A Catalogue of "Eighty-Seven Publick FFriends Yt have Dyed in Pensilvania Since Ye First Settlement of Friends There."

I4O BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL SOCIETY. And Soe Deare ffriends, Wee Recommend you to the Grace of God, and Remaine Your ffriends According to our Measures Jn the Blessed Unchangable Truth. Eliza Gamble Olive Peters Ann nulen Agnes Weekes mercy Layton Katherine Thorpe Elizabeth Pilgrim Ann Jones Abigale Brathwaite Elizabeth ffrisell Hannah Gittings Sarah Moore Sybella Bowman Hannah Gittens the younger EHz: Mullinex Tho : Clarke Will Deeth Francis Gamble William Hutching Walter Taylor William Howard Edw. Hunt Thomas Habbin George Tayler Robert Bootman Tho: Layton Nathan ffloyd Will Clarke Rob. Barnard Tho: pilgrim A CATALOGUE OF "EIGHTY-SEVEN PUBLICK FFRIENDS YT HAVE DYED IN PENSILVANIA SINCE YE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF FRIENDS THERE." [The following list is taken from the manuscript Minutes of London Yearly Meeting, vol. 4 (1709-1713, p. 59), in Friends' Reference Library, Devonshire House, London. " A Catalogue brot. in of Eighty-seven publick ffriends yt have dyed in Pensilvania Since the first Settlement of friends there in part Read and left with Benja Bealing to keep wth ye Record of yt kind." The Bulletin is indebted to Norman Penney, the Librarian of Friends' Reference Library, for this copy. The remainder of the list will appear in the next issue of the Bulletin.—Editor.] FRIENDS WHO HAVE DIED IN PENNSYLVANIA. 141 An Account of Publick ffriends deseased In Pensilvania West and East Jarseys Buryed In Buried Att Philad1: &c.Philad*. ffrancis ffincher came from Worcester In the Year 1683 he was drowned goeing ouer a fferry ye Begining of ye 6 mo 1684 & was buried ........................... 6 mo 1684 James Claypoole Came from London in the Year 1683 & was buried ye................ 7 6 mo 1687 Christo: Tayler came from Edmonton near London wth his Wife ffrancis in ye Year 1683 his wife was bried in ye year ................ 1685 he was bured in ye year .................... 1686 Jn0 Longhurst Came out of the County of Sussex in ye yere 1682 he deced in West Jarsey and was Brought ouer to Philad and was buried Va ................. 25.. nmo 1688 John Eckley came from ye Sea in herefordshire in ye Year 1683 & returned into England againe and Ariued in ye Year 1687 he reed a publick Testomney after he first arriued & was buried ye............. 15a 4mo i68| Edw : Luffe came from markett Lauington in Westshire & was buried in ye Year ............... 1689 Thorn8. Winne Came from Caros in fflintShire in ye Year 1682 was buried ............ 17 : 1 m0 : 169^ John Delavall The Sonne of Thorn3 Delaule Mceh* in N. York where he was conserned and reed a Publick Testimoney he remoued To Philada and was buried ye ...... 10th : 6m° : 1693 *Wm Brigtwen Came from London to West Jarsey In ye Yr from thence removed to Philada and was buried ye .......... 22a: 6m°: 1694 i42 BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Thom8 Lloyd was Deputy Gour of Pensilva Seurile Years he Came from Motgoneryshire in Wales & Belonged to Doloboram meeting he arriued in Philada ye 20-7™° 1683 & was buried ................ 12th : 7mo 1694 *Wm Stockdall belonging to Charlemont meeting in ye north of Ireland he Arriued ab* ye Yeare 1687 and Was buried ye ...... 23d 7m0 1693 Eliza : ye Wife of Wm Kelley Came from Penbrookshire in South Wales in ye Year 1683 She reed a publick Testemoney @ Salem in West Jarsey from thence remoued to Philada: and was buried ye—7th :9mo: 1694 Natha : Duckett, the brother of Thorrr5 Duckett hereafter mentioned he Came from Kingston upon Thems in ye Yr 1696 or thereabouts and was buried ye ...... Ist 2dmo: 1697 Rob*: Barrow of Kendall in the County of Westmoreland Came from London in ye Year 1695 with his Companion Rob' Wardell, they Trauled Together through this provnee ye Jarseys N: York New England Maryland Virginia North Carolina Bermudas And Jamaica who ware Diligent and ffaithfull in their Service for the Lord his Truth and People his dr Companion Being Seprated from him by Death in Jamaica he with some Other ffriends tooke Passage in a vessell bound for Philadelphia whereof Joseph Kirie was Mr and meeting with a Storme in the Gulph of fflorida the Vessell was Cast on shore Amoungh the men Eaters and Ware all Saved and wonderfulley deliured from Amoungh FRIENDS WHO HAVE DIED IN PENNSYLVANIA. 143...