Buckingham Monthly Meeting was established in 1720 by Bucks Quarterly Meeting out of Falls Monthly Meeting. At the time of the Hicksite Separation of 1827, the monthly meeting split into Hicksite and Orthodox branches. Buckingham Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) was discontinued in 1897, and its members were attached to Falls Monthly Meeting (Orthodox). Buckingham Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), which reunited with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1955, was the forerunner of the current Buckingham Monthly Meeting of Friends.
Bethlehem Monthly Meeting was established in 1744 by Burlington Quarterly Meeting. From 1747 to 1859, the name of this monthly meeting was "Kingwood". After the Hicksite Separation of 1827, Kingwood Monthly Meeting split into Hicksite and Orthodox branches. The Orthodox branch was discontinued in 1828. In 1832, Kingwood Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) was transferred to Bucks Quarterly Meeting, and in 1859, its name was changed to Quakertown. Quakertown Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) was discontinued in 1905, and its members were transferred to Buckingham Monthly Meeting.
From the description of Map of Friends' Graveyard, Quakertown, N.J. / surveyed and drawn by Willis W. Vail, 1930. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 28910050
