Delaware County Quaker Meetings
Delaware County has many Quaker meetings, including a few that were established before the county was created out of part of Chester county. The meetings of Delaware county are broken down into their respective...
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York County Quaker Meetings
York County has a number of Quaker meetings and burial grounds. as shown on the map below. Fawn Grove Friends Meeting Often called Fawn Grove Friends, due to its location in the town...
First Lot Owners of Gettysburg
Location Lot # Owner On Center Square 1 Isabella Elder 2 Major Bailey 3 L. C. Gettys 4 James Finley 5 James Coyt 6 James ____ [illegible] 7...
Lower Red Clay Valley
Lower Red Clay Valley is a very informative blog that focuses on this area. Though it hasn’t been updated in recent years, there is plenty of good info to be read there
New Castle County Episcopal Churches
There are a number of Episcopal churches that are very old. Some of these are shown on the map below. Christ Church Christiana The website for the church gives a lot of history...
New Castle County Methodist Churches
There are a number of Methodist churches in New Castle County, as shown on the map and listings below. Bethesda United Methodist Chureh The cemetery for Bethesda is next to the church. 116 E....
The Gravestone House
Since it’s almost October, and the trees are starting to put on their fall colors, our thoughts turn to stories about haunted places and spooky beings. A few year sago, I found an article...
Milestones, Inns and Taverns of the 1794 (Philadelphia and Lancaster) Pennsylvania Turnpike
This fascinating site describes each of the milestone locations along the old road and what can be found at each one. For us modern folks, this is Route 30. Site Links: Milestones, Inns and...
Delaware County Will Abstracts 1789-1850: A – E
A Listings Allen, Aaron N. Providence F#:438 F:3/4/1814 P:5/2/1815Spouse:MaryChildren mentioned in will: Thomas, Elizabeth, Orasher, Alfred, Harriet Allen, Thomas Springfield F#:64 F:3/10/1794 P:4/30/194Spouse:Sarah Andrews, James Darby F#:214 F:12/6/1802 P:4/11/1803Spouse:MarthaChildren mentioned in will: Hannah, Josiah,...
Delaware County Will Abstracts 1789-1850: F – J
F Listings Fairlamb, Eleanor Newtown F#:184 F:3/30/181 P:7/28/1801Siblings: John Fairlamb Farr, Abraham Edgmont F#:602 F:7/23/1823 P:11/26/1823Children mentioned in will: Abraham Fawkes, Joseph Newtown F#:421 F:6/16/1814 P:10/8/1814Spouse: Alice Fawkes, Richard Newtown F#:3 F:2/13/1789 P:11/29/1789Spouse: RebeccahChildren...