Kingwood and Quakertown Preparative Meetings Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Kingwood Preparative Meeting, pre-Separation, including: Minutes, 1801-1823, 1801-1823 (copy).
Dates
- Creation: 1801-1823
Creator
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
Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.
Biographical / Historical
A meeting for worship was established in this area by Chesterfield Monthly Meeting circa 1731. The meeting was known as "Bethlehem" until 1747, then as "Kingwood" from 1747 to 1859. In 1744, the meeting was transferred to Bethlehem [Quakertown] Monthly Meeting. Kingwood Preparative Meeting was established in 1756. The Orthodox branch of this preparative meeting was discontinued in 1828; its members were attached to Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meeting (New York Yearly Meeting). Kingwood Meeting was discontinued in 1830. An indulged meeting at Kingwood was established under Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meeting in 1835; it was discontinued in 1842. Kingwood Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was probably discontinued before 1905. In 1859, the meeting for worship became known as "Quakertown"; Quakertown Meeting was discontinued in 1905. A new indulged meeting at Quakertown was established under Bucks Quarterly Meeting in 1957. This meeting became part of the current Quakertown Monthly Meeting in 1961.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Title
- Kingwood and Quakertown Preparative Meetings Records
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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