Allinson and Taylor family papers
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the papers of the Quaker Allinson and Taylor families. The collection includes a handwritten biography of Hannah Taylor, a pamphlet and poem about William J. Allinson, and the monthly reports and notebook of Gertrude Allinson from the Friends' School Rhode Island.
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1912
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
William James Allinson (1810-1874) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of James and Bernice Chattin Allinson. He was a druggist in Burlington, New Jersey, and from 1825 to 1831, was apprenticed to William Scattergood. He married Rebecca Webb Hinchman, and the couple had one son, Francis Greenleaf Allinson, who inspired John G. Whittier's poem, "My Namesake." Allinson was the editor of the Friends' Review in 1867, and wrote and published a number of works, including: "Meorials of Rebecca Jones," Memorials of the Life and Character of John Gummere," "The Early Church (1863). William J. Allinson died June 11, 1874, in Burlington, New Jersey.
Hannah Taylor (1808-1889) was born on March 21, 1808, in Burlington, New Jersey, the daughter of Edward and Sara Taylor. She never married, and died on April 10, 1889, in Burlington, New Jersey.
Gertrude Allinson (1862-1948) was born on September 16, 1862, the daughter of William James Allinson and Rebecca W. Hinchman. She married Charles S. Taylor and had two children, Margaret Wood Taylor (b. 1898), and Edward Allinson (b. 1900). She died on November 17, 1948.
Extent
.1 linear ft. (3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the papers of the Quaker Allinson and Taylor families.
Acquisition
Acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed January, 2016.
Subject
- Taylor, Hannah (Person)
- Allinson, William J., 1810-1874 (Person)
- Taylor, Gertrude Allinson, 1862-1948 (Person)
- Allinson family (Family)
- Taylor family (Family)
- Title
- Allinson and Taylor family papers, 1876-1912
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- January, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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