, the immigrant (son of Edward), and three of his children ; the father, first, on July 25th, one child on the 29th, and two others on August 4th and 5th. ' See p. 65, including the foot-note. XIX. Gwynedd in the Midst of the Revolution : Sally Wisters journal. DANIEL WISTER, who married Lowry Jones, daughter of Owen Jones, sen., of Wynnewood, Lower Merion, and who was therefore connected with Caleb and Amos Fouike (whose wives, Jane and Hannah, were also daughters of Owen Jones), was a merchant in Philadelphia, and, a fortnight after the battle of Brandywine, removed his family to Gwynedd, in antici- pation of the British occupancy of the city. On the 25th of September, 1777, the day on which Howe and Cornwallis reached Germantown, Miss Sally Wister, the eldest daughter of Daniel, a bright girl of fifteen years, began to keep a journal of her ob- servations and experiences in the retreat at Gwynedd, which she continued, with some interruptions, until, in the following June, the British army left Philadelphia, and her family returned to their city home. This journal was addressed by its author to her friend Deb- orah Norris, but it is remarkable that the apprehension intimated in its opening lest it should never reach the eye for which it was intended, came near to being realized : it was not until years after Miss Wister's death that it was given by Mr. Charles J. Wister, her brother, to her old friend, who had then become Mrs. Logan, of Stenton.' ' Deborah Norris was the dau. of Charles and Mary Norris, born in 1761, and died 1839. Her father hved on Chestnut street, Philadelphia, where the Drexel Building now is, in 1776, and she heard the public reading of the Declaration of Independence, SALLY WISTER'S JOURNAL. %\'i Some extracts from the journal, but a small part only of its piquant and graphic details, are given by Watson in his Annals ; it has been once published in full, in the rare edition of American Historical and Literary Curiosities, compiled by the late venerable John Jay Smith.' Its descriptions, however, of persons and events, and especially the view it gives us of social conditions in the very midst of some of the most important military operations of the revolutionary struggle, make it an extremely interesting historical document, aside from its charm as a naive and perfectly frank narrative of personal experiences. In the nine months which the journal covers occurred the battle of Germantown, the siege and reduction of the forts below Philadelphia, the surrender of Burgoyne, the manoeuvres at Whitemarsh, the march to Valley Forge, the winter encamp- ment there, the operation of the " Cabal " against Washington, the conclusion of the treaty with France, the gaieties of the British occupation of Philadelphia, and Lafayette's "affair" at Barren Hill. But a little distance away from the hills of Gwyn- edd, the greatest of the actors in the Revolutionary drama were playing their parts, — Washington, Greene, Lafayette, Wayne, Steuben, Kalb, and all the distinguished list. The Wisters were quartered in the old house at Penllyn, — the Foulke mansion, where William Foulke had died two years before, and which was at this time the home of his widow, Han- nah, and her unmarried children. The different members of the fa;mily are alluded to in various places in the journal, and the allusions explained by foot-notes. in the grounds of the State-House (now Independence Square) , on July 8th of that year. She married Dr. George Logan , of Stenton, and is buried in the family burying-ground, a little enclosure, at that historic place. [' [1896] It has been published in the Pennsylvania Magazine, since the text of this volume was first printed.] 314 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. yournal. To Deborah Norris : — Though I have not the least shadow of an opportunity to send a letter, if I do write, I will keep a sort of journal of the time that may expire before I see thee : the perusal of it may some time hence give pleasure in a solitary hour to thee and our S. J. Yesterday, which was the 24th of September, two Virginia officers called at our house, and informed us that the British army had crossed the Schuylkill. Presently after, another person stopped, and confirmed what they had said, and that General Washington and army were near Potts- grove.' Well, thee may be sure we were sufficiently scared ; however, the road was very still till evening. About seven o'clock we heard a great noise. To the door we all went. A large number of waggons, vnth about three hundred of the Philadelphia militia. They begged for drink, and several pushed into the house. One of those that entered was a little tipsy, and had a mind to be saucy. I then thought it time for me to re- treat ; so figure me (mightily scared, as not having presence of mind enough to face so many of the military), running in at one door, and out at another, all in a shake with fear ; but after a little, seeing the officers appear gentlemanly, and the soldiers civil, I called reason to my aid. My fears were in some measure dispelled, tho' my teeth rattled, and my hand shook like an aspen leaf. They did not offer to take their quarters with us ; so, with many blessings, and as many adieus, they marched off. I have given the most material occurrences of yesterday faithfully. Fourth Day, September 25th.' This day, till twelve o'clock, the road was mighty quiet, when Hobson Jones came riding along. About that time he made a stop at our door, and said the British were at Skippack road ; that we should soon see their 1 The battle of Brandywine had occurred September nth, and the surprise and massacre at Paoli on the night of the 20th. Howe crossed at Gordon's Ford (now Phoenixville) , and Fatland Ford, on the 23d, to the east side of Schuylkill, and moved down to Philadelphia. Washington was at Pottsgrove for several days, and then moved over to the Perkiomen. ^ This date, presuming the day of the week to be accurately given, should be the 24th, and it may be here observed that the dates of the month are not for some time correctly given in the journal, being a while one day ahead, and then two days, until December sth, when they become correct. SALL V WIS TER' S JOURNAL. 3 1 5 light horse, and [that] a party of Hessians had actually turned into our lane. My dadda and mamma gave it the credit it deserved, for he does not keep strictly to the truth in all respects ; but the delicate, chicken- hearted Liddy' and I were wretchedly scared. We could say nothing but ' ' Oh ! what shall we do ? What will become of us ? " These questions only augmented the terror we were in. Well, the fright went off. We saw no light horse or Hessians. O. Foulke* came here in the evening, and told us that General Washington had come down as far as the Trap, and that General McDougle's brigade was stationed at Montgomery, consisting of about 16 hundred men. This he had from Dr. Edwards, Lord Stirling's aid-de-camp ; so we expected to be in the midst of one army or t'other. Fifth Day, September 26th. We were unusually silent all the morning ; no passengers came by the house, except to the mill, and we don't place much dependence on mill news. About twelve o'clock, cousin Jesse' heard that General Howe's army had moved down towards Philadelphia. Then my dear, our hopes and fears were engaged for you. However, my advice is, summon up all your resolution, call Fortitude to your aid, don't suffer your spirits to sink, my dear ; there's nothing like courage ; 'tis what I stand in need of myself, but unfortunately have but little of it in my composition. I was standing in the kitchen about 12, when somebody came to me in a hurry, screaming, ' ' Sally, Sally, here are the light horse ! ' ' This was by far the greatest fright I had endured ; fear tack'd wings to my feet ; I was at the house in a mo- ment ; at the porch I stopt, and it really was the light horse. I ran imme- diately to the western door, where the family were assembled, anxiously waiting for the event. They rode up to the door and halted, and enquired if we had horses to sell ; he answered negatively. " Have you not, sir," to my father, "two black horses ?"— " Yes, but have no mind to dispose of them. ' ' My terror had by this time nearly subsided. The officer and men behaved perfectly civil ; the first drank two glasses of wine, rode away, bid- ding his men to follow, which after adieus in number, they did. The offi- 1 Lydia Foulke, who afterward married John Spencer. She was some six years the elder of Miss Sally. 2 Owen Foulke, son of Caleb. He was Miss Sally's first cousin, their mothers being sisters. ' Jesse Foulke, brother to Caleb and Amos, and therefore a " connection by mar- riage," but not of kin, at all ; the term " cousin " is purely complimentary. 3l6 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. cer was Lieutenant Lindsay, of Bland's regiment, Lee's troop. The men, to our great joy, were Americans, and but 4 in alL What made us im- agine them British, they wore blue and red, which with us is not common. It has rained all this afternoon, and to present appearances, will all night. In all probability the English will take possession of the city to-morrow or next day. What a change it will be ! May the Almighty take you under His protection, for without His divine aid all human assistance is vain. " May heaven's guardian arm protect my absent friends, From danger guard them, and from want defend." Forgive, my dear, the repetition of those lines, but they just darted into my mind. Nothing worth relating has occurred this afternoon. Now for trifles. I have set a stocking on the needles, and intend to be mighty industrious. This evening our folks heard a very heavy cannon. We supposed it to be fired by the English. The report seem' d to come from Philadelphia. We hear the American army will be within five miles of us to-night. The uncertainty of our position engrosses me quite. Perhaps to be in the midst of war, and ruin, and the clang of arms. But we must hope the best. Here, my dear, passes an interval of several weeks, in which nothing happen' d worth the time and paper it would take to write it.^ The English, however, in the interim, had taken possession of the city.' Second Day, October 19th. Now for new and uncommon scenes. As I was lying in bed, and ruminating on past and present events, and thinking how happy I should be if I could see you, Liddy came running into the room, and said there was the greatest drumming, fifing, and rattling of waggons that ever she had heard. What to make of this we were at a loss. We dress' d and down stairs in a hurry. Our wonder ceased. The British had left Ger- mantown, and our army was marching to take possession. It was the 'We are unfortunately given nothing in relation to the battle of German town, which occurred October 4th, in this interval. The omission is difficult to under- stand, because she alludes, later, to " the battle of Germantown, and the horrors of that day." 2 They had occupied the city September 26th, two days after the first date in the journal. SALL Y WISTER S JO URNAL. 3 1 7 general opinion that they would evacuate the capital." Sister B.^ and myself, and G. E.^ went about half a mile from home, where we ecu' d see the army pass. Thee will stare at my going, but no impropriety in my opine, or I should not have gone. We made no great, stay, but return' d with excel- lent appetites for our breakfast. Several officers call' d to get some refresh- ments, but none of consequence till the afternoon. Cousin P.* and myself were sitting at the door ; I in a green skirt, dark short gown, etc. Two genteel men of the military order rode up to the door : ' ' Your servant, ladies," etc. ; ask'd if they could have quarters for General Smallwood. Aunt F.* thought she could accommodate them as well as most of her neighbors, — said they could. One of the officers dismounted, and wrote " Smallwood' s Quarters " over the door, which secured us from straggling soldiers. After this he mounted his steed and rode away. When we were alone, our dress and lips were put in order for conquest, and the hopes of adventures gave brightness to each before passive countenance. Thee must be told of a Dr. Gould, who, by accident, had made acquaintance with my father, — a sensible conversible man, a Carolinian, — and had come to bid us adieu. Daddy had prevailed on him to stay a day or two with us. In the evening his Generalship came with six attendants, which compos' d his family. A large guard of soldiers, a number of horses and baggage-waggons, the yard and house in confusion, and glitter' d with mili- tary equipments. Gould was intimate with Smallwood, and had gone into Jesse's to see him. While he was there, there was great running up and down stairs, so I had an opportunity of seeing and being seen, the former the most agreeable, to be sure. One person, in particular, attracted my notice. He appear' d cross and reserv'd ; but thee shall see how agreeably disappointed I was. Dr. Gould usher' d the gentlemen into our parlour, 1 On this date the British withdrew from Germantown into Philadelphia, and the Americans moved down the Skippack road, and the roads adjacent, to take a nearer position. Washington's headquarters, for some days, were at "James Morris's, on the Skippack road, ' ' and on the 2d of November, at Whitemarsh, at the residence of George Emlen, here mentioned. It was the movement of troops down the Morris road, no doubt, — " half a mile away," — that Miss Sally and her friends went to see. ^Miss " Betsy," — EHzabeth — the writer's sister. ' George Emlen. ' Priscilla Foulke, sister of Caleb, Amos, and Jesse ; ' ' Cousin ' ' simply by courtesy, as she was not of kin to Miss Sally. *Aunt F., wife of Amos Foulke, and sister to Miss Sally's mother. 3l8 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. and introduc'd them, — "General Smallwood, Captain Furnival, Major Stodard/ Mr. Prig, Captain Finley, and Mr. Clagan, Colonel Wood, and Colonel Line. ' ' These last two did not come with the General. They are Virginians, and both indispos'd. The General and suite are Marylanders. Be assur'd I did not stay long with so many men, but secur'd a good retreat, heart-safe, so far. Some sup'd with us, others at Jesse's. They retir'd about ten, in good order. How new is our situation ! I feel in good spirits, though surrounded by an army, the house full of officers, the yard alive with soldiers, — very peaceable sort of people, tho'. They eat like other folks, talk like them, and behave themselves with elegance ; so I will not be afraid of them, that I won't. Adieu. I am going to my chamber to dream, I suppose, of bayonets and swords, sashes, guns, and epaulets. Third Day, Morn., October 20th. I dare say thee is impatient to know my sentiments of the officers ; so, while Somnus embraces them, and the house is still, take their characters according to their rank. The Gen'l is tall, portly, well made : a truly mar- tial air, the behaviour and manners of a gentleman, a good understanding, and great humanity of disposition, constitute the character of Smallwood.^ Col. Wood, from what we hear of him, and what we see, is one of the most amiable of men ; tall and genteel, an agreeable countenance and deport- ment. The following lines will more fully characterize him : — " How skill' d he is in each obliging art, The mildest manners and the bravest heart." The cause he is fighting for alone tears him from the society of an amiable wife and engaging daughter ; with tears in his eyes he often mentions the sweets of domestic life. Col. Line is not married : so let me not be too. warm in his praise, lest you suspect. He is monstrous tall and brown, but' has a certain something in his face and conversation very agreeable ; he entertains the highest notions of honour, is sensible and humane, and a brave officer ; he is only seven and twenty years old, but, by a long indis- position and constant fatigue, looks vastly older, and almost worn to a 1 This gentleman, frequently and fully spoken of in the journal, is presumed to be Major Benjamin Stoddert, of IVIaryland, who was Secretary of the Navy from 1798 to 1801, under Adams and Jefferson. ^ He commanded Maryland troops in the Revolutionary army, from 1776 to 1780, and served with credit. He was Governor of Maryland from 1785 to 1788. SALL V WISTER S JO URNAL. 3 1 9 skeleton, but very lively and talkative. Capt. Furnival, — I need not say more of him than that he has, excepting one or two, the handsomest face I ever saw, a very fine person ; fine light hair, and a great deal of it, adds to the beauty of his face. Well, here comes the glory, the Major, so bashful, so famous, etc., he should come before the Captain, but never mind. I at first thought the Major cross and proud, but I was mistaken ; he is about nineteen, nephew to the Gen'l, and acts as Major of brigade to him ; he cannot be extoll'd for the graces of person, but for those of the mind he may justly be celebrated ; he is large in his person, manly, and an en- gaging countenance and address. Finley is wretched ugly, but he went away last night, so I shall not particularize him. Nothing of any moment to-day ; no acquaintance with the officers. Cols. Wood and Line, and Gould, dined with us. I was dress' d in my chintz, and looked smarter than night before. Fourth Day, Oct. 21st. I just now met the Major, very reserv'd : nothing but " Good morn- ing," or "Your servant, madam ; " but Furnival is most agreeable ; he chats every opportunity ; but luckily has a wife ! I have heard strange things of the Major. With a fortune of thirty thousand pounds, indepen- dent of any body, the Major is vastly bashful ; so much so he can hardly look at the ladies. (Excuse me, good sir ; I really thought you were not clever ; if 'tis bashfulness only, will drive that away.) Fifth day, Sixth day, and Seventh day pass' d. The General still here ; the Major still bashful. First Day Evening. Prepare to hear amazing things. The General was invited to dine, was engag'd ; but Colonel Wood, Major Stodard, and Dr. Edwards' din'd ">vith us. In the afternoon, Stodard, addressing himself to mamma, ' ' Pray ma'am, do you know Miss Nancy Bond ? " I told him of the amiable girl's death. This major had been at Philadelphia College. In the evening, I was diverting Johnny at the table, when he drew his chair to it, and began to play with the child. I ask'd him if he knew N. Bond. " No, ma'am, but I have seen her very often. ' ' One word brought on another one. We 1 Dr. Enoch Edwards, brother of Major Evan Edwards, and after the Revolution a prominent citizen and judge of the Philadelphia courts. He lived in Byberry, on a farm left him by his father, and died there in April, 1802. He served on the staff of Lord Stirling. 320 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWVNEDD. chatted a great part of the evening. He said he knew me directly as he seen me. Told me exactly where we liv'd. It rains, so adieu. Second Day, 26th October. A rainy morning, so like to prove. The officers in the house all day. Second Day Afternoon. The General and officers drank tea with us, and stay'd part of the evening. After supper I went with aunt, where sat the General, Colonel Line, and Major Stodard. So Liddy and I seated ourselves at the table in order to read a verse-book. The Major was holding a candle for the Gen- eral, who was reading a newspaper:' He look'd at us, turn'd away his eyes, look'd again, put the candlestick down, up he jumps, out of the door he went. "Well," said I to Liddy, " he will join us when he comes in." Presently he return' d, and seated himself on the table. " Pray, ladies, is there any songs in that book ? " " Yes, many." " Can't you favor me with a sight of it? " " No, Major, 'tis a borrow'd book." " Miss Sally, can't you sing?" "No." Thee may be sure I told the truth there. Liddy, saucy girl, told him I could. He beg'd, and I deny'd ; for my voice is not much better than the voice of a raven. We talk'd and laugh' d for an hour. He is clever, amiable, and poHte. He has the softest voice, never pronounces the r at all. I must tell thee, to-day arriv'd Colonel Guest' and Major Leatherberry ; the former a smart widower, the latter a lawyer, a sensible young fellow, and will never swing for want of tongue. Dr. Diggs came Second-day ; a mighty disagreeable man. We were oblig'd to ask him to tea. He must needs pop himself between the Major and me, for which I did not thank him. After I had drank tea, I jump'd from the table, and seated myself at the fire. The Major follow' d my example, drew his chair close to mine, and entertain' d me very agreeably. Oh, Debby ; I have a thousand things to tell thee. I shall give thee so droll an account of my adventures, that thee will smile. ' ' No occasion of that, Sally, ' ' methinks I hear thee say, " for thee tells me every trifle." But, child, thee is mistaken, for I have not told thee half the civil things that are said of us sweet creatures at ^ Such was " the light of other days ! " ^ This is doubtless Colonel Mordecai Gist, of Maryland, who was first a captain, under Smallwood, and then rose to the command of a regiment. He was in the fight near Mooretown, in December, when Howe made the demonstration on Washington's lines at Whitemarsh. SALLY WISTER'S JOURNAL. 32 1 ' ' General Smallwood' s Quarters. ' ' I think I might have sent the gentle- men to their chambers. I made my adieus, and home I went. Third Day, Morn. A polite " good morning " from the Major, more sociable than ever. No wonder ; a stoic cou'd not resist such affable damsels as we are. Third Day, Eve., October 27th. We had again the pleasure of the General and suite at afternoon tea. He (the General, I mean) is most agreeable ; so lively, so free, and chats so gaily, that I had quite an esteem for him. I must steel my heart ! Captain Furnival is gone to Baltimore, the residence of his belov'd vnfe. The Major and I had a little chat to ourselves this eve. No harm, I assure thee : he and I are friends. This eve came a parson belonging to the army. He is (how shall I de- scribe him ?) near seven foot high, thin, and meagre, not a single personal charm, and very few mental ones. He fell violently in love with Liddy at first sight ; the first discover' d conquest that has been made since the ar- rival of the General. Come, shall we chat about Col. Guest? He's very pretty ; a charming person ; his eyes are exceptional ; very stern ; and he so rolls them about that mine always fall under them. He bears the char- acter of a brave officer : another admirer of Liddy' s, and she of him. When will Sally's admirers appear ? Ah ! that indeed. Why, Sally has not charms sufficient to pierce the heart of a soldier. But still I won't de- spair. Who knows what mischief I yet may do ? Well, Debby, here's Doctor Edwards come again. Now we shall not want clack ; for he has a perpetual motion in his head, and if he were not so clever as he is, we should get tired. Fourth Day, October 28th. Nothing material engaged us to-day. Fifth Day, October 29th. I walked into aunt's this evening. I met the Major. Well, thee will think I am writing his history ; but not so. Pleased with the rencounter. Betsy, Stodard, and myself, seated by the fire, chatted away an hour in lively and agreeable conversation. I can't pretend to write all he said ; but he shone in every subject that was talk'd of. Nothing of consequence on the 30th. 322 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Seventh Day, October 31st. A most charming day. I walked to the door and received the saluta- tion of the morn from Stodard and other officers. As often as I go to the door, so often have I seen the Major. We chat passingly, as, "A fine day. Miss Sally." "Yes, very fine. Major." Seventh Day, Night. Another very charming conversation with the young Marylander. He seems possessed of very amiable manners ; sensible and agreeable. He has by his unexceptional deportment engaged my esteem. First Day, Morn. Liddy, Betsy, and a T — y prisoner of state went to the mill. We made very free with some Continental flour. We powder' d mighty white, to be sure. Home we came. Col. Wood was standing at a window with a young officer. He gave him a push forward, as much as to say, " Observe what fine girls we have here." For all I do not mention Wood as often as he deserves, it is not because we are not sociable : we are very much so, and he is often at our house. Liddy and I had a kind of adventure with him this morn. We were in his chamber, chatting about our little affairs, and no idea of being interrupted : we were standing up, each an arm on a chest of drawers ; the door bang'd open ! — Col. Wood was in the room ; we started, the colour flew into our faces and crimson' d us over ; the tears flew into my eyes. It was very silly ; but his coming was so abrupt. He was between us and the door. " Ladies, do not be scar'd, I only want some- thing from my portmanteau ; I beg you not to be disturbed." We ran by him, like two partridges, into mamma's room, threw ourselves into chairs, and reproach' d each other for being so foolish as to blush and look so silly. I was very much vex'd at myself, so was Liddy. The Colonel laugh' d at us, and it blew over. The army had orders to march to-day ; the regulars accordingly did.' General Smallwood had the command of militia at that time, and they being in the rear, were not to leave their encampment until Second day. Observe how militaryish I talk. No wonder, when I am surrounded by people of that order. The General, Colonels Wood, Guest, Crawford, and Line, Majors Stodard and Leatherbeny, din' d with us to-day. After dinner, Liddy, Betsy, and thy smart journalizer, put on their bonnets to take a walk. We left the house. I naturally look'd back ; when, behold, the ' This was the movement to Whitemarsh. SALLY WISTER'S JOURNAL. 323 two majors seem'd debating whether to follow us or not. Liddy said, "We shall have their attendance ; " but I did not think so. They open'd the gate, and came fast after us. They overtook us about ten poles from home, and beg'd leave to attend us. No fear of a refusal. They inquir'd when we were going to neighbor Roberts's.' "We will introduce you to his daughters; you us to General Stevens." The affair was concluded, and we shortened the way with lively conversation. Our intention of going to Roberts's was frustrated ; the rain that had fallen lately had raised the Wissahickon too high to attempt crossing it on foot. We alter' d the plan of our ramble, left the road, and walk'd near two miles thro' the woods. Mr. Leatherberry, observing my locket, repeated the lines : " On her white breast a sparkUng cross she wore, That Jews might kiss, and infidels adore." 1 repli'd my trinket bore no resemblance to a cross. " 'Tis something better, madam." 'Tis nonsense to repeat all that was said ; my memory is not so obliging ; but it is sufficient that nothing happen' d during our little excursion but what was very agreeable and entirely consistent with the strictest rules of politeness and decorum. I was vex'd a little at tearing my muslin petticoat. I had on my white dress, quite as nice as a First-day in town. We returned home safe. Smallwood, Wood, and Stodard drank tea with us, and spent the greater part of the evening. I declare this gentle- man is very, very entertaining, so good natur'd, so good humor' d, — yes, so sensible; I wonder he is not married. Are there no ladies form'd to his taste? Some people, my dear, think that there's no difference between good nature and good humour ; but, according to my opinion, they differ widely. Good nature consists in a naturally amiable and even disposition, free from all peevishness and fretting. It is accompanied by a natural grace- fulness, — a manner of saying every thing agreeably ; in short, it steals the senses, and captivates the heart. Good humour is a very agreeable com- panion for an afternoon ; but give me good nature for Hfe. Adieu. Second Day, Morn., November ist.'' To-day the militia marches, and the General and officers leave us. Heigh ho ! 1 am very sorry ; for when you have been with agreeable peo- ' John Roberts's, in Whitpain, a short distance away. 2 Second day, — Monday, — was November 3d. The dates here are two days wrong, and as the reader may perceive for himself, are inconsistent with those heretofore given, which were one day wrong. 324 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. pie, 'tis impossible not to feel regret when they bid you adieu, perhaps for ever. When they leave us we shall be immur'd in solitude. The Major looks dull. Second Day, Noon. About two o'clock the General and Major came to bid us adieu. With daddy and mammy they shook hands very friendly ; to us they bow'd politely. Our hearts were full. I thought the Major was affected. "Good- bye, Miss Sally," spoken very low. We stood at the door to take a last look, all of us very sober. The Major turn'd his horse's head, and rode back, dismounted. "I have forgot my pistols, " pass'd us, and ran up- stairs. He came swiftly back to us, as if wishing, through inclination, to stay; by duty compell'd to go. He remounted his horse. "Farewell, ladies, till I see you again," and canter'd away. We look'd at him till the turn in the road hid him from our sight. "Amiable major," " Clever fellow," " Good young man," was echoed from one to the other. I wonder if we shall ever see him again. He has our wishes for his safety. Well, here's Uncle Miles.' Heartily glad of that am I. His family are well, and at Reading. Second Day, Even. Jesse, who went with the General, return' d. We had a compliment from the General and Major. They are very well disposed of at Evan Meredith's, six miles from here. I wrote to P. F.,' by Uncle Miles, who waited on General Washington next morn. Third Day, Morn- It seems strange not to see our house as it used to be. We are very still. No rattling of waggons, glittering of musquets. The beating of the distant drum is all we hear. Colonels Wood, Line, Guest, and Major Leatherberry are still here ; the two last leave to-day. Wood and Line will soon bid us adieu. Amiable Wood ; he is esteem'd by all that know him ! Everybody has a good word for him. Here I skip a week or two, nothing of consequence occurring. (Wood and Line are gone.) Some time since arriv'dtwo officers. Lieutenants Lee and Waning, Virginians. I had only the salutations of the morn from 1 Colonel Samuel Miles, of the Pennsylvania troops in the Revolutionary army. His wife was Catharine Wister, sister of Miss Sally's father. 2 Polly Fishboum, a young lady representative of a well-known Philadelphia family, and an intimate friend of Miss Sally. She was at Whitemarsh. SALLY WISTERS JOURNAL. 325 them. Lee is not remarkable one way or the other ; Warring an insignifi- cant piece enough. Lee sings prettily, and talks a great deal ; how good turkey hash and fried hominy is (a pretty discourse to entertain the ladies), extols Virginia, and execrates Maryland, which, by-the-by, I provok'dthem to ; for though I admire both Virginia and Maryland, I laugh' d at the former, and prais'd the latter. Ridiculed their manner of speaking. I took a great delight in teasing them. I believe I did it sometimes ill- natur'dly ; but I don't care. They were not, I am certain almost, first-rate gentlemen. (How different from our other officers.) But they are gone to Virginia, where they may sing, dance, and eat fry'd hominy and turkey hash all day long, if they choose. Nothing scarcely lowers a man, in my opinion, more than talking of eating, what they love, and what they hate. Lee and Warring were proficients in this science. Enough of them 1 December 5th, Sixth Day.' Oh, gracious ! Debby, I am all alive with fear. The English have come out to attack (as we imagine) our army, three miles this side.' What will become of us, only six miles distant ? We are in hourly expectation of an engagement. I fear we shall be in the midst of it. Heaven defend us from so dreadful a sight. The battle of Germantown, and the horrors of that day, are recent in my mind. It will be sufficiently dreadful, if we are only in hearing of the firing, to think how many of our fellow creatures are plung'd into the boundless ocean of eternity, few of them prepar'dto meet their fate. But they are summon'd before an all-merciful judge, from whom they have a great deal to hope. Seventh Day, December 6th. No firing this morn. I hope for one more quiet day. Seventh Day, Noon, 4 o'clock. I was much alarm' d just now, sitting in the parlour, indulging melan- choly reflections, when somebody burst open the door. "Sally, here's Major Stodard ! " I jumped. Our conjectures were various concerning his coming. The poor fellow, from great fatigue and want of rest, together with being expos' d to the night air, had caught cold, which brought on a fever. He cou'd scarcely walk, and I went into aunt's to see him. I was ' The dates are now accurate ; December sth fell on Sixth-day, — Friday. 2 This was Howe's famous demonstration against Washington's position at White- marsh, which was fully expected to be a general battle. The British left the city on the afternoon of December 4th. 326 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. surpris'd. Instead of the lively, alert, blooming Stodard, who was on his feet the instant we enter' d, he look'd pale, thin, and dejected, too weak to rise, and " How are you. Miss Sally ?" How does thee do. Major ? " I seated myself near him, inquir'd the cause of his indisposition, ask'd for the General, receiv'd his compliments. Not willing to fatigue him with too much chat, I bid him adieu. To-night Aunt H F , Sen'r,' admin- ister' d something. Jesse assisted him to his chamber. He had not lain down five minutes before he was fast asleep. Adieu. I hope we shall enjoy a good night's rest. First Day, Morn., December 7th. I trip' d into aunt's. There sat the Major, rather more like himself. How natural it was to see him. "Good morning, Miss Sally." "Good morrow, Major, how does thee do to-day ? " "I feel quite recover' d, Sally." " Well, I fancy this indisposition has sav'd thy head this time." Major : " No, ma'am ; for if I hear a firing,'' I shall soon be with them." That was heroic. About eleven I dress'd myself, silk and cotton gown. It is made without an apron. I feel quite awkwardish, and prefer the girlish dress. First Day, Afternoon. A Mr. Seaton and Stodard drank tea with us. He and I had a little private chat after tea. In the even, Seaton went into aunt's ; mamma went to see Prissa, who is poorly ; papa withdrew to talk with some strangers. Liddy just then came in, so we engag'd in an agreeable conversation. I beg'd him to come and give us a circumstantial account of the battle, if there should be one. " I certainly will, ma'am, if I am favor'd with my life. ' ' Liddy, unluckily, took it into her head to blunder out something about a person being in the kitchen who had come from the army. Stod- ard, ever anxious to hear, jump'd up. " Good night to you, ladies," was the word, and he disappeared, but not forever. " Liddy, thee hussy ; what business had thee to mention a word of the army ? Thee sees it sent him off. Thy evil genius prevail' d, and we all feel the effects of it." " Lord bless me, ' ' said Liddy, ' ' I had not a thought of his going, or for ten thou- sand worlds I would not have spoke." But we cannot recall the past. ' Hannah Foulke, widow of William. Though no firing seems to have been heard, it was on this day that two severe skirmishes occurred between the armies, — one on Edge Hill, near Mooretown, and the other in Cheltenham, probably near Shoemakertown. There were a number killed, and many wounded. SALLY WISTER'S JOURNAL. 327 Well, we laugh' d and chatted at a noisy rate, till a summons for Liddy parted us. I sat negligently on my chair, and thought brought thought, and I got so low spirited that I cou'd hardly speak. The dread of an engagement, the dreadful situation (if a battle should ensue) we should be in, join'd to my anxiety for P. F.' and family, who would be in the midst of the scene, was the occasion. And yet I did not feel half so frighten' d as I expected to be. 'Tis amazing how we get reconciled to such things. Six months ago the bare idea of being within ten, ayes twenty miles, of a battle, wou'd almost have distracted me. And now, tho' two such large armies are within six miles of us, we can converse calmly of it. It verifies the old proverb, " Use is second nature." I forgot one little piece of intelligence, in which the girls say I discov- er' d a particular partiality for our Marylanders, but I disclaim anything of the kind. These saucy creatures are forever finding out wonders, and for- ever metamorphosing mole-hills into mountains. ' ' Friendship I offer, pure and free ; And who, with such a friend as me, Could ask or wish for more ? ' ' " If they charg'd thee with vanity, Sally, it wou'd not be very un- just." Debby Norris ! be quiet ; no reflections, or I have done. "But the piece of intelUgence, Sally ! " [It] is just coming, Debby. In the afternoon we heard platoon firing. Everybody was at the door ; I in the horrors. The armies, as wejudg'd, wereengag'd. Very compos' dly says the Major to our servant, " Will you be kind enough to saddle my horse ? I shall go ! " Accordingly the horse was taken from the quiet, hos- pitable barn to plunge into the thickest ranks of war. Cruel change ! Sea- ton insisted to the Major that the armies were still ; " nothing but skirmish- ing with the flanking parties ; do not go." We happen' d (we girls I mean) to be standing in the kitchen, the Major passing thro' in a hurry, and I, forsooth, discover'd a strong partiality. by saying, " Oh ! Major, thee is not going ! " He turn' d round, "Yes, I am. Miss Sally," bow'd, and went into the road ; we all pitied him ; the firing rather decreas'd ; and after persua- sions innumerable from my father and Seaton, and the firing over, he re- luctantly agreed to stay. Ill as he was, he would have gone. It show'd his bravery, of which we all believe him possess' d of a large share. 1 Polly Fishbourn. 328 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Second Day, December 8th. Rejoice with us, my dear. The British have return'd to the city.' Charming this. May we ever be thankful to the Almighty Disposer of events for his care and protection of us while surrounded with dangers. Major went to the army. Nothing for him to do ; so returned. Third or Fourth day, 1 forget which, he was very ill ; kept his chamber most of the day. In the evening I saw him. I pity him mightily, but pity is a poor remedy. Fifth Day, December i ith. Our army mov'd, as we thought, to go into winter quarters,' but we hear there is a party of the enemy gone over Schuylkill ; so our army went to look at them.' I observ'd to Stodard, " So you are going to leave us to the Enghsh." "Yes, ha ! ha ! ha ! leave you for the EngUsh." He has a certain indifference about him, that, to strangers, is not very pleasing. He sometimes is silent for minutes. One of these silent fits was interrupted the other day by his clasping his hands and exclaiming aloud, " Oh, my God, I wish this war was at an end ! " Noon. The Major gone to camp. I don't think we shall see him again. Well, strange creature that I am ; here have I been going on without giving thee an account of two officers, — one who will be a principal character ; their names are Capt. Lipscomb and a Mr. Tilly ; the former a tall, genteel man, very delicate from indisposition, and has a softness in his countenance that is very pleasing, and has the finest head of hair that I ever saw ; 'tis a light shining auburn. The fashion of his hair was this — negligently ty'd and waving down his back. Well may it be said, — ^ They reached Philadelphia on the evening of this day, plundering the farms between Edge Hill and the city, as they marched in. 3 Early in the morning of this day, nth December, the camp at Whitemarsh was broken up, and the Americans marched (doubtless up the Skippack road to Broadaxe, and thence westward) to the ferry at Matson's Ford — now Conshohocken. The weather was cold, no snow had fallen, the roads were frozen, and those of the men who were barefoot left such crimson marks on the ground, that afterward Washington made the statement which has passed into history : " You might have tracked the army from Whitemarsh to Valley Forge by the blood of their feet." ' This was a force under Cornwallis, 3,000 strong, that had gone out to collect food and forage in]^the Merions, and which, as unexpectedly to themselves as to the Ameri- cans, encountered Sullivan, at the head of the latter column, at the ford. There was no battle, however. SALLY WISTER'S JOURNAL. 329 " Loose flow'd the soft redundance of his hair." He has not hitherto shown himself a lady's man, the' he is perfectly polite. Now let me attempt a character of Tilly. He seems a wild, noisy mortal, tho' I am not much acquainted with him. He appears bashful when with girls. We dissipated the Major's bashfulness ; but 1 doubt we have not so good a subject now. He is above the common size, rather genteel, an extreme pretty, ruddy face, hair brown, and a sufficiency of it, a very great laugher, and talks so excessively fast that he oftens begins a sentence without finishing the last, which confuses him very much, and then he blushes and laughs ; and in short, he keeps me in perpetual good humour ; but the creature has not address' d one civil thing to me since he came. But I have not done with his accomplishments yet, for he is a mu- sician, — ^that is, he plays on the German flute, and has it here. Fifth Day, Night. The family retir'd ; take the adventures of the afternoon as they oc- cur' d. Seaton and Captain Lipscomb drank tea with us. While we sat at tea, the parlour door was open'd ; in came Tilly ; his appearance was ele- gant ; he had been riding ; the wind had given the most beautiful glow to his cheeks, and blow'd his hair carelessly round his cheeks. Oh, my heart, thought I, be secure ! The caution was needless, I found it without a wish to stray. When the tea equipage was remov'd, the conversation turned on poli- ticks, a subject I avoid. I gave Betsy a hint. I rose, she followed, and we went to seek Lyddy. We chatted a few moments at the door. The moon shone with uncommon splendour. Our spirits were high. 1 pro- posed a walk ; the girls agreed. When we reach' d the poplar tree, we stopp'd. Our ears were assail'd by a number of voices. "A party of light horse," said one. " The English, perhaps ; let's run home." " No, no," said I, " be heroines. " At last two or three men on horseback came in sight. We walked on. The well-known voice of the Major saluted our hearing with, " How do you do, ladies." Weturn'd ourselves about with one accord. He, not relishing the idea of sleeping on the banks of the Schuylkill, had return' d to the mill. We chatted along the road till we reach' d our hospitable mansion. Stodard dismounted, and went into Jesse's parlour. I sat there a half hour. He is very amiable. Lipscomb, 33° HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Seaton, Tilly, and my father, hearing of his return, and impatient for the news, came in at one door, while I made my exit at the other. I am vex'd at Tilly, who has his flute, and does nothing but play the fool. He begins a tune, plays a note or so, then stops. Well, after a while, he begins again ; stops again. " Will that do, Seaton ? Hah ! hah ! hah ! " He has given us but two regular tunes since he arriv'd. I am passionately fond of music. How boyish he behaves. Sixth Day, December 12th, 1777. I ran into aunt's this morning to chat with the girls. Major Stodard join'd us in a few minutes. I verily believe the man is fond of the ladies, and, what to me is astonishing, he has not display' d the smallest degree of pride. Whether he is artful enough to conceal it under the veil of hu- mility, or whether he has none, is a question ; but I am inclined to think it the latter. I really am of opinion that there are few of the young fellows of the modern age exempt from vanity, more especially those who are bless' d with exterior graces. If they have a fine pair of eyes, they are forever rolling them about ; a fine set of teeth, mind, they are great laugh- ers ; a genteel person, forever changing their attitudes to show them to advantage. Oh, vanity, vanity ; how boundless is thy sway ! But to resume this interview with Major Stodard. We were very witty and sprightly. I was darning an apron, upon which he was pleas' d to compliment me. ' ' Well, Miss Sally, what would you do if the British were to come here ? " " Do, ' ' exclaimed I ; "be frighten' d just to death. ' ' He laugh' d, and said he would escape their rage by getting behind the representation of a British grenadier that you have upstairs. ' ' Of all things, I should like to frighten Tilly with it. Pray, ladies, let's fix it in his cham- ber to-night. " "If thee will take all the blame, we will assist thee. " " That I will," he replied, and this was the plan. We had brought some weeks ago a British grenadier from Uncle Miles' s on purpose to divert us. It is remarkably well executed, six feet high, and makes a martial appearance.' This we agreed to stand at the door that opens into the road (the house has four rooms on a floor, with a wide entry running through), with another figure, that would add to the deceit. One of our servants was to stand behind them , others were to serve as occasion offer' d. After half an ' This figure is still preserved, and stands (1884) in the hall of Mr. Charles J. Wister's residence at Germantown. SALL y WISTER' S JO URNAL. 3 3 I hour's converse, in which we raised our expectations to the highest pitch, we parted. If our scheme answers, I shall communicate it in the eve. Till then, adieu. Sixth Day, Night. Never did I more sincerely wish to possess a descriptive genius than I do now. All that I can write will fall infinitely short of the truly diverting scene that I have been witness of to-night. But, as I mean to attempt an account, I had as well shorten the preface, and begin the story. In the beginning of the evening I went to Liddy and beg'd her to se- cure the swords and pistols which were in their parlour. The Marylander, hearing our voices, joined us. I told him of our proposal. Whether he thought it a good one or not I can't say, but he approv'd of it, and Liddy went in and brought her apron full of swords and pistols. When this was done, Stodard join'd the officers. We girls went and stood at the first land- ing of the stairs. The gentlemen were very merry, and chatting on public affairs, when Seaton's negro (observe that Seaton, being indisposed, was appriz'dof the scheme) open' d the door, candle in hand, and said, " There's somebody at the door that wishes to see you." " Who ? All of us ? " said Tilly. "Yes, sir," said the boy. They all rose (the Major, as he said afterwards, almost dying with laughter), and walked into the entry, Tilly first, in full expection of nevi's. The first object that struck his view was a British soldier. In a moment his ears were saluted, " Is there any rebel officers here ? " in a thundering voice. Not waiting for a second word, he darted like lightning out of the front door, through the yard, bolted o'er the fence. Swamps, fences, thorn -hedges,* and plough'd fields no way im- peded his retreat. He was soon out of hearing. The woods echoed with, ' ' Which way did he go ? Stop him ! Surround the house ! ' ' The amiable Lipscomb had his hand on the latch of the door, intending to make his es- cape ; Stodard, considering his indisposition, acquainted him with the deceit. We females ran down stairs to join in the general laugh. I walked into Jesse's parlour. There sat poor Stodard (whose sore lips must have re- ceiv'd no advantage from this), almost convuls'd with laughing, rolling in an arm-chair. He said nothing ; I beUeve he could not have spoke. " Major Stodard," said I, " go to call Tilly back. He will lose himself,^ indeed he will ; " every word interrupted with a " Ha ! ha ! " At last he 1 This fixes the fact that the thorn-hedges which for many years divided a number of field and farms, about Penllyn, had been planted before the Revolution. 332 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. rose, and went to the door ; and what a loud voice could avail in bringing him back, he tried. Figure to thyself this Tilly, of a snowy evening, no hat, shoes down at the heel, hair unty'd, flying across meadows, creeks, and mud-holes. Flying from what ? Why, a bit of painted wood. But he was ignorant of what it was. The idea of being made a prisoner wholly en- grossed his mind, and his last resource was to run. After a while, we being in more composure, and our bursts of laughter less frequent, yet by no means subsided, — in full assembly of girls and officers, — Tilly enter'd. The greatest part of my risibility turn'd to pity. Inexpressible confusion had taken entire possession of his countenance, his fine hair hanging dishevell'd down his shoulders, all splashed with mud ; yet his bright confusion and race had not divested him of his beauty. He smil'd as he trip'd up the steps ; but 'twas vexation plac'd it on his features. Joy at that moment was banished from his heart. He briskly walked five or six steps, then stop'd, and took a general survey of us all. " Where have you been, Mr. Tilly ?" ask'd one officer. (We girls were silent.) " I really imagin'd," said Major Stodard, " that you were gone for your pis- tols. 1 follow' d you to prevent danger," — an excessive laugh at each ques- tion, which it was impossible to restrain. " Pray, where were your pistols, Tilly ?" He broke his silence by the following expression : " You may all go to the D 1." I never heard him utter an indecent expression before. At last his good nature gain'd a complete ascendance over his anger, and he join'd heartily in the laugh. I will do him the justice to say that he bore it charmingly. No cowardly threats, no vengeance denounced. Stodard caught hold of his coat. ' ' Come, look at what you ran away from," and drag'd him to the door. He gave it a look, said it was very natural, and, by the singularity of his expressions, gave fresh cause for diversion. We all retir'd to our different parlours, for the rest of our faces, if 1 may say so. Well, certainly, these military folks >vill laugh all night. Such scream- ing 1 never did hear. Adieu to-night. December 13th. I am fearful they will yet carry the joke too far. Tilly certainly pos- sesses an uncommon share of good nature, or he could not tolerate these frequent teazings. Ah, Deborah, the Major is going to leave us entirely — just going. I will see him first. SALLY WISTER'S JOURNAL. 333 Seventh Day, Noon. He has gone. I saw him pass the bridge. The woods which you enter immediately after crossing it, hinder' d us from following him further. I seem to fancy he will return in the evening. Seventh Day, Night. Stodard not come back. We shall not, I fancy, see him again for months, perhaps for years, unless he should visit Philadelphia. We shall miss his agreeable company. But what shall we make of Tilly ? No civil things yet from him. Adieu to-night, my dear. December 14th. The officers yet here. No talk of their departure. They are very lively. Tilly's retreat the occasion ; the principal one, at least. First Day, Night. Captain Lipscomb, Seaton, and Tilly, with cousin H. M.,' dined with us to-day. Such an everlasting bore as Tilly I never knew. He caused us a good deal of diversion while we sat at table. He said not a syllable to one of us young ladies since Sixth-day eve. He tells Lipscomb that the Major had the assistance of the ladies in the execution of the scheme. He tells a truth. About four o'clock I was standing at the door, leaning my head on my hand, when a genteel officer rode up to the gate and dismounted. "Your servant, ma'am," and gave me the compliment of his hat. Went into aunt's. I went into our parlour. Soon Seaton was call'd. Many minutes had not elapsed before he enter' d with the young fellow whom I had just seen. He introduced him by the name of Captain Smallwood. We seated ourselves. I then had an opportunity of seeing him. He is a brother to General Smallwood. A very genteel, pretty little fellow, very modest, and seems agreeable, but no personal resemblance between him and the Major. After tea, turning to Tilly, he said, "So, sir, I have heard you had like to have been taken prisoner last Friday night. " "Pray, sir, who informed you ? " "Major Stodard was my author." " I fancy he made a fine tale of it. How far did he say I ran ? " " Two miles ; and that you fell into the mill-pond ! " He rais'd his eyes and hands, and exclaimed, "What a confounded falsehood." The whole affair was again reviv'd. OurTillian here gave a mighty droll account of his "retreat," as they call it. He 1 Cousin Hannah Miles, daughter of Colonel Miles. 334 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. told us that, after he had got behind our kitchen, he stop'd for company, as he expected the others would immediately follow. " But I heard them scream, ' Which way did he go ? Where is he ? ' 'Aye, ' said I, to myself, ' he is gone where you shan't catch him,' and off I set again." " Pray," ask'd mamma, " did thee keep that lane between the meadows ?" " Oh, no, ma'am ; that was a large road, and I might happen to meet some of them. When I got to your thorn hedge, I again stop'd. As it was a cold night, I thought I would pull up my shoe-heels, and tie my handkerchief round my head. I began to have a suspicion of a trick, and, hearing the .Major hollow, I came back." I think I did not laugh more at the very time than to-night at the rehearsal of it. He is so good-natured, and takes all their jokes with so good a grace, that I am quite charm' d with him. He laughingly denounces vengeance against Stodard. He \vill be even with him. He is in the Major's debt, but he will pay him, etc. December 15th. Smallwood has taken up his quarters with us. Nothing worth relating occur' d to-day. 3d, 4th, and 5th day. We chatted a little with the officers. Smallwood not so chatty as his brother or nephew. Lipscomb is very agreeable ; a delightful musical voice. Sixth Day, Noon, December 19th. The officers, after the politest adieus, have left us. Smallwood and Tilly are going to Maryland,' where they Hve ; Seaton to Virginia; and Lipscomb to camp, to join his regiment. I feel sorry at this departure, yet 'tis a different kind from what I felt some time since.. We had not con- tracted so great an intimacy with those last. Seventh Day, December 20th. General Washington's army have gone into winter quarters at the Valley Forge.'' We shall not see many of the military now. We shall be very intimate with solitude. I am afraid stupidity will be a frequent guest. After so much company, I can't relish the idea of sequestration. ' General Smallwood's brigade went to Wilmington, where theypassed the winter. ^ The army had been at Gulf Creek (near Conshohocken, but west of the Schuyl- kill), for a few days, but left there on the 19th, and marched to Valley Creek, to begin the winter encampment. SALLY WISTER'S JOURNAL. 335 First Day, Night. A dull round of the same thing over again. I shall hang up my pen until something offers worth relating. February 3d and 4th. I thought I never should have anything to say again. Nothing hap- ■ pen' d all January that was uncommon. Capt. Lipscomb and Mas' stay' d one night at Jesse's, and sup' d with us. Howelegant the former was dres'd. And indeed I have forgot to keep an exact account of the day of the month in which I went down to G. E.'s, with P. F. ; ' but it was the 23d or 24th of January. After enjoying a week of her agreeable company at the mill, I returned' with her to Whitemarsh. We went on horseback, — the roads bad. We however surmounted this difficulty, and arrived there safe. Second Day, Eve. G. E. brought us a charming collection of books, — " Joe Andrews," " Juliet Grenville," and some Lady s Magazines. P. F. sent us " Carohne Melmoth."* Fourth Day, 26th. I thought our scheme of going to Fr'd F.'s was entirely frustrated, as S. E. was much indispos'd. About twelve she got better. We made some alteration in our dress, step'd into the carriage, and rode off. Spent a most delightful day. As we approach'd the house, on our return, we perceiv'd several strangers in the parlour. Polly's face and mine brighten' d up at the discovery. We alighted. Polly swung open the door, and introduc'd us to Major Jameson and Captain Howard, both of the dragoons, the former from Virginia, the latter a Marylander. We all seem'd in penseroso style till after supper. We then began to be rather more sociable. About ten they bid us adieu. I dare say thee is impatient to know my sentiments of the swains. Howard has very few external charms ; indeed, I cannot ' So in copy. Not intelligible. ^ To George Emlen's (at Whitemarsh, close by the present station of Sandy Run), with Polly Fishbourn. 3 The language here, not entirely clear, means that Polly Fishbourn had been " at the mill," — at Penllyn, — when Miss Sally " went down " with her to Whitemarsh. * We get some clue, here, as to the attractive literature of the times. "Joseph Andrews " was Fielding's famous novel, published in 1742. The Lady's Magazine was a London monthly, whose issue was begun October, 1759, "by John Wilkie, book- seller, Fleet Street. ' ' 336 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. name one. As to his internal ones, I am not a judge. Jameson is tall and manly, a comely face, dark eyes and hair. Seems to be much of a gentle- man. No ways deficient in point of sense, or, at least, in the course of the evening, I discover' d none. Fifth and Sixth day, and Seventh day, pass'd away very agreeably. No strangers. First Day, Eve. This day my charming friend and myself ascended the barren hills of Whitemarsh, from the tops of which we had an extensive prospect of the country round. The traces of the army which encamp' d on these hills are very visible. Rugged huts, imitations of chimneys, and many other ruin- ous objects, which plainly show'd they had been there. D. J. S. dined with us. Second Day. Very cold and windy. I wonder I am not sent for. Read and work'd by turns. Third Day. A raw, snowy day. 1 am sent for, nevertheless. Adieu. [North Wales, at my habitation at the mill,] March ist, 1778, Third Day, Eve. Such a ride as I have had, O dear Debby. About 2 o'clock the sleigh came for me. Snowing excessively fast, though not sufficiently deep to make it tolerable sleighing ; but go I must. I bid adieu to my agreeable friends, and with a heavy heart and flowing eyes, I seated myself in the unsociable vehicle. There might as well have been no snow on the ground. I was jolted just to pieces. But, notwithstanding these vexations, I got safe to my home, when I had the great pleasure of finding my dear parents, sisters, and brothers well, a blessing which I hope ever to remem- ber with thankfulness. Well, will our nunnery be more bearable now than before I left it ? No beaus since I left here, so I have the advantage of the girls. They are wild to see Major Jameson. May nth, 1778. The scarcity of paper, which is very great in this part of the country, and the three last months not producing anything material, have prevented me from keeping a regular account of things ; but to-day the scene begins to SALLY WIST^kS JOURNAL. 1%J brighten, and I will continue my nonsense. In the afternoon, we were just seated at tea, — Dr. Moore' with us. Nelly (our girl) brought us the won- derful intelligence that there were light horse in the road. The tea-table was almost deserted. About fifteen light horse were the vanguard of i6 hundred men under the command of General Maxwell. I imagin'd that they would pass immediately by, but was agreeably disappointed. My father came in with the General, Colonel Brodhead, Major Ogden, and Captain Jones. The General is a Scotsman, — nothing prepossessing in his appearance ; the Colonel, very martial and fierce ; Ogden, a genteel young fellow, with an aquiline nose. Captain Cadwallader Jones — ^if I was not invincible, I must have fallen a victim to this man's elegancies (but, thank my good fortune, I am not made of susceptibilities), — tall, elegant, and handsome, — white fac'd with blue regimentals, and a mighty airish cap and white crest ; his behaviour is refin'd, — a Virginian. They sat a few minutes after tea, then bid us adieu. This brigade is encamp' d about three miles from us. First Day, Evening. This afternoon has been productive of adventures in the true sense of the word. Jenny R., Betsy, Liddy, and I, very genteelly dress'd, deter- mined to take a stroll. Neighbor Morgan's was proposed. Away we rambled, heedless girls. Pass'd two picket guards. Meeting with no interruptions encouraged us. After paying our visit, we walked towards home, when, to my utter astonishment, the sentry desir'd us to stop ; that he had orders not to suffer any persons to pass but those who had leave from the officer, who was at the guard house, surrounded by a number of men. To go to him would be inconsistent with propriety ; to stay there, and night advancing, was not clever. I was much terrified. I tried to persuade the soldier to let us pass. "No; he dared not. " Betsy attempted to go. He presented his gun with the bayonet fix'd. This was an addi- tional fright. Back we turn'd ; and, very fortunately, the officer (Captain Emeson), seeing our distress, came to us. I ask'd him if he had any objection to passing the sentry. " None at all, ma'am." He waited upon us, and reprimanded the man, and we, without any farther difficulty, came home. ' Dr, Charles Moore, of Montgomery, no doubt, 338 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Third Day, June 2d. 1 was standing at the back window. An officer and private of dra- goons rode by. I tore to the door to have a better view of them. They stopped. The officer rode up, and ask'd for Jesse, who was call'd. Afternoon, 4 o'clock. Oh, Deborah ; what capital adventures. Jesse came. The idea of having light horse quarter' d at the farm was disagreeable ; the meadows just fit to mow, and we had heard what destruction had awaited their foot- steps. This was the dialogue between Jesse and the officer : " Pray, sir, can I have quarters for a few horsemen ? " " How many ? " " Five and twenty, sir. I do not mean to turn them into your meadows. If you have any place you can spare, anything will do." And he dismounted, and walk'd into aunt's parlor. I, determined to find out his character, follow' d. ' ' I have, ' ' replied Jesse, ' ' a tolerable field, that may perhaps suit. " " That will do, sir. But if you have any objection to putting them in a field, my men shall cut the grass, and bring it in the road. I am under the necessity of quartering them here, but I was order' d. I am only an inferior officer." Some elegant corporal, thought I, and went to the dooi-. He soon join'd me, speaking to his man, " Ride off, and tell Mr. Watts we rendezvous here." He inquir'd the name of the farmer, and went into aunt's ; I into the back room. The troop rode up. " New scenes," said I, and moved up- stairs, where I saw them perform their different manoeuvres. This Mr. Watts is remarkably tall, and a good countenance. I adjourn'd to the parlour. The first officer march' d up and down the entry. Prissa came in. " Good, now, Prissa. What's the name of this man ?" " Dyer, I believe." Captain Dyer. Oh, the name ! • ' What does he say ? " " Why, that he will kiss me when he has din'd." " Singular," I observ'd, " onso short an ac- quaintance. " " But, ' ' resum' d Prissa, ' ' he came and fix' d his arm on the chair I sat in : ' Pray, ma'am, is there not a family from town with you ?' 'Yes.' ' What's their name ?' ' Wister.' ' There's two fine girls there. I will go chat with them. Pray, did they leave their effects in Philadelphia ? ' ' Yes, everything, almost. ' ' They shall have them again, that they shall. ' ' ' There ended the conversation. But this ugly name teas' d me. " Oh, Sally, he is a Virginian ; that's in his favour greatly." "I'm not sure that's his name, but I understood so." Prissa left us. I step'd into aunt's for Johnny and desir'd him to come home. Up started the Captain : " Pray, let me SALLY WISTERS JOURNAL. 339 introduce you, ma'am." " I am perfectly acquainted with him," said I, and turned to the door. ' ' Tell your sister I believe she is not fond of strangers." I smil'd, and returned to our parlour. Third Day Night, nine o'clock, aye, ten, I fancy. Take a circumstantial account of this afternoon, and the person of this extraordinary man. His exterior first. His name is not Dyer, but Alex- ander Spotswood Dandridge, which certainly gives a genteel idea of the man. I will be particular. His person is more elegantly form'd than any I ever saw ; tall and commanding. His forehead is very white, though the lower part of his face is much sunburn' d ; his features are extremely pleas- ing ; an even, white set of teeth, dark hair and eyes. I can't better describe him than by saying he is the handsomest man I ever beheld. Betsy and Liddy coincide in this opinion. After I had sat a while at home, in came Dandridge. He enter' d into chat immediately. Ask'd if we knew Tacy Vanderen. Said he courted her, and that they were to be married soon. Observ'd my sampler, which was in full view. Wish'd I would teach the Virginians some of my needle wisdom ; they were the laziest girls in the world. Told his name. Laugh'd and talk'd incessantly. At last, " May I " (to mamma) "introduce my brother officer?" We assented; so he call'd him. "Mr. Watts, Mrs. Wister, young Miss Wister. Mr. Watts, ladies, is one of our Virginia chil- dren." He sat down. Tea was order' d. Dandridge never drank tea ; Watts had done ; so we sat to the table alone. " Let's walk in the gar- den," said the Captain ; so we call'd Liddy, and went (not Watts). We sat down in a sort of a summer-house. " Miss Sally, are you a Quaker ? ' ' " Yes." " Now, are you a Quaker ? " " Yes, I am." " Then you are a Tory." " I am not, indeed," "Oh, dear," replied he, " I am a poor creature. I can hardly live." Then, flying away from that subject, "Will you marry me. Miss Sally ? " " No, really ; a gentleman after he has said he has not sufficient to maintain himself, to ask me to marry him. " " Never mind what I say, I have enough to make the pot boil. Had we been acquainted seven years, we could not have been more sociable. The moon gave a sadly pleasing Ught. We sat at the door till nine. Dandridge is sensible, and (divested of some freedoms, which might be call'd gallant in the fashionable world) he is polite and agreeable. His greatest fault is a propensity to swearing, which throws a shade over his 34° HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. accomplishments. I ask'd him why he did so. " It is a favorite vice, Miss Sally." At nine he went to his chamber. Sets off at sunrise. Fourth Day, Morn, 12 o'clock. I was awaken'd this morn with a great racket of the Captain's servant caUing him ; but the lazy fellow never rose till about half an hour past eight. This his daylight ride. I imagin'd they would be gone before now, so I dressed in a green skirt and dark short gown. Provoking. So down I came, this Captain (wild wretch) standing at the back door. He bow'd and call'd me. I only look'd, and went to breakfast. About nine I took my work and seated myself in the parlour. Not long had I sat, when in came Dandridge, — the handsomest man in existence, at least that I had ever seen. But stop here, while I just say, the night before, chatting, upon dress, he said he had no patience with those officers who, every morn, before they went on detachments, would wait to be dress'd and powder'd. " I am," said I, "excessively fond of powder, and think it very becoming." "Are you ? " he reply'd. " I am very careless, as often wearing my cap thus " (turning the back part before) " as any way." I left off where he came in. He was powder'd very white, a (pretty colored) brown coat, lapell'd with green, and white waistcoat, etc., and his — ' ' Sword beside him negligently hung. ' ' He made a truly elegant figure. " Good morning. Miss Sally. You are very well, I hope." "Very well. Pray sit down," which he did, close by me. " Oh, dear," said I, " I see thee is powder'd." "Yes, ma'am. I have dress'd myself off for you." Will I be excused, Debby, if I look upon his being powder'd in the light of a cornpliment to me ? "Yes, Sally, as thee is a country maid, and don't often meet with compliments." Saucy Debby Norris ! 'Tis impossible to write a regular account of our conversation. Be it sufficient to say that we had a multiplicity of chat. About an hour since, sister H. came to me and said Captain Dandridge was in the parlour, and had ask'd for me. I went in. He met me, caught my hands. "Oh, Miss Sally, I have a beautiful sweetheart for you." " Poh ! ridiculous! Loose my hands." "Well, but don't be so cross." " Who is he ? " " Major Clough. I have seen him. Ain't he pretty, to be sure ? I am going to headquarters. Have you any commands there ? ' ' " None at all ; but " (recollecting), " yes, I have. Pray, who is your com- SALLY WISTER'S JOURNAL. 34 1 manding officer ? " " Colonel Bland, ma'am." " Please give my compli- ments to him, and I shou'd be glad if he would send thee back with a little more manners." He reply 'd wickedly, and told me I had a little spiteful heart. But he was intolerably saucy ; said he never met with such ladies. " Not to let me kiss you. You're very ill-natur'd, Sally." And, putting on the sauciest face, ' ' Sally, if Tacy V*nd*r*n won't have me, will you ? ' ' "No, really; none of her discarded lovers." "But, provided I prefer you to her, will you consent ? " " No, I won't." " Very well, madam." And after saying he would return to-morrow, among a hundred other things, he elegantly walk'd out of the room. Soon he came back, took up a volume of Homer's Iliad, and read to us. He reads very well, and with judgment. One remark he made, that I will relate, on these lines, — " While Greece a heavy, thick retreat maintains, Wedg'd in one body, like a flight of cranes." " G — d knows our army don't do so. I wish they did." He laugh'd, and went away. Four o'clock. Afternoon. Major Clough, Captain Swan, and Mr. Moore, a lieutenant of horse, din'd with Dandridge. The latter, after dinner, came in to bid us adieu. He sat down, and was rather saucy. I look'd very grave. " Miss Betsy, you have a very ill-natured sister. Observe how cross she looks. ' ' He prayed we might part friends, and offer' d his hand. I gave him mine, which he kiss'd in a very gallant manner ; and so, with truly affectionate leave, he walked to the parlour door, " God Almighty bless you, ladies ; " bow'd, went into the road, mounted a very fine horse, and rode away ; leaving Watts and the troop here, to take care of us, as he said. " Mr. Watts, Miss Sally, is a very worthy man ; but, poor soul, he is so captivated with you, — the pain in his breast all owing to you, — he was caught by this beauty-spot," tapping my cheek. He could not have thought it was meant for an addition, as the size of it shew'd the contrary. But he is gone ; and I think, as I have escaped thus far safe, I am quite a heroine, and need not be fearful of any of the lords of the creation for the future. Six o'clock. Evening. Watts drank tea with us. A conversable man. Says that the Dan- dridges are one of the genteelest families in Virginia, — relations of General Washington's wife. He appeared very fond of the Captain, who has had a 342 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. liberal education. Very sensible and brave. I sat in the entry all last even- ing, as did Betsy. But first, let me say. Fifth-day morn we chatted on a variety of subjects ; and amongst others, he mentioned the cruelty of the Britons, which, I agreed, was very great. He said he would retaliate when- ever he had an opportunity. I strenuously opposed such a procedure, observing that it would be erring in the same way, and tho' they might de- serve it, yet it would be much nobler to treat them with lenity. Remember the hnes of Pope, — " That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me." "1 perfectly remember them. Your sentiments are noble; but we must retaliate sometimes." A horseman deliver' d this message : ' ' Let the troop lie on their arms, and be ready to march at a moment's warning." He immediately gave these orders to the sergeant. Every soldier was in motion. I was a good deal frighten'd, and ask'd Watts the reason. He fancy'd the British were in motion, tho' he had not receiv'd such intelhgence. " What will thee do if they come here ? " " Defend the house as long as I can, ma'am." I was shock' d. " Bless my heart ; what wz7/ become of us ?" " You may be very safe. The house is an e.xcellent house to defend ; only do you be still. If the British vanquish us, down on' you knees, and cry, ' Bless the king.' If we conquer them, why you know you are safe." This added to my fright. I called my dear mamma, who was much indispos'd. Dadda was gone to Lancaster. Mamma ask'd him the same questions, and he gave her the same answers. I was in a fearful taking, and said if I thought such a thing would happen, I would set.off, though nine o'clock, and walk to Uncle Foulke's. " No, don't go to-night, Miss Sally. I will take you there to-morrow. Don't be uneasy. This is nothing. I often go to bed with my boots on upon some alarms." " But thee will take off thy boots to-night?" " Yes, I will, indeed." " Is thee really in earnest about de- fending the house ? " " No, madam ; for believe me, if I hear the enemy is in motion, I will immediately depart, bag and baggage." This dispell' d my fears, and after wishing me a good night, he retir'd to his chamber. Imagine my consternation when our girl came running in, and said the lane was fiU'd with light horse. I flew to the side door. It was true. My joy was great when 1 heard Major Clough ask if this was Captain Dandridge's quarters. I answer'd in the affirmative. He rode SALLY WTSTER'S JOURNAL. 343 round to the other door. Watts, though gone to bed, was call'd. He chatted apart to the Major a while, then went off towards Skippack road, follow' d by a large party of horse and waggons. My fears were all renew' d ; and, as if we were to be in perpetual alarms, by came another party, much larger, in dark clothes. These we all thought were British. They halted. All as still as death. The officer rode up to the door. ' ' Does Mr. Foulke live here? " " Yes," said somebody. " Is there not a family from town here, — Mr. Wister's ? " I recollected the voice, and said, " Captain Stod- ard, I presume ? " " Yes, madam. Are you Mr. Wister's wife ? " "No, his daughter." " Is your papa at home ? " " No," I reply' d, but invited him in to see mamma. He agreed ; dismounted, as did many other offi- cers ; but he alone came into our parlour. Watts follow' d to bid us adieu. They sat a few minutes ; told us that two of their men had deserted, and when that was the case, they generally moved their quarters. Watts told him how I was frighten' d. He said I paid but a poor compliment to their chivalry. I only smiled. The alarm had partly deprived me of the power of speech. They sat about fifteen minutes, then rose, and after the politest adieus, departed. All the horse follow' d — about one hundred and fifty. I never saw more regularity observ'd, or so undisturb'd a silence kept up when so large a number of people were together. Not a voice was heard, except that of the officer who gave the word of command. The moon at intervals broke thro' the heavy black clouds. No noise was perceiv'd, save that which the horses made as they trotted o'er the wooden bridge across the race. Echo a while gave us back the sound. At last nothing was left but remembrance of them. The family all retir'd to their respective chambers, and enjoyed a calm repose. This Captain Stodard is from New England, and belongs to Colonel Sheldon's regiment of dragoons. He made an acquaintance with my father at Germantown, whilst our army was at that place, and had been here once before. He is clever and gentlemanly. Fifth Day, June 4th, 2 o'clock. Oh, gracious ! how warm is this day. But, warm as it is, I must make a small alteration in my dress. I do not make an elegant figure, tho' I do not expect to see a stranger to-day. 344 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Sixth Day, June 5th, Morn, ii o'clock. Last night we were a little alarm'd. I was awaken'd about 12, with somebody's opening the chamber door. I observ'd cousin Prissa talking to mamma. I asked what was the matter. "Only a party of light horse." ' 'Are they Americans ? " I quickly said. She answer' d in the affirmative, (which dispell'd my fears), and told me Major Jameson commanded, and that Captains Call and Nixon were with him. With that intelligence she left us. I resolved in my mind whether or not Jameson would renew his acquaintance ; but Morpheus buried all my ideas, and this morning I rose by, or near seven, dress' d in my light chintz, which is made gown-fashion, kenton handkerchief, and linen apron. ' ' Sufficiently smart for a country girl, Sally." Don't call me a country girl, Debby Norris. Please to observe that I pride myself on being a Philadelphian, and that a residence of lo months has not at all diminished the love I have for that place ; and as soon as one capital alteration takes place (which is very much talk'd of at present), I expect to return to it with a double pleasure. Dress' d as above, down I came, and went down to our kitchen, which is a small distance from the house. As I came back, I saw Jameson at the window. He met me in the entry, bow'd : — " How do you do. Miss Sally?" After the compliments usual on such occasions had passed, I invited him into our parlour. He followed me in. We chatted very sociably. I inquir'd for P. F.' He said he had seen her last First-day ; that she was well. Her mamma had gone to Lancaster, to visit her daughter Wharton,' who, as I suppose you have heard, has lost her husband. 1 ask'd him whether Dandridge was on this side the Delaware. He said " Yes." I wanted sadly to hear his opinion, but he said not a word. The conversation turn'd upon the British leaving Philadelphia. He firmly behev'd they were going. I sincerely wish'd it might be true, but was afraid to flatter myself. I had heard it so often that I was quite faithless, and express' d my approbation of Pope's 12th beatitude, " Blessed are they that expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed." He smil'd, and assur'd me they were going away. ' Polly Fishbourn, 2 The " mamma " was Mrs. William Fishbourn. Her daughter Elizabeth was the second wife of Thomas Wharton, jr., President of the Supreme Executive Council (acting Governor). He d, at Lancaster (the seat of the Pennsylvania government at this time), on May as, 1778. SALLY WISTER'S JOURNAL. 345 He was summon' d to breakfast. I ask'd him to stay with us. He declin'd the invitation with politeness, adding that he was in a hurry, — oblig'd to go to camp as soon as he could. He bow'd, " Your servant, ladies," and withdrew immediately. After breakfast they set off for Valley Forge, where Gen'l Washington's army still are. I am more pleas' d with Major Jameson than I was at at first. He is sen- sible and agreeable, — a manly person, and a very good countenance. We girls differ about him. Prissa and I admire him, whilst Liddy and Betsy will not allow him a spark of beauty. Aunt's family are charm' d with his behavior, — so polite, so unassuming. When he disturb' d them last night, he made a hundred apologies, — was so sorry to call them up, — 'twas real necessity oblig'd him. I can't help remarking the contrast between him and Dandridge. The former appears to be rather grave than gay, — no vain assuming airs. The latter calls for the genius of a Hogarth to char- acterize him. He is possess' d of a good understanding, a very liberal edu- cation, gay and volatile to excess. He is an Indian, a gentleman, grave and sad, in the same hour. But what signifies ? I can't give thee a true idea of him ; but he assumes at pleasure a behavior the most courtly, the most elegant of anything I ever saw. He is very entertaining company, and very vain of his personal beauties ; yet nevertheless his character is exceptional. Sixth Day, Noon and Evening. Nothing material occurr'd. Seventh Day, Night. A dull morn. In the afternoon, Liddy, Betsy, R. H., and self went to one of our neighbors to eat strawberries. Got a few. Return' d home ; drank tea. No beaus. Adieu. First Day, Evening. Heigh-ho ! Debby, there's little meaning in that exclamation, ain't there ? To me it conveys much. I have been looking what the dictionary says. It denotes uneasiness of mind. I don't know that my mind is par- ticularly uneasy just now. The occurrences of the day come now. I left my chamber between eight and nine, breakfasted, went up to dress, put on a new purple and white striped Persian, white petticoat, muslin apron, gauze cap, and hand- kerchief. Thus array' d. Miss Norris, I ask your opinion. Thy partiality for thy friend will bid thee say I made a tolerable appearance. Not so, my 346 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. dear. I was this identical Sally Wister, with all her whims and follies ; and they have gain' d so great an ascendancy over my prudence, that I fear it will be a hard matter to divest myself of them. But I will hope for a reformation. Cousin H. M. came about nine, and spent the day with us. After we had din'd, two dragoons rode up to the door ; one a waiting-man of Dan- dridge's, the faithful Jonathan. They are quarter' d a few miles from us. The junior sisters, Liddy and Betsy, join'd by me, ventur'd to send our comphments to the Captain and Watts. Prissa insists that it is vastly indelicate, and that she has done with us. Hey day ! What prudish notions are those, Priscilla ? I banish prudery. Suppose we had sent our love to him, where had been the impropriety ? for really he had a person that was love-inspiring, tho' I escap'd, and may say, lo trhtm;phe. I an- swer not for the other girls, but am apt to conclude that Cupid shot his arrows, and that maybe they had effect. A fine evening this. If wishes could avail, I would be in your garden with S. J., R. F., and thyself. Thee has no objection to some of our North Wales swains, — not the beau in- habitants, but some of the transitory ones. But cruel reverse. Instead of having my wishes accomplish' d, 1 must confine myself to the narrow limit of this farm. Liddy calls : "Sally, will thee walk?" "Yes." Perhaps a walk will give a new turn to my ideas, and present something new to my vacant im- agination. Second Day, Third Day, Fourth Day. No new occurrences to relate. Almost adventureless, except General Lacy's riding by, and his fierce horse disdaining to go without showing his airs, in expectation of drawing the attention of the mill girls, in order to glad his master's eyes. Ha ! ha ! ha ! One would have imagin'd that vanity had been buried within the shades of N. Wales. Lacy is tolerable ; but as ill luck would order it, I had been busy, and my auburn ringlets were much dishevell'd : therefore 1 did not glad his eyes, and cannot set down on the hst of honours receiv'd that of a bow from Brigadier-General Lacy.' 'Brigadier-general John Lacey, in command of the militia forces. See details concerning him, next chapter. SALLY WISTEKS JOURNAL. 347 Fifth Day, Night, June i8th. Rose at half-past four this morning. Iron'd industriously till one o'clock, din'd, went up stairs, threw myself on the bed, and fell asleep. About four, sister H. wak'd me, and said uncle and J. F. were down stairs ; so I decorated myself, and went down. Felt quite lackadaisical. However, I jump'd about a little, and the stupid fit went off. We have had strange reports about the British being about leaving Philadelphia. I can't believe it. Adieu. Sixth Day, Morn, June 19th. We have heard an astonishing piece of news ! The English have en- tirely left the city ! It is almost impossible ! Stay, I shall hear further. Sixth Day, Eve. A light horseman has just confirm' d the above intelligence ! This is charmante ! They decamp' d yesterday. He (the horseman) was in Phila- delphia. It is true. They have gone. Past a doubt. I can't help exclaim- ing to the girls, — ' • Now are you, sure the news is true ? Now are you sure they have gone?" "Yes, yes, yes ! " they all cry, "and may they never, never return." Dr. Gould came here to-night. Our army are about six miles off, on their march to the Jerseys. Seventh Day, Morn. O. F.^ arrived just now, and relateth as follcmieth : — The army began their march at six this morning by their house. Our worthy General Small- wood breakfasted at Uncle Caleb's.' He ask'd how Mr. and Mrs. Wister and the young ladies were, and sent his respects to us. Our brave, our heroic General Washington was escorted by fifty of the Life Guard, with drawn swords. Each day he acquires an addition to his goodness. We have been very anxious to know how the inhabitants of Philadelphia have far'd. I understand that General Arnold, who bears a good character, has the command of the city, and that the soldiers conducted with great de- corum. Smallwood says they had the strictest orders to behave well ; and I dare say they obey'd the order. I now think of nothing but returning to Philadelphia. ' Owen Foulke, son of Caleb. " The Meredith house, on the Swedes' Ford road. 348 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. So I shall now conclude this journal, with humbly hoping that the Great Disposer of events, who has graciously vouchsafe! to protect us to this day through many dangers, will still be pleas' d to continue his pro- tection. Sally Wister. North Wales, June 2oth, i^yS. XX. Revolutionary Details. THERE is no record or tradition of serious bloodshed in Gwynedd during the war of the Revolution, though the place was so near to many important military operations. But detachments of the American army moved through it many times, and from September, 1777, to June, 1778,' the people must have been almost daily reminded by the visits of soldiers of the conflict that was raging about them. When Washington was on the Perkiomen, previous to his attack at Germantown, General McDougall's brigade, consisting of about sixteen hundred men, was posted " at Montgomery," and from there it marched down to the battle, moving, no doubt, by the Bethlehem road to the Spring-House, and then down to Whitemarsh. After the battle, the current of the retreat swept upward through Gwynedd. General Francis Nash, of North Carolina, who was mortally wounded early in the action, and whose remains lie with those of Colonel Boyd, Major White, and Lieutenant Smith, in the Mennonite graveyard above Kulps- ville, is said to have died at Heist's tavern,^ having been brought that far in a wagon. The Friends' meeting-house, according to tradition, was used as a hospital, and a number of soldiers who died in it are believed to have been buried in the south corner of the graveyard, where there is now a considerable space with no stones or other marks. 'September ii, 1777, the battle of Brandywine, June 18, 1778, evacuation of Phila- delphia by the British, and breaking up of the Camp at Valley Forge by the Americans. * This is the tradition ; but the tavern is said to have been established in 1784. 3 so HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. During the winter of 1777-7^, while the Americans were at Valley Forge, and the British in Philadelphia, scouting and for- aging parties were continually moving through the township. On the 9th of January, 1778, Colonel John Lacey, of Bucks county, was appointed a brigadier-general, in command of the State militia forces operating between the Schuylkill and the Delaware rivers. He took command at once, succeeding Gen- eral Potter, and until the evacuation of Philadelphia by the British, the operations of his men more directly concerned the neighbor- hood of Gwynedd than any other forces. He refers in his reports, several times, to North Wales, where parties of his men were posted, and an encounter of some interest, to be referred to in a moment, occurred there. January 24 he reported that he had about three hundred " at the Spring-House and Plymouth Meeting, both included." Late in February a drove of cattle on the way to the camp at Valley Forge was taken by the British, within his Hnes, it is said " near Bartholomew's tavern," at Mont- gomery Square,' his force being, he reported, insufficient to afford a guard for the drove. In acknowledging his report of this cap- ture (dated Feb. 27) General Washington wrote from the Camp at Valley Forge, March 2 : I desire you to send a party of 1 50 men, under a good officer, well armed and completed with ammunition, to Bartholomew's Tavern, on Wednesday next [March 4] at 11 o'clock in the morning. The officer will meet a party there at that time from this camp, and will then receive his orders. As a very particular piece of service is to be executed, I beg that the party may be punctual to the time, and not fail upon any pretence whatever. The nature of this service does not appear from the official correspondence, later. 1 Gen. W. W. H. Davis's Life of Lacey. REVOLUTIONARY DETAILS. 351 On the 23d of March a conference of officers was held at Spring-House to consider a scheme " to depopulate the whole country between the Delaware and Schuylkill for fifteen miles around the city, compelling the inhabitants by force to remove back beyond that distance." The subject is thus referred to in a letter from General Lacey to General Washington, dated March 29 : I had the pleasure to be with Gen. Mcintosh on the 23d inst. , at the Spring-House tavern, in Philadelphia county ; where the General, several field officers, and myself were of the opinion that if the inhabitants who live near the enemy's lines, or between ours and them, on this side the Schuylkill, were to move back into the country, it would be of the utmost utility to the public cause. Gen. Mcintosh was on his return to camp to lay the proposal before your Excellency, and send me word if approved of Such a plan would not only stop all communication with the enemy, but would deprive them of every kind of supply from the country ; which the most indefatigable exertions of parties cannot prevent. Lacey adds that "in order to know the people's minds with respect to moving," he set afloat a report after leaving the con- ference at Spring-House, "that all the inhabitants within fifteen miles of Philadelphia were desired to move back into the country by the ist of April." It caused great excitement among the people, a meeting was held, and a committee waited on him to say that it would be impossible to comply with such an order. There were not, they said, teams and carriages enough in all that country to remove one-third of the people and their effects. General Washington wrote from Valley Forge March 31, de- clining to approve the order. The measure he characterized as "rather desirable than practicable," and added : ' The difficulties attending the removal of so many inhabitants with their effects may be regarded as insurmountable ; and at the same time, the horror of depopulating a whole district, however little consideration the majority of the persons concerned may deserve from us, would forbid the measure. 352 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. On the 2 1 St of April a court-martial was convened at North Wales to try a captain, of the Northampton county militia, who had permitted a prisoner to escape. He was found guilty of negligence of duty, and dismissed the service. On the 25th of April, the last day of the week, Lacey, who had been at North Wales, "to discharge the Northampton Militia," moved to the Billet (Hatboro'). He had had his quar- ters probably in the tavern which was kept in a building that now forms the central part of Walter H. Jenkins's store, on the turnpike above the meeting-house. His baggage -wagons he di- rected to follow him that day. What occurred is told in records that have come down to us. Captain John Montresor, an engi- neer officer in the British service, who was then with that army in Philadelphia, says in his journal : Sunday, 26th (April). Wind northerly, the air cool, weather very fine. The two troops of the 17th Dragoons returned and [having] sur- prised a Post of 50 men of the Rebels at North Wales meeting-house, killed 12, took 6 prisoners, the rest fled. Brought in 2 waggons loaded with camp equipage. General Lacey' s report to General Washington is in the fol- lowing despatch : Camp, Billet, April 27th, 1778. Sir : Inclosed is a return of the militia under my command. I hear that more are on their way to join me. I moved from North Wales (whither I had retired to discharge the Northampton Militia) last Saturday about twelve o'clock, on hearing a party of the enemy had filed off from the Germantown road, towards the York road. I proceeded as far as Edge hill, hoping to fall in with them ; but found on my arrival at that place, they had returned to the city. I encamped with my little handful of men the following night at the Billet, where I still remain. I sent orders for the provisions and stores I had left at North Wales to be moved ; and for the baggage-wagons belonging to the militia to come to the Billet, the same night. Some of the waggoners belonging to a part of the Northampton REVOLUTIONARY DETAILS. 353 people (whose times did not expire till last evening), following the common custom of disobedience among the militia, neglected moving until next morning, when they were met by a party of the enemy's horse, just after they had started, who took one waggon and eight horses ; also five or six prisoners, and wounded several more. Those fellows, the day before, when the Brigade left the camp, being either too lazy or cowardly to march with them, chose to stay with the baggage ; and being not fond of fatigue, had, for their own ease, carefully deposited their arms in the baggage waggons, and in this situation they were met by the enemy.' An affair at the Spring-House is described in the New Jersey Gazette, the patriot sheet published at Burlington, while the British held Philadelphia, — of the date of February 18, 1778, as follows : ON SATURDAY LAST (FEBRUARY 15, 1778), A CON- siderable body of British Light Infantry, accompanied by a party of Ught horse, made an excursion into the country as high as a place called the Spring-House Tavern (Gwynedd Township, Philadelphia County), about sixteen miles from Philadelphia, where they made prisoners a Major Wright of the Pennsylvania Militia, and a number of persons in the Civil De- partment such as Magistrates, Assessors, Constables, etc., who were pointed out by the Tories inhabiting that neighborhood. The enemy went in three divisions, part of them through Germantown, where they broke many windows, seized all the leather, stockings, etc., and returned to Philadelphia on the evening of the same day, after having committed many other acts of licentiousness and cruelty on the persons of those they term Rebels. This incursion was certainly one of the boldest and most serious which the royal troops attempted. The allusion to " the Tories inhabiting that neighborhood " must be taken with many grains of allowance : how strong the sympathy even of the non- fighting Friends was for the American cause, and how much they ' [1896.] This incident is alluded to in the first edition of " Gwynedd " as a tradi- tion only. It was related to me by my grandfather, Charles F. Jenkins. I had not then observed Lacey's report of it, nor seen Montresor's Diary. The surprise of Lacey's men at the Billet occurred five days after that at Gwynedd, — on May i, 1778. 354 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. dreaded the royal troops, is clearly disclosed in the pages of the Sally Wister Journal, in the preceding chapter. As some offset to these raids there is the tradition that John Fries, of Hatfield, afterwards the famous auctioneer who raised the " Rebellion" of 1798 against the window tax, " on one oc- casion, while the British held Philadelphia, headed a party of his neighbors, gave pursuit to the light-horse that were driving stolen cattle to the city, and rescued them about the Spring-House tavern." The Friends, as a body, took no part in the war, on either side. Their peace principles were fairly preserved. A few entered the revolutionary service, but none in Gwynedd, so far as there is evi- dence, took the king's side. Mordecai Roberts, Eldad's son, is said to have served in the Continental army and fought at Ger- mantown. The meeting records show that he was disciplined for "joining the military men in their exercises," and finally dis- owned, in June, 1777. In September, 1779, the minutes mention another case where " consented to the payment of a Fine in Lieu of Personal Military Service ; which in writing he acknowledged sorrow for, but afterwards appealed to have the like fine remitted, and also was present at a muster, from which it appears that his sorrow was not such as worketh true repent- ance," etc., etc. In December, 1 779, Joseph Ambler, son of John, makes acknowledgment for paying a fine in lieu of personal military service, and taking the oath of allegiance.' Under the militia law of that time, all the men within the military age were enrolled by companies, and regarded as mem- bers of these, whether they mustered or not. If they did not 1 These are, however, a very small part of the similar instances. My friend Charles Roberts, of Philadelphia, who has more carefully inspected the monthly meeting records of the period, says there were many disownments for taking part in the war,— as many as a dozen on one meeting day. RE VOL UTIONAR Y DETAILS. 355 attend muster, or respond when called into service, they in- curred a fine. In Gwynedd township there were two such com- panies, and in Montgomery one. The officer for the lower division of Gwynedd, was at first Captain Dull (Christian, the tavern keeper at Spring-House, no doubt), and subsequently Captain Troxel ; in the upper division. Captain Bloom ; and in Montgomery, Captain Hines. The companies belonged to " the Fourth Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, commanded by Colonel William Dean." Printed accounts, showing the fines collected between 1777 and 1780 from those persons who did not muster or march when called on, are in existence, and one list of collections for Gwynedd is as follows : Captain Bull's Company, in Gwynedd, Lower Division. Fines. Fines. Name, £ s. d. Name. £ s. d. Christian Wolfinger, 15 00 Brought forward, 463 15 Enoch Morgan, . .20 00 Ezekiel Cleaver, un., 37 10 George Selsor, .20 00 Daniel Morgan, . . 37 10 Conrad Gearhart, 22 10 William Stemple , . 37 10 Joseph Leblon, . 22 10 David Roberts, . . 37 10 John Smyth, . 22 10 John Evans, . ■ . 37 10 Geo. A. Snyder, . 22 10 Garret Clemens, . 37 10 William Moore, . 15 John Everhart, . 37 10 Adam Fleck, . . 22 10 William Roberts, . 22 10 John Getter, . . 22 10 William Johnston e, . 37 10 Ezekiel Cleaver, . 37 10 Owen Evans, . . 37 10 Hugh Foulk, . . 37 10 John Sidons, . .15 00 Joshua Foulk, 37 10 Nicholas Rial, . 37 10 Levi Foulk, . 37 10 Conrad Clime, . 600 Jesse Foulk, . . 37 10 John Singer, . . 37 10 Griffith Edwards, . 37 10 John Selsor, . .20 00 Samuel Sidons, . 22 10 Jacob Preston, .11 50 David Morris, II 50 Thomas Evans, . 37 10 Carried forward, 463 15 o Total, 3S6 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Captain Bloom's Name. Jacob Wisner, Benjamin Harry, Rees Roberts, Samuel Wheeler, Melchoir Crible, . Caleb Foulk, . Levi Jenkins, John Erwin, . Jacob Smith, . Job Luken, John Dilcart, . Jacob Wiont, Samuel Casner, . William Springer, John Evans, . William Williams, Jacob Hisler, Company, Fines- £ s. d. 20 20 20 20 20 o o o o o o o o o o 22 10 O 22 10 O 22 10 O 22 10 O 22 10 O 900 7 10 O 28 20 28 20 20 00 37 10 O 37 10 o upper Division of Gwynedd. Fines. Name. £ s. d. Brought forward, 380 4 o John Luken, . . 37 10 o Daniel Hoffman, . 37 10 o Thomas Shoemaker, 37 10 o William Hoffman, . 37 10 o John Thomson, . . 30 o o George Roberts, . . 37 10 o Jacob Young, . . 37 10 o Isaac Kulp, . . 30 o o Joseph Long, . . 37 10 o Jacob Albright, . . 22 10 o Isaac Lewis, . . .28 26 Amos Roberts, . 20 o o Joseph Lewis, . . 37 10 o David Harry, . . 20 o o George Maris, . 37 lo o Rees Harry, . .1500 Carried forward, 380 4 o Total, . . . 935 17 6 These fines, in the case of strict Friends, must have been ob- tained by seizure and sale of some of their propei-ty, as they could not, under their Discipline, pay them voluntarily. Another list of collections, later than that given above, shows much heavier fines, several running up to ^200, and Garret Clemens,' in the lower division, paying £'300. These were sums in Continental currency, however, and therefore not so ruinously large as they appear. When the American army moved from Valley Forge to New Jersey, in June, 1778, the whole of it doubtless marched through Gwynedd, and at least a part of it encamped there over night, 1 He was not a Friend, but a Mennonite, or a Dunker. REVOLUTIONARY DETAILS. 357 June 19-20. We may repeat here the lines from Miss Wister's journal, which fix these facts : June 19. Dr. Gould came here to-night. Our army are about six miles off on their march to the Jerseys. June 20. Owen Foulke arrived just now. The army began their march at six this morning, by their house. Our worthy General Smallwood break- fasted at Uncle Caleb's. Our brave, our heroic General Washington was escorted by fifty of the Life-Guard with drawn swords. The march from Valley Forge was down the main roads, in- cluding the Perkiomen and Skippack, to the Swedes' Ford road, and then across on it by Doylestown to Wells's Ferry (New Hope), where the army crossed the river into New Jersey. That Washington himself encamped in Gwynedd on the night of the 19th is quite likely : Owen Foulke's explanations to the family at Penllyn show that he rode by Caleb's house' next morning, and it is known that he reached Doylestown that night. 1 The old Meredith house, now J. Lukens's, repeatedly mentioned in this volume. See the illustration. XXI. Taxables in Gwynedd in ijj6. THE following is the assessor's list of taxables in Gwynedd in the year 1776. It shows the names of all who were holders of land, those who had horses and cows, and the number of such animals, and the names of those " single men " who were liable only to a poll-tax. The records show that John Jenkins was the assessor, and Henry Bergey the collector. .NLU1K-. .saiiiu. c 2^-i d Jesse Foulke, . . 210 6 6 Peter Buck, . . . ■ 50 I 2 Thomas Evans, • 230 6 George Shelmire, . • 96 I I George Snider, . . 150 3 6 George Shelmire, r., 3 2 Michael Hawke, • '5° 2 4 William Ervin, . . 100 2 2 Jephthah Lewis, . 200 2 6 Alexander Major, . • 150 2 6 Eneas Lewis, . 160 2 3 Joshua Foulk, . 200 3 6 Isaac Lewis, 2 3 John Sparry, . 100 2 5 Rees Harry, . 200 2 6 George Fleck, 2 3 Humphrey Jones, . 180 3 5 Ann Week, . . . . 100 Geo. Gossinger, . 100 2 5 George Week, . 7 1 I Melchior Crible, • 119 3 5 Samuel Castner, • 50 2 4 PhiUp Hood, . 300 4 6 John Everhart, • 150 2 4 Isaac Kolb, . . ■ 143 3 6 Nicholas Rile, . . • 50 -) 6 Isaac Kolb, jr. , . . • 143 2 5 Adam Fleck, . . . 140 3 6 Phihp Heist, . . . 120 2 4 John Davis, jun., . • 75 I I John Thomson, . 123 3 4 David Davis, • 75 3 3 Thomas Shoemaker , .110 2 3 Robert Davis, . ■ 75 Margaret Johnson, . 100 2 4 Samuel Castner, . 80 2 Stephen Bloom, ■ 35 2 2 Daniel Leblance, . • 75 2 2 TAXABLES IN GWYNEDD IN 1776. 359 Daniel Williams, . 130 3 4 William Roberts, . 100 : ! 4 Amos Roberts . 189 3 8 Ezekiel Cleaver, 140 4 8 John Davis, . . 170 3 6 John Evans, 250 ; i 8 Enoch Morgan, 100 2 5 Michael Cousler, 40 : ! 2 Nicholas Selser, 100 2 4 Peter Young, 50 4 Morris Morris, . . 30 I 2 Jacob Smith, . . 100 2 Henry Rapp, I I Jacob Smith, Jr., 2 George Miller, Jacob Wiant, 130 5 4 Jacob Albrough, 2 2 Peter Hoffman, 2 Samuel Gamble, 29 I I Levi Foulke, 100 5 6 Martin Swink, 160 2 4 Martin Raker, . 57 - > 2 Abram Donnenhauer, 135 2 6 Wm. Johnson, . 123 : J 2 Jacob Heistler, . 147 4 4 Hugh Foulke, . . ; 2 Henry Snider, . 175 3 6 Conrad Gerhart, 120 ; '- 5 Peter Troxall, . . 170 3 6 John Siddons, I John Troxall, . . 170 3 6 Conrad Smith, I 2 Thomas Evans, jr., 140 2 4 William Moore, 2 2 Baltzer Spitznagel, . I Job Lukens, 20 I William Williams, . 120 3 5 Henry Bergey, . 50 2 3 George Maris, . . 450 4 6 Adam Smith, I Conrad Dimond, 40 I 2 Matthias Booz, . I Walter Howell, . 100 2 2 Wendle Fetter, 15 I Thomas Layman, . I William Springer, . ! 4 Michael Hoffman, . 200 2 John Singer, 50 2 Jacob Sigfried . . I 2 Philip Hurst, . . 80 - 2 5 Barnaby Beaver, 50 John Troxall, 25 : ! I Mathew Lukens, • 130 2 6 Wm. Hoffman, . 2 4 Martin Hofiman, I Evan Davis, 15 I John Jenkins, 252 3 5 Nicholas Shubert, . 7 I Sarah Griffith, . 300 2 3 Christian Delacourt, Joseph Griffith, . . 100 2 2 Michael Itzell, . . I I Benjamin Rosenboyer 50 •I 2 Jacob Brown, . . 2 John Knipe, 150 I 3 Jacob Walton, I William Dixey . 10 I I Jacob Preston, . . Garret Clemens, 136 3 6 John Delacourt, . -, John Conrad, 60 2 3 Benjamin Williams, Christian Dull, . . 8 I I Philip Berkheimer, John Shelmire, . 14 I I 36o HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Hugh Evans, John Jenkins, jr., John Kidney, John Evans, Robert Roberts, David Harry, jr., Reese Harry, Benj. Harry, Joseph Lewis, John Johnson, Enoch Morgan, Single Men. Joseph Long, ' John Williams, Evan Roberts, Eleazar Williams, Tillman Kolb, Griffith Edwards Jacob B002, Wm. Smith, Reese Roberts, Robert Roberts, Henry Selser, John Selser, Christian Knipe, George Sperry, Wm, Oman, Samuel Singer, Conrad Booz, George Ganger, Joseph Yost, Benj. Gregory, Ab'm Donnenhauer. The list gives some miscellaneous information. It states that Jesse Foulke had a " grist and saw mill," Thomas Evans and George Snider had each " i servant," Amos Roberts had " 9 children," so likewise had Henry Snider ; Thomas Evans, jun., " supports his mother," Barnaby Beaver had a " grist mill," and Matthew Lukens a " saw mill ; " William Dixey is marked "cripple," William Ei-vin " aged," Christian Dull, "tavern," and Alexander Major " 8 children." Besides those in the list who have already been particularly alluded to in the genealogical or other preceding chapters, some details may be conveniently added here concerning a few others. Jephthah and Enos Lewis were brothers, the sons of William Lewis.' Their land was on the Wissahickon, between the pres- ent stations of Acorn and Lukens, on the Stony Creek railroad. (It forms, now, [1884] at least four farms : those of George S. Thomas, the heirs of Zebedee Comly, John Nicom, and Job Supplee.) Jephthah Lewis died in December, 1786. His wife's name was Ann, and he left a daughter Mary, and a son Joseph. The last named lived a bachelor, very saving and rather eccen- tric, and died in February, 1828, aged 83. He was a justice of ' See details concerning him , p. 69. TAXABLES IN GWYNEDD IN lyyd. 361 the peace for many years, well-known in his time, and after his death long remembered, as " 'Squire Josey " Lewis. His house was on the Thomas farm, south-west of the creek. Among his peculiarities was his great care of his timber land, as he was anxious lest he should not have enough fire-wood to last him his life-time. Much of his farm was covered with woods, making a favorite resort for the " gunners " of the country about, though the 'Squire was chary of his permission to come upon his premises, especially after finding that somebody had " holed " a 'possum, or perhaps a 'coon, and had cut down the tree to make sure of the prize.i After his death the woodland was laid off in lots by a survey made by Cadwallader Foulke, and the timber sold at public sale. The homestead farm, 108 acres, was bought by Joseph Williams, who sold it in 1856 to Edward Barber, and the portion east of the creek, 10 1 acres, was bought by Jacob Schwenk, who sold it in 1 846 to Zebedee Comly. Enos Lewis (called Eneas, in the assessor's list) owned the land now [1884] Job Supplee's and John Nicom's. His house is presumed to have been Job Supplee's present house. His wife, married 1736, was Jane, daughter of Ellis Lewis, the elder, of Upper DubHn, and their children included a son Isaac, and a daughter Ellen. These two children inherited Enos's estate. Ellen having married Edward Roberts (son of Robert, of Gwy- 1 The author's great uncle, Jesse Jenkins, an enthusiastic hunter and fisher, was one who enjoyed the shooting in 'Squire Josey's woods, and was rather a favorite in getting his permission for it. Mr. Mathews says that on the day of the 'Squire's funeral (Feb., 1828), " a terrible storm of snow and wind prevailed, rendering the roads almost impassable. A few Friends and neighbors gathered early in the morning, and with great difficulty conveyed his body to its last resting-place at Gwynedd. When they returned, a much larger number had collected, and the funeral rites were celebrated in old-fashioned style." When his personal property was sold, " an immense number of articles and utensils were found about the premises, and the sale never had a parallel in the town- ship. Levi Jenkins, of Montgomery, was the auctioneer, and it required five days to dispose of the goods." His estate was valued at jS6o,ooo, and over Ji,ooo in money was found secreted about the premises. His property went to collateral heirs. 