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The families in this collection are all related by the marriage of Marianne Smith to Dr. Stephen Harris on April 14, 1833. Marianne’s father, Joseph Smith, was an iron and shipping merchant in Philadelphia, and her mother was Mary Frazer, daughter of Colonel Persifor Frazer and Mary Worrilow Taylor. Marianne’s brother was Persifor Frazer Smith, the lawyer. More information on the individuals represented in this collection is included in the introductory material to each family’s papers.

Both sides of the lineage represented in this collection immigrated to Pennsylvania because of religious persecution in England and Ireland. As Presbyterians and Quakers, they no longer wished to live under a series of laws which forced non-Anglicans out of public office, schools and the church as well as prohibiting meetings for non-Anglican worship. These newcomers contributed to the establishment of the government and religious expression in early Chester County.

The documents provide a broad picture of early Chester County and its residents as they interacted with each other at home and in Philadelphia through business, religious, and social transactions. Included in the collection are letters from James Logan (William Penn’s secretary); a broadside by Andrew Bradford, a Philadelphia printer; and a real estate document signed by David Lloyd, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania.

From the guide to the Taylor, Harris, Roman, Frazer, and Smith families papers, 1683-1980, (Chester County Historical Society)

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creatorOf Taylor, Harris, Roman, Frazer, and Smith families papers, 1683-1980 Chester County Historical Society
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associatedWith Frazer family family
associatedWith Frazer, Persifor, 1736-1792 person
associatedWith Harris family family
associatedWith Harris, Stephen, 1798-1851 person
associatedWith Harris, William, 1757-1812 person
associatedWith Roman family family
associatedWith Roman, Philip, b. ca. 1645 person
associatedWith Roman, Sarah Coole Bezer, d. ca. 1688 person
associatedWith Smith, John, 1686-1765 person
associatedWith Smith, Persifor Frazer, 1808-1882 person
associatedWith Smith, Robert, 1720-1803 person
associatedWith Taylor family family
associatedWith Taylor, Isaac, 1674-1728 person
associatedWith Taylor, Jacob, 1672-1745 person
associatedWith Taylor, John, 1695-1756 person
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