Hiester, Gabriel
Gabriel Hiester, (son of Hon. Gabriel Hiester, a prominent representative man of Berks county) was born in Bern Township Jan. 5, 1779. He was given a good English and German education, and his youth...
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Hiester, Harry K.
Harry K. Hiester, farmer of Penn Township, was born on the old Hiester homestead in Bern Township, this county, July 27, 1874, son of Harrison K. Hiester, and grandson of John Christian Hiester. John...
Hiester, John K.
John K. Hiester was born in Bern Township, on one of the old Hiester stands, Nov 2, 1848. His education was obtained in the township schools, at a Reading academy, and at the Keystone...
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...
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....
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,...