362 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. nedd), her son Enos got the present Nicom place,' by his grandfather's will ; and the homestead was received by Isaac. Jephthah died August 20, 1778. Isaac married Sarah Jenkins,'' daughter of John, the elder of that name (the one named above as assessor, 1776), but died a comparatively young man (his will dated December 30, 1792), leaving three children, Enos, Ann, and Mary. Of these, Enos married Margaret Dewees, of Trappe, (who survives, 1884, aged about 84), but left no issue; Ann married Joseph Reiff, of Upper Dublin, and left five children : Enos L., Jacob, Isaac, Sarah, and Mary ; and Mary married Israel Bringhurst, of Trappe, and had a large family.^ Rees Harry's land included the present (or recent) farms of Hunter E. Van Leer, Thomas Layman, and T. Peterson, on the Wissahickon, between Mumbower's mill and North Wales. Rees Harry, here named, was the son of the Rees Harry who is named in the freeholders' list of 1734. The latter was the son of David ^ This property Enos held to his death, July 23, 1820, when it passed to his chil- dren, Nathan, John, Edward, and Ann. Ann d. 1849 ; her brothers were quiet bachel- ors, but Nathan, late in life, married Barbara Root, and d. i860, leaving three children. 2 Sarah, after her husband's death, kept store at Montgomery Square. .Among the 'Squire John Roberts papers is her bill for sundry supplies furnished him, in 1802-3 — candles, i s, 4K d. per lb .; sugar, IIJ< d.; coffee, i s. loK d.; tea, i s. 10}^ d. per quarter lb ; molasses, 2 s. 9K d. per half gallon ; brimstone, 8 d. per lb ; whiskey (2 items in a pretty long bill), i s. loK d. per quart ; and a spelling book, a cyphering book, an " assistant " (arithmetic), and other articles. ^ Mary Lewis, b. July 4, 1771, m. September 27, 1792, d. August 11, 1846. Their children were seven : (i) William M., d. 1857, unm.; (2) Enos L., physician, graduate Univ. of Penna., successful practitioner at Lawrenceville, Chester Co., d. 1863, unm.; (3) Wright A. Bringhurst, of Trappe, member Legislature of Penna., 1835-36, d. 1876, unm., leaving estate of gi6o,ooo, of which he left about Jiio.ooo to Upper Provi- dence township and Norristown and Pottstown boroughs, to be invested in dwelling houses, and the rents used for the benefit of the poor ; (4) Israel, jr., b. 1804, acciden- tally killed, i8i6; (s) Anne, m. Wm. B. Hahn, M. D., d. 1880, without issue; (6) Lewis B., IVI. D., graduate Univ. of Penna., d. unm., 1832, at Louisville, Ky., while on a Southern tour; (7) Mary Matilda, m. Francis Hobson, of Limerick, and had issue Frank M., Sarah A. (F. M. Hobson m. Lizzie Gotwalts, and had issue : Mary M., and Freeland G. Hobson, Esq., of the Montgomery Co. bar). TAXABLES IN GWYNEDD IN 1776. 363 Harr)', of Plymouth, and married, 1727, Mary Price, of Haver- ford. He (Rees, the elder) died about 1739 ; his son Rees died 1788. In thelatter's will six children are mentioned : Benjamin, John, David, Jane, Ann, Lydia. Benjamin Harry d. about 18 10, unmarried, leaving a large estate, in which his sister Ann had a life right. After her death, in 1822, 228 acres of it were sold to Samuel Maulsby, who in 1833 sold to Thomas Smith. (This in- cluded the present Van Leer farm,' and the Frank Johnson farm, and was in part the same as Rees Harry's land of 1776.) Isaac Kolb (no.w Kulp) was from Germany, and acquired (be- tween 1 7 59 and 1769) the land now or recently, Julius Schlemme's and Simon Kulp's farms, east of North Wales. He was, it is believed, a Mennonite. His son Isaac, jr., born December, 1750, married, 1778, Rachel Johnson, and died 1828. He had seven children : Benjamin, Elizabeth, Catharine, Mary, Jacob, Sophia, and John. Benjamin, born August 20, 1779, died May 16, 1862, married Ellen Hoxworth, daughter of Edward and Mary, of Hatfield, and had eight children, including Isaac, Enos, Simon, and Oliver, and Ann, who married Asa Thomas. Philip Heist's land lay on the hill, below North Wales, and included the farms of J. S. Zebley and Henry Ray. Heist died between 1776, in which year he made his will, and 1780, when his executors conveyed half an acre of land to trustees for the erection of St. Peter's church. Thomas Shoemaker was the son of George, of Warrington, Bucks county, and married Mary Ambler, daughter of Joseph, of Montgomery. He owned the farm north-east of North Wales, which remained many years in his family, and is now [1884] or recently was, the property of McKee. Wendel Fetter was a German, and bought, in 1773, the fif- ' Now the property of William M. Singerly. 364 HISTORICAL COLLECriOiXS OF GWYNEDD. teen acre lot back of North Wales (adjoining Thomas Shoe- maker), which Robert Roberts had left by his will, in 1760, to his daughter Ellen.' The lot belonged from 1827 to 1852 to Christian Godfrey Speelman, a devout German Methodist, who sometimes held meetings in his own house, afterward to Abel Stockdale, and later to Frank Jones. Amos Roberts's farm included the Silas White and adjoining properties (the old home of Robert Evans, the first settler, was upon it). Martin Swink's land was on the turnpike, below North Wales, including the present farm [1896] of James D. Cardell (the home of Thomas Evans, the first settler). Swink sold it to George Heist, in 1784. Abram Danenhower's land was the George W. Danenhower place near Kneedler's now [1884] occupied by Frank Myers, — the home of William John, the first settler.^ Jacob Heisler owned the farm on the Allentown road, after- ward the Kneedlers', including the hotel. The Troxells owned the property at Mumbower's mill. John Troxell sold it in 1777 to Samuel Wheeler, of Philadelphia, a cutler, who is said to have made swords, etc., during the Revolution. Barnaby Beaver, who had the grist mill, owned property east of North Wales, and his mill was that which still exists there [1884] on the Wissahickon. John Jenkins's land in Gwynedd was at Lansdale, and below the township line. Garret Clemens lived in the east corner of the township. The old abandoned stone house on the Welsh road (township line) ' See page 204. 2 See page 67. TAXABLES IN GWYNEDD IN 1776. 365 was his place of residence.' He was a religious man, a Dunker probably, and was heavily fined, as the preceding chapter shows, for not bearing arms. His wife was Keturah ; their daughter Mary married Charles Hubbs, one of the sons of John Hubbs and Jane Evans. ^ Christian Dull, described as having a " tavern," began to keep the hotel at Spring-House, in 1773, and continued there for many years. He was reputed a hard, and perhaps a grasping man ; traditions were long maintained of some of his close dealings.' Even more severe things were said about him, as appears by some advertisements in the Philadelphia newspapers. Here is one from the Philadelphia Gasette of February 17, 1783 : ' [This, written in 1884, now needs some correction. Tlie old house has since been torn down, and the stone in it used for other buildings.] 2 See Evans Genealogy, p. 161. Charles Hubbs was some time a resident at Germantown ; he studied medicine (in a power of attorney to Amos Lewis, about 1806, he calls himself "apothecary"), afterward Hved in Worcester township, re- moved to Pipe Creek, in Western Maryland (where he was in 1807), and later to Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. He has numerous descendants in the West, He joined the Dunkers, and became a preacher ; and was a man of marked character. His son, John Evans Hubbs, m. Louisa Stitcher, and had one daughter, Virginia, now of Philadelphia. After his death Louisa m. Samuel Gillingham, of Philadelphia. ' One story, whose date, I think must have been toward the close of Dulls life, was to this effect : He had for an occasional customer at his bar, the village blacksmith, and the latter had indiscreetly allowed some of his drams to be " chalked down." In time, the landlord produced a bill, with such length of items that the smith was astonished. It read : " To one glass of whiskey. To ditto. To ditto. To ditto. To ditto." on down the sheet, and the total was of alarming figures. The blacksmith protested, es- pecially complaining of the " ditto," alleging that he had had but a few drinks, but in vain ; Dull was inexorable, and the bill had to stand. The blacksmith, however, waited his chance to get even, and in time found it. The hostler's bucket had to be re-hooped, and as the work was left to be charged against Dull, the bill was delayed for some time, and thus brought in: " To hooping the hostler's bucket. To ditto. To ditto- To ditto," and so on, at much length, equaling the account for drinks. The landlord now objected, but the smith was inexorable in his turn, and as the story goes, got his ac- count allowed as an offset to the other. 366 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. North Wales, February ii, 1783. WHEREAS, SOME EVIL PERSON HAS PROPAGATED a report very injurious and hurtful to my character, I hereby challenge such to appear in an open, bold manner, and meet me on the ground of Justice, and dare them to im- peach me with any act unbecoming a gentleman and an honest man, which character I have ever held dear ; and I further offer a reward of ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS to any person or per- sons who will prove the author of a report that I was privy to robbing a Collector — a circumstance I totally deny, either with respect to collectors, or any person or persons ; and now charge the author, or authors, of such scandalous reports to be lymg calumniators, and am determined to prosecute any person who may in future endeavor to circulate such report to my disad- vantage. CHRISTIAN DULL. Six years later Christian was still under the necessity of advertising rewards for the discovery of his defamers. The Gazette of April i, 1789, contains the following : Montgomery County, March 28, 1789. /^NE HUNDRED GUINEAS REWARD.— WHERE.A.S, ^— ' a false and wicked report has been contrived, and for some weeks past' spread through the City of Philadelphia and several of the Counties, charging the subscriber and his wife, who keep the Spring-House Tavern, in Montgomery County, with the MURDER, etc., of one or more travellers, in order to get their property, conceiving it to be my duty, which I owe to the community of which I am a member, to my rela- tions, and friends, and neighbors, and particularly to a tender wife and seven children (several of them young and helpless), whose welfare or misery in life greatly depend upon the char- acter which I have, and shall leave after me, to endeavor to bring to light such dark and horrible Assassins of Character. I do hereby offer a reward of ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS to any person who shall discover to me any legal evidence of the contriver of said charge, or of the author or authors, of the report, and of ONE HALF JOHANNES for any certain in- formation whereby such discovery may be made. CHRISTIAN DULL. Dull lived on into the present century (his death occurred about 1821), and Esquire John Roberts was one of the executors TAXABLES IN GXVYNEDD IN 1776. 367 of his estate. He left a son, Christian Dull, jr., who was a person of education, at least, and was some time a .school teacher. From papers left by 'Squire John, however, it appears that he (the son) was in debt, and harassed by his creditors. A letter from him, in 1822, is written from the jail at Norristown, where he was confined for debt. It shows good penmanship, and is clearly expressed, as will appear : July 28th, 1822. Friend Roberts : — I was advised to serve my creditor with a bread notice, but he has not come forward to pay my weekly allowance. I shall be removed next Thursday before Judge McNeill for a clearance, which will cost $1 to the Gaoler, one dollar for serving- the notices, 35 cents turnkey fees, and $2 for my board two weeks at 14 cents per day, making the amount of $4. 35, which I hope you will send me, or else I must let him (the Gaoler) have my coat, which is worth gio. I cannot get away without, and the longer I stay the more expense on me. Altho' you say it is the most proper place for me to be at, [yet] if I leave my coat, which is a good one, I will have to have a new one this winter. I will not be allowed more than $4.35 for the coat. I have sent a receipt, which I hope will answer ; you have not any money of mine in your hands, but will have, and then can pay yourself I should suppose there was no risk on your part. I am your friend as usual, C. DULL. P. S. If I do not get money at this time from you I will have to have new bread notices served and [words illegible] and a dollar a week board. I have no one to assist me unless you do.' Martin Raker, who is named as having fifty-seven acres, lived near where Lansdale now is, and his property is now in the possession of Charles S. Jenkins. He was a Lutheran, and one of the four first trustees of St. Peter's church, below North Wales. ' As a specimen of the e.^cperience of the occupant of a debtor's prison, so late as 1822, this letter seems worth printing in full, aside from any personal interest it may have. Dull was no doubt enlarged at this time ; there are other papers relating to him in the John Roberts collection, of dates 1821 and 1823. 368 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. George Snyder (properly George Adam Snyder) was a Ger- man, who owned the Isaac Ellis farm (now James Gillen's), on the Upper Dublin line, with other property. He got it in 1762, of Francis Titus, and died 1792, leaving three sons : Adam, Jacob, and John. John Everhart owned the farm now Charles Lower's (for- merly John Devereux's), in the lower end of the township. He bought in 1762, of George Klippinger, of Upper Dublin (he hav- ing bought of Rowland Hugh, son of John, the first settler), and sold it in 1793 to David Lukens. XXII. The Boones, Lincolns, and Hanks} THE Boones, Lincolns, and Hanks all appear on the G^vyn- edd meeting records, though none of either name proba- bl\' resided in the township in early times. George Boone, the elder, the first of his family known to us, was from Bradwinch, near Exeter, in Devonshire, and seems to have come over in 1717. At any rate, the Gwynedd meeting records show this minute, dated 3 1 st of i oth month (December), in that year : George Boone, senior, produced a certificate of his Good Life and Con\ersation from the Monthly [Meeting] att Callumpton, in Great Brit- ain, wli A\as read & well rec'd. This Geo*-ge, the elder, died in Berks county (the Oley or Exeter Friends' settlement), February 2, 1740, aged 78 years. He left, it is said, " eight children, fifty-two grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, — in all seventy, the number that Jacob took down to Egypt." His wife was Maiy, who was born in the same place as her husband, and died aged 72. They were both buried in the Friends' ground at Oley. In 172 1, John Rumford, who had been a member with Friends, at Haverford, and George Boone, \\-ho had been a mem- ber at Abington, being now settled at Oley, applied at the same time to Gw}'nedd meeting, for membership. This George was the son of the other ; he had been several years at Abington ' [1896] I reprint this chapter without important alteration from the first edition. Though the Lincoln family has received much attention since 1884 the additional facts discovered do not materially modify my original statements. 370 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. (and I think, therefore, came over before his father), where he was clerk of the monthly meeting, and a prominent and useful man. He had married, in 17 13, Deborah Howell (b. 8th mo. 28, 1691, d. 1st mo. 26, 1759, at Oley), daughter of William and Mary. Deborah was a preacher, and Exeter (Oley) monthly meeting left a memorial of her. She and George had ten chil- dren : George, Mary, Hannah, Deborah, Dinah, William, Josiah, Jeremiah, Abigail, and Hezekiah, their births ranging from 17 14 to 1734. (The first five are recorded at Gwynedd, before the establishment of the Oley monthly meeting.) William married Sarah Lincoln, 1748. Besides this son George, the elder George Boone had, as stated above, seven other children : including Squire, who m. Sarah Morgan, Mary, who m. John Webb, James, who m. Mary Foulke,' Joseph, Benjamin, and two others. Squire and Sarah Boone had nine children (perhaps more), recorded at Oley from 1 724 to 1 740. Of these Daniel, the Kentucky pioneer, was the fourth son and sixth child, and the meeting records give his birth, 8th mo. (October) 22, 1734. I have no doubt that Squire Boone was in Berks county with the other members of his family, in 1720, or thereabout ; and as he bought 250 acres of land in what is now Exeter township, in 1730, it is beyond reason- able question that his son Daniel was born there in 1734. The various speculations as to the place of his birth, by which it is assigned to Bristol, Bucks county, and other places, seem to have no good foundation. Squire Boone was one of the trustees of the property of Oley meeting, in 1736, showing both his substantial character and Quaker affiliations, at that date. But he is said to have 1 For the first two of these marriages, both at Gwynedd meeting, see list, p. 114. For the last see Foulke Genealogy, p. 213. THE BOONES, LINCOLNS, AND HANKS. 37 1 been disowned in 1748 for countenancing the "disorderly" marriage of his son Israel, the previous year. A little later it was' that he removed with his family to North Carolina, settling at Holomant ford, on the river Yadkin. From there, after he grew to manhood, Daniel Boone went over into Kentucky, and entered upon his famous career as the explorer and pioneer settler of that State.= The Lincolns were an Oley family, some of them Friends. They intermarried repeatedly with the Boones, and were con- nected also with the Foulkes. But they had only a slight, if any, connection with Gwynedd, as the monthly meeting at Oley was established soon after Mordecai Lincoln, the first of the name in that neighborhood, arrived there. He, it is said, was 1 James Boone's family Bible says : " They left Exeter on the ist day of May, 1750." 2 Among the papers of my grandfather, Chas. F. Jenkins, I find this letter : Washington Town, Mason County, Ken. Respected Friend: — I expect thee art ready to conclude that I have forgot thee being so far off, but thee may rest ashured that I have not. I often think of the many agreeable hours we have spent in conversation and sociability, which dis- tance now deprives us of. But no more Introduction — I proceed to give thee a little sketch of the times. After my being disappointed in getting my land from Col. Boon, as probably thee may have heard before now, which lay'd me under the necessity of following my trade. Since I came to this place and after three months paying for my board and washing, I made an acquaintance with a young woman which after a while I married, and now I live in as much harmony with her I flatter myself as ever man and wife did and find the matrimonial life far more agreeable than I ever Expected to. I have told thee what I have done, I will inform thee what I am doing. I have taken a five acre Lot to put corn in to the shares, my share will be two-thirds of the crop, which if the season proves favor- able I expect an Hundred and Seventy Bushels of Corn. Here is great encourage- ment for farmers, much more than for mechanicks. I must stop wrighting for I have no more room and paper is scarce in this town. May loth, 1790. ABSALOM THOMAS. A memorandum on the letter says A. T. was the first cousin of Margaret Foulke (dau. of Theophilus, afterward wife of Cadwallader, the surveyor), to whom the letter was addressed. "He was one of the pioneers of Kentucky, and left Richland to seek his future under the celebrated Col. Daniel Boone." 372 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. born in Massachusetts, removed to New Jersey, bought lands there in 1720, and again removed, before 1735, to the Oley settlement. (His home was in Amity township.) He was probably twice married. He died between February 23, 1735, and June 7, 1736 (these being the dates of making and proving his will), leaving lands in New Jersey to his son John, and to his daughters Hannah, Mary, Ann, and Sarah ; and the home- stead lands in Amity to his sons Mordecai and Thomas. He also made provision for an expected child, and this, without doubt, was Abraham Lincoln (who d. 1806, aged 70), who married Ann Boone.' John, the eldest son, — a half brother only of Abraham, who was by the second wife, — was the direct ancestor of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. He, John, sold his Jersey land in 1748, and about 1750 removed southward, going ultimately to Rockingham county, Virginia, where he settled. His son Abraham went over into Kentucky in 1782, but was killed there two years later, by the Indians. He and Daniel Boone were no doubt well acquainted. Daniel at least twice (October, 178 1, and February, 1788) returned to visit his relations in Berks county, and he would naturally enough have passed through Virginia, and tarried with his neighbors and kinsfolk, the Lincolns of Rockingham county. Abraham Lincoln, who was killed in 1784, in an Indian fight (in which his son Mordecai, a boy of 14, killed one of the Indians), had three sons : Mordecai, Josiah, and Thomas. The President was the son of the last named. It will be observed that the removal of Squire Boone and his family to North Carolina, and of the Lincolns to Virginia, was at about the same period — 1750. There was, at that time, an extensive emigration to the Southern States from the settle- 1 Ann was the daughter of Mary Foulke ; see page 139. THE BOONES. LINCOLNS, AND HANKS. 373 ments in Eastern Pennsylvania. It was a very interesting move- ment, and the history of it would be well worth following in detail. With it, besides the Boones and Lincolns, went another family, the Hanks, and these were more closely connected with Gwynedd than either of the others.' The precise name of the head of the Hank family who thus removed, is uncertain, but Mr. David J. Lincoln, of Birdsboro', Berks county, in a letter to me, September, 1883, thinks it was John, and says : " He lived on the Perkiomen turnpike, six miles east of Reading, in Exeter township, and within half a mile of Mordecai Lincoln, great- great-grandfather of the President. This John Hank, with John and Benjamin Lincoln, moved to Fayette county, and from there Mr. Hank went southward." As to a removal, first, to Fayette county, I do not know ; but, as has already been noted (p. 208), John Hank was in Rocking- ham county, Va., at least as early as 1787, when his daughter Hannah married Asa Lupton. That this John was the one described by Mr. Lincoln is probable, or he ma}- have been a son of the Berks county man, for the latter was in all probability the same John Hank who was born 1712, the son of the White- marsh yeoman and Sarah Evans, of Gwynedd.^ Thomas Lincoln of Kentucky married, for his first wife, Nancy Hank. The tradition was that her family were from Virginia. She was a tall woman, above middle height, with black hair, little educated, but of marked character, and a mind naturally intelligent and vigorous. Her experience in the rude frontier life was hard. The glimpses we get of her in the biog- 1 John Hanke, of Whitemarsh, m. Sarah Evans, of Gwynedd, dau. of Cad- wallader, the immigrant. See pp. 111-154. (She, after his death, m. Thomas Williams; see p. 118.) It was the daughter of John and Sarah, Jane Hank, who was the wife of John Roberts, of Whitpain, and the mother of 'Squire Job Roberts. a See page 154. 374 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. raphies of her great son are sombre, and probably to her the President owed that underlying element of sad thoughtfulness in his nature, always so apparent, and so in contrast with the hum- orous surface traits that perhaps came from his father. Nancy Hank, I have little doubt, was a descendant of that John who was in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1787. Her family name was English, but her black hair we may believe she had from the Welsh blood of her ancestress Sarah Evans, of Gwynedd. XXIII. SI Peter s Church. NO other settled place of worship than the Friends' meeting existed in Gwynedd until the Revolution. Those who were Baptists had their membership at Montgomery ; any Epis- copalians there might have been went to St. Thomas's, at White- marsh ; and the Schwenkfelders had their meeting in Towamen- cin. But the body of the German residents of the township, by the time of the Revolution, were of the Palatinate immigration from the upper Rhine, and were either Lutherans or German Reformed. They had within their reach the churches in Whit- pain and Worcester. The German Reformed members went to Boehm's Church, which was founded at least as early as 1740, or to Wentz's Church, in Worcester ; while the Lutheran Church of St. John's, in Whitpain, above Centre Square, dates back of 1770. In all of these the Gwynedd people were interested: Michael Henkey (Hsenge ?), George Gossinger, Adam Fleck, and Peter Young, of Gwynedd, were of the building committee of St. John's, in 1773, and Abram Danehower was one of the trus- tees to whom the committee conveyed the property. About 1772, however, a movement had begun to build a church in Gwynedd, for the joint use of the Lutheran and Ger- man Reformed members. In that year, Philip Heist bought of Abraham Lukens, sen., 51 acres of land, on the northeast- erly side of the turnpike, below North Wales, where the old burying-ground now is. Half an acre of his land he gave for the site of a church, and although he omitted, for some reason. 3/6 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. to make a deed, a building was erected on it before 1780. In that year his executors made a deed, dated June loth, for the ground, reciting that " the same is intended, and is hereby granted to remain for religious purposes : that is to say, for a church of worship already erected thereon for the use of the High Dutch Lutheran and the High Dutch Reformed, or Pres- byterian congregations," etc. It is said that this first building was a small frame edifice. It stood, no doubt, on the same spot where subsequently the large stone church of 1817 (torn down a few years ago, when both congregations had secured new buildings at North Wales), was erected. To provide even the small house of frame doubtless taxed the resources of both congregations. It is the tradition that the first preachers held services in the open air, on the hillside where Heist's farm lay. This, however, could have been but tempo- rary, for the reasons already stated, that Boehm's and Wentz's, at no great distance, supplied sanctuaries for the Reformed, and St. John's for the Lutherans. The records of both congregations at St. Peter's are very limited. No early minute books are now discoverable, and it is even impracticable to give the names of the pastors of the Re- formed congregation. For a list of the Lutheran pastors, notes concerning them, and other data, I am indebted to Rev. George Diehl Foust, who is now, 1884,' in charge. The first pastor of whom we have knowledge (there must have been others earlier) was Rev. Anthony Hecht. He officiated from 1787 until 1792. In a record of the holy communion, administered July 13, 1788, that day is called "the day of consecration," which suggests that for some reason the church must have been used some time before it was consecrated. In a marriage record, made October ' [1896] Mr. Foust is since deceased. ST. PETER'S CHURCH. m IS, 1788, the church is spoken of as the " North Wales Congre- gation." The next pastor was Rev. Jacob Van Buskirk, who began about 1793. He was born at Hackensack, N. J., February 11, 1739. It is said that he came to his death suddenly, August 5, 1800. He was about to start for his church, and was in the act of mounting his horse, when the Master whom he served called him. He lies buried near where stood the altar of the church in which he ofificiated.' Next was Rev. Henry Geisenhainer. The length of his pastorate cannot be determined ; but there is a record showing that while here he was married to Ann Maria Sherer by Rev. F. W. Geisenhainer, pastor of New Goshenhoppen church. Next in the list is Rev. S. P. F. Kramer, and following him is Rev. "Whalebone," which must be Rev. C. F. Wildbahn, D. D., who is buried at Centre Square. After him was Rev. J. H. Rebenach, from 1805 to 181 1. (During his pastorate occurred the murder of Henry Weaver,^ at whose burial he offi- ciated, and of which he made a brief record.) Next appear the names of Revs. David and Solomon Schaef- fer. They lived at Germantown, and must have held service here, though it could have been only temporarily. The next pastor was Rev. John K. Weiand, from 18 12 to 1826. He was the last pastor to officiate in the old frame struc- ' Mr. Van Buskirk owned the farm at Gwynedd station, recently the estate of Rodolphus Kent now [1896] the property in part of Charles Roth. At his death, he left a wife and ten children. His widow subsequently married Philip Hahn. a This was a famous event in the local annals. As he passed along the road, H. W. was shot by some person concealed behind a com shock in a field beside it. The time was the dusk of evening, October 5, 1805, the place on the State road, just at the turn near the Gwynedd-Montgomery line. The victim was the son of George Weaver, the Montgomery Square hotel-keeper. A man who was believed to have done the deed lived near by and soon after killed himself. Both Henry Weaver and he were buried in the old St. Peter's churchyard. 378 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. ture. During his time the need of a new church was felt, for the winds and storms of nearly forty years had seriously affected the frail temple of worship. Rev. Mr. Foust has [1884] the original subscription book for the building of the second church. It is a large volume of sixty pages, and is kept very systemati- cally. The first page, after expressing the object of the subscrip- tion states that the managers will build the new church " as soon as ;Ji3,oooare subscribed." It is dated November 8, 18 15. The collectors were George Neavil, who collected ;^ 1,967 ; Jacob Kneedler, who collected ;^74S.So; Conrad Shimmel, who col- lected 1^298. 50; Joseph Knipe, and Philip Lewis. Among the subscribers were Jacob Schwenk, Philip Hurst, Joseph Knipe, John Martin, Adam Fleck, Abraham Dannehower, Jacob, George, Joseph, Adam, Samuel, and Daniel Kneedler, Christian Rex, Henry Hallman, and many others. When they began to build is not recorded, but on the last page of the subscription book is the following receipt: " Rec'd, May 27th, 18 17, of the church wardens the sum of seventy -three dollars, being collected on the day the corner stone was laid. John Hurst." Nor is it known when the work was finished. The church was built of stone, much larger than the, first one. It was plastered over, and it is said, was painted yellow ; hence it was soon called the " Yellow Church," and in later day, "the Old Yellow Church." The inte- rior was high, and had a high " goblet " pulpit, of old-fashioned style, in which the preacher perched himself far above the heads of his hearers. It also had galleries on three sides of the building. The next pastor was Rev. George Heihg. He began October 22, 1826, and continued until 1843, the longest pastorate in the history of the church. During his time an organ was introduced into the church service ; Samuel Kneedler was organist, and 57: PETER'S CHURCH. 379 Abraham Dannehower was leader of the choir. Hitherto the service had been all in the German language, but the necessity of English service was now recognized, and the pastor introduced it. For a time he officiated alternately in each language. Dur- ing this pastorate the Sunday-school was organized, of which some notes are given below. Mr. Heilig went from here to Hamilton, Monroe County, Pa., and died at Catasauqua, in Sep- tember, 1869. The next pastor was Rev. Jacob Medtart, from 1843 to 1855. He was unable to preach in German, and during his time the sermon in that language was discontinued. The service has been entirely in the English language since that time. Follow- ing Mr. Medtart was Rev. John W. Hassler, who had charge from 1856 to 1862, when he resigned to become chaplain in the army. (He was, in 1884, pastor at New Holland, Pa.) From 1863 to 1867, during the trying times of the war, when political feel- ing ran high. Rev. P. M. Rightmyer officiated. (He now, 1884, lives in Brooklyn, N. Y.) In 1868, Rev. Ezra L. Reed, now [1884] at Lancaster, Pa., succeeded. Mr. Reed was the last preacher in the second church. Half a century had passed since it had been built, and it needed repairs. The Reformed congre- gation had decided to leave it, and to build a church of their own in the town of North Wales, near by. The Lutheran congrega- tion, after due discussion, resolved upon the same course. March I, 1867, subscription books were opened, and a site having been obtained in the borough, the comer stone of the present church was laid June 6, 1868. The work of erection was completed the following year, and on January i, 1870, the service of dedica- tion was performed. Rev. J. W. Hassler preaching from Psalms cxxvi., 4. From the beginning, up to this time, St. Peter's Lutheran congregation had been connected with St. John's, at Centre 38o HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Square, one pastor serving both, but in 1870 this arrangement was dissolved, and each church has now its own pastor. Since 1870, [down to 1884] the pastors at St. Peter's have been : Rev. Lewis G. M. Miller, 1874-75 ; Rev. Wm. H. Myers, 1876-78; Rev. Theophilus Heilig, 1 878-80 ; and Rev. George Diehl Foust, who entered upon his pastorate July i, 1880. The records, as already mentioned, are imperfect. They show, however, lists of nearly 1,000 infant baptisms, over 100 adult baptisms, and nearly 600 confirmations. The Sunday- school was organized early in the pastorate of Rev. Geo. Heilig, — probably about 183 1 or '32. The first superintendent was Noah Snyder ; after him his brother Oliver Snyder. A record book that has been preserved shows the existence of a library for the use of the school, in 1837, ^i^^ also shows that in July of that year there were 10 teachers and 60 scholars in attend- ance. In June, 1 840, John B. Johnson became a member of the church, and shortly after was made superintendent of the Sunday- school. He served in that capacity nearly thirty years, Charles Hallman being his assistant during the last six years. The sessions were held in the afternoon. The first open-air celebra- tion ever held in this neighborhood was given by the Sunday- schools of St. Peter's and St. John's. It took place in a woods which then stood above where the Franklinville school-house now stands, in July, 1841. Many people attended, and there were speeches and singing. The celebrations occurred fre- quently after that. For eight years preceding the preparation of these pages [1884] Abel K. Shearer has been superintendent of the school, and its present membership is about 150. Only a few details can be furnished concerning the Reformed congregation that used the two old churches jointly with the Lutherans. As has been stated, the arrangement subsisted from 57: PETER'S CHURCH. 