Moore family
Family
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Families of Philadelphia papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1184
Abstract
Papers of the Philadelphia families Bloomfield, Coates, Cresson, Emlen, Gumbes, Horner, Howel, Lloyd, Macomb, Moore, Vaux and Wetherill families from the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of these families were Quaker, including Coates, Emlen and Vaux; others had some Quaker family members, including Cresson, other families, including Gumbes and Wetherill, did not remain Quaker.
Dates:
1700-1942
Hadassah M. L. (Hadassah Moore Leeds) Holcombe Diaries
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-063
Abstract
Hadassah M.L. Holcombe (1891-1978) was a Quaker educator who was a co-founder of the Friends Council of Education and served as Secretary of the Friends General Conference and Chairman of the Committee on Education of the Friends World Conference. Hadassah Holcombe taught mathematics at the Germantown Friends School for ten years, and, in addition to her other activities, served on the Boards of Swarthmore College, Antioch, George School, Sidwell Friends, and Haverford College. The...
Dates:
1904-1937
Hannah M. (Hannah Moore) Levick Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-086
Abstract
Hannah M. Levick was a Hicksite Quaker, the daughter of Richard and Sara Moore of Richmond in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and a granddaughter of Theophilus and Hannah Foulke. In 1843 she married William M. Levick of Philadelphia, and they became members of Green Street Monthly Meeting. Her husband was employed as a conveyancer in Philadelphia, and Hannah wrote a number of articles for Quaker publications. The collection includes correspondence of Theophilus and Hannah Foulke, 1794-1796, and...
Dates:
1766-1896
Moore-Haines family papers
Collection — Othertype SC-083
Identifier: SFHL-SC-083
Abstract
This collection is composed of papers and correspondence of several generations of the Moore and Haines family. Included is genealogical data, correspondence between Lindley Moore and Abigail Mott Moore at Nine Partners and Abby's mother Ann Mott, recounting details of the Hicksote controversy, and letters written by Abby Moore to her daughter Mary H. Moore at Westtown School. An account of the life and death of Mary H. Moore is also included, as well as a letter from Lindley Moore to Elba...
Dates:
1812-1886
Moore-Tyson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-206
Abstract
The Moore and Tysons were Maryland Quaker families. Robert Rowland Moore (1863-1934) was married in 1886 to Margaret Gittings Tyson (1859-1937). The collection contains secondary and genealogical information, photographs, diaries, and some miscellaneous papers descending in the Moore, Townsend, Ellicott, and Tyson families. It includes writings about Elisha Tyson and the Tyson family, a copybook and other material concerning Joseph Townsend, Mary EllicottÂ’s diary of a journey to State of...
Dates:
1803-1986
Moore-Tyson family photographs
Collection — Othertype PA-153
Identifier: SFHL-PA-153
Abstract
The Moores and Tysons were Maryland Quaker families. Prominent family members include abolitionist Elisha Tyson, George Ellicott of Ellicott City, Maryland, and Swarthmore College founder Martha Ellicott Tyson.
Dates:
1803 - 1986
Stabler-Lea Family Papers,
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-140
Abstract
The Stabler and Lea families were Quakers of Sandy Spring, Maryland, and Alexandria, Virginia. The collections contains chiefly correspondence of Mary Lea Stabler (1822-1888), with her mother, Elizabeth Ellicott Lea (1793-1858), her sister, Martha Lea (1819-1900), her brother, James Lea (1816-1857), and Martha Ellicott Tyson (1795-1873).
Dates:
1835-1932
Aaron White Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-163
Abstract
Contains the papers of Aaron White (1793-1863) and his family. He was a birthright member of Pasquotank Monthly Meeting, N.C., and transferred to Milford Monthly Meeting, Indiana, in 1829. The Whites were active in Quaker affairs and concerns, including abolition and controversies within Indiana Yearly Meeting. Aaron, as the oldest son in his family, played a central role in the family both in business and personal matters. The bulk of the collection is the correspondence of Aaron and...
Dates:
1805-1966
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- Quakers -- Maryland 2
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 2
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- Alexandria (Va.) -- History -- Sources 1
- Church controversies -- Society of Friends 1
- Fugitive slaves -- Pennsylvania 1
- Hicksites 1
- Maryland -- History -- Sources 1
- New Jersey -- description and travel 1
- Pennsylvania -- Description and travel 1
- Quaker women -- Education 1
- Quaker women -- Maryland 1
- Quaker women -- Virginia 1
- Quakers -- 20th century -- Diaries 1
- Quakers -- England 1
- Quakers -- Indiana 1
- Quakers -- New England 1
- Quakers -- New York (State) 1
- Quakers -- North Carolina 1
- Quakers -- Social service 1
- Quakers -- Societies, etc. 1
- Quakers -- Travel 1
- Quakers -- Virginia 1
- Quakers in business 1
- Sandy Spring (Md.) -- History -- Sources 1
- Slavery -- North Carolina 1
- Social service -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Society of Friends -- Education 1
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 1
- Virginia -- History -- Sources 1
- Voyages and travels -- United States -- 19th century 1
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