Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845

Dates:
Birth 1768
Death 1845

Biographical notes:

Jesse Kersey of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was a prominent minister in the Society of Friends. The son of William and Hannah Kersey, he married Elizabeth Coates and had eleven children.

From the description of Letter, 1817 8mo 5, Downingtown [to] Samuel Bettle, Philadelphia. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 20031262

A minister in the Society of Friends.

From the description of Letter : to Samuel Bettle, Philadelphia, Pa. Undated. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 24857531

Jesse Kersey, Philadelphia Quaker preacher, was one of the leaders of the Hicksite faction of the Society of Friends in the Separation of 1827.

From the description of Papers, 1824-1841. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 56362525

Prominent minister in the Society of Friends.

From the description of Letters : Downingtown, Pa., to Samuel Bettle, Philadelphia, 1809 Nov. 2, 1811 Oct. 9, and 1813 Feb. 3. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 25249194

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Subjects:

  • Slavery
  • Church controversies
  • Conscientious objection
  • Society of Friends
  • Society of Friends
  • Society of Friends
  • Society of Friends
  • Society of Friends
  • Hicksites
  • Pacifism
  • Quakers
  • Sermons, American

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Places:

  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Delaware (as recorded)