Nottingham Monthly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Nottingham Monthly Meeting, 1680-2008. Includes men's and joint minutes 1730-2008, women's minutes 1730-1892, vital records 1680-1970, Ministers and Elders minutes 1895-1926, financial and property records 1763-1925, and miscellaneous 1765-1983.
Dates
- 1680 - 2021
Creator
Language of Materials
Records in English
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
Copyright and Rights Information
Information on reproduction policies available in the Library.
Biographical / Historical
Nottingham Monthly Meeting began as a meeting for worship in 1709. It was established as a preparative meeting in 1715 under Newark (Kennett) Monthly Meeting; in 1718 it was placed under the care of New Garden Monthly Meeting. Nottingham Monthly Meeting was set off from New Garden in 1730, and until 1758 was known informally as East Nottingham Monthly Meeting. In 1819, Nottingham became part of a new quarterly meeting under the jurisdiction of Baltimore Yearly Meeting. At the time of the Separation in 1828, there were two Nottingham Monthly Meetings. Nottingham (Orthodox) changed its name in 1829 to Nottingham and Little Britain. Orthodox Quakers at Nottingham withdrew from Baltimore Yearly Meeting in 1854; they affiliated with the Primitive branch of Friends, but this meeting was laid down in 1890, its membership joined to Primitive Friends in Philadelphia.
The successor to Nottingham Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) is currently active. The Meeting is sometimes referred to as Oxford.
Extent
12 Linear Feet
Arrangement
Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Vital Records; 4.Ministers & Elders; 5.Financial and Property; 6.Miscellaneous.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.
Existence and Location of Copies
Also available in microfilm, for use in the Library only: MR-B176,178-182,184-186, 237-238.
General
Volume 1.17 is a traveling minute for George Churchman and Joseph Richardson at Concord Meeting in the North Western Territory. Volume 3.2 is a copy by Kirk Brown of the birth and death records.
- Cecil County (Md.) -- Genealogy
- Chester County (Pa.) -- Genealogy
- Little Elk Meeting (Society of Friends : Hickory Hill, Pa.)
- Nottingham Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Oxford, Pa.)
- Nottingham Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Oxford, Pa.)
- Nottingham Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Oxford, Pa.)
- Oxford Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Oxford, Pa.)
- Society of Friends -- Maryland -- Cecil County
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County
Creator
- Title
- Nottingham Monthly Meeting Records
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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