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Quakers -- Genealogy

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

William Laimbeer Genealogical Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-084
Overview

Contains the genealogical research papers of William Laimbeer. Includes genealogical data on several hundred families, of whom sixty-five are Quaker. Arranged alphabetically by family name.

Dates: ca. 1950-ca. 1975
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

William Lewis Lamborn genealogical research papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SFHL-SC-288
Overview

The collection contains genealogical correspondence and notes compiled by William L. Lamborn in preparation for a proposed book on the Lamborn family. Included are a few letters addressd to his brother George S. Lamborn who continued the project after William's early death. Their research was included in Samuel Lamborn's Genealogy of the Lamborn Family published in 1894.

Dates: 1873 - 1887; Majority of material found within 1873 - 1874
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Lippincott Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-251
Overview Horace Mather Lippincott (1877-1967) was a Quaker editor and historian. The collection contains his speeches and writings on topics primarily concerning the Society of Friends and the history of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of particular interest is the scrapbook he compiled in 1946 of papers and photographs of the 1913-1914 Joint Group which met weekly to study the Separation in the Society of Friends, along with other papers on the topic and on the first joint meeting of the two...
Dates: 1752 - 2010
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Matlack Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1120
Overview

The collection includes miscellaneous historical and genealogical documents of the Matlack and other Quaker families focused on the 18th and 19th centuries. Collection is notable for its variety of formats, including commonplace books, diaries, account books, correspondence, and poetry.

Dates: 1685-1900
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Memorials of the Ancestors of the Hall Family, 1758 - 1879

 Collection — Othertype MSS-052
Identifier: MSS 052
Scope and Contents

Beautifully bound volume of Cope's research on the Ancestors of Estelle, William J., Florence, Alice, and Abby M. Hall. Quakers of Swarthmore, Pa., with close connection to Swarthmore College. Contains some original papers.

Dates: 1758 - 1879
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Friends Historical Library collection of genealogical manuscripts

Jesse Merritt Family

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-101
Overview Jesse Merritt (1889-1957) was a Quaker historian of Nassau County, New York, and President of Bethpage Press of Farrnlngdale, N. Y. The Merritt family settled on Long Island, NY, in the mid-18th century. This collection contains the papers of Jesse Merritt including biographical and genealogical material, correspondence, writing, legal papers, and memorabilia. In addition to the information on Nassau County, NY, of particular note is a letter collected by Jesse Merritt from Isaac T. Hopper...
Dates: 1838-1949
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Middleton Family Genealogical Research Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-104
Overview Catherine H. (Kate) Middleton (died 1907), the daughter of Enoch Middleton of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), was a Philadelphia Quaker teacher and genealogist. She taught at Girard College. H. Taylor Rogers was a relation who continued her research on the Middleton and related lines. This collection contains genealogical notes on the Middleton and related families, including. It also includes correspondence directed to Catharine Middleton and H. Taylor Rogers concerning...
Dates: 1874-1937
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Joseph S. (Joseph Steward) Middleton Genealogical Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-103
Overview

Joseph Steward Middleton (1839-1928) was a member of Chesterfield Monthly Meeting (Orthodox). This collection contains genealogical materials on the Middleton, Thorne, and Steward families of New Jersey which were collected by Joseph S. Middleton from various sources. It includes notes compiled by another Middleton family genealogist, Catherine H. Middleton.

Dates: 1903-1937
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Charles Smith Ogden family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-108
Overview Charles Smith Ogden (1822-1904) was a Quaker businessman, genealogist, and civic leader. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, educated in Friends' schools, and married Emma Corbit in 1848. He worked as a wholesale druggist before the Civil War, was active on the committee to elect Abraham Lincoln, and served as Consul to Quebec, Canada, 1860-1864. In 1886, he began a tour around the world, which is recounted in his travel letters, 1886-1891. This collection contains genealogical...
Dates: 1732-1938
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Painter Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-110
Overview The Painter family was an early Pennsylvania Quaker family that married into the Minshall family of Delaware County. In 1681, William Penn granted Thomas Minshall a land tract which now includes the Tyler Arboretum. The property was home to eight generations of the same family. The collection includes family correspondence, business and legal papers, property records, papers on interests and concerns of the Painter brothers, genealogical papers, and miscellaneous deeds and other papers...
Dates: 1687-1948
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Bryn Mawr College Special Collections
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections