Offley, Daniel, 1756-1793

<p>OFFLEY, Daniel, 1756-1793. Born Nov. 29, 1756 in Philadelphia, Pa., son of Daniel (Sr.) and Rachel Offley. An anchorsmith who as a youth was light and airy in his disposition. He was convinced by Jonathan Evans, Jr. He was imprisoned for refusal to pay tax for war and was released as a result of the payment of his taxes by some person unknown.</p>

<p>c. 1780, a minister with a powerful voice, he visited most of the meetings in the U.S.A.</p>

<p>1786 with Samuel Emlen visited many of the islands in the West Indies. Instrumental in "reaching" Henry Hull in N.Y.

<p>1793 in Philadelphia helped to bring order during the yellow fever epidemic. He caught the disease himself.</p>

<p>Died Oct. 11, 1793 Philadelphia, Pa., in his 37th year.</p>

P. 22. Daniel Offley of the city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, anchor smith, son of Daniel Offley late of the said city and Rachael his wife, and Ann Newbold, daughter of John Newbold, late of the township of Chesterfield in the county of Burlington in New Jersey deceased and Mary his wife, were married the tenth day of the sixth month 1789.

p. 329-33. A Testimony from the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Southern District concerning Daniel Offley. Son of Daniel and Rachel Offley of Philadelphia; born 1756-11-29; visited many Quaker meetings in North America and the Caribbean; visited the sick during the 1793 Yellow Fever outbreak; taken ill 1793-10-03; died 1793-10-11.