381 the beginning until the new churches were built, about 1 869-70, in North Wales borough, and during the hundred years it appears to have been satisfactory to both congregations. Each occupied the church in turn, and neither disturbed the other. One of the pastors of the Reformed congregation was Rev. John George Wack, who is still well remembered by the older people. He was a picturesque figure, a man of marked char- acter and a practical Christian. For many years he was pastor of Boehm's and Wentz's churches, and from 1834 to 1845 he preached regularly at St. Peter's. He had a farm and mill in Whitpain, and labored diligently with his own hands for the support of his family, besides preaching for at least three differ- ent congregations during most of his life. He was a classical scholar, wrote easily in Latin, was familiar, of course, with Ger- man, as well as English, was very found of music, and built an organ with his own hands. " In personal appearance he was of medium size, and erect ; in habits orderly, frugal, and laborious. His character for childlike simplicity and unsuspecting confi- dence was remarkable." In 1802 he took charge of both Wentz's and Boehm's ; in 1806 he extended his care also to the distant church at Hilltown, Bucks county. These charges he retained until 1828, when he surrendered Hilltown ; in 1834 he gave up Boehm's, and began to minister at St. Peter's, as already mentioned; in 1845, after forty -three years' ministry at Wentz's, he closed his active service, though he preached occasionally to the Gwynedd congregation, later.' 1 This incident, related to me on the best authority, concerns good Parson Wack, and another most excellent and courageous man,- — Dr. Antrim Foulke. Late in the summer — about August and September — of 1829, a bad fever prevailed through Gwyn- edd and adjoining townships. It was perhaps typhoid, was very fatal, worst along the streams, marked by ague, etc. Near Wack's mill was a family, " very bad off," and all down with it. The dread of fever was great, and nurses could not be had. Mr. Wack, however, helped them devotedly, and Dr. Foulke gave them his constant medi- 382 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Mr. Wack was the son of Rev. Casper arid Barbara Wack, of Bucks county. He died in 1856, aged eighty, and is buried at Boehm's. During his long pastorate he is said to have mar- ried seven hundred and twenty-four couples, preached five thou- sand times, baptised a thousand infants, and confirmed an equal number of catechumens. His son. Rev. Charles P. Wack, is a distinguished minister of the Reformed church ; his daughter Abigail married Philip S. Gerhard ; his daughter Amanda mar- ried Rev. Alfred B. Shenkle. cal care. One day the two men stood beside the bed of a girl, one of the family, who was desperately ill. She had no nurse, and needed instant attention, if her life was to be saved. " Well, George," said Dr. Foulke, " if thee will help me, we will move her, and change her bed clothing, and her own clothing. It is simply a question of life or death." Father Wack did not hesitate ; he was too simple and brave a Christian for that ; the two men, alone, performed the unpleasant duty, and the sick girl, thus helped, afterward recovered. But Dr. Foulke went home with "the fever on him," and said at once that he was marked for sickness. He lay for six weeks, much of the time critically ill. His arm began to mortify, but before it had progressed, he noted the symptom himself, and saw that his case was at a desperate turn. Sending Tom Wolf, his faithful black man, to the woods for sassafras roots, he had them made into an enor- mous poultice, and instantly applied. The flesh of the arm sloughed off, but, thanks to a very strong constitution and the care of his wife, — a skillful nurse, and one of the most devoted of wives, — he regained his health. XXIV. Social Conditions Among the Early Settlers. OF the social conditions existing amongst the Welsh settlers some idea will have been formed by the reader from the chapters already given. Rev. Joseph Mathias, for many years the Baptist pastor at Hilltown, in a large manuscript volume which he left behind him, has some details on this subject.' The drink of the settlers, he says, was at first principally water. After a while, New England rum was used, and after the orchards grew to perfection and bore fruit, cider and whiskey^ became plenty. Their bread was made of wheat or rye meal, ground and bolted. Besides bread, the wheat flour was cooked in various ways. Some made " dumplings " in pots with meat and vegetables, and often apples were used in this way, — i. c, " in dumplings." Flour was made into puddings, mixed with eggs and milk, etc., " and boiled in bags, sometimes in the same pot with meat, and some- times alone." Beef suet was used to enrich the puddings, and they were eaten with " plenty of dip." Batter cakes were made of flour, eggs, and milk, baked in a frying pan with lard, and skill- fully turned by tossing. Sometimes these were used for dessert, with sugar sprinkled on them. Usually the settlers had plenty ' Rev. Joseph Mathias was himself of Welsh descent, and very familiar with all the traditions respecting the early settlers. He was born at Hilltown, 1778, and died 1851, at his home near where Chalfont now is. He was called to the ministry in 1804, and preached till his death. 3 He means, no doubt, spirits distilled from apple juice, — /. e., apple brandy ; this was very commonly called apple whiskey. 384 HISTORICAL COLLECTIOiVS OF GWYNEDD. of meat, — beef, pork, and poultry, chiefly, — sometimes mutton. " But few depended on wild meat or fowls, though occasionally they took time to hunt and procure some." In clearing new land, further says Mr. Mathias, the small trees were grubbed up by a party of neighbors who joined and made a " frolic." The large trees were girdled, and when they fell, the logs were divided in convenient lengths by fires kindled along them at proper distances. They had small horses, who wore collars of straw. The harness was principally of tow cloth, ropes, and raw hide. " There were no wagons, carts, or wheeled carriages." " No people have ever been more united in interest, the labor on the land being mostly performed by companies, by way of exchange, many hands making light work of heavy jobs." Much labor was done by the women : picking, carding, and spin- ning of wool, swingling, hatcheling, and spinning of flax. There were " frolics " to pull flax, gather grain, etc. In the harvest field sometimes the workers were bitten by rattlesnakes. " I recollect hearing that my grandmother was bitten while in the field. There being no remedy at hand, one of her companions sucked out the poison with his mouth, throwing off the saliva ; and she speedily recovered." We may study with interest, in this connection, the inven- tory of the household goods of William John, of Gwynedd, who died in 17 12, in the early years of the settlement. He was, judging by the large tract which he bought, — nearly three times the size of any other, — a rich man according to the circum- stances of the times. The inventory in the house includes the following articles : I Rugg, 4 new blanketts, 7 new blanketts and one old Double coverlid, 2 ditto, I ditto, 2 single ditto, 3 ditto, i double ditto, 3 tow double coverlids, 7 cushin cases, i side of curtains, 7 pairs sheets, 5 table cloths, EARLY SOCIAL CONDITIONS. 385 lo napkins, 4 bolster cases and 2 pillow cases, 8 chairs, 2 tables, 2 Dutch wheels, and 2 other spinning wheels, 6 lbs. of hatcheled flax, 6 of flaxen yarn, 37 of course tow yarn, 4 of woolen yarn, 28 of wool, 40 yards of linen, 2 buck-skins (appraised at 7s. 6d) ; 55 lbs. of hemp, chafing dish, brass pans, wooden ware, pewter, 3 meal sives, earthen ware. Alexander Edwards, sen., who died in Montgomery in the same year (17 12), left in his will " one-half of my pewter," to be equally divided between his daughter Martha and the children of his daughter Margaret, and in another clause he provided : I give my biggest Iron pot to my daughter Martha's eldest daughter and I give my least Iron pot to my daughter Bridget's eldest daughter. Robert John, who died in Gwynedd, in 1732, from the in- ventory of his personal estate was probably the wealthiest citizen of the township. The list shows several articles indicating re- finement and even some degree of luxury. Included in it are the following, valued as stated : .£ s. d. £ s. d. 6 Cane chairs, ....4.0.0 14 Flag bottom chairs, . i . i . o 2 Small walnut tables, . 2 . 10 . o 6 Candlesticks, | Window curtains, ...0.3.0 2 flesh forks, J ' ' • ° • '5 • o 5 doz. glass bottles,' . .0.15.0 Smoothmg-box and Chyney ware, and heater, J ' '5 } }■ glasses on mantel piece J " ' Pewters, 3.16.0 3 Brass candlesticks, .0.9.0 4 Brass pans, 4.7.0 I Desk on a frame, . . 3 . 0.0 2 pairs scales and weights o . 12 . o 6 Leather Chairs, . . . i . 16 . o 5 Ii'on POtts and pott ' 4 Arm chairs, . . . . i . 6.0 hooks, 1 Warming pan and i 1 i Gridiron, brander, "1 ,,., ti.io.o , c ■ M-5-0 lookmg glass, J and frymg pans, J ^ Money scales and 1 i Long frame table, weights and little box, J ° • • 5 Oak chairs, . . . . i . 5.0 2 Great spinning wheels, 0.12.0 2 Lignum vitse mortars, i . 5.0 2 Little wheels, . . . .0.15.0 25 yards of Uncy woolcy,2 -15.0 ' They seem to have been all empty ! 386 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. The quantity of furniture shown above was unusually large. No other Gwynedd inventory of that time, that I have exam- ined, shows so much. The inventoiy of Jenkin Jenkin's personal estate, in Hatfield, in 1745, shows much the same list as Robert John, but there were a few different or otherwise notable articles, as follows : .£ s. d, £ s. d. 4 Brass pans, . . . . 1 1 . o . o A chest with drawers, . i . 0.0 All the pewters, ...3.0.0 2 Buckskins, i . 16 . o I Rug, I . 10 . o 5 Coarse sheets, . . . i . 0.0 Earthenware, . . . . o . 10 . o 2 Sheets, i . 0.0 Tin ware 0.4.0 1 Diaper table-cloth, Iron pots, a kettle, and and 3 napcins, . . . o . 10 . o hangers, 2 . 0.0 Brand irons, frying-pan 8 chairs, 0.16.0 and bakeston, . . . 2 . 10 . o A table and dough Wooling yarn, ... . 6 . 0.0 trough, I . 0.0 Lining yarn, i . 1 2 . o A coutch, o . 7.0 The inventory of Robert Evans, of Gwynedd, 1 746, included I feather bed and furniture, 2 chaff beds and furniture, i chaff bed and 2 pillows, 6 lbs. worsted yarn, 5 lbs. of combed worsted, 4 yards of hncy, y/z yards of cloth, 261bs. of wool, i great and 3 little wheels, a dough trough. Evan Evans (the preacher, who lived at Mumbower's mill), who died in 1747, had a large number of items in his inventory such as these : Sundry remnants of hnnen (^5 los.) ; table linnen, a piece of new linnen, flax and tow yarn, 6^ lbs. of worsted, linnen yarn, 20 lbs. of wool> etc., etc. The character and number of these items indicate that they may have been on hand as part of the product of the fulling- mill which Evan Evans or his son Abraham had established about 1 744. Other items in the same inventory were these : EARLY SOCIAL CONDITIONS. 387 21 chairs, a settle, a long table, 3 " ovil " tables, sundry earthenware, a brass kettle and other brass things, sundry pewters, sundry wooden vessels, funnel, grater, bellows, tongs and fire shovel, a baking plate, 3 iron potts, 2 pairs of pott hangers, cheese press, dough trough, a looking- glass. These inventories show clearly enough the character and extent of the household belongings in Gwynedd and adjoining townships down to 1750. There were few dishes of any finer ware than earthen ; brass and pewter ones were the most es- teemed. Jenkin Jenkin had some tin-ware. The iron pots were valued enough to be made heirlooms. The " dough-trough " was in nearly every house. No clocks are named in any of these inventories. The best beds were filled with feathers, but many plain people contented themselves with a tick filled with chaff. For cooking, the frying-pan, the chafing-dish, the grid- iron, and the kettle were used. The " smoothing-box and heater " mentioned in Robert John's inventory were no doubt a smooth- ing-iron, with a cell in the heel for the insertion of a heated piece of metal, — such as hatters and others still use. The " settle " appears in Evan Evans's house, and he, like Robert John, had a looking-glass. For making the bed comfortable on a cold night, the warming-pan was already in use. Robert John's " Chyney- ware " appears to have been unknown in other houses. Of the simplicity of manners among the Friends we get a glimpse in this letter, sent by Benjamin and Ann Mendenhall, of Chester county, to Owen and Mary Roberts, of Gwynedd, solicit- ing the latter' s daughter Mary for their son Benjamin : Concord, ye 20 of ye 6 Mo., 17 16. Beloved Friends, Owen Roberts and Mary his wife. Our Love is unto you, and to your son and daughter. Now this is to let you understand that our son Benjamin had made us acquainted that he has a kindness for your daughter Lydia, and desired our consent thereon. 388 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. and we having well considered of it and knowing nothing in our minds against his proceeding therein, have given our consent that he may proceed orderly, that is to have your consent, and not to proceed without it. And it is our desire that you will give your consent. Also now, as touching his place that we have given him for to settle on, we shall say but little at present. Ellis Lewis knows as well of our minds and can give you as full account of it, as we can if we were with you, but if you will be pleased to come down, we shall be very glad to see you, or either of you, and then you might satisfy yourselves. Now we desire you when satisfied, to return us an answer, in the same way as we have given you our minds. No more, but our kind love to you and shall remain your Loving friends, Benjamin and Ann Mendenhall.' That the business thus delicately introduced, and promoted perhaps by the settlements which Benjamin and Ann had made for their son (which Ellis Lewis could tell all about), prospered, we know by the records. Benjamin Mendenhall, jr., married Lydia Roberts, at Gwynedd meeting-house, 3d mo. 9th, 1717. Conduct was not always so circumspect, however, with young people about marrying. The monthly meeting records, 1723, show a minute like this : H J and wife produced a paper condemning their letting loose their affections to one another before a timely permission from Parents and Relations, — which was read & ordered to lye by ye clerk for further Try al.* Some other extracts from the disciplinary proceedings of the monthly meeting may be here made : 1 71 8. This meeting being given to understand that J W at a certain time hath been too much overtaken with the Excess of Strong Liquor, he being present att this meeting Confessed the same and Con- 1 This letter, I am cautioned by my friend, Gilbert Cope, is much smoothed from the original. ' I do not think this means anything more than is expressed, — that the young people engaged to marry, without getting permission. EARLY SOCIAL CONDITIONS. 389 demned himself and the Spirit that led him thereunto, with a firm resolu- tion to take better care for the future. 1718. Reported by Gwynedd Overseers that D H lately was too apparently seen in the Excess of Drink. [Not being present, he was notified to appear, which subsequently he did, " confest his failures," and promised reform.] 1725. E F brought in a paper condemning his immoderate use of strong drink. The following extracts from the minutes, of a much later date, relate to the same subject : 3d mo. 29, 1763. ~— — has contracted considerable debts at Tav- erns, more than he is able to pay. nth mo. 26, 1765. retails liquors without Ucense, etc., very contrary to the advice of Friends. 7th mo. 26, 1796. [Answer to query :] Several members decline the use of liquor in time of harvest. 7th mo. 25, 1797. Some members retail hquors. 7th mo. 31, 1798. None retailing or distilling except four women, whose husbands are not in membership. 8th mo. 26, 1800. In relation to we are of the mind that part of the charge of assaulting his neighbors had better be expunged, and say that he threw a glass of wine at a certain person in an angry manner, & at the same time used unbecoming language. In relation to marriages and burials, a tendency to what the meeting regarded as excess was early observed. 8th mo. 26, 1725. This meeting hath had in consideration ye large provisions in marriage and burials, wch after some discourse was referred to next meeting. A memorandum amongst the papers of Ellis Lewis, the elder, of Upper Dublin, shows the following items of expense, at the time of his funeral, in 1753 : £ To a Windin sheete, To Wine, Rum, Sider and other small things in cash, 2 To Digin the Greave, o s. d. 15 9 16 II 10 390 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. The drinkables, it seems, were much the heaviest items of expense ! The records of the Friends' meeting show that " differences " would sometimes arise among members, but there is pleasing evidence that the efforts to speedily end them were successful. Here is a case in point : 17 1 8. Being informed of some Difference Depending between Richard Morris and John Rees, viz : the sd John Rees has lost or mislaid his deed wh he had of Richd Morris, on a tract of land he purchased of the said Richard ; Now the advice of this meeting is that they, in a friendly man- ner. Refer the matter Depending to two able judicious men. Both being present [they] agreed to refer the same to David Lloyd and Robert Jones of Meirion, & to stand to their Determination and final judgment. This was a satisfactory procedure, for a few months later Account was given that ye differences depending between Richard Morris and John Rees was fully ended. There was, it seems, some " difference " between Rowland Ellis and Owen Owen. This is mentioned in the minutes several times, and the case probably never came to a definite conclusion. But at one meeting, in the 9th month, 1724, a committee was appointed to " advise 'em to stand to the judgment of ye Friends," and the papers relating to the controversy were directed to be placed in the custody of John Humphrey, who was not to allow them " to be shown or read to any one, or to be trans- cribed." Two months later the papers were brought to the meeting, " folded, sealed, and delivered to John Humphrey, to be safely kept by him, and not unsealed without this meeting con- sent." The whole affair then rested. Afterward, Rowland Ellis died, and in 1741, John Humphrey being, dead also, the meet- ing ordered the papers to be destroyed. Some further interesting glimpses of the manners of the EARLY SOCIAL CONDITIONS. 39 1 time may be obtained from other minutes of disciplinary action by the monthly meeting : 1730. S. E. appeared at this meeting and confess'd he had unadvis- edly gone into bad Company at a Certain Time, and also had actual en- gag' d in the wicked practice of playing Cards, with other Indecent things, all which he frankly Confessed & openly Condemn' d and express' d Sorrow on the occasion, [etc.] 1730. E. M. appeared at this meeting. Confessing his faults for In- dulging some of his neighbours to fiddle and keep undue liberty in his house, [etc., etc.] This meeting being sorrowfully affected with the preva- lence of undue Liberties, such as shooting matches, Singing & Dancing, and the like disorders, wch too many of our youths fall into, we can do no less than recommend it to all parents, masters, mistresses, overseers, and other faithful! friends, to Discourage and Crush the growth of such Disor- ders as much as in 'em lies. 1742. The meeting adjudges that a man that does not pay his debts Deprives himself of being in fellowship with us unless he surrenders his all. 1750. [The minutes state at some length that] joined the Society by convincement, declaring he had no bye ends. He soon married a Friend, and declared he never owned our principles. 1756. [This appears to be the first answering of the Queries. To the 1st] Meetings are attended, and the hour observed, and as for sleeping, chewing tobacco, and taking snuff, we fear some are not so clear as might be wished for, notwithstanding the repeated advices, [etc.] 1760. , daughter of , says she was married by a Swede minister in Philad'a, but this meeting being doubtful of the va- racity do appoint William Foulke and John Evans to use their endeavors to find the certainty by enquiring of said Minister. 1 76 1. went out in marriage pretty soon after the de- cease of her former husband, and it appearing to be her third offense of that kind, the Meeting, [etc.] 1766. R. R., tanner, is disowned for not binding his children out, when unable to make a living. XXV. AgricultMre, Slaves, Schools, Hotels, Stores, etc. SOME idea of the agricultural methods of the early settlers may be gathered from the inventories of personal property attached to their wills. In 1 7 1 2, William John's inventory showed his grain crops to be wheat, rye, and oats ; he had also hay ; and these were "in the bam," showing that he, at least, had by that time built a barn. He had 2 1 cattle of all sorts, 5 of the horse kind, in addition to " i old mare with her breed in the woods." He had " 7 stock of bees," showing attention already given to them, and Jenkin Jenkin's inventory, 1745, includes 18 hives of bees. Owen Evans, 1723, also had bees, and his inven- tory includes " 6 acres of new land fallow for barley." Cider was made quite early. Robert John, 1732, had "an apple mill and press." Jenkin Jenkin's inventory includes " 7 hogseds and 3 barrels of sider." As to implements and tools, there were none up to 1750 but of the simplest sort. Robert John had 3 plows, i harrow, 3 hoes, an iron bar, mauls, wedges, axes, spades, shovels, dung- forks, pitch-forks, a broadaxe, 2 cross-cut saws, " sithes," sickles, 2 grindstones. The sickle, of course, was the implement for reaping grain, but Jenkin Jenkin's inventory (1743) mentions " a cradle," in connection with " a scythe and 4 siccles," showing the use of the cradle as early as that. He had also " a cuting box." AGRICULTURE. 393 Sheep were raised by Robert Evans, whose inventory, 1746, showed 22 head of them, as well as 20 hogs, and Evan Evans, the preacher, 1747, had 30 head of sheep. Robert Evans's crops were partly in "ye barn," and he had a lot of " flax unrotted." Jenkin Jenkin's crop items include flaxseed and buckwheat. Of vehicles of any sort there is no mention in any of these early inventories, except a cart. Robert John had one, and Evan Evans had " a cart and thiller's gears ; " he had also a sled. Those who travelled went on horseback, and in the inventories the " riding-horse" is usually mentioned separately, and appraised at a considerably higher price than the horses used for farm work. It was common, also, to appraise the saddle with the horse. That the sale of a horse was attended with some for- mality at times is shown by a bill of sale among the papers of Ellis Lewis, of Upper Dublin, given to him, in 1728, by John Clark, " of Elizabethtown, in East New Jersey," for " a black horse, branded I F on the near buttock, with a few white hairs in ye forehead, and a few white on his hind off leg." (The price was £1 ss.) Some memoranda in the little book of Samuel and Cadwal- lader Foulke give clues to the time of agricultural operations.' Thus : On the 5th day of May, 1773, fell a snow of several Inches deep, & was succeeded by the greatest crops of wheat that was known for more than 30 years. 9th of July, 1 80 1, Began Reaping. 15th do., Finished Reaping and all our grain in the Barn. 1 2th of July, 1 802, began Reaping. 1 7th, finished reaping, and all our grain in the barn. 1803, May 8th, a snow of 4 or 5 inches. ' The first of these items refers to Richland ; the others mostly, if not all, to Gwynedd. It is notable that the time given for the beginning of harvest is later than now. 394 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. On the last day of March, 1807, was the greatest snow ever known at that season. On the first day of Nov'r, 1810, it began snowing, which continued 32 hours, and drifted for two days & was attended with unusual freezing. After one moderate day it began Raining on the 8th. The loth in the even- ing was the greatest fresh in Wissahickon that had happened for 16 years. The sun has not shone from the 8th until the [date omitted] . March 30, 1823, there was a snow near a foot deep, attended with the hardest gale for 12 hours, ever known, by which thousands of cords of wood were blown down. 1834, May 14th, 15th, and i6th, the ground was froze each morning. Concerning the slaves in Gwynedd, the meeting records furnish some clues. Here are a few extracts from the monthly- meeting minutes : 4th mo. 27, 1756. [Answer of Monthly Meeting to loth Query :] We have but very few negroes amongst us, and they we believe are tolerably well used. 7th mo. 25, 1758. A Friend among us has sold a negro slave to another since our last Quarter. Querie : is that an offence ? 1st mo. 29, 1760. [Answer to Query :] Some slaves are brought to meeting at times. 2d mo. 26, 1760. Thomas Jones has purchased a slave, and he appearing in this meeting in a plyable frame of mind, expressed disposi- tion of using him well if he should live ; this meeting desires him to adhere to the Principle of doing unto others as he would be done unto, which will teach him how to use him in time to come. 3d mo. 30, 1 76 1. Richard Thomas has purchased a slave, and he being in this meeting, Friends had a good opportunity to lay the inconsist- ency of the practice before him, [etc.]. loth mo. 27. 1761. Mordecai Moore sold a slave for a term of years, but says that he has such a regard for the unity of Friends that if it was to do again he would not do it. loth mo., 1770. Jonathan Robeson acknowledges seUing a negro woman, who was very troublesome in his family for several years. He never intends to do the like again. SLA VES. 395 1st mo., 1780. Miles Evans agrees to manumit his negro man. A committee of tlie meeting is appointed to advise the negro with respect to his conduct when free. 7th mo. 27, 1784. [Women's branch of the Monthly Meeting answer- ing the query, said :] No slaves amongst us. Those set free are under the care of the committee. Jenkin Jenkin's inventory, 1745, shows "a servant man" appraised at ^8, and " a negro woman," ^40. The former was probably an indentured servant, and the latter a slave. Items of the " time " of indentured servants occur in many of the inven- tories. In Evan Evan's inventory, 1728 : "a servant lad, £iS, and a servant maid, i yr to serve, £^." In Robert John's, 1732 : " The time of 5 bound servants, ^50." In Evan Evan's, 1747 : "A servant man's time, 2 yrs, ^10." In 1757, as appears from an old memorandum of account, the pay of a farm laborer, David Evans, in the employ of Ellis Lewis, of Upper Dublin, for reaping and mowing, was 2 shillings 6 pence per day — about 53 cents. For threshing less than that was paid. Some items in the account run thus : s. d. 1757. 2 days Reepin, 5 ° " 4 " Mowin second grass, 10 o " 6 " thrashin wheat, 12 o 1759- 5 " mowing grass, 12 6 " 3 " thrashin buckwheat, 4 o As to schools and education, the first school-house in the township undoubtedly was that in the lower end, mentioned by Rowland Hugh and Robert Humphrey, 1721, in their petition for a road. In 1729, it appears that " Marmaduke Pardo, of Gwynedd, schoolmaster," was married at Merion, so that Gwyn- nedd had a teacher at least that early, if not — as is reasonable — in 172 1, when the school-house was provided.' ' Marmaduke came from Pembrokeshire, Wales, with the following quaint certifi- cate, dated April 19, 1727: "We whose names are hereunto subscrib'd, being the 396 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Of the teachers following Marmaduke Pardo I have no account. Samuel Evans (son of Owen and Ruth) was a teacher " at North Wales," toward the close of the last century. A school was kept under the oversight of the Friends, at the meet- ing-house, at least as early as 1793. Joseph Foulke, in a manu- script furnished the writer in 1859, recalled the following facts : My earliest recollection of schools which I attended was at Gwynedd meeting. There was no house for the purpose, but what was called ' ' the little meeting-house ' ' was used. An old tottering man by the name of Samuel Evans was teacher. The reading books were the Bible and Testa- ment ; we had Dilworth's Spelling-Book, and Dilworth's Assistant (or Arithmetic). Grammar was a thing hardly thought of ; there was however a small part of the spelling-book called ' 'A New Guide to the Enghsh Tongue, ' ' and a few of the older pupils learned portions of this, by rote, and would occasionally recite to the master, but the substance appeared to be equally obscure both to master and scholar. My next schooling was in 1795, in the house late the property of William Buzby, on the Bethlehem road, above the Spring-House. It was a kind of family school, taught by Hannah Lukens. (Here Dr. Walton, of Stroudsburg, laid the foundation of his education.) I next went to Joshua Foulke, my father's elder brother, and an old man. He taught in a log school-house, near the 18 -mile stone on the Bethlehem road. My father, with the help of his neighbors, built this house [about 1798], on a lot set apart for the purpose at the southern extremity of his premises. This log school-house stood about thirty years, and besides Joshua Foulke, we had for teachers William Coggins, Hannah Foulke, Benjamin Albertson, Hugh Foulke (my brother), John Chamberlain, Christian Dull, Daniel Price, and Curate and others of the inhabitants of the parish of St. David's, do hereby certify whom it may concern that ye bearer hereof, Marmaduke Pardo, of the Citty of St. David's, and county of Pembrock, hath to ye utmost of our knowledge & all appear- ance liv'd a very sober and pious life, demeaning himself according to ye Strictest Rules of his profession, viz., wt what we call Quakerism, & yt he hath for these several years past took upon himself ye keeping of a private school in this citty, in which station he acquitted himself with ye common applause, and to ye general satisfaction of all of us who have committed our children to his care and tuition," etc. [Signed by Richard Roberts, curate, and about 25 others.] SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION. 397 Samuel Jones. (I have probably not named all, or given them in the order in which they came). The Free School of Montgomery, however, was more popular. The salary paid there, $i6o a year, secured more competent teachers than other schools in the neighborhood. I can remember when the teacher's pay was from a dollar to ten shilhngs per quarter for each scholar, and he obtained his board by going about from house to house among his em- ployers, and it was a remark that people would trust a teacher to instruct their children to whom they would not lend a horse ! Many interesting data ought to be available concerning this "Free School at Montgomery." It was maintained for many years, and the old house yet stands, and is used for school pur- poses. Here William CoUom, an accomplished teacher, taught about 1820. Benjamin F. Hancock was teacher there, when his son, the General, was born. Among the scholars at one time, were Samuel Aaron, Samuel Medary, and Lewis Jones, and a flourishing debating society was maintained about William Col- lom's time. George I. Evans of Emerson, Ohio, says of his father, Jona- than Evans : " He taught school for two years, perhaps, near Everard Foulke's, about half a mile east of Bunker's Hill, and I y^ miles from Quakertown ; after that he moved to Gwynedd and taught school there. I think he moved to Sandy Hill [Whit- pain] in 1 8 16 or '17, and remained there until after 1824. He also taught in Worcester, and in 1826 and 1827 he taught at the end of Uncle John Ambler's lane, in an old log house on Cap- tain Baker's place. I think he got as low as $6 a month for teaching." The public schools of Gwynedd township date their history from the year 1840. In 1834, during the administration of Governor Wolf, the first common school law passed the Legisla- ture. It left the school districts the option of acceptance or re- 398 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. jection by a vote of the school directors, who were elected by the people. This law was objected to as needlessly elaborate, and in various respects unsuitable for the circumstances of the people. However fair or otherwise this charge may have been, comparatively few schools were organized under it, in any part of the State. In 1835 its repeal was nearly carried through the Legislature. The Senate passed the repealing act by a de- cisive vote, but in the House, Thaddeus Stevens led the opposi- tion, and by his passionate eloquence and persistent earnestness, secured a majority in the negative.' The next year, in Governor Ritner's administration, the law was amended, and with this change the friends of public schools began their work in earnest. In 1834, the Gwynedd Board of Directors were Peter Hoot, Thomas Shoemaker, Solomon Kriebel, Jesse Spencer, William Buzby, and Charles F. Jenkins. On the vote for accepting or rejecting the State system, the members were unanimous in the negative. In 1835 and 1836 the votes of the directors were to the same effect. But in 1837, under the provisions of the amended law of '36, the people voted on the question of adoption, at the township election, in March. For three years the opposition was successful, the votes being as follows : 1837, March — , for Adoption, 23 ; for Rejection, 100. 1838, '■ 16, ■■ " 73; " " 128. 