Gest family papers, 1815-1980 [bulk 1815-1884].

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Gest family papers, 1815-1980 [bulk 1815-1884].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31403578

This collection includes letters and legal documents of the Gest family over several generations. The collection also includes genealogical information on the Gests, their ancestors the Dickinsons, and their descendants, the Pownalls. Notable among the correspondence is a letter from Philadelphia Western District Women's Meeting to Deborah West, Jr., reprimanding her for disunity, presumably with the Hicksites. Also included are wills of Joseph and Deborah Gest, and letters from John B. Gest and Elizabeth Pownall.

4 folders.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7318197

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Gest family.

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Gest, John B., 1823-

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Gest, Joseph, 1722-1815

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Pownall, Deborah Gest, 1826-1907

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Pownall family.

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Pownall, Elizabeth, 1859-

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Gest, Deborah, 1746 or 1747-1825

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Dickinson family.

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Gilbert, Mary Hobson Jones.

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Mary Hopson Jones Gilbert was the daughter of David and Mary Jones. She married Eugene C. Gilbert. Deborah and Joseph Gest were her father's great-grandparents, and Deborah Pownall and John B. Gest were his aunt and uncle. From the description of Gest family papers, 1815-1980 [bulk 1815-1884]. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 31403578 ...