Ryerss family papers 1758-1931
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Ryerss Museum and Library
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Waln family
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"A descendant of Nicholas Waln, one of the original Pennsylvania settlers who came to Philadelphia with William Penn on the Welcome in 1682, Joseph Waln Ryerss built his opulent summer retreat, Burholme, on 85 acres in 1859. Like his Waln ancestors, Joseph continued the family penchant for acquiring exotic objects from the orient, with the newly constructed Burholme serving as a worthy setting. When Joseph died in 1868 he willed Burholme to his son Robert Waln Ryerss [1831-1896], a ...
Bawn, John G.
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Bawn, Mary Ann
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Ryerss, Anne Waln, 1813-1886
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Ryerss, Robert W., 1831-1896
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