Quaker Naming Patterns for Children
Of the four migrating groups from England discussed by David Hackett Fischer in his book, Albion’s Seed, the Quakers show the most distinctive pattern in the naming of their children. The Puritans in New...
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Illegitimate Births, 1759-1834
New Castle County, Delaware, Court Records Docket containing records of illegitimate births 1759-1834 compiled by Rita Schive Mowrer, C.G.R.S. Child’s Mother Male Charged Birth Information Peggy Pierce, of Christiana Hd., single woman Robert Anderson...
First Settlers of the Manor of Maske
[Among the “reservations” set aside by the Penns was the “Manor of Maske”, embracing the territory now occupied by the borough of Gettysburg, township of Cumberland, and parts of several adjacent districts in Adams...
Physicians in Southern Lancaster County
Thomas Whiteside 1750 Little Britain David Ramsay 1770 Drumore Twp. Birthplace Henry Noll 1780 Bart John Cuthberton 1790 Bart George Hamilton 1807 Bart Vincent King 1807 Little Britain Robert Long 1820 Liberty Square Kiegy 1823 Bart...
1873 Witmer Atlas: East Coventry: Business Listings
East Coventry Township Baugh Jno., Farmer, Dairyman and Grazier, formerly Back Director at Pottstown, Seltzer’s Store P.O. Brower Ic U., Farmer and Teacher, Seltzer’s Store P.O. Brownback Jesse, Retired Farmer, Vincent P.O. Brownback Peter,...
1873 Witmer Atlas: Franklin and London Britain: Business Listings
Merchants Listed London Britian (their misspelling as written, though it was spelled right on the larger title) Burns J. D., Farmer, Blacksmith and Commission Merchant Carlile T., Farmer and Dairyman, Strickerville P.O. Chambers D. M.,...
Farm and Business Directory, 1914
Listings by Business Type Bakers ATGLEN – Hogg, R.J. BERWYN – Hoffman, Harry BIRHRUNVILLE – Pehlert, G. Emil CHATHAM – Galloway, Geo. H. COATESVILLE – Bantel, August; Breuninger, Herman G.; Burza, L.; Jaffe, Louis;...
Barns Brinton House
Now owned by the Chadds Ford Historic Society, this house was built about 1726 on land owned by William Barns. Barns had a tavern on the location prior to the existing structure being built,...
Blue Ball Inn
Of all the old inns in Chester County, the former Blue Ball Inn probably has the most macabre history. In 1714 a tract of 2121 acres was deeded to Owen Roberts by William Penn,...
Coventry Forge Inn
Tracing the history of Coventry Forge Inn is a bit of a challenge Though Samuel Nutt owned the land on which the Inn now sits, it was not his residence, as he had Coventry...