Quaker Genealogy Pennsylvania

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Merion in the Welsh Tract With Sketches of the Townships of Haverford and Radnor. Historical and Genealogical Collections Concerning the Welsh Barony in the Province of Pennsylvania Settled by the Cymric Quakers in 1682 ; Partially indexed $34.15 This is the history and genealogy of the Great Welsh Tract near Philadelphia granted by William Penn in 1682 and settled by a group of Welsh Quakers. The area of the tract includes the Pennsylvania townships of Merion, Radnor, and Haverford, near Philadelphia. Following introductory chapters on the causes of the Welsh exodus and the negotiations and terms of the grant, Glenn’s focus is on list… |
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Quakers And Politics: Pennsylvania 1681-1726 $25.00 Arguing that the Quakers were a wellspring of reformist energy in American history who became by the time of the American Revolution “the embodiment of the national conscience,” Gary B. Nash examines their struggles to implement their ideals of equality and toleration in the new colony of Pennsylvania. He connects political history with economic and social developments as he traces the … |
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Menallen Minutes, Marriages and Miscellany: Quaker Records, 1780-1890 $25.63 Menallen Monthly Meeting began keeping minutes for both the men’s and women’s meetings at their first meeting in 1780. The books, after they were filled, were eventually turned over to the Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsy… |