1839, " 15, " ■' 46; ■■ " 125. The contest of 1838 was a warm one, and while the friends of the schools showed a great increase of strength, their decisive defeat evidently discouraged them for the next year. But a very persuasive element had now entered into the case. The State 'This was the time of Stevens's greatest service in behalf of public education. See, for some account of the scene in the House, Armor's Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania. SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION. 399 appropriations to the school district were piling up. They had begun in 1835, under the Act of '34. By special acts and reso- lutions passed from year to year by the Legislature, it had been provided that such appropriations should still be open to the ac- ceptance of the districts, up to a date in the future, — this date being in each act moved a year ahead. And in 1837 there had come from the national treasury to that of the State that large sum (nearly three millions of dollars) which was Pennsylvania's ■ share of the Surplus distributed under the Act of Congress of 1836. This money was largely applied to the public schools,' and the effect it had on the Gwynedd appropriation will be seen by the following statement : State Appropriations to Gwynedd School District : For year beginning June, 1835 % 83-37 " 1836 228.27 " " " " 1837 799-8o " " " " 1838 353-00 1839 326.00 When the vote came to be taken, once more, at the township election in March, 1840, there was, therefore, nearly eighteen hundred dollars to the credit of the school district, and open to its use in the event of a vote for accepting the system, but to be covered into the general fund of the State, in the event of a fresh rejection. With this aid, the friends of the schools triumphed. On March 20th of that year, the vote stood : For Acceptance, 86 ; for Rejection, 80. The Directors in 1840 were Charles Greger, John Boileau, John Jenkins, Samuel Linton, Samuel B. Davis, Charles F. • The enormous influence exercised by this large expenditure, under the practical and effective amendments of 1836, can hardly be overestimated. The school system of Pennsylvania sprang at once mto vigorous life. Within three years, the permanent State appropriation rose from ;j7S,ooo to ^00,000 ; and whereas there were but 762 public schools open at the end of 1835, there were, only three years later, no less than SiOoo. 400 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Jenkins. The adoption of the system made necessary the laying of a tax, and this was fixed at ^228.26. The following statement shows the district's share of the State appropriation, and its amount of tax, from 1840 to 1845 inclusive : 1840. State Appropriation, $326; Tax, $228. 26 I84I. 326; 225.42 1842. 410 ; 320.65 1843- 410 ; 266.83 1844. 245; 296.87 1845. 192 ; 301.80 The report of the State Superintendent for 1844 showed the progress which Gwynedd had by that time made. There were 4 schools, 4 teachers (all males) ; 255 male and 197 female pu- pils. The average compensation of teachers per month was ;^20. The schools were open 9 months in the year. 13 pupils were instructed in the German language. It is interesting to note that in that year, 19 townships of the county, a majority of the whole number, still rejected the State system. Gwynedd and Mont- gomery were the only two in this section accepting ; Hatfield, Horsham, Towamencin, Worcester, Whitpain, and Upper Dub- lin were among those which had so far refused. The four schools open, in 1844, were the " upper eight- square," on the Allentown road ; one on the Sumneytown road opposite Frederick Beaver's ; one at Gwynedd meeting-house, partly supported by the meeting fund ; one at the " lower eight- square," on the turnpike below Spring-House. The two " eight- square" were actually octagonal in shape, a plan then thought to be a very good one. The first hotel in the township was no doubt that of Thomas Evans, on what is now the turnpike, a mile below Acuff's. On which side of the road it stood may be somewhat uncertain, but probably on the south-west side, where there used to be HOTELS AND STORES. 401 traces of an old building, a well, etc. Rowland Roberts's hotel, in Montgomery, must have been on the Bethlehem road, below Montgomery Square. It existed in 1749, as we know by his will. The hotel at Spring-House was established about 1763, probably by Martin Shoemaker, who came from Lower Salford. Christian Dull bought this property of Philip Bahl, and contin- ued to keep it for many years, probably until his death in 1820. He was the landlord when Alexander Wilson, afterward the famous ornithologist, stayed over night there in his pedestrian tour to Niagara Falls, in October, 1804, and "wrote up" the place in a not particularly complimentary manner.' Another hotel was established at Spring-House in the house across the road, owned by the Scarletts ; this was in the build- ing now occupied as a store by Isaac Hallowell. For many years there were two, until the railroad cut off the stream of the market-folks whom Wilson encountered, and one became quite sufficient for public accommodation. Before buying the Maris property, by the meeting-house, and establishing his hotel there, David Acuff kept tavern at Spring-House (perhaps in the Scarlett building) for a number of years. I have seen his licenses for years from 1 8 1 1 to 1 8 1 6. ' Wilson's poem, " The Foresters," describing his trip, says ; IMile after mile passed unperceived away. Till in the west the day began to close, And Spring-House tavern furnished us repose. Here two long rows of market folks were seen, Ranged front to front, the table placed between. Where bags of meat, and bones, and crusts of bread. And hunks of bacon all around were spread ; One pint of beer from lip to lip went 'round, And scarce a bone the hungry house-dog found ; Torrents of Dutch from every quarter came. Pigs, calves, and sour-kraut the important theme ; While we, on future plans revolving deep, Discharged our bill, and straight retired to sleep. 402 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. He bought the Maris property of Jesse J. Maris, in 1818, and at the August Term, 18 19, petitioned the court for a license. This, however, was not granted him until 1827. The petition of 18 19 recites that his place is " where the great road leading from Doylestown to Plymouth Meeting crosses the great road leading from Philadelphia to Kutztown," and that there are no hotels between Spring-House and George Heist's, on the latter road, or "between Montgomery Square and Pigeontown " (Blue Bell) on the other. The tavern at Kneedler's was long known as Heisler's. (Reading Howell's map, 1792, shows it by that name, — though mis-spelled Heister's.) When it was established is not certain. In 1776, Jacob Heisler had 147 acres of land, according to the assessor's list, but he is not marked as having a tavern. Henry Kneedler, who had married his granddaughter, Margaret Heis- ler (daughter of Jacob, jun.), acquired the property in 1840, and the hotel was long kept by his son, Jacob Heisler Kneedler. George Heist's tavern, on the turnpike, below the old St. Peter's churchyard, was a famous place in its time. The large buildings, now used for a dwelling (Cardell's), were put up to accommodate the public, and there used to be large stone sheds and stabling, which were torn down during the ownership of Silas H. Land, in the '60s. As has been already stated, the central part of the present store-building and residence of Walter H. Jenkins was a hotel during the Revolution. Jesse Evans, the tailor, when he sold most of his property to George Maris,' in 1755, retained this, (now W. H. J.'s), but as he became insolvent, the sheriff sold it for him, in November, 1 764, to Jacob Wentz, of Worcester. He, 1 See Jesse Evans, p. 173. It is there stated that when he sold to Geo. Maris, the W. H. Jenltins lot was included, but this is an error. In the garden behind the wagon- house there is an old well, and beside it, in Jesse Evans's time, stood a log house. HOTELS AND STORES. 40 3 in 1769, built the middle part of the house, and rented it out for a tavern. Who was the landlord is not known. Owen Ferris, " of Towamencin, gentleman," bought the property of Wentz, in 1778, and in 1782 sold it to John Martin, who in 1794 sold to Edward Jenkins. The last named built the present store end of the building, and kept store there until his death in 1829, when the property descended to his son, Charles F. Jenkins. Earlier than Edward Jenkins's store at this place was that of Owen Evans, in the Meredith house. (He calls himself " store- keeper " in a deed to his son Samuel.) This store Samuel Evans probably continued ; in his deed for the sale of 88 ^^ acres' to Amos Roberts, in 1765, he calls himself " store -keeper," also.^ 'Squire John Roberts was doubtless the most important merchant in Gwynedd, for many years. His store was at the Spring-House, a particularly good place for business in the old times. He began there soon after the close of the Revolution, some of his accounts that I have seen being of so early a date as 1786. His papers show that he dealt largely in flaxseed and linen, buying the former of the farmers and exporting it, from Philadelphia, to the Irish ports, — Belfast, Dublin, Newry, and Cork. In return he received the linens. His operations were sometimes directly with the Irish commission houses, but more frequently he conducted them through Caleb and Owen Foulke, of Philadelphia. The shipments each way were quite large : whether they were ultimately at a profit to John may be doubted. Months were required for returns, each way, and the various charges for insurance, freight, storage, commissions, etc., were about 30 per cent, of the prices realized on the flaxseed.'' John ' The Meredith place ; now Est. of J. Lukens. * He is the same mentioned previously in this chapter as a school teacher, in 1793. ^ An " account sales " of William and Samuel Hanna, of Newry, 30th July, 1787, shows the sales " in course of the season," of 107 hogsheads of flaxseed, for ^^310 7s. zViA. \ on which the various charges, under ten different headings, were ^■84 4s. id. 404 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. closed his business at the Spring-House, in 1794, by selling out to John Hubbs, for whom his brother-in-law, Amos Lewis, of Upper Dublin, became security. John Hubbs did not prove to be a successful store-keeper, and did not long continue. The first grist-mill in the township was doubtless that on the Wissahickon, at Penllyn, built by William Foulke. Its date of erection is uncertain, but it was some years before the Revolu- tion. Pretty nearly contemporary with it, but rather later, was the mill north of North Wales, formerly John L. Heist's. In the 1776 list it is entered as Barnaby Beaver's. At Mumbower's, there was a saw and fulling-mill set up about 1 744. In that year Evan Evans conveyed 29 acres to his son Abraham Evans, including a strip 2 perches wide and 98 long, " for the purpose of digging a race to lead the water to a saw and fulling mill." According to Gordon's Gazetteer, there were in Gwynedd, in 1832, two grist-mills and three saw-mills. (There were returned to the assessor 307 houses, and 776 cattle.) The construction of the turnpike from Spring-House upward by Montgomery Square was set on foot in 18 13, a charter having been granted by the Legislature, and approved by the Governor, on January 16 of that year. The name of the corporation, " The Spring-House, Northampton Town and Bethlehem Turnpike Company," showed the ambitious design which was entertained, and which, compared with the actual progress of the work, was altogether too large for the means at command. The commis- sioners named in the charter were William Tilghman and Peter Kneplay, of Philadelphia ; John Roberts, Evan Jones, Silas Hough, and John Weaver, of Montgomery township ; Samuel Sellers, Andrew Schlicher, and William Green, of Bucks county ; James Greenleaf, Abraham Rinker, Jacob Hartzel, and Peter TURNPIKE BUILDING. 40 5 Wint, of Lehigh county ; and George Huber and Owen Rice, of Northampton county. The road was to begin at Spring-House, and go by Mont- gomery Square, Trewig's tavern. Sellers' tavern. Swamp Meet- ing-House [Q uakertown] , to Fry's tavern, and from there to the borough of Northampton,' in Lehigh county, " with a conveni- ent section to the town of Bethlehem." The roadway was not to be less than 50 nor more than 60 feet wide, of which at least 21 feet was to be made an artificial road, " bedded with wood, stone, gravel, or any other hard substance, well compacted to- gether, and of sufficient depth to secure a solid foundation to the the same ; and the said road shall be faced with gravel or stone pounded, or other small hard substance, in such manner as to secure a firm, and as near as the materials will admit, an even surface," etc., etc. The stockholders organized by a meeting " at the public- house of Philip Shellenberger," May 24, 18 13, electing Evan Jones, President ; George Weaver, Treasurer ; and Owen Rice, Hugh Foulke, Edward Ambler, John Roberts, Benjamin Rosen- berger, Thomas Lester, James Wilson, John Gordon, Henry Leidy, John Todd, Benjamin Foulke, and Isaac Morris, managers. The managers met first, August 23, 18 13, at John Weaver's hotel, and elected Cadwallader Foulke and John Houston sur- veyors. Next day they met at David Acuff's hotel, Spring- House, and remained for further meetings on the two following days. There was some controversy over the route. One proposition, negatived by a vote of 6 to 3, was to run "in a straight line from Spring-House to George Weaver's ; " another (yeas 4, nays 8), that it " be carried along the North Wales road until where the [Treweryn] creek intersects the same, from thence ' The present borough of Allen town. 406 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. through the lands of Messrs. Foulke, Shelve, and Evans, in an oblique direction to the Swedes' Ford road, thence along it to George Weaver's." Some other propositions were made, and finally, 9 to 3, the road as now located was fixed on. The subsequent construction of the road was very slow. It never got to " Northampton Town," or even to Quakertown, but stopped at Hilltown, and the corporate title was changed finally to the Spring-House and Hilltown Turnpike Company. The State granted aid to a considerable amount : by an act in 18 16, the Governor was authorized to subscribe to 200 shares of stock ($10, coo); by another, in 1821, he was required to sub- scribe for 300 shares more; in 1824, he was directed to pay Patrick Logan, a contractor who had been at work on the road, ^1,593, a balance due him, and the balance due under the Act of 1 8 16 (and a supplement, 1817), stated to be $7,157, when the road was completed to Trewig's tavern. In 1833, an act of the Legislature recited that " owing to the embarrassed situation of their funds," the Company had no prospect of complying with the conditions of the Act of 1821, and the Governor was ordered to pay the whole $15,000 State aid, as soon as they should com- plete not less than 2^ miles more road. The turnpike from Spring-House to Sumneytown,' 17 miles, was made in 1847—48. A general meeting to organize the com- 1 Sumneytown is a village directly " up country " {n. w.) in Marlborough town- ship. This road was the route of travel for the people of a large section of country to the markets in Philadelphia, and until the construction of the railroad, hundreds of wagons, — two, four, and six-horse teams, — passed each week through Gwynedd on their way to and from the city. Flour from the mills on Perkiomen, farm produce of all kinds, linseed oil, and blasting powder, formed their main freightage. It was usual for many of these to go down on Monday and Thursday afternoons, reaching the city in time for the Tuesday and Friday markets, completing their sales, and returning on Wednesday and Saturday. It formed an extensive traffic, and the hotels along the road were busy places on the days when the " hucksters," mill-teams, hay-teams, and market farmers passed up or down. But after 1856, the railroad having been completed, this was broken up. TURNPIKE BUILDING. 407 pany was held at Jonas Boorse's hotel, in Lower Salford, May 20, 1847, and Charles F. Jenkms was elected president, Isaac W. Wampole treasurer, and Ellis Cleaver, Henry Kneedler, Seth Lukens, Jonas Boorse, Jonas C. Godshalk, Solomon Artman, Nathaniel Jacoby, and George Snyder managers. The Presi- dent and committees of the managers, with Jacob Pruner,'jr., as surveyor, located the route (varying veiy little from the bed of the old road), starting from the Spring-House on May 27th, and reaching " the upper end of Sumneytown on the morning of June 3d." This work fixed the width of the road (50 feet), and its angles ; subsequently Lawrence E. Corson, of Norristown, fixed the grades. The road was divided into half-mile sections, for construction. All bridges with a span of over six feet were to be separately contracted for. The first nine sections, from Spring- House upward, were contracted for by Robert Scarlett and David AcufT, at ^2,700 each ; two more, above, were taken by John Boileau, at $2,600 each, — this covering all of the road in Gwynedd.' The bridge over the run at Spring-House, and that over Evans run (between Gwynedd m. h. and North Wales), were built by Robert Scarlett, and he also raised the walls of the bridge over Treweryn. The work of construction was so far advanced that the lower nine miles were inspected by the Governor's com- mittee in June, 1848, and the remainder in September,^ and upon favorable report, the Governor issued his certificate, September 8, 1848, authorizing the erecting of toll-gates and the collection of tolls. Charles F. Jenkins, to whose energy the rapid construction of this important work was largely due, continued to be the ' In consideration of the relief of the township in its road supervision, Gwynedd subscribed $3,000 to the capital stock of the company. sjohn E. Gross, John Shearer, and John S. Missimer were the Governor's com- mittee. 408 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. president of the company until January, 1859, when he resigned, and Algernon S. Jenkins was elected, continuing to his death, July 9, 1890. Besides the details given in Chapter XVI. about the early roads, some other facts concerning the highways may be noted. In 1722, the monthly meeting records that several Friends were " under streight for want of a convenient road to ye meeting- house." In 1749, the meeting paid Richard Jacobs ;£' I i6s. "for laying out a road from New Providence meeting-house to Gwyn- edd meeting-house " — a curious sharing of the functions of the Court ! There was formerly an old road up by Jacob B. Bowman's house, leaving the Swedes' Ford road by the corner of the woods recently cleared off, and entering the Lansdale road up by J. Schlemme's. This was a " private road," 24 feet wide, laid out by order of the Court, in 1758. It started from the township line, about where Lansdale is, and came by lands (among others) of George Howell, Thomas Shoemaker, Robert Roberts, John Thompson, Hugh Evans, and Jesse Evans, " into Montgomery road." Its length was 3^^ miles, 33 perches. " John Humphrey's bridge," mentioned in the Welsh Road proceedings of 1709, was unquestionably the first bridge in the township, and it seems to have been a well-known landmark. The bridge over the Treweryn, on the turnpike, a mile above Spring-House, is an important one. Before it was built the stream had to be forded, and Henry Jones says his mother told him she got through with difficulty when it was swollen by a freshet. The bridge over Wissahickon, near Kneedler's, was built in 1 8 19. That on the State Road, over the Wissahickon, was built by the county, in 1833. William Hamill, S. E. Leach, and Benjamin B. Yost were the county commissioners. Samuel THE OLD BRIDGES. 409 Houpt was the contractor for building, and was paid ^2,557.30. This probably included the materials, except sand, for which ^189 was paid, as appears by the county account, published in January, 1834. The bridge over the Wissahickon, on the Plymouth road, at the mouth of Treweryn, was built in 1839, by the county, John Schaffer, Abel Thomas, and Silas Yerkes being in that year the county commissioners. I have seen among Franklin Foulke's papers duplicates of three of the contracts made for its erection. In one, Henry H. Rile contracted " to find the stone for bridge or quarry leave, for which said quarry leave the commissioners doth agree to pay to the said Rile the sum of 121^ cents per perch, to be measured in the wall, after the completion of said bridge, the rim stone excepted." In another, Rile contracted " to furnish sufficient boarding and lodging for all the labourers that is employed to work at said bridge, except those that wish to board themselves, for the sum of 1 5 cents per meal ; the commissioners is not to pay the board for any of the labourers when they are not at work at said bridge." In the third, Col- lom Clime and Charles Cox contracted "to furnish lime of the best quality sufficient to build said bridge, for which said lime said commissioners doth agree to pay 13^ cents per bushel," measured at the bridge, if required. The " State Road" was laid out by commissioners, under an Act of General Assembly of 1830. It was, however, only a fragmentary construction, so far as the route through Gwynedd was concerned. The old road-beds were in part used, and new pieces were made, of which the most important was that from the intersection of the Plymouth road, below Acuff's, down to the Wissahickon and up the hill to the Whitpain township line, at or near which the bed of the old Swedes' Ford road was reached. XXVI. Genealogical Details Concerning Early Families. MORGAN. The first settler in Gwynedd or its vicinity, named Morgan, was Edward. He seems to have been here as early as 1704, as the road upward through Gwynedd, made in that year, was to go as far as his place. He was a tailor by trade, a Welshman by birth, no doubt, and was probably advanced in years when he came. He had lived, previously, near Philadelphia. In Feb- ruary, 1708, he bought 300 acres of land in what is now Towa- mencin, of Griffith Jones, merchant, Philadelphia. The tract lay along William John's land, and was therefore on the township line. In 17 14 he bought 500 acres more, near by, of George Claypoole, of Philadelphia, who, Uke Griffith Jones, was a spec- ulative holder of the Towamencin lands. By 171 3 he had ap- parently moved to Montgomery ; in the deed from Claypoole he is described as " yeoman, of Montgomery." Edward Morgan no doubt had several children. His sons probably received and held his Towamencin lands. In the list of 1734, for that township, there appear: Joseph Morgan, 200 acres ; Daniel Morgan, 200 ; John Morgan, 100. In 1727, Mor- gan Morgan, of Towamencin, died, leaving a will, in which he mentions his wife Dorothy, his brothers Joseph, John, and Wil- liam, his two sons Edward and Jesse (both minors), and his niece Elizabeth, John's daughter. EARL Y FAMILIES. 4 1 1 In the marriage lists previously given will be found the fol- lowing marriages of probable sons and daughters of Edward Morgan : 1 710. Elizabeth Morgan m. Cadwallader Morris. 1713. Margaret Morgan m. Samuel Thomas. 1 713. William Morgan m. Elizabeth Roberts. 1 72 1. John Morgan m. Sarah Lloyd. 1 718. Daniel Morgan m. EUzabeth Roberts. 1720. Sarah Morgan m. Squire Boone. 1728. Joseph Morgan m. Elizabeth Lloyd. 1 73 1. Wilham Morgan, widower, m. Cath. Robeson. That all these were children of the first Edward Morgan is not certain, but probable. (Several of them are designated as son, or daughter, "of Edward," as will be seen by reference to the list). Daniel Morgan, named above, who m. Elizabeth Roberts, was a minister among the Friends. He d. 7th mo. 6, 1773, having had a stroke of paralysis some time before. A memorial concerning him says he was born in the district of Moyamensing (Philadel- phia) in 1 69 1, but that " while still young his parents removed to Gwynedd, then just being settled." His wife was also a preacher ; her memorial says she was born in Wales, came over while young, appeared in the ministry after her marriage, went to Eng- land, in 1743, on a religious visit, in company with Susanna Morris, and remained two years, visiting most of the meetings in Great Britain. In her old age she was injured by a fall from her horse. Shed, nth mo. 14th, 1777, in her 88th year. (Her children, Benjamin and Ruth, are named in the Roberts Gene- alogy.) CLEAVER. The Cleaver Family of Gwynedd and Montgomery are the descendants of Peter Klever, one of the early German settlers at 412 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Germantown. He was, no doubt, one of the company that in- cluded the Shoemakers, the Lukenses, the Conrads, and others of the Quaker immigrants, who came from the lower Rhine, after the arrival of Pastorius and the earliest of the settlers. He is on the record as having been naturalized, as of Germantown, in 1691, and he died in Bristol (adjoining Germantown) in 1727, leaving children : Isaac, John, Peter, jr., Derrick, and Agnes, besides two married daughters, Christiana Melchior and Eve Adams. Isaac, the eldest son, had land in Cheltenham, and probably removed there ; John received his father's place in Bristol township, and had a family, including Elizabeth, Peter, William, Sarah, John, and Hannah ; while Peter Cleaver, jr., re- moved to Upper Dublin, and was there before 1734, as he is returned in the list of that year as the owner of 100 acres of land. This Peter Cleaver, jun., of Upper Dublin, is frequently men- tioned as a road juror, etc. His wife's name was Elizabeth. He died in 1776, and mentions in his will his sons John, Isaac, Ezekiel, Peter, and Nathan, and his daughter Elizabeth. The last married John Roberts, son of John, of Whitpain ; while her brother Nathan married Ruth Roberts, a daughter of John, and removed to Montgomery, where he bought 137 acres which had been part of the Isaac Jones property, in the extreme lower end of the township. His children were : Phoebe, who m. Amos Griffith ; David, Jonathan, who m. Ann Jones ; Nathan, jr., who m. Martha Shoemaker ; Salathiel, who m. Mary Shoemaker. (Of these sons Jonathan had one son, Elias, who m. Anne Acuff ; Nathan had three children : David, Jesse, Rebecca ; and Sala- thiel had six children : Lydia, Nathan, Josiah, Daniel, Silas, John). Ezekiel Cleaver, named above (son of Peter, of Upper Dub- lin), m. Mary Lewis, dau. of Ellis Lewis, 2d, and his wife Mary. EARLY FAMILIES. 413 From this couple are descended another branch of the family, including Ezekiel, Solomon, and Ellis, all formerly well-known residents of Gwynedd, now deceased. JONES— LEWIS. John Jones, carpenter, of Montgomery, came into the town- ship from Merion, about 17 10. He married at Gwynedd meet- ing-house, 4th mo. 9, 1 7 13, Jane Edward, daughter of Edward Griffith. Both were valued members of the Society of Friends, and there are memorials of them by Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, — that of Jane Jones in the printed collection of 1787, and that of her husband unpublished. John Jones was a prominent, ac- tive, and valuable citizen, in his day. He owned a large property, including what in modern times has been two farms, lying in Montgomery, above the State road, along the Gwynedd line. His home was on the upper farm (formerly belonging to Edwin Moore), and part of the house is said to have been built by him with bricks which he made on the premises. This John Jones was the son of Rees John William, repeat- edly mentioned in this volume, and particularly described in the foot-note, p. 96. The record of Rees John's children, from Hav- erford m. m., shows that his son John was born 4th mo. 6, 1688. He was therefore 22 when he came to Montgomery, and 25 when he was married. His children were : Hannah, who m. William Foulke ; Catharine, d. in infancy ; Margaret, b. 17 17, d. 1745 ; Priscilla, b. 17 19, d. 1742, m. Evan Jones, of Merion ; Evan (see below) ; Jesse (see below) ; Katharine, b. 1726, d. 1741 ; Jane, b. 1728, d. 1806 ; Benjamin, d. in childhood ; Ruth, d. in infancy. John Jones, carpenter, the father, d. 12th mo. 30, 1774 ; his wife, Jane, had d. Sth mo. 14, 1757. Jesse, the son named above, probably removed to Bucking- ham. His wife's name was Mary. Their son Isaiah m., 1798, 414 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Elizabeth Watson, dau. of Thomas and Sarah, by whom he had three children : Ezra, Sarah, and Elizabeth ; and he appears to have married a second time, his wife being Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Wilson, by whom he had one son, Wilson. There are probably no male descendants of Jesse Jones now living. Evan Jones, of Montgomery, inherited his father's estate. He was b. 12th mo. 26, 1720, and d. 8th mo. 31, 1801. He m., 1766, Hannah Lawrence, dau. of Henry, of Haverford, dec'd. Their children included : John, d. unm. ; Henry (see below) ; Hannah, d. unm. ; Evan (see below). Hannah, widow of Evan, sr., d. 1825. Henry Jones, named above, m. Jane Lewis, 1805, dau. of Amos and Eleanor, of Upper Dublin. He d. comparatively a young man, — loth mo. 19, 1813. He left four children : Lewis, Clement, John L., and Henry. (Henry is the only one of these now living, and the only male representative of the family of John Jones, carpenter.) Henry Jones's house was the lower part the Montgomery estate, — -now the Armstrong farm, on the State road. He died there, having built the buildings that now stand, — the house, barn, and wagon-house. The place was tenanted, after his death, by Jacob Zorns and Mathias Young, and in the spring of 182 1 his widow removed to her father's place at Three Tuns, in Upper Dublin. (Her father died in the autumn fol- lowing.) Evan Jones, jr., son of Evan, and brother of Henry just mentioned, was a conspicuous citizen. (See biographical sketch.) He was four times married : to Sarah Ely, dau. of William and Cynthia, of Buckingham ; to Lowry Miles (n6e Foulke), dau. of Caleb and Jane, of Gwynedd ; to Hannah Paul ; and to Mary Lukens. By his first wife he had two daughters who grew up : Jane, who m. Jonathan Maulsby, and Cynthia E., who m., ist. EA RL Y FAMILIES. 4 1 5 Dr. Evan Lester, of Richland, and 2d, Evan Green, of Colum- bia, Pa. By his second wife Evan Jones, jr., had one son, Owen, who d. 3 years old ; but of his children there was no issue except Evan Jones Lester, son of Cynthia, by her first husband. Of Henry Jones's sons, Lewis m. Mary Livezey, who died 1896, living on their homestead in Gwynedd, near the Upper Dublin line. They had no children. Clement m. late in life, but left no children. Henry m. Mary Y. Shoemaker (deceased 1896) ; they had no issue. John L. m. Margaret, dau. of Ben- jamin and Anne Garrigues, and had several children, of whom but one now survives : Jane, m. to Dr. Franklin T. Haines, of Moorestown, N. J. Henry Jones's wife, as already mentioned, was Jane, daugh- ter of Amos Lewis. The first of the Lewis Family, in Upper Dublin, was Ellis, ist, who came from Merion. (He may have been of the same family as the Lewises of Montgomery town- ship, — see p. 300.) His wife's name was Anne. He purchased the property which is now (1896) Wilmer Atkinson's farm " Northview," formerly John L. Jones's, and the adjoining farm, belonging to Mr. McCallum, formerly David L. Lukens's. He d. 1753, his wife surviving until 1756. Their children included Ellis (see below) ; Lewis, m. Anne Lord ; Jane, m. Enos Lewis, of Gwynedd ; Elizabeth, m. William Spencer. Ellis Lewis, 2d, m. loth mo. 18, 1729, at Abington meeting- house, Mary Tyson, dau. of Matthias and Mary, of Abington. Mary Lewis, the wife, d. ist mo. 17, 1763, and Ellis m., 2d, Ellen Evans, dau. of John and Eleanor, of Gwynedd. (See p. 168.) Ellis d. 1783, and his wife survived him. His children, all by his first wife, were 1 1 in number, of whom six died young. The others were: Ellis, jr., b. 1730, d. unm. 1759; Mary, m. Ezekiel Cleaver ; Ann, m. John Saunders ; John ; and Amos (see below). 4l6 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Amos Lewis was twice married. His wives were sisters, Eleanor and Rachel Hubbs, of Gwynedd, daughters of John and Jane (and nieces of Ellis Lewis, 2d's, second wife. See p. i68). Amos had by each wife one daughter : by his first wife he had Jane, who m. Henry Jones, of Montgomery, named above ; and by his second, Eleanor, who m. Jesse Lukens. From the latter marriage there is a large family : the Jones branch has been given above. SPENCER. The first of this Spencer family, in Pennsylvania, was probably Samuel, who came here from Barbadoes, and was no doubt of English descent. The tradition has always been that he was a sea captain, and that after bringing his family here, about 1700, he returned for one more voyage, and was lost (or died) at sea. How this tradition grew up it is hard to say, but documentary evidence shows its incorrectness. Samuel Spencer's will is on record in Philadelphia. It describes him as " late of Barbadoes, but now of the county of Philadelphia, merchant, being sick of body, but of good and perfect memory," [etc.]. This shows him to have been on land, and ill, at the date of the will, which was November 20, 1705, and as its probate was made a month later, December 20, 1705, it is evident that his decease closely followed its making, and that no voyage and death at sea could have occurred before probate. Samuel Spencer, as is known in various ways, left two sons, Samuel and William. These the will names : " I give and be- queath unto my eldest son, Samuel Spencer, ;£^20, to be paid unto him when he shall come to the age of 2 1 years, without any in- terest, [he] to be fitted with a good suit of cloaths fittfor such a lad, and to be forthwith sent to Barbadoes to his relacions there. I give and bequeath unto my son William Spencer, ;^20," etc., etc. EARLY FAMILIES. 417 Of Samuel Spencer's " relacions," in Barbadoes, nothing defi- nite is known. Samuel Spencer's two sons were, as the will shows, minors when their father died.' Their mother, in all proba- bility, was previously deceased. She was the daughter of Robert Whitton, and her brother Richard is said to have reared the two boys, — Samuel not having been sent back to Barbadoes, at all. In 1742, Richard Whitton, of Upper Dublin, yeoman, made his will, and after some bequests left to his " two cousins, \i. e., nephews] Samuel Spencer and William Spencer," all his " lands, houses, tenements, and plantations," etc., — this being property in Upper Dublin. Samuel Spencer, 2d, m. 1723, Mary Dawes, dau. of Abraham and Edith, and their children were 13 in number, including Jacob, who m. Hannah Jarrett, whose sons John and Jarrett mar- ried respectively Lydia Foulke, of Gwynedd (see p. 252), and Hannah Evans, of Gwynedd (see p. 170). Jesse Spencer, of Penllyn, was John's son.^ Two other sons of Samuel Spencer, 2d, and Mary, were the following : 1. Joseph, b. 2d mo. 21, 1726, m. Hannah Lukens, dau. of John, of Bristol [adj. Germantown]. This couple had one son, Samuel, who d. young. Joseph then m. Abigail Conrad, widow, (her maiden name West), and had one son, Nathan. This Nathan m. Rachel Pim, dau. of Thomas, of Chester county, and had children : Thomas P., Joseph, Sarah, Heph- ziba, Maria. 2. John, b. 9th mo. I, 1 73 1, m. Elizabeth Kirk, dau. of John and Sarah, and had 8 children. One of these was Sarah, who m. Jonathan Thomas, of Moreland, son of Mordecai and Elizabeth. Spencer Thomas 1 They were in fact young children. Samuel was b. 8th mo. 22, 1699, William wash, nth mo. i, 1701. (William m. Elizabeth Lewis, dau. of Ellis, ist, of Upper Dublin, and removed to Bucks county, where he has numerous descendants.) 2 See Foulke Genealogy, p. 252, for details concerning Jesse Spencer. 