Thomas Gilpin, Exiles in Virginia... (extra-illustrated edition) 1778-1848 Gilpin, Thomas, Exiles in Virginia... (extra-illustrated edition)
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Waln, Nicholas, 1742-1813
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Nicholas Waln (1742-1813), Quaker minister, was the son of Nicholas and Mary Shoemaker Waln. He married Sarah Richardson in 1771. Their children included Joseph R. Waln (1773-1783), Jacob Shoemaker Waln (1784-1847), and William and Nicholas Waln. Waln was educated as a lawyer but, as a result of a profound religious experience in 1772, gave up his lucrative practice. Waln began to travel in the ministry in 1774 and made two religious visits to Great Britain, in 1783 and 1795. From t...
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