East Nottingham Friends (Quaker)
A meeting for worship was first established at East Nottingham in 1709, and a preparative meeting in 1715 under what was then called Newark Monthly Meeting (later renamed to Kennett). The meeting was placed...
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West Nottingham Friends (Quaker)
West Nottingham was established about 1710, held at the houses of the members initially, with a preparative meeting being set up about 1730. The land on which the meetinghouse sits was donated by James...
Diamond Ridge Friends Cemetery (Quaker)
During the mid-1800’s, local Quakers established a meeting known as Diamond Ridge near the Hollifield area of western Baltimore County. A small cemetery remains. Findagrave Listing
Gunpowder Friends Cemetery (Quaker)
The current Gunpowder Friends meeting house on Priceville Road was built about 1821 and has a large cemetery beside it. 14934 Priceville Road, Sparks, MD
Old Gunpowder Friends Cemetery (Quaker)
The Old Gunpowder Meeting house was built in 1733 and has long been a private home, but the original cemetery is still in existence on the property. The Gunpowder meeting built a new meetinghouse...
Patapsco Friends Cemetery (Quaker)
More often known as Friends Cemetery, this was the site of the original Patapsco Friends meeting, the forerunner of the Baltimore meetings. Findagrave Listing 2506 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD
Quaker Marriages: Pipe Creek Friends
Marriages recorded by Pipe Creek Friends Monthly Meeting, arranged by Groom’s name. All marriages performed at Pipe Creek meeting house unless otherwise indicated. Ballenger, William, son of William and Cassandra Ballenger, and Lydia Smith,...
Pipe Creek Friends Cemetery (Quaker)
The Pipe Creek Friends cemetery is surrounded by a sturdy stone wall located behind the meeting house. The cemetery was cataloged by the Carroll County Genealogy Society and showed 209 burials in the cemetery,...
Pipe Creek Friends (Quaker)
Pipe Creek Friends Meeting dates back to 1772 when the monthly meeting was set up from Fairfax Monthly Meeting by Western Quarterly. Though its attendance records were very sparce for a number of years...
Mill Creek Hundred History Blog
Scott Palmer is an avid researcher of the history of Mill Creek Hundred and his blog is always worth reading! Be sure to take a look if you have ancestors from this area