41 8 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. m. Hephziba Spencer, named above, — his second cousin. Their eldest daughter/ Anna Maria, m. 1841, Algernon S. Jenkins,' of Gwynedd. JENKINS. The Jenkins family of Gwynedd and neighboring townships are descended from Jenkin Jenkin, a Welshman, who came to this place in or about 1729. The family record in an old Welsh Bible which was formerly in possession of John Jenkins, of North Wales, shows the following : Jenkin Jenkins died September 15, 1745, aged 86 years. Mary Jenkins died November 27, 1764, aged 74. John Jenkins born February 15, 1 7 19. This, therefore, fixes the birth of Jenkin Jenkin in 1659, ^^^ of his wife in 1690. November 17, 1730, Jenkin Jenkin bought of Joseph Tucker land in Hatfield, 350 acres, "reaching from the Gwynedd line nearly or quite to the Cowpath road, and from the Montgomery line about to the road running from Lansdale to Colmar." On this he settled, and he was " of Hatfield," when he made his will in 1745. He had bought, in 1738, of the Pro- prietaries, the Penns, 357 acres of land on the Conestoga, in Earl township, Lancaster county, closely adjoining the Welsh settlers of Carnarvon and Brecknock, and as there were some named Jenkins among them, it is not unlikely that they may have been kinsmen, and that he may have come over from Wales with some of that company, — their arrival being about 1729, also. Jenkin Jenkin, at his death, left 4 children, as follows : ' Their other children were Sarah, Mordecai, Caroline, Lemuel, Elizabeth, Lydia, Jonathan, Mary, Hannah. Spencer Thomas was a prominent and esteemed citizen of Upper Dublin. 2 Algernon S. Jenkins had issue by his ist wife one son : Howard M. ; by his 2d wife, Alice A. Davis, one son : George Herbert. EARLY FAMILIES. 419 1 . John, who received 1 50 acres of the Hatfield property, and half the Conestoga property. He was b. (as above), Feb. 15, 1719, in Wales, and m. Sarah Hawkesworth, dau. of Peter and Mary. (She was b. in 1720, in England, and d. Jan. 16, 1794.) They had eight children. (See below.) 2. Mary, d. unm. 3. Jenkin, jr., m. Thomas, He received by his father's will, 200 acres in Hatfield, and a share in the Conestoga tract. He had four children : David, d. unm. ; Elizabeth, m. John Banes ; Hannah, d. unm. ; Eleanor, m. McPherson. 4. Elizabeth, m. John Hawkesworth, son of Peter and Mary ; and had seven children. John Jenkins, named above, was the progenitor of all of this family who now bear the name, his brother Jenkin having no mar- ried son. John was a prominent and useful citizen. (He was the assessor of Gwynedd township, as mentioned in the 1776 tax- list.) He bought land in Gwynedd, in 1746, adjoining Lansdale. He died in 1803 (or 1804). His eight children were as follows : 1. John, 2d, b. 1742, d. 1805, an officer in the Revolutionary army. He m. Elizabeth Lukens, wid. of Abraham, and had six children : Owen, m. Mary Tennis ; Sarah, m. Peter Hoxworth ; Jesse, m. Mary Aaron ; John, m. Ann Todd' ; Edward, m. Margaret Server* ; Elizabeth, m. Issacher Rhoads. 2. Levi, m. Susan Shelve, and had 9 children, including Rev. John S. Jenkins, a prominent minister of the Baptist denomination ; and Levi, jr., who m. Sarah Smith and had 6 children, including Joseph S., Eder, John S., and Anne. 3. Ann, m. Hugh Kousty. I John, who m. Aiin Todd, lived to extreme old age, dying at North Wales (at the house of his son-in-law, Abel Lukens), Oct. 5, 1880, in his 97th year. His children were Naomi, who m. Abel Lukens ; Charles T., m. Sarah Lukens ; Jane, m. Samuel J. Rhoads; Ann T., m. Jacob B. Rhoads; Silas T., m. Eliza Morgan; JohnS.,m. Eliza Stover ; Milton, m. Sarah Ellis. ^ Edward, b. May q, 1786, d. Jan. 29, 1872 ; and had issue : Philip S., m. Hannah Zieber ; Mary Ann, m. Chas. D. Matthews ; Charles S., m. Tacy Styer. 420 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. 4. Edward, b. July, 12, 1758, d. 1829, m. Sarah Foulke, dau. of Theophilus (see Foulke Genealogy), and had 6 children : Charles F. , m. Mary Lancaster' ; Ann, d. unm. ; Jesse,'' m. Mary R. Ambler ; Margaret, m. Peter C. Evans ; Rachel, ni. Meredith Conard ; Caleb, died a lad. 5. Jesse, born 1760, d. 1794, unm. 6. Elizabeth, m. Owen Hughes, and had 8 children. 7. Mary, m. Peter Wentz, and had 7 children. 8. Sarah, m. Isaac Lewis, and had 3 children. (See details about. Isaac Lewis, p. 362.) HOXWORTH. Peter Hawksworths and his wife Mary came from England about 1730, and settled in Hatfield. Peter died between Febru- ary 26, 1767, and March 22, 1769, — these being the dates of making and proving his will. His wife died soon after. They are said to have been buried at St. Thomas's churchyard, White- marsh. Their children were 6 in number, including Edward, Ann, and Rachel, of whom nothing further is known, and the following : 1. Sarah, m. John Jenkins, the elder. (See preceding section.) 2. John, m. Elizabeth Jenkins (sister of John, just named), dau. of Jenkin and Mary, and had 7 children : Mary, m. Zachariah Clawson ; Edward, m. Mary Hoxworth (see below) ; John, d. unm. ; EUzabeth, m. Henry Newberry ; Ann, m. C. Wells ; Sarah, m. Kenneth Makenzie ; and "Colonel" Peter, who m. Sarah Jenkins. (See below.) /o.^« bought land, in 1761, located in Hatfield, from his father, and d. aged 44, early in the Revolution. He had been a soldier in the French and Indian War, 1 Chas. F. and Mary had 7 children, of whom 5 d. young. The others were Algernon S. (d. 1890) , who m. Anna Maria Thomas, and Alice A. Davis ; and William H., (d. 1896), who m. Catharine Hallowell. 2 Jesse removed to Peoria county, 111., in 1840, and died there at a very advanced age. Of his children, Albanus married and has children. ' The spelling of the name in England was probably Hawkesworth. It became changed, here, first to Hawksworth, and then to Hoxworth. EARLY FAMILIES. 42 1 and served in the Revolutionary army, but was taken sick and died, while so engaged. 3. Peter, who was twice married. By his first wife he had 7 children. His second wife was Ann Wentz, dau. of Peter and Mary (Jenkins) Wentz, by whom he had 4 children. Edward Hoxworth, above (son of John and Elizabeth), lived in Hatfield. He was b. Sept. 22, 1760, and d. Jan. 11, 1847. He entered the Revolutionary army when only 1 5 years old, and served throughout the war. He received a pension to the end of his life. He was a member of the company of which John Jenkins, 2d, was a lieutenant. " He was a small-built man, but exceedingly lithe and active. In his younger days he would leap over an ordinary-sized horse without touching." His wife, Mary(b. 1760, d. 1823), was the dau. of Peter(No. 3 above), and therefore first cousin to her husband. They had 9 children, as follows : 1. Ann, m. Benjamin Krupp ; 2 children. 2. Ellen, m. Benjamin Kulp ; 8 children. 3. John, m. Smith. 4. Israel, m. Mary Slough ; 7 children. 5. Mary, m. Robert Gordon ; 7 children. 6. Margaret, d. unmarried. 7. Edward, m. C. Nonnemacher ; 3 children. 8. Elizabeth, m. B. F. Hancock (see below). 9. Sarah, m. Jesse Godshalk ; 9 children. " Col." Peter Hoxworth, of Hatfield, b. Jan. 16, 1776, d. Nov. II, 1850, m. Sarah Jenkins, dau. of John, 2d, and Elizabeth. He was an officer in the war of 18 12, and subsequently a colonel of Pennsylvania militia. For many years he was a justice of the peace, and he was also director of the poor, of Montgomery county. He had eight children : Elizabeth, m. Henry Lukens ; Ann, m. John S. Cliffton ; John J., m. D. Swartz ; Owen, d. unm ; 422 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Enos L., m. Ann Mattis ; Matilda, m. B. A. Morris ; Mary, m. J. Santman ; William J.,' m. Catharine A. Biery. Elizabeth Hoxworth (No. 8, above), daughter of Edward and Mary, b. December 8, i8oi, d. January 25, 1879, i^- Benjamin F. Hancock. Their children were Winfield Scott and Hilary Baker (twins), b. Feb. 14, 1824, and John, b. March 23, 1830, m. Au- gusta Camp, and has issue 1 1 children. (Biographical notices of Gen. Hancock and his father will be found in the next chapter.) CASTNER. The Castner Family are descended from Paul Kastner, who was one of the early German, or Hollandish, settlers at German- town. He is named with Peter Klever in the naturalization list of 1 69 1, and was a Friend, as in 1692 he was one of those who signed the testification of the Yearly Meeting against George Keith. He d. in 1 7 17, and his will is on record in Philadelphia, witnessed by Francis Daniel Pastorius. Jacob Castner, who may have been a son, or grandson, of Paul, was a resident of Upper Dublin, in 1754. He d. between December, 1763, and February 26, 1767, and in his will men- tions his wife Ann, daughters Sarah and Elizabeth, and sons Samuel, Andrew, and George. The will shows that he had one tract of 81 acaes of land, in Gwynedd, which he had bought of Robert Combs, and another of 2 1 , in Gwynedd, bought of Cath- arine Jones, while he lived on a tract of 299 acres in Upper Dublin, adjoining Ellis Lewis, and he had also 100 acres in East Nottingham, Chester county, purchased of George Churchman. 1 To William J. Hoxworth, late of Macungie, Lehigh county, I am indebted for all the details concerning thjs family, and also for many of those relating to the Jenkins Family. (William J., b. Oct. 6, 1821, m. Catharine A. Biery, and has issue : Mary Ella, Emilie A., Lewis C. (d.), Charles H., William A. (d.), Sarah G., John S. (d.). EARLY FAMILIES. 423 The main tract of the Gwynedd land, which he left to Sarah and Samuel, lay below the Spring-House, on the road to the Three Tons, including what was recently the Wm. Smith farm. The Upper Dublin tract he left chiefly to Andrew, and this included the old Siddons place, now or recently Malachi Stout's. The Chester county property he left to " Daniel and Susanna, the children of my son Jacob, deceased." Samuel Castner lived on the Gwynedd place,' and d. there Feb. 22, 1806. His estate was settled by David Lukens and Amos Lewis, executors. He left a legacy of £?i in Pennsylva- nia money to Gwynedd meeting. His brother Andrew had died a few years earlier, — about 1796 or '97. His estate was settled by Cadwalader Evans, jr., and Amos Lewis, ex'rs. George Kastner (who niay have been the son named in Jacob's will) was in Whitpain, in 1734, and had 200 acres of land. His will was made April 27, 1776, and proved Oct. 19 of the same year. His wife was Elizabeth ; he mentions his son Thomas, dec'd, and his (Thomas's) widow, and daughter Marga- ret. He also mentions his grandchildren named Conrad, and other grandchildren named Ottinger, his sons-in-law Thomas Mee, Lewis Jones, Philip Richardson, and William Streeper, — the last deceased. He leaves his six daughters, Mary, Magda- lene, Elizabeth, Hannah, Lydia, and Margaret, residuary legatees. Samuel Castner, of Gwynedd (grandfather of Jesse, recently deceased), lived on the Swedes' Ford road, where George W. Castner) his great-grandson) recently lived. He was b. June 4, 1737, and d. November 5, 1833. His dau. Elizabeth m. Nathan Chapin, who was a teacher in Philadelphia. Their son, William 1 Henry Jones says it was the tradition that he gave his property away (perhaps to his family ) , on condition that they should build him "a little house by the big spring, ' ' near the main dwelling, and in this little house he ended his life. Traces of it, near the spring, were visible fifty years ago. 424 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Chapin, was for many years principal of the Institution for the Blind, in Philadelphia.' Jesse Castner, the elder, a son of Samuel, m. Margaret Rhodes, dau. of Ezekiel, of Norriton. (The ceremony, January, 1795, before Esq. Frederick Conrad.) The Gwynedd monthly meeting records show the birth of their children : Melinda, b. 5th mo. 8, 1796 ; Charles, b. loth mo. 25, 1798 ; Mary, b. 12th mo. 5, 1800 ; Rachel, b. nth mo. 7, 1803 ; Margaret, b. Sth mo. 19, 1805 ; Anne, b. loth mo. 19, 1806. The records also show the death of Margaret, wife of Jesse, in 1 809 (two dates given : Sth mo. 30, and loth mo. 31). Jesse m. a second time, and had one son, Jesse, jr., of Gwynedd, the father of Conrad S., and George W., both now well-known citizens of Gwynedd. ROBERTS. Besides the members of the Roberts Family of whom details have been given in Chapter XIV., there were several others living in Gwynedd, named Roberts, but of a different family. Owen Rob- erts, tailor, whose daughter Lydia m. Benjamin Mendenhall, lived below Penllyn, having bought in 17 14 the lower William John tract, of his (W. J.'s) daughters, Gaynor, Ellen, and Catharine. Besides his daughter Lydia, he had a son, — and possibly other children. Ellis Roberts had also two brothers, John and William. William m. Mary Pugh, widow of Ellis Pugh, jr., and daughter of Owen Evans. She d. 1748, and he before her. Her will mentions two daughters of her son Ellis Roberts. ' His son, Dr. John B. Chapin, for many years physician in charge of the great Willard Insane Hospital in New York State, is now in charge of the Pennsylvania Hos- pital for the Insane, in Philadelphia. EARLY FAMILIES. 425 John Roberts, the other brother of Ellis, d. in 1725, leaving his wife Ellinor and brother Ellis his executors. His will men- tions no children. His widow, Ellinor, d. the same year. They probably had no children, as none are mentioned in cither's will. There was still another Roberts family in Gwynedd, making a third. Edward Roberts was the first of this line who appears here. He d. 1748—49, "being old and far advanced in years." His son Robert m. Jane Evans, dau. of Robert Evans, of Merion, and their son was Amos Roberts, who was the father of George Roberts, who owned the old Robert Evans place (now Silas White's). Edward Roberts's wife was Ann, and she was living when he made his will, October 3, 1748. His daughter Margaret m. Hugh Evans, and afterward Robert Jones, of Merion. His daughter Gainor was the first wife of Edward Foulke. JONES. The name Robert John, or Robert Jones, was the possession of several different persons within the scope of this histoiy. One of these was "of Merion," and d. 1746. (He was the son of John ap Thomas, and the father of Robert Jones, 2d, who m. Catharine Evans, Hugh's widow.) Robert John, repeatedly alluded to in this volume, owned the land where North Wales now is, and d. 1732. Another Robert Jones, of Gwynedd, m., 17 17, Ann Coulston, dau. of William, of Plymouth. He afterward became of Worces- ter, and d. there, 6th mo. 24, 1773.' He was born in Denbigh- shire, Wales, loth mo. 9, 1690, and his wife, Ann, was b. in ' His family Bible came into the possession of Watson Ambler, of East Bradford, Chester Co., in 1869. This Bible (printed in Dublin, 1714), an entry in it says, R. J. "bought of Cadwallader Foulke, in Philadelphia, the 4th day of the 12th mo., 1732, and paid two pounds, being the price thereof. Also paid 20 shillings more for binding and brassing of clasps since I bought it. 1762. 426 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Yorkshire, England, "near Moor Land," 8th mo. i8, 1695.' Their children were William, Margaret, Ann, m. Jacob Bell ; Elizabeth, Robert, Josiah, Grace, m. Jones, and Owen Thomas ; Hannah, m. Prichard ; Enos. Ann, the mother, d. 4th mo. 21, 1772. Still another Robert Jones, " of Gwynedd, cordwainer," d. 1745, probably unmarried. He left bequests to his cousin John Evans, to his cousin Elizabeth Evans, wife of Thomas, his cousin Owen Evans, son of Thomas ; to Edward, Thomas, Griffith, and John Evans, sons of Thomas ; to Cousin Peter Evans, to cousin Thomas Griffith, to his cousins, the children of Joseph Williams, etc. 1 As she was the daughter of William Coulston, of Plymouth, this fixes the place whence he came. XXVII. Biographical Notices. Doctor Cadwalader Evans. HE was born at Gwynedd, in 1716, the son of the first John Evans and his wife, Eleanor. Contemporary accounts present him as one of the most eminent professional men of his day. He studied medicine under the direction of the famous Dr. Thomas Bond, of Philadelphia, and afterward at the University of Edinburgh, and in London, when, returning to Philadelphia, he settled there, and soon enjoyed a large practice. He became a friend and correspondent of Franklin, and was deeply interested in scientific and philanthropic work. (He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society, in 1767. In 1770-71, he appears among the managers of the " society for the cultiva- tion of silk.") He married, January 22, 1760, Jane Owen, daughter of Owen Owen, of Philadelphia, but had no children. His wife died 1768. A paragraph in the Pennsylvania Gazette, of March 17th, in that year, says : Yesterday se'ennight died Mrs. Jane Evans, the wife of Dr. Cadwala- der Evans, of this city, much respected and lamented by all who knew her. [The funeral was large ; her remains interred at the Friends' burial ground in this city.] And the same journal, July 7, 1773, has the following obitu- ary paragraph : On the 30th of last month died, beloved and lamented, in the 57th year of his age, Dr. Cadwalader Evans, one of the Physicians of the Philadelphia Hospital, after a lingering Illness, which he sustained with that 428 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Composure and Resignation of Mind which are a certain Evidence and a happy Consequence of having filled the Sphere of Life allotted to him with Rectitude and Integrity He was justly esteemed an eminent, candid, and successful Physician ; his knowledge was deep and liberal, his Principles rational, improved by an extensive Practice, a diligent Observation, and a penetrating Judgment In his Sentiments he was hberal, in Argument solid, acute, and facetious, but above all in his Friendships he was ardent, steady, and sincere. His Remains were interred in Friends' Burying Ground at North Wales, amongst many others of his ancient and worthy Family, attended by a large Number of respectable People, both from the City and Country. In his will, dated January 24, 1773, and probated July 17, he appoints Abel James and Owen Biddle, merchants, of Philadel- phia, and his brothers Rowland and John Evans, executors ; who are to sell all his property, real and personal, not specially devised. " I give all my plate, which belonged to my late dear wife Jane, unto her beloved niece, Ann Biddle, the wife of John Biddle. I give the China Jarrs, which was my said dear wife's, to the daughters of the said John Biddle, and Ann Morris, the daughter of Tacy Forbes I direct my said Executors to have made two silver pint canns and a silver Cream Jugg, one of the said Canns and cream jugg I give to my sister Margaret Williams, and the other of them I give to my sister Eleanor Lewis." The residue of his property he divides into four parts, one for his brother Rowland, one for his brother John, one for his sister Elizabeth, and the fourth in trust for his sister, Jane Hubbs, and after her death, for her three daughters, Rachel, Ellinor, and Mary. John Evans [Second). The second John Evans, of Gwynedd, called John " the elder," is thus described by the late Joseph Foulke : "Among the remarkable persons that I recollect in those BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 429 early days [about 1 800] was John Evans, the elder. He was a tall, spare person, with a long visage, and very wrinkled face. He carried a smooth cane, with a carved head and natural curve. He wore loops in his hat, with the rim slightly turned up behind and at the two sides. He and two or three others of Gwynedd were among the first who took a firm stand against the use of ardent spirits. They banished it from their houses and harvest fields, though in the face of great difficulties. One of the last meetings that John Evans attended, he spoke on this subject, saying that ' where he had endeavored most he had effected least,' but urging his hearers to persevere." Rowland Evans. Rowland Evans (b. 17 18, d. 1789), son of John and Eleanor, of Gwynedd, and brother to Dr. Cadwalader, was prominent in public affairs for many years. He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1749, 1752, 1757, and 1761. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly for Philadelphia County in 1761, and from that year on to 1771, inclusive (except 1764). Plis residence was first in Gwynedd, and in 1760 he owned part of his father's tract. At a later date (as early as 1 766) he removed to Providence, and he was in business there for a number of years. The Philadelphia Gazette, June 30, 1784, contains his card, announcing that he " has lately removed from his former Residence in Providence Township, Philadelphia County," and that he is prepared to draw " Deeds, mortgages, articles of agreement, and other instruments of writing, at his house on the east side of Fourth street, a few doors below Race street." September 14, 1785, he was appointed one of the Commissioners of the General Loan Office of Penn- sylvania, and he held this place until his death, August 8, 1789. Like his brother Cadwalader, he took an interest in scientific study, and he was elected a member of the "American Society 430 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GIVYNEDD. for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge," which was united with the American Philosophical Society in 1 769. The Pennsylvania Gazette of Wednesday, August 19, 1789, contained the following notice : On Saturday se'ennight died Rowland Evans, Esquire, of this city, in the seventy-second year of his age. Previous to the revolution this gentle- man was for many years a member of the Legislature and a Justice of the Peace, both of which he filled with great ability, dignity, and applause. And since the conclusion of the war, he was appointed one of the Trustees of the general loan office of this commonwealth, which he held to the time of his death, and on Sunday following a great assemblage of people attended at the deposit of his remains in the Quakers' burial ground in this place [Philadelphia]. Cadwalader Evans, junior. Cadwalader Evan^, jr., was the son of John and Margaret. He was born at Gwynedd, December 25, 1762, resided there until 18 12, when he removed to Philadelphia, and died in the city, in 1841. He received a good education, and with unusual energy and mental vigor, made his mark early. He was trained as a surveyor, and for many years, in his own neighborhood and elsewhere, followed his profession with success. In the mature and later years of his life he performed important work in sur- veying in distant parts of the State, especially the western coun- ties. In 1790 he was first elected to the Legislature, and he then entered upon a lengthened career as a member of the House. He was chosen continuously from Montgomery county for nine years, — 1790 to 1798 inclusive, — his colleagues includ- ing James Vaux, Jonathan Roberts, Nathaniel B. Boileau, Fred- erick Conrad, and other prominent and able men. Among these, though he was under thirty when first elected, he at once took a prominent part, being placed on important committees in his BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 431 first year ; his name appears in many places in the House jour- nal coupled with that of Albert Gallatin, and others of the most distinguished ' members in that period. In 1 798, the last year the Legislature met in Philadelphia, he was unanimously chosen Speaker of the House. Again in 1802, and in 1805, he was elected from Montgomery county, and in 18 14, after his removal to Philadelphia, he was elected one of the city members. In 1 8 16 he sold the old family homestead in Gwynedd to Charles Willing Flare, Esq., of Philadelphia. He was one of the local directors of the Bank of the United States, after its re- charter in 1 8 16. In 1813 he had been among the first to ac- tively urge the construction of a canal along the Schuylkill, from Philadelphia to the coal regions, and he was elected the first president of the Schuylkill Navigation Company, and served in that capacity for many years. In 1830, when, on account of advancing age, he resigned the presidency, the stockholders, at their annual meeting, voted that he should be presented a silver vase as a testimonial of their high appreciation of his services. Joseph Foulke, in his manuscript Reminiscences, furnished the author, says of C. E. : He began his distinguished career about the i8th or 19th year of his age. One of his first engagements was surveying for the road jury, and laying out what is now called the ' ' lower State road, ' ' at least the western section of it terminating in what is now the Bethlehem turnpike. This was in 1786. He was a man of quick and clear perception, of ready utterance, and a powerful disputant ; he was eminently gifted in conveyancing, and in drawing instruments of writing. . . . The last office he filled, I think, was one of the electors that made Gen. Harrison President, in 1840. As a surveyor in old time, though a young man, he stood high, and great confidence was reposed in him. He, Robert LoUer, and Archi- bald McClean did most of the surveying in our parts until about 1807, when Cadwalader Foulke came to Gwynedd and took a large portion of the business. 432 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Samuel Mcdary. The prominence of Mr. Medary, for many years, in the political affairs of the State of Ohio, and the several important pubHc places which he held, entitle him, no doubt, to be regarded as one of the most distinguished men born in Gwynedd or Montgomery. He was born near Montgomery Square, in 1801. His father, Jacob Medary, was a farmer, in very moderate circum- stances, who lived in Montgomery township for a number of years.' . The son's education, such as it was, was obtained at the free school at Montgomery Square. About 1819-20, says his old friend, William Chapin, " when I first made his acquaintance, he was teaching the school at Gwynedd meeting. He was fond of reading, and eagerly went through the newspapers at Edward Jenkins's store. The identity of the different writers awakened his curiosity, and aroused his desire to write, too. I encouraged him to try, and he did so, sending his first article to David Sower, at Norristown, for insertion in the Herald, over the signa- ture ' Sylvanus.' Much to his gratification, and somewhat to his surprise, it was promptly printed, and he then wrote frequently, sometimes contributing poetry over the signature of 'Arion.' " About 1822, he left Gwynedd for the South, going to Mont- gomery county, Va. There he married, and later determined to try his fortunes in the West. On his way down the Ohio river, by advice of a fellow passenger' on the steamboat, he determined to settle in Ohio. (" He came to Clermont county," says his daughter, Mrs. Nevins, " in 1826.") He soon became conspicu- ous by his writing, and speaking at political meetings, strongly 1 In April, 1820, as appears by an old document among the Cadwallader Foulke papers, he was in Gwynedd, a tenant on George Ingels' farm (now Mumbower's mill and W. M. Singerly's), and his goods were levied on by Constable George Neavel upon a landlord's warrant issued by Esq. Giffin, to satisfy Ingels' claim for a year's rent, $275, and also another execution for debt. The sale was stayed, upon an arrange- ment by which an assignment was made to Cadwallader Foulke and others. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 433 maintaining the Democratic cause, as represented by General Jackson. He presently established a small newspaper called the Ohio Sun ; in 1831 he was elected to the Legislature, serving for two terms as Senator. He was now one of the most prominent among the younger Democratic leaders of the State. " Mr. [Samuel J.] Tilden said to me not long ago," says Mrs. Nevins, in a letter, 1883, "that though my father was several years his senior, they were both very young men during the administration of President Jackson, and that they met at his table at the White House, both being enthusiastic admirers, and in ^xoAxm^x proteges, of that remarkable man." In 1837 he removed to Columbus, the capital of the State, and purchased (or established ?) the Statesman, which under his direction became the leading party newspaper, through which he exercised for years a commanding influence. As part of his re- ward, his party made him State Printer, and in 1853 President Pierce offered him the post of minister to Chili, but this he de- clined. Later, President Buchanan appointed him Governor of the Territory of Minnesota, and he served as such a brief term. When Minnesota became a State, and was admitted to the Union, 1858, the President transferred him to Kansas, as Governor of that then distracted Territory. He there remained until 1 860, and then returned to Columbus, where he established The Crisis, and conducted it until his death, November 2, 1864. The cause of his death (says his daughter) was obscure. He had been one of those who appeared to be poisoned at the National Hotel, in Washington, at the time of Mr. Buchanan's inauguration, in 1857, and he never appeared entirely well after that mysterious occur- rence. Mr. Medary had twelve children, most of whom survived him. These were : Virginia (Mrs. Wilson) ; Sara (Mrs. Massey) ; 434 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Kate (Mrs. Blair); Louise (Mrs. Smith, who died in 1861) ; Missouri, who died in infancy ; Samuel Adams ; Flora (Mrs. Nevins) ; Charles Stewart, William Allen, Frederick Henry, who died in July, 1883 ; Laura Willey, and Jacob. " When General Hancock was appointed a cadet at West Point, in 1840," says Mrs. Nevins, "my father was one of the Board of Visitors, and the General has told me that when he ar- rived there with his father, the latter took him to see his old friend, my father, before presenting him to the officers of the Academy." 'Squire John Roberts. 'Squire John Roberts, born in 1750, was for many years one of the most conspicuous figures in Montgomery and Gwynedd. I have already mentioned his store-keeping at Spring-House. After selling out there he removed to his Montgomery farm, where he permanently remained. He had been appointed a justice of the peace, in 1 791, by Governor Mifflin, his commis- sion authorizing him to act for the townships of Hatfield, Mont- gomery, and Gwynedd, and he continued to act in that capacity until his death, which occurred June 17, 1823. He was a man of very considerable force and energy, a marked character in whatever he undertook. Samuel Aaron, afterwards the distin- guished preacher and teacher, was "brought up" by him, and so was Benjamin F. Hancock. " Tom Wolf," afterward Dr. Antrim Foulke's faithful servitor, lived with him. He is remem- bered by one of the older Friends, now surviving, as coming to Gwynedd Meeting occasionally, in winter time, in his sleigh, a tall man, dressed in gray. He transacted a large amount of business, including the settlement of estates, etc. His executors were Cadwallader Foulke and William Foulke, and a very serious part of their duty was the settlement of his ownership of a tract BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 435 of 751 acres on Bentley's creek, Bradford county, near Towanda. 'Squire John had bought it, in 1808, of James Chapman, who held under a Pennsylvania patent, but the lands were occupied by settlers under the Connecticut claim, and the 'Squire was obliged in 181 5 to establish his rights by suits of ejectment. It was not until 1830, seven years after his death, that the business was concluded. He was never married ; his estate, after some bequests, went to collateral heirs. 'Squire Job Roberts. Job Roberts, who was seven years younger than 'Squire John, but who survived to a much greater age, was also a man of marked character. He was born, lived, and died in Whitpain, but close to the Gwynedd line, and for many years he was one of the most conspicuous figures in the business and social circles of Gwynedd. Born March 23, 1757, he d. August 20, 1851, hav- ing passed nearly half of his 95th year. Early in life he showed both mechanical and agricultural enterprise. He did much to improve the methods of farming, planted hedges, introduced the feeding of green fodder to cattle, instead of grazing, built a barn which was enormously large, according to the usual standard, but which he soon had full of crops, and introduced, almost if not quite as early as Judge Peters, the use of gypsum, or land plaster. In a volume which he published in 1804, called "The Pennsylvania Farmer," he said he had raised from 10 acres of land 565 bushels of wheat; and afterward, about 1820, as he stated to the late Hon. Job R. Tyson, he secured 360 bushels from a lot of 6 acres. He was one of the first in Pennsylvania to introduce and breed Merino sheep, and during the movement to establish the manufacture of silk he was one of its most zeal- ous promoters. " Various articles of his silk manufacture, such as cloth, stockings, and other parts of dress," were still in exist- 436 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. ence, in 1856, of a date as far back as the Revolution. In 1780 he drove to Gwynedd Meeting in a carriage of his own manufac- ture, and this, it is said, was the only carriage then, and for 25 years after, seen at that meeting. In 1 79 1, Gov. Mifflin appointed him a justice of the peace, and he continued as such until 1820, when he resigned. He dis- played in that office a judgment and discretion so remarkable that he was widely known, much consulted, and generally es- teemed. Altogether, his learning, his enterprise, his abilities, and his fine character made him a notable figure of his time.' Cadivallader Foidkc. Though born at Richland, Cadwallader Foulke spent twenty- five years of his mature life in Gwynedd, and died there. He was, besides his primary occupation of farmer, a surveyor and conveyancer, and in the pursuance of these occupations he went in all directions into the neighboring, and even distant, town- ships of the county for many years. Few men of business were better known in this section, and few had so high a reputation for exactness, intelligence, and good judgment within the line of his undertakings. His surveys were carefully made ; and his drafts, many of which are still in existence, are found to be valu- able whenever consulted.^ He was the son of Samuel and Ann Foulke, and was born 7th mo. 14, 1765. He died 3d mo. 22, 1830. He was apprenticed in his youth to Edward Ambler, of Un 1856, Hon Job R. Tyson read before the Montgomery Co. Agricultural So- ciety an elaborate biography of Job Roberts, which was printed, nearly in full, in the Germantown Telegraph, of December 17th, in that year. Mr. Tyson's address has furnished the material for most if not all of the published sketches of 'Squire Job's life. ' Esq. John C. Boorse, of Towaraencin, in a communication to the North Wales Record, April, 1884, said he had followed in his surveys many drafts made by Cadw. Foulke, and had always found them unusually satisfactory and accurate. " It appears that he always must have had his chain correct, and his compass in proper adjustment, and noting all the variations. ' ' BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 437 Montgomeiy, to learn weaving, and in 1792 he married his first cousin, Margaret Foulke, daughter of Theophilus. As such a marriage was against the rule of Friends, it was not accom- pHshed " according to the order of the Society," but in the pres- ence of his cousin Theophilus Foulke, a justice of the peace, and subsequently Richland Meeting had the case up as a matter of discipline for some time. Cadwallader, however, continued a Friend, and he was a valuable member at Gwynedd. At his death he left to his son Franklin Foulke' s charge a large collec- tion of business papers, including his own accumulations, and inany from the estate of 'Squire John Roberts and others, and these, which ultimately came into the hands of Algernon S. Jenkins (one of the executors of Franklin Foulke), have been of much use in compiling the facts stated in this volume. Charles Roberts. He was the son of Joseph, of Montgomery, and was born at the old homestead (" White Cottage Farm ") July 26, 1784. The death of his father threw him at an early age upon his own resources, and he turned his attention to the occupation of teaching. After having charge of schools in Whitemarsh (1799), at Buckingham (1800-02), at Springfield, N. J. (1803), and attend- ing Westtown school for six months (1802-03), he went to Philadelphia, where, in 1805, he took charge of the Pine Street Friends' School. This he conducted with much success until 1 8 18, meantime applying himself with dihgence to the improve- ment of his own education. In 1822 he was elected a member of the Legislature from Philadelphia, and served one term. He became identified with many benevolent and business under- takings. He was one of the original directors of the FrankHn Fire Insurance Co., a director of the Ridge Turnpike Co., a director of the House of Refuge, a member and treasurer of the 438 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Board of Guardians of the Poor, for many years a manager of the Pennsylvania Hospital, a manager of the Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives, etc., etc. Having married, in 1810, Hannah, the daughter of Solomon White, a successful merchant, he was much engaged in the oversight of property, the adjust- ment of business, etc., in addition to the engagements already noted. In person he was a tall and robust man, " fully six feet high, and of very strong bodily frame." He had his stature at sixteen, and from that age, he said in after life, he supported himself Among his strong characteristics, says a memoir by a member of his family, were his particular and methodical habits, his excellent health, his regular and temperate order of life, his integrity and uprightness, his rule " not a dollar for extravagance or dissipation," and his method, " without haste, without rest." He died in Philadelphia, July 9, 1845. Joseph Roberts. Joseph Roberts, brother of Charles above, was born at Mont- gomery, March 22, 1793, and went some years after his brother, to Philadelphia, where he engaged in "teaching in the Friends' schools. In 1822-3-4 he had charge of the William Penn Char- ter School. A reference to the lists of those who sent their sons to him shows many of the most prominent citizens of that time — Wm. Rawle, Chas. J. Ingersoll, Francis Gurney Smith, Thomas P. Cope, Horace Binney, and others, his students including Horace Binney, Jr., Alfred Cope, Henry Reed, John A. Dahl- gren, and others who became distinguished men. He was deeply interested in scientific matters, and corresponded with Bowditch, and others of kindred tastes. He was a member ol the American Philosophical Society, and he received in 1829 the honorary degree of A. M. from the University of Pennsylvania. He died August 25, 1835, unmarried. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 439 Benjamin F. Hancock. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of Richard and Anna Maria, October 19, 1800. Richard Hancock, the father, a sea- faring man, was one of those seized by the British upon the pre- text that he was an English subject, and he was for some time confined in Dartmoor prison ; later, having returned home, he went on another voyage, and died of ship fever at sea. Mean- while, his wife, left in low circumstances, placed her son Benja- min with 'Squire John Roberts, at Montgomery, and he was brought up there. He married Elizabeth Hoxworth, daughter of Edward and Mary, and while he was teaching " the free school " at Montgomery Square, in 1824, his twin sons, Winfield S. and Hilary B., were born. He had been occupying his leisure time with the reading of law, and having completed his studies under the direction of Hon. John Freedley, and removed to Norristown; he was admitted to the bar of Montgomery county in 1828. He there continued to reside until his death, February I, 1867. He was prominent in his profession, but not aspiring, and he held no public position of distinction. For twenty or more years he was one of the directors of the public schools of Norristown, and from 1866 to his death, he served as U. S. Col- lector of Internal Revenues. Early in the term of his residence at Norristown he was for some time district attorney of Mont- gomery county, by the Governor's appointment. His remains are interred in the Montgomery Cemetery at Norristown, with those of his wife. Joseph Foulke. Amongst the community of the Friends, at Gwynedd, the most conspicuous figure, for many years, was Joseph Foulke. He was born there, May 22, 1786. In 18 17, he appeared as a 44° HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. minister, and was admitted a member of the meeting of minis- ters and elders in 182 1, after which he continued in the ministry to the end of his life, more than forty years. He made numer- ous visits to distant meetings, including those in New Jersey, New York, Canada, Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana. He had learned the trade of a wheelwright (which was also originally the trade of his father), and had expected to pursue it as an oc- cupation, but his inclinations turned to teaching, and in 181 1 he took charge of the Friends' School at Plymouth, where he con- tinued for six years ; and then, after teaching one year at Upper Dublin, he established in the autumn of 18 18, a boarding school for young men and boys, at Gwynedd, on part of his father's estate. This school he conducted for many years with marked success, and it was continued later, until about i860, in the charge of his sons Daniel and Joseph, and his nephew, Hugh Foulke, Jr. Joseph published (Philadelphia: 1844) a memoir of Jacob Ritter (a preacher among Friends, who had been a Revolutionary soldier : see in Watson's Annals details of his confinement in the British prison in Philadelphia). He also con- ducted for many years the publication of the " Friends' Alma- nac," furnishing for it the astronomical calculations. In 1836 he visited Washington as one of a committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to influence Congress against the admission of Arkansas as a slave State. (See Curtis's Life of Jas. Buchanan, Vol. I., p. 337 : Vol. II., p. 181.) His MS. journal, giving many interesting details of his life, has been repeatedly drawn upon for this work. Evan Jones. Evan Jones was born in Montgomery on the old homestead of his grandfather, John Jones, carpenter. He was the son of Evan and Hannah Jones. He learned the trade of tanning with BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 441 his cousin Isaiah Jones, of Buckingham, and, returning to Mont- gomery, established a tannery at Montgomery Square, where he was in business for several years. In 18 15, he, with Thomas Shoemaker, Cadwallader Foulke, and Cadwallader Roberts, pur- chased the John Evans estate (now, 1 8g6, partly the estate of S. S. Hollingsworth), of Chas. Willing Hare, and about two years later (the purchase meantime proving to be a bad speculation), Evan took the homestead, himself, with a large part of the land, and removed to it, making it his home for the the remainder of his life. He there dispensed a liberal hospitality ; his house was the place of entertainment for many visiting Friends and others. His means, measured by the local standard, were ample, and his social disposition made his fireside attractive and pleasant. He was an active member of the Friends, was clerk of meetings for business,' and generally a pillar of the Society, locally. He filled many important business positions, being amongst other things the first President of the Bethlehem Turnpike Co. In 1840, he was the Whig candidate for County Commissioner,^ and received the highest vote of any on the ticket. His four marriages have already been mentioned, (p. 414). Dr. Antrim Foulke. Dr. Antrim Foulke, the son of Theophilus, the younger, was born at Richland, March 23, 1793. The accidental death of his father, when he was but three years old, left him to the sole care 1 Geo. I. Evans, of Emerson, O., says : I was at meeting at Gwynedd, the day of the " Separation," [1827 or '28] and Isaiah Bell and Ezra Comfort demanded the use of the meeting house " to hold Gwynedd monthly meeting in." Evan Jones said that the business of Gwynedd monthly meeting had been transacted, and for his part he was not willmg they should have the house, but if they would go home with him he would give them their dinners, and they might have a private room to transact any busi- ness they wanted. [Isaiah and Ezra were " Orthodox " Friends. Gwynedd meeting adhered, by a large majority, to the other body.] ' His opponent was Mehelm McGlathery, who, 1896, is still living. 442 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. of his mother. At her desire he learned the trade of a coach- maker, but having completed it, at the age of twenty-one, he turned his attention to the profession of medicine, and studied with Dr. Joseph Meredith, at Gwynedd, whom he joined, after completing his studies, as a partner, and so continued until Dr. Meredith's death. He then remained in practice at Gwynedd, with remarkable success, until 1848, when he removed to Phila- delphia, and there practiced until his death, in 1861. He was by many elements of character admirably fitted for his profes- sion, and his wide range of visits to the country around his resi- dence testified to the confidence reposed in him. Rev. Samuel Heljfenstein. Among the notable figures in Gwynedd, for many years, was Rev. Samuel Helffenstein. He was born in Philadelphia (at Germantown), April 17, 1775, his father being Rev. John C. A. Helffenstein, the pastor of the German Reformed Church at Germantown. The latter died in 1790, and the widow took her son before the Synod, assembled at Philadelphia, and at her de- sire they assumed his care and education for the ministry. He was licensed and ordained in 1796 or 1797, and received about this time a call to the pastorate of Boehm's and Wentz's churches, which he accepted, but in 1798 returned to Philadelphia to the pulpit of the Race Street Church, made vacant by the death of Rev. Dr. Hendel. Here, for thirty-two years, he labored with zeal and fidelity, but in 1832, having resigned, he retired to his farm in Gwynedd, where he remained until his death, October 17, 1866. In 1846, he published a system of Didactic Theology, embody- ing the substance of the lectures which during his Philadelphia work he had delivered to the numerous theological students who prepared for the ministry under his direction. (The list of these includes many prominent names in the Reformed Church.) In BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 443 1824 the Synod invited him to become Professor of Theology in a theological seminary intended to be established at Carlisle, in connection with Dickinson College, but he saw fit to decline this. His wife was Anna Christina Steitle, daughter of Emanuel, of Gwynedd, to whom he was married in 1797, and of their children, twelve in number, three (Rev. Samuel, Jr.; Rev. Albert, and Rev. Jacob), became eminent ministers ; two (Dr. Abra- ham and Dr. Benjamin) became physicians ; one, Emanuel, a lawyer and conveyancer ; one, Jonathan, a farmer ; one, Isaac, a merchant ; and one daughter, Catharine, married Augustus Miller. Rev. Samuel Helffenstein was buried in the family vault in the cemetery grounds of the old St. Peter's church. Charles F. Jenkins. He was the son of Edward, and the great-grandson of Jenkin Jenkin, the immigrant. He was born at Gwynedd, March 18, 1793, and died there February 5, 1867. He received instruction at the academy of Enoch Lewis, the eminent teacher and mathe- matician, at New Garden, Chester county ; but he added to his opportunities of education a studious and intellectual habit, reading throughout his life, with intelligence and zest, upon an extensive range of subjects. Having been brought up in his father's store in Gwynedd, he engaged in mercantile business in Philadelphia (some time on Second street, opposite Christ Church), for fourteen years, with good success ; but in 1830, upon the decease of his father, he returned to Gwynedd, and took the store, which he conducted nearly to the close of his life. He took a very active interest in public affairs, was for many years a director of the public schools, and was the candidate of his party (it being, however, in the minority for a long period), for the Legislature, etc. His promotion of the construction of the turnpike has already been mentioned. He was, besides, secre- 444 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. tary for many years of the Bethlehem turnpike, a director of the Bank of Montgomery County, and of the Montgomery County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, etc. Winfield Scott Hancock. His distinguished career in the army of the United States, especially during the great war for the suppression of the Re- bellion, and his candidacy for President of the United States, supported by nearly one-half of the American people, must be taken to designate General Hancock as the most eminent native of the two townships to which this volume relates. He was born February 14, 1824, at Montgomery Square. Through his mother, Elizabeth Hoxworth, he had a strain of Welsh blood, from Jenkin Jenkin, who was his mother's great-grandfather. It would be impracticable, here, to present a complete biog- raphy of General Hancock, or even a fairly full abstract of the events in his military career. I shall only mention a few local, family, and personal details. His father having removed to Nor- ristown, when he was about four years old, he was educated there, in the " Old Academy," his teachers being Eliphalet Roberts, Rev. A. G. Harned, Jr., and Stapleton Bonsall. He was a manly, vigorous boy, full of spirit, and inclined to military ideas. In 1840, Hon. John B. Sterigere, M. C, appointed him a cadet at West Point, and he entered the Academy, July ist, of that year. He graduated June 30, 1844, and being brevetted second lieutenant, was assigned to the Sixth Regiment of In- fantry. From that time his service became a part of the public record of the country. He married, January 24, 1850, Almira D. Russell, daughter of Samuel Russell, a merchant of St. Louis, Mo., by whom he had two children : Russell, sometime of Mississippi, and Ada EUzabeth, who died of typhoid fever, in New York, at the age of eighteen. General Hancock died at Governor's Island, N. Y., February 9, 1886. XXVIII. Additional Chapter — i8gy. THE MEETINQ-HOUSE OF 1712. " I "HE subscription-paper (referred to on p. 79) for building the -»- Friends' meeting-house in 17 12, the original of which, as Joseph Foulke says, was preserved in the Foulke family, was in Welsh. Copies of it appear to have been made, and one of these, translated, reads as follows : Gwynedd — the sixth day of the first month in the year one thousand seven hundred and nine-ten. The names of Friends who have united to build a meeting-house at Gwynedd — to worship God after the form and system which exists amongst the people called Quakers — together with the several of the sum which each one specifically gave — to be paid as it here follows : — As many as have subscribed below to pay the sum in four quarters : — The first quarter to be paid the first day of the ninth month 1710 and the second — the first day of the third month in the year 1 7 1 1 and the third — the first day of the ninth month 1 7 1 1 and the last — the first day of the third month [blank, presuma- bly 1 712]. [Signed by] I ^- £ s. William Jones 9 . 10 Robert Pugh 4 . o Thomas Evan 11. o Rowland Hugh 4 . o Cadwalader Evan . . . . 8 . 10 Richard Morris 2 . o Robert Jones 8 . o William Robert i . 10 John Hugh 6.10 David Pugh i . 00 Robert Evan 6 . o David Jones i . 00 Edward Robert 6 . o Morris Edward Edward Ffoulke .... 5.0 Edward Morgan 5 . 00 446 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. Alexander Edward ... 5 . lo Ellis Robert 5 • o Owen Evan 4 . 10 John William 4 . 10 George Lewis 4 . o Meredith Davis 4 . o Hugh Evans 4 . o Robert Humphrey . . . . 4 . o Hugh Griffith 4.0 John Robert 3 • o Hugh Robert 3 . 10 Thomas Ffoulke ... . 3 . 10 Evan Pugh 3 . 00 John Humphrey . . . . 8 . 00 Robert Evan Prythra . . 3 . 00 Richard Lewis 2 . 00 David Gilkin 2 . 10 Evan Owen i . 10 Robert Hugh i • I? Griffith Hugh 1.2 Samuel Thomas .... i . 00 David Davis i . 00 Evan Robert 2 . 10 Cadwalader Robert . . . . 3 . 00 Morris Robert 3 . 00 Nicholas Robert 2 . 10 John Robert 2 . 10 Rowland Robert 2 . 10 Evan Griffith 5 . 00 Garret Peterson 5 . 00 Robert Parry , 9 . 00 Robert Thomas 3 . 00 Thomas Edward 2 . 10 Thomas Davis 2.10 Evan Griffith i . 10 Ffrancis Dawes i . 10 Cadwalader Moris . . . . 2 . 00 William Morgan 2 . 10 Edward Morgan [Jr.] . . . 2 . 00 William Story 2 . 00 John Griffith 2 . 00 John Davis i . 5 Evan Jones Cadwalader Jones . . . .2.10 Richard Pugh i . 10 Jno. Williams I . 10 The names of the two who have been appointed Collectors to receive the money and to keep account and to pay it to the builders of the meet- ing-house, are Thomas Foulke and Hugh Evans. The names of the eight who have been appointed to overlook and to arrange the matters relating towards and for its building — are Thomas Evan, Robert Evan, John Hugh, Edward Ffoulke, William Jones, Robert Jones, John Humphrey, Robert Evan Prythra. THE HUMPHREYS OF MERION. A family record of the Humphreys, children of Samuel, referred to on p. 97 (foot-note), as furnished me by Philip P. Sharpies, of West Chester, Pa., is as follows : ADDITIONAL CHAPTER— i8g7. 447 A true account of the births of the children of Samuel Humphrey of the Parish of Llangelynin in the County of Merioneth is as foUoweth The first childs name is Lydia she was born the 28th day of ye istmo. 1659. The 2nd childs name is Daniel he was born the [blank] of ye 6th mo. 1660. Two twins whose names were Benja & Joseph they were born the [blank] day of ye 5th mo. 1662. The 5th childs name is Rebecca she was born the 7th day of 2nd mo. 1664. The sixth childs name is Ann she was born day of 3d mo. 1666. The 7th childs name is Gobeithia she was born the 7th day of ye 7th mo. 1668. Samuel Humphrey afforsaid & Elizabeth Reese were married before two Justices of peace named Morris Wynn & Robert Owen of Dolessery on ye 20th day of april 1658. The foresd Saml. Humphrey parted this life the 17th day of the 9th Mo. and was buried ye 19th day of ye same att Bryn-tallwyn 1677, aged -I years and 9 months. Rebecca Humphrey married Edward Reese and departed this life the 17 of the 2d mo. Anno Dominni 1733 aged 69 years wanting 8 days, and was buried 20th day following, being ye fifth of ye week. Edward Reese departed this Ufe the nth day of the sixth month 1728 aged about 82, was decently burned the loth day of the same instant at ye burying place which is at Merion Meeting house. DIVISION OF THE TOWNSHIP. In 1 89 1, at the general election in November, as the result of proceedings begun the previous year, a vote was taken upon the proposal to divide the township, on the line of the Swedes Ford road, into Upper and Lower Gwynedd, and a majority voted affirmatively. A petition for division had been presented to the Court, October 7, 1890, signed by 38 "inhabitants of the township," and on the i8th of that month, Judge Weand ap- pointed William B. Rambo, Morgan R. Wills, and I. P. Brand- 448 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. linger a jury to make inquiry and report. Proceeding to the duties of their appointment by a visit to the proposed division line, the jury were met by a number of citizens Y^ho generally disapproved the division, as a measure likely to increase the township expenses, without corresponding public advantage. Among those who urged this were Hon. George Handy Smith, Jason Sexton, Jacob Acuff, Dr. M. R. Knapp, Thomas Coulston, Edwin M. Foulke, and others." The jury nevertheless reported in favor of the change, and the vote, when taken, sustained the proposition. Among those opposed to the division, and who published reasons for their ob- jections in the North Wales Record, preceding the election, were William M. Singerly, (a large landowner in Gwynedd, though a resident of Philadelphia), Howard M. Jenkins, Charles S. Jenkins, John Lefierts, Seth Lukens, George L. Bowman, Julius Schlimme, Samuel Myers, John F. Comly, W. H. Harding, Frederick Beaver, Henry Mumbower, Stiles Huber, Dr. M. R. Knapp, Jacob AcufF, David Acuff, James Buzby, Hugh Forman, Amos Jones, L. L. Shepherd, F. W. McDowell, and Henry G. Keasbey. It is not probable that a majority of the freeholders of the Township favored the division. After the experience of five years (1896) it is found that the expenditure has largely increased, that on roads having about doubled, and that the muti- lation of the old township was, as urged by those opposing it, needless and mischievous. SUNDRY NOTES. In Mr. Thomas A. Glenn's recently issued (1896) volume, " Merion in the Welsh Tract," the descent of some of the Welsh families settling in Gwynedd is more definitely traced. William ' Report in Norristown Daily Herald, ADDITIONAL CHAPTER— iSgy. 449 John, it appears, %vas the first cousin of the four Evans brothers, Thomas, Robert, Owen, and Cadwalader. They were all grand- children of Evan Robert Lewis of Fron Goch — which place is in Merionethshire, about three miles from Bala, and not, as sug- gested (p. 149), in Denbighshire. Our William John was the son of John ap Evan, the eldest son of Evan Robert Lewis, and the Evans brothers were sons of Evan ap Evan, the youngest son. The old stone flour-mill, at Penllyn, on the Wissahickon, the Foulke Mill, having been abandoned, was torn down in January, 1896. In the first edition of this book an etching of it appeared, by Miss Dillaye, showing it as it was in 1884. Christian Dull bought the property at Spring-House in December, 1773, and probably began to keep the hotel the next year. He purchased of Philip Bohl, and the property was then described as "a certain messuage, tavern-stand, and lot of 8^ acres." The North Pennsylvania Railroad was opened as far as Gwynedd Station, July 2, 1855. Three trains were run daily, each way. Stages ran from the Station to Doylestown, Bethle- hem, and Kulpsville. The heavy work between Gwynedd and North Wales was not completed until next year, when the road was opened through to Doylestown and Bethlehem. The diminution of the creeks is one of the most notable phenomena of our time. November 18, 1883, 1 was talking with Henry Mumbower (since deceased), at his house at the mill on the Wissahickon. He said he came to the mill in 1854. Esti- mating by the amount of work he could then do in the mill, with water power, as compared with 1884, he thought that in the thirty years the Wissahickon had shrunk one-half in volume. He ascribed it in large part to the clearing of the woods, above, 450 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GWYNEDD. along the sources of the stream. From my own recollection of the Wissahickon, and the indications along its banks of the size it once was, I am confident his estimate of its shrinkage is not too great. The little creek which crosses the turnpike in front of the house of James D. Cardell, and falls into the Wissa- hickon near Mumbower's mill, was, in my boyhood (say 1850) a flowing stream throughout the year, only shrinking into pools in the droughts of August. It now rarely flows at "all, except in time of heavy rain. There must have been, in the earlier time, an abundance of fish in the creeks, especially in the Wissahickon. My father often mentioned his fishing at night with a light, in company with his uncle, Jesse Jenkins, in the Wissahickon, be- low Mumbower's. It was probably about 1830 to 1840. In relation to Alexander Edwards, the pioneer of the Mont- gomery settlement (refer to p. 298), his wife " Margaret, and her daughters Margaret and Martha, and sons Alexander and Thomas," reached Philadelphia in the ship line, William Preeson, master, 7th mo. 17, 1684. (On the same ship came Robert and Jane Owen, and Reese John and his family.) Alexander Ed- wards himself appears to have come over before his family. It also appears that he married a second time, as his wife, mentioned in his will, was named Katharine. Finis. INDEX. *^* The three principal Genealogical Chapters (Evans, Roberts, Foulke) are not indexed ; names occurring only in them will not be found in the Index. Abington Quarterly Meeting estab- Ushed, '82. Acuff, David, 401, 407. Agriculture, early methods and im- plements of, 392, 393, wages, 395- Baptist Church in Montgomery, es- tablishment of, 305, pastors of, 305- Bartholomew, John, 299. Bate, Humphrey, 69. Beaver, Barnaby, 350, 364. Bees, 392. Boileau, John, 407. Book of Memorials of 1787, 84. Boone family, 4, 369, 371. Boone, George, 81, 369, 370 ; Geo., jr. , 369 ; Squire, 116, 370 ; Daniel, 370, 371, 372. Bricks, 14. Bridges, 408, 409. Brunner, Paul, 310. Carpenter, Sam'l, 50, Castner family, genealogy of, 422- 424. Chapin, WilUam, 423. Churches, 304, 305, 363, 364. Cider, 392. Cleaver family, genealogy of, 411, 412. Clemens, Garret, 356, 359, 364. Coed-y-foel, farm in Wales, 36. Corson, Lawrence E., 407. Danenhower, Abraham, 311, 364. Deaths, lists of, 140, 145. Dillvvyn, George, 88. Disease, fatal, 1745, 311. Disputes, settled by monthly meet- ing. 390. 39'- Dull, Christian, 359, 465, 466, 401. Dull, Christian, jr., 367. Dysentery, on the Robert and Eliza- beth, 30. Early families, details concerning, 410, 427. Edwards, Alexander, jr., 298. Edwards, Alexander, Sen., 298, 385. Ellis, Rowland, 24, 75, 83, 390. Evans, Cadwalader, immigrant, his family, 51 ; purchase of land, 55; place of. residence, 60; reads church service for the set- tlers, 76 ; preacher, 83, memo- rial, 85. Evans, Cadwalader, jr., biographi- cal sketch of, 430. Evans, Dr. Cadwalader, biographi- cal sketch of, 427, 428. Evans, Ellen, 17. 452 INDEX. Evans, Evan, preacher, 84, 347, 386, 393, 395. Evans Family, descended from Evan ap Evan, 66 ; gen'gy of, 147-198. Evans, Hugh, reminiscence of Penn's visit, 61. Evans, Jenkin, of Montgomery, 300. Evans, John, son of Cadw., preacher, 86 ; memorial of, 87. Evans, John, "the elder," bio- graphical sketch of, 428. Evans, Jonathan, teacher, 397. Evans, Mary, wife of Owen, 92. Evans, Owen, immigrant, 51, 52 ; purchase of land, 55, 58, Evans, Rev. Evan, 296. Evans, Robert, immigrant, 51 ; pur- chase of land, 55, 58 ; place of residence, 58 ; preacher, 83, Thos. Chalkley's allusion to him, 84. Evans, Robert (son of Owen), household articles, 386, 393. Evans, Rowland,biographical sketch of, 429. Evans, Thomas, patent to, 25 ; original tract of, 55, 58, his place of residence, 60, 70 ; four sons, 71 ; second marriage, 72, re- moval to Goshen, 72. Everhart, John, 368. Exeter (Oley) monthly meeting, 82. Fetter, Wendel, 363, First settlers, number of, 50 ; fami- lies of, 51 ; arrival of, 21 ; homes, 55 ; size and location of their tracts, 58. Fothergill, John, visits Gwynedd, 80. Foulke, Cadwallader, biographical sketch of, 436. Foulke, Dr. Antrim, 381 ; biographi- cal sketch of, 441. Foulke, Edward, immigrant, 29 ; narrative of his removal, 33 ; ancestry of, 33 ; circumstances of, in Wales, 37 ; his family, 5 1 , 52 ; his original tract, 55, 58 ; home of, in Gwynedd, 62. Foulke Family, Gen'gy of, 233, 281. Foulke, Hugh (3d), Indian garden, 19. Foulke, Joseph, 396 ; biographical sketch of, 439. Foulke, Thomas (son of Edward, the immigrant), 62. Foust, Rev. George D., 376, 380. Freeholders, list of Montgomery, 302 ; Gwynedd, 310. Frey, John, early German settler, 310. Friends, early, in township, details concerning, 83-93 ; meeting, es- tablishment of, 73-82; preachers, 83-93 ; action in the Revolution, 354 ; militia fines, 355. Fries, John, of "Rebellion," 310. Funeral expenses, 389. Geisenhainer, Rev. Henry, 377. Genealogical Details concern- ing Early Families, 410-426. Geology of Gwynedd, 11-14 ; mezo- zoic belt, 11-12 ; trap dyke in tunnel hill, 12 ; plant bed in tunnel, 13 ; triassic deposit, 13 ; clay, sand, building stone, 1 5 ; Prof. Lesley's statement, 12-13 ; theory of Prof. Lewis, 13. Gerhart, Nicholas, 105 years old, 142. Gossinger, George, 310. German settlers in Gwynedd, earl)-, 309-311. Griffith, Ahce, preacher, 90. Griffith, Hugh, first settler, 51 ; tract of land, 55, 58. GvifYNEDD. — Topographical fea- tures, I ; scope of its history, 2 ; analysis of its history, 3 ; more extended ditto, 3-9 ; chronolog- INDEX. 453 ical sketch of ditto, 9 ; geology of, 1 1-14 ; Indian traces in, 1 5-20 ; arrival of Welsh settlers in, 21-32 ; origin of name, 40- 49 ; population of, 50-54 ; Wil- liam Penn's visit to, 61 ; arrival of Schwenckfelders in, 308 ; freeholders in 1734, 309 ; fatal disease in, 311 ; revolutionary operations in, 312-348; revolu- tionary details concerning, 349- 357 ; taxables in, in 1776, 358- 368 : social conditions among the early settlers of, 381-391 ; public school system established in, 397-400 ; division of, 447. Hancock, B. F. , biographical sketch of, 439- Hancock, W. S., biographical sketch of, 444. Hank Family, 372, 373. Hank John, 373 ; Nancy, mother of President Lincoln, 373. Hassler, Rev. John W., 379. Harry, Rees, 362. Hecht, Rev. Anthony, 376. Heilig, Rev. George, 378. Heilig, Rev. Theophilus, 380. Heisler, Jacob, 364, 402. Heist, Philip, 363. Heist's tavern, 349, 364, 402. Helffenstein, Samuel, biographical sketch of, 442. Hoot, Peter, 311. Hoot, Philip, 311. Horses, use of, etc., 393. Hoskens, Jane, reference to Gwyn- edd Friends, 86. Hotels, 400, 402. Household articles of early settlers, 384, 385. 386, 387- Howell, Deborah, 370. Hoxworth family, genealogy of, 420, 422. Hubbs, Charles, 365. Hugh, Evan ap, first settler, pur- chase of land, 55, 58 ; residence of, 68 ; his sons David and Hugh Pugh, 68. Hugh, John, original settler, his family, 51 ; his land, 55, 58. Humphrey, John, of Gwynedd, 51, 52, 62, 63, 64, 65. Humphrey, John, of Merion, narra- tive of his experience in Wales, 94-107 ; his will, 95. Humphrey, Samuel, mentioned in John Humphrey's narrative, 97 ; his descendants, 97, 98, 447. Indentured servants, 395. Indians, traces of them in Gwynedd, 15-20; Ellen Evans, discourse with, 16 ; traditions of at Mum- bower's mill, 16 ; supposed bat- tles of, 16, 17 ; stone imple- ments of, 17, 18, 19 ; traditional "garden " of, 19 ; Prof. D. B. Brunner's work on, 19. I ntemperance, condemned by monthly meeting, 388, 389. James, Isaac, 302. Jenkins, Algernon S., 408. Jenkins, Charles F., 407, 420 ; bio- graphical sketch of, 443. Jenkins, Edward, 403. Jenkins Family, genealogy of, 418- 420. Jenkin, Jenkin, household articles, 386, 392 ; agricultural do., 395. Jenkins, John, 358, 364. Johnson, John B., 380. John, Rees (" Rees John William"), 96. John, Robert, 30 ; his will and chil- dren, 69 ; other references, 385, 392. 393. 395- John, WilUam, his family, 51 ; tract of land, 55, 58 ; place of resi- 454 INDEX. dence, 66 ; his children, 67 ; in- ventory, 384, 392. John, William, and Thomas ap Evan, their purchase of the town- ship, etc., 21-28, 29 ; deeds to other settlers, 55 ; Robert Turn- er's deed to, 57. Jones, Evan, biog. sketch of, 440. Jones Family (descendants of Rob- ert John), 425. Jones Family (descendants of John Jones, carpenter), genealogy of, 413-416. Jones, Isaac, 301. Jones, Margaret, preacher, 93. Kolb, Isaac, 263. Kramer, Rev. S. P. F., 377. Lacey, Gen. John, militia, 350. Land, David C, Indian relics, 18. Lesley, Prof. J. P., 12, 13. Levick, Dr. J. J., 76. Lewis, Amos, 416. Lewis, Elhs, 389, 393, 395. Lewis, H. Carvill, 13. Lewis, Isaac, 362. Lewis, Jephthah and Enos, 360 ; " Squire " Joseph, 361. Lewis, Thomas, 300. Lewis, William, 67. Lincoln Family, 371-374. Lincoln, Mordecai, 371 ; Mordecai, 2d, 372 ; Thomas, 373 ; Abra- ham, 373 ; John, 374 ; Abraham, 2d, 372 ; Mordecai, 3d, 372 ; Thomas, father of the President, 372, 373 ; Abraham, President U. S., 374- Liquor, use and sale of, 388, 389 ; John Evans's efforts against, 429. Lloyd-Price, Richard J., Esq., 36. Longevity, instance of, 142 ; in Jones family of Montgomery, 3O1 . Marriages, lists of, from Haverford records, 108- 1 14 ; from Gwynedd records, 11 4- 134; from Samuel and Cadw. Foulke's memoran- dum books, 135-140. Marriages, two, in Aug., 1714, 79. Marriage, with undue haste, con- demned by monthlymeeting, 388. Mathias, Rev. Joseph, 383. Medary, Samuel, biographical sketch of, 432. Medtart, Rev, Jacob, 379. Meeting, Friends', establishment of, 72-82 ; first house, of logs, 78 ; second house, 78 ; subscription for, 445 ; monthly meeting es- tabhshed, 79 ; house enlarged, 81 ; present house, 82. Mendenhall, Benjamin, marriage to Lydia Roberts, quaint letter, 387. Militia, in Revolution, 355-356; fines paid, 355-356. Miller, Rev. Lewis G. M., 380. Mills, 360, 404, 449. Montgomery, early settlers in, 298- 303 ; list of freeholders in 1 734, 302 ; establishment of Baptist church, 305 ; allusion to by Rev. Evan Evans, 304. Morgan, Edward, 282, 283. Morgan family, genealogy of, 410, 411. Murder of Henry Weaver, 377. Myers, Rev. Wm. H., 380. Nancarro, Susan, 61. Neuman, Christopher, 309. Norris, Deborah (afterwards Mrs. Logan), 312. Owen Family, descended from Owen ap Evan, 66. Owen, Owen, difference with Row- land Elhs, 390. Pardo, Marmaduke, early immi- grant, first school teacher, 395. Patents to original settlers, 55. INDEX. 455 Patent to Thomas Evans, 25. Penn, Letitia, 61. Penn, William, visitto Gwynedd,6i. Population, statistics of, 52. Powell, David, 21, 56. Price, Roger, of Rhiwlas, Wales, 36. Public school system, 397-400. Railroad opened, 448. Raker, Martin, 367. Rebenach, Rev. J. H., 377. Reid, Rev. Ezra L., 379. Resurvey of the township, 55, 56, 57, 58. Revolutionary operations in Gwyn- edd, 312-348, 349-357; militia, 354-356. Rhirid Flaidd, 33-36. Richland monthly meeting estab- lished, 81. Rightmyer, Rev. P. M., 379. Roads, early, 282, 297, 408, 409. Roberts, Amos, 321. Robert and Elisabeth, The, 30. Roberts, Ann, preacher, 91. Roberts, Charles, biographical sketch of, 437- Roberts, EUwood, Indian relics, 17. Roberts Family, genealogy of, 196-232. Roberts families (other than descen- dants of Robert Cadwalader), 424, 425. Roberts, Hugh, early preacher, 22, 30. Roberts, 'Squire John, 367, 403 ; biographical sketch of, 434. Roberts, Joseph, biographical sketch of, 438. Rumford, John, 369. Scarlett, Robert, 14, 407, Thos., jr., 17- Schaeffer, Rev. David, Solomon, 377. Schools and education, 395-400 ; first school house, 290, 395. School system of Pennsylvania, 397. Schwenckfelders, arrival of, 308 ; details relating to, 309. Shearer, Abel K., 380. Sheep, 392. Shoemaker, Thomas, 363. Slaves, 394. Snyder, George, 368. Snyder, Henry, 309. Snyder, Noah, Oliver, 380. Social Conditions Amongst Early Settlers, 383-391. Spencer Family, genealogy of, 416-418. Spring-House, origin of name, 297 ; Revolutionary incident at, 353 ; hotel established, '447. Stevens, Thaddeus, 352. State Road, 409. St. John's Lutheran Church, 375. St. Thomas's Episcopal Ch., 305, 375- Stores, 403. Storms, unusual weather, etc., 393, 394- St. Peter's Church, 375, 382 ; move- > ment to establish, 375 ; first building erected, 376 ; pastors of> 376, 379 ; second building erected, 378 ; separation of the congregations, 379 ; new build- ings erected by each, 379 ; Sun- day-school of, 379,380 ; reformed congregation of, 380. Surname, changes of, by Welsh, 65. Swink, Martin, 364. Taxables, 1741, 52 ; in 1776, 358 368. Teachers, early, 395-397. Thomas, Absalom, 371. Towamencin township, erection of, 307- Township, division of, 447. Treweryn, river in Wales, 37. Trotter, William, preacher, 91. Troxel [Troxall], 355, 359, 364. 456 INDEX. Turner, Robert, 24, 28, 55 ; deed to Wm. John and Thos. Evans, 57. Turnpike, Bethlehem, construction of, 404, 405, 406 ; Spring-House and Sumneytown, construction of, 406. Van Buskirk, Rev. Jacob, 377. Vehicles, of early settlers, 393. Wack, Rev. John George, 381 ; Rev. Charles P., 382. Weaver, Henry, murder of, 377. Weiand, Rev. John K., 377. Welsh Bible of 1678, 76. Welsh history, in connection with name Gwynedd, 40-49. Welsh language, used by first set- tlers, 75 ; sermons in, 83. Welsh tract, 21. Wentz's church, 373. Wildbahn, Rev. C. F., 377. Williams, Theophilus, 299. Wilson, Alexander, the ornitholo- gist, reference to Spring-House, 401. Wissahickon, shrunk, 449. Wister, Daniel, 312. Wister's, Sally, Journal, 312-348. Wolf, Governor, 397.