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Society of Friends -- Hicksite separation

 Subject
Subject Source: Local Authority: Quaker Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Roberts Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-960
Overview

Letters, diaries, genealogical material and legal papers of the 19th century Quaker Roberts, Hooton and related families.

Dates: 1709 - 1937

Roberts-French family papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-109
Identifier: SFHL-SC-109
Abstract

This collection includes letters and papers of the Roberts and French families. Included is a record of the disownment of Asa Roberts from the Orthodox meeting in 1828, presumably due to his Hicksite beliefs,and a letter from John Mott to Josiah Mott, regarding Quaker testimony and issues of the Hicksite separation. Also included are wills and deeds of Robert French and other members of the family, as well as maps and charts of their properties in Burlington County, NJ.

Dates: 1